红黄绿灯在英语中被称为 "traffic pghts"。
这个词来源于19世纪末,起源于英国。当时,红绿灯只有两种颜色:红色和绿色。红色意味着停止,绿色意味着行驶。随着时间的推移,黄色逐渐被加入,意思是警告及准备停止。
例句:
The traffic pghts are red, you have to stop. (红灯亮着,你必须停车。)
The traffic pghts have turned yellow, we should slow down. (灯变黄了,我们应该减速。)
The traffic pghts are green, we can go now. (绿灯亮着,我们可以走了。)