当不打算黄灯通过时（我看到前面绿灯闪烁，很显然我来不及驶入交叉路口），我事先悄悄地踩下了制动踏板。

Я, когда не собираюсь завершать проезд на желтый (вижу впереди мигающий зеленый и очевидно не успеваю на него въехать на перекресток), то заранее тихо-тихо поддавливаю педаль тормоза.

交通灯由红灯变绿灯了。

The traffic lights have changed (from red to green).

那两组交通灯不同步。

The two sets of traffic lights were out of phase.

直走，见到交通灯向右拐。

Go straight and turn right at the traffic light.

沿路前行直至有交通灯处。

Go down the road till you reach the traffic lights.

那两组交通灯不同步因而发生了几起事故。

The two sets of traffic lights were out of phase (ie did not show the same change at the same time) and several accidents occurred.

交通灯一变成绿色，杰克就马上开动车子。

Jack made a jack-rabbit start when the traffic light turned green.