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Reading Exercise 17: Energy – An Opportunity or a Crisis



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khohnM khapL thaekH seeF naiM groongM thaehpF baawkL waaF rohtH haayR bpaiM jaakL thaawngH thaL nohnR maaM bpenM deuuanM laaeoH johnM graL thangF waehM laaM neeH
Bangkok taxi drivers have told me that—for about a month already, until now—traffic has disappeared from the roads.
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haakL maiF geertL haehtL phiH saehtL aL raiM baangM yaangL laaeoH saL phaapF rohtH dtitL theungR raH dapL ngaekL maiF geertL naiM groongM thaehpF eekL
If no extraordinary events were to occur, there wouldn't be traffic gridlock in Bangkok anymore.
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theungR chohM fuuhrM maiF baawkL raoM gaawF phaawM maawngM henR daiF aehngM waaF thaL nohnR naiM groongM thaehpF lohngF kheunF maakF
Even if our chauffer did not tell us, we could see for ourselves that the streets in Bangkok were much less congested.
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theeF dtaawngF kheeuyM pheuuaL waehM laaM natH naanM naanM gaawF yohnF waehM laaM aawkL deernM thaangM haiF sanF lohngM daiF
Where we once used to set aside extra time to get to our meetings, we can now shorten the time (devoted to) our trips.
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phohmR maiF saapF waaF mohnM phaaM waH thaangM aaM gaatL laeH thaangM siiangR naiM groongM thaehpF lohtH lohngM reuuR maiF ruaamM thangH maiF saapF waaF meeM khohnM chaiH thaangM thaaoH naiM gaanM deernM bpaiM suuL jootL maayR theeF maiF glaiM maakF kheunF reuuR maiF
I do not know whether the air pollution and noise pollution in Bangkok have been reduced or not; nor do I know whether more people are walking to where they want to go, if they don’t have to go too far.
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maiF saapF waaF meeM khohnM chaiH rohtH saaR thaaM raH naH dtaangL dtaangL maakF kheunF reuuR maiF reuuR luukF khaaH khaawngR rohtH saaR thaaM raH naH meeM satL suaanL khaawngR phuuF yuuL naiM saL thaaR naH phaapF thaangM saehtL thaL gitL suungR kheunF reuuR maiF
I don’t know whether people are using public transportation more; nor do I know whether a higher portion of the customers of public transportation is composed of persons from a higher economic status or not.
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dtaaeL gaawF cheuuaF waaF gaanM lohtH lohngM khaawngR rohtH yohn[d]M bohnM thaawngH thaL nohnR naiM groongM thaehpF naaF jaL geertL aL raiM deeM deeM dtaamM maaM eekL maakF gwaaL rohtH maiF dtitL naaeF
However, I do believe that the reduction in (the number of) vehicles on Bangkok roads produces much more in the way of good than the fact that there are (fewer) traffic jams.
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laeH singL deeM deeM laoL neeH geertL kheunF naiM ohM gaatL theeF namH manM phaaengM
And, these good things arise from the “opportunity” (created) from high fuel costs.


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