【大家说英语】第325期:学习骑摩托车

 Hey, Alex. Can I ask you a question? 嗨，阿莱克斯。我能问你一个问题吗？

Sure. What is it? 当然。什么问题？

Do you have a motorcycle? 你有摩托车吗？

Yes, I do. But I don't drive it very often. 是的，我有。但是我不经常骑。

Why not? Is it hard to drive? 为什么？是因为很难骑吗？

No, it isn't. 不，不是的。

Well, I want to get a motorcycle license¹. Can you teach me how to drive? 嗯，我想考一个摩托车驾照。你能教我怎么骑么？

Sure. I can teach you. 当然。我可以教你。

Hi, Linda. Why are you looking at motorcycles on your iPad? 嗨，琳达。为什么你在iPad上看摩托车呢？

Hey, Taylor. I want to get one. 嗨，泰勒。我想买一辆。

Really? Why? 真的吗？为什么？

Motorcycles are a lot of fun. They can go really fast. 摩托车很有意思。可以骑非常快。

They are also very dangerous! 不过摩托车也很危险！

You worry too much. I don't even know how to drive a motorcycle, yet. 你太过忧虑了。我甚至都不知道要如何骑一辆摩托车。

That's why I'm worried. 这就是我为什么担心的。

Don't worry, Taylor. Alex is going to teach me. And he's a good driver. 别担心，泰勒。阿莱克斯要教我了。他是一个好的骑手。

But there are some bad drivers out there. What if somebody hits you? 但是有一些很差的骑手。要是撞到你了怎么办？

I'll practice in safe places because I'm learning². I won't drive on the road yet. 我会在安全的地方练习，因为我正在学习。我现在不会在路上驾驶的。

That's good. But still... 那还好。但是...

Taylor, you worry too much! 泰勒，你太过担心了！

OK. But please be safe. 好吧。但是一定注意安全。

1 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

2 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。