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Many people like travelling by bus. In the past, all passengers had to buy tickets from a bus conductor. He or she collected money from the passengers and put it in a bag. Nowadays, on many buses passengers do not have to buy tickets from a bus conductor. They put their money in a fare box or use a public transportation card instead.

很多人出行喜歡乘坐公交。在過去，乘客需要從售票員處購票。他（她）從乘客手中收錢并且放入一個(gè)小包中。現(xiàn)今，很多公交不需要通過售票員購票，乘客將錢放入投幣箱中或者使用公交卡。

In the past, there were only single-decker buses. Nowadays, some buses are double-decker buses. In the past, there were no air-conditioned buses. Nowadays, most of them are air-conditioned.

在過去，只有單層公車，而現(xiàn)在，很多都是雙層的公交車。在過去，沒有空調(diào)公交。而現(xiàn)在，大多數(shù)都安裝了空調(diào)設(shè)備。

In the past, none of the bus drivers were women. All of them were men. Nowadays, some of the bus drivers are women, but most of them are still men.

在過去，沒有女性公車司機(jī)，所有的都是男性，現(xiàn)在，有些司機(jī)是女性，但是大多數(shù)仍然是男性。

Notes:

1 fare box 投幣箱

2 In the past, none of the bus drivers were women.在過去，沒有女性公交車司機(jī)。
?? 句中的none表示否定意義，后面的動(dòng)詞不用否定形式。

3 in the past常與一般過去時(shí)連用；nowadays常與一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)連用。