公共汽车司机们已决定下周罢工。
Busmen have decided to go on strike next week.
罢工预定于周二开始。
The strike is due to begin on Tuesday.
没有人知道它会持续多久。
No one knows how long it will last.
公共汽车司机们已声明，罢工将持续到就薪酬和工作条件达成普遍协议为止。
The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.
大多数人认为罢工将至少持续一周。
Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week.
许多私家车主打算在人们上班途中提供"免费搭车"。
Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work.
这在一定程度上将减轻火车的压力。
This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.
与此同时，一批大学生已自愿驾驶公共汽车，直到罢工结束。
Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.
所有这些学生都是熟练的驾驶员，但在驾驶任何一辆公共汽车之前，他们必须先通过一项特别测试。
All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test.
这些学生将在两天后参加测试。
The students are going to take the test in two days' time.
即便如此，人们还是会觉得上班很困难。
Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work.
但到目前为止，公众已通过写信给媒体的方式表达了对这些学生的感激之情。
But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.
只有一两个人提出异议，认为这些学生开车会太快！
Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!