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Americans Are Using Their Cars Less

Americans are used to driving. They drive to work, to school and to family events.

However, the rising cost of gasoline has caused many Americans to reconsider their dependence on the automobile.

With gasoline at $4 a galloon, many people are leaving their cars at home and taking the bus or riding their bicycles instead.

Some Americans are planning to travel by train instead of driving on their summer holidays this year.

Those who continue to drive are looking for cars that burn less gasoline.

Slovíčka a vysvetlivky
drive ísť (autom)
rising rastúca
gasoline (am) benzín
instead of namiesto

Vysvetlivky
Väzba be used to + sloveso s -ing: byť na niečo zvyknutý
Americans are used to driving. Američania sú zvyknutí na šoférovanie (používanie auta).

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