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A CAREFUL DRIVER

laurance--There's a good chance that Mary
          will get home today.
soony--Teah.I had a letter from her friend,Susan,
       yesterday,and she said that Mary would probably
       arrive today.
laurance--Well, I hope she drives carefully.You know
          how the traffic is this time of year.
soony--Oh.Mary's a good driver--and pretty careful,too.
       I don't think we need to worry about her being¹
       careless.
laurance--true,but,nonetheless,that doesn't mean that
          all the other drivers are careful.There are
          a lot of wild drivers out there.
soony--I have confidence² in Mary.She's very good about
       driving defensively.

注解:
a good chance:有很大的可能性.
about her being careless:her being careless 是复合宾语
nonetheless:(副词)然而,不过.=however,nevertheless
drive defensively:意思是开车时谨慎小心

1 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

2 confidence   

n.信任，信托，自信，信心，把握，大胆，厚颜，过于自信，狂妄

参考例句：

• We have full confidence in our victory.我们有必胜的把握。
• I should like to exchange a few words with you in confidence.我想私下和你交换点意见。