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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who is stepping down after four years, said in an interview he became frustrated with airline service flying between Washington, D.C., and his home state of Illinois, and set out to force improvement.'

履职四年后即将卸任的交通部长雷•拉胡德（Ray LaHood）在一次采访中说，他本人在华盛顿特区和家乡伊利诺伊州之间往返时的乘机体验，让他对航空服务深感不满，于是着手强制整改。

At a news conference Wednesday, the city's secretary of transportation said the new routes would be ready in time but did not specify when.

周三的新闻发布会上，里约交通事务秘书长说，新的线路将及时竣工，但他没有给出具体时间。

The post of Transportation Secretary was created in 1966.

交通部长一职设立于1966年。

RAY LAHOOD, TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY: My advice is if anybody owns one of these vehicles, stop driving it, take it to a Toyota dealer, because they believe they have a fix for it.

RAY LAHOOD，交通部长：我的建议是，如果任何人拥有一辆这种汽车，不要再驾驶了。带到丰田经销商那里，因为他们相信自己能够修好。

On Friday, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced$ 500 million in competitive grants for states and communities that will create construction jobs on projects like road repair and port renovation.

周五，交通部长雷•拉胡德宣布了5亿美元为州和社区建设工作的竞争性赠款，这将创建如修路和港口改造的工程项目。

The 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, intended to encourage private space vehicles and services, prohibits the transportation secretary ( and thereby the FAA) from regulating the design or operation of private spacecraft, unless they have resulted in a serious or fatal injury to crew or passengers.

2004年的《商业空间发射修正法》旨在鼓励发展私人空间飞行器和服务,规定除非私人航天器对机组人员或乘客造成严重或致命伤害，否则运输部长或联邦航空局禁止规管私人航天器的设计或运营。

Chao, who served as the deputy secretary of transportation under former President George Bush from 1989 to 1991 and secretary of labor under former President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009, is the first Asian-American woman to be appointed to cabinet roles.

赵小兰曾于1989年至1991年出任老布什总统时期的美国交通部副部长，于2001年至2009年出任小布什总统时期的美国劳工部部长，是第一位在内阁任职的亚裔女性。

Secretary of Transportation, Skinner has emerged as the administration's top crisis manager, a loyalist whose tenacity and competence have earned him Bush's respect and admiration.

作为美国的交通部长，斯金纳三年来在处理行政危机中堪称高手。他忠心耿耿，坚毅能干，赢得了布什的尊重和赞赏。

Aren't you a IittIe young to be Secretary of transportation?

你做交通部秘书是否年轻了点？

Anthony Foxx, the secretary of transportation, said it did not matter that Honda said it had not meant to violate the law.

美国运输部部长安东尼·福克斯（Anthony Foxx）表示，本田自称并非有意违法是于事无补的。

US Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta spoke at a luncheon held in his honor by the American Chamber of Commerce on Friday.

本周五，美国交通部部长峰田出席美国商会为欢迎他来华访问而举办的午餐会并发表讲话。