You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table shows the percentage of journeys made by different forms of transport in four countries, The bar graph shows the results of a survey into car use.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
| Journeys made by | Canada | Belgium | Germany | Netherland |
| Car | 90% | 72% | 68% | 47% |
| Bicycle | 1% | 2% | 2% | 26% |
| Public transport | 3% | 12% | 18% | 8% |
| On foot | 5% | 11% | 11% | 18% |
| Other | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
Most cited reasons people travel to work by car (Canada)
The table compares modes of transport used in four countries: Canada, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. Percentage of journeys made by car, bicycle, public transport and on foot are given. The bar chart shows the results of a survey into reasons people in the Canada travel to work by car.
该表比较了四个国家的运输方式:加拿大、比利时、德国和荷兰。计有乘坐汽车、自行车、公共交通工具及步行的百分比。该柱状图显示了一项关于加拿大人开车上班原因的调查结果。
As can be seen from the table, cars were the most frequently used from of transport in all four countries. However, the proportion of journeys made by car ranged from a low of 47 per cent in the Netherlands to a high of 90 per cent in the Canada. Figures for the other forms of transport also varied considerably. Not surprisingly, in the Netherlands, a high proportion of trips were made by bicycle (26%) and on foot (18%). The highest rate of public transport use was in Germany, where nearly one in five journeys was made by public transport.
从表中可以看出，汽车是四个国家中最常用的交通工具。然而，乘汽车出行的比例在荷兰为47%，在加拿大为90%。其他运输方式的数字也大不相同。不足为奇的是，在荷兰，很大比例的旅行是骑自行车(26%)和步行(18%)。公共交通使用率最高的国家是德国，近五分之一的旅程是乘坐公共交通工具。
The bar chart provides information that may help explain why car use in the Canada. The most frequently cited reason was lack of any other alternative (38%). Although a sizable percentage said it was more convenient (12%), the other factors listed appeared to relate more to need than preference, e.g. working night shift.
条形图提供的信息可能有助于解释为什么在加拿大使用汽车。最常被引用的原因是缺乏其他选择(38%)。尽管有相当大比例的人认为上夜班更方便(12%)，但列出的其他因素似乎更多地与需求有关，而非偏好，比如上夜班。
Overall, the figures show considerable variation in modes of transport used, though the car continues to dominate in most contexts.
总的来说，这些数据显示了使用的交通方式有相当大的差异，尽管在大多数情况下汽车仍占主导地位。
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