[al:新概念英语（二）] [ar:MP3 同步字幕版（英音）] [ti:On Strike] [by:更多学习内容，请到chazidian.com搜索“新概念”] [00:12.53]Who will be driving the buses next week? [00:18.19]Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. [00:22.36]The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. [00:25.66]No one knows how long it will last. [00:28.82]The busmen have stated that the strike will continue [00:31.95]until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions. [00:37.80]Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. [00:43.19]Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work. [00:50.36]This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. [00:54.89]Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts. [01:02.95]All the students are expert drivers, [01:06.00]but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test. [01:12.49]The students are going to take the test in two days' time. [01:17.23]Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work. [01:21.77]But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in lettters to the Press. [01:28.98]Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!