【英语时差8，16】谈谈自行车

 Amanda: Check out this new folding bicycle that my boyfriend bought for me! We've decided¹ to keep fit together by riding around town whenever we get the chance.

Mike: Oh, that's nice, but it kinda looks dorky with those small wheels. And what's even dorkier is that you and your boyfriend have matching bikes! Hahaha... he must be whipped to have agreed to purchase matching bikes.

Amanda: He is NOT whipped. He's a really nice boyfriend who cares about what I think, and anyway, he didn't want a tandem² bicycle like I originally suggested. With a tandem bicycle, we would always be right beside each other when riding and I could also make sure his eyes don't rove.

Mike: Oh man. You've got him on a leash³. I'm so glad that I don't have a girlfriend. Anyway, this is my bicycle－a BMX. I can ride the half-pipes with it and do all sorts of stunts⁴ and tricks. I can't really do any tricks yet, but my friend promised me this weekend that he'd show me the ropes.

Amanda: That's so dangerous! I would never let my boyfriend do such a dangerous sport. You had better wear a helmet.

Mike: Of course I wear a helmet－I'm not stupid!

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 tandem   

n.同时发生；配合；adv.一个跟着一个地；纵排地；adj.（两匹马）前后纵列的

参考例句：

• Malcolm's contract will run in tandem with his existing one.马尔科姆的合同将与他手头的合同同时生效。
• He is working in tandem with officials of the Serious Fraud Office.他正配合欺诈重案办公室的官员工作。

3 leash   

n.牵狗的皮带，束缚；v.用皮带系住

参考例句：

• I reached for the leash,but the dog got in between.我伸手去拿系狗绳，但被狗挡住了路。
• The dog strains at the leash,eager to be off.狗拼命地扯拉皮带，想挣脱开去。

4 stunts   

n.惊人的表演( stunt的名词复数 )；（广告中）引人注目的花招；愚蠢行为；危险举动v.阻碍…发育[生长]，抑制，妨碍( stunt的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He did all his own stunts. 所有特技都是他自己演的。
• The plane did a few stunts before landing. 飞机着陆前做了一些特技。 来自《简明英汉词典》