【英语口语练习册】驾车

 Todd: OK, Hello!

 

Jeanna: Hello!

 

Todd: We're back. What would you like to talk about?

 

Jeanna: Driving.

 

Todd: OK. Tell us about driving.

 

Jeanna: Well, I'm gonna get my permit soon and then I get to drive. I'm really looking forward to that. It's kind of the start of being independent.

 

Todd: Yeah, I hear you, so you say permit, is that the same thing as a license¹?

 

Jeanna: No, you have to have your permit six months before you can get a license.

 

Todd: Oh, really. How do you get a permit?

 

Jeanna: You have to take driving school, then you have to go to the DMV and take a test.

 

Todd: OK. What is the DMV?

 

Jeanna: The Department of Motor Vehicles.

 

Todd: OK, and they give you your license of permit so you can drive. OK, when you have a driver's license what places do you want to go to?

 

Jeanna: To see my friends and to hang out, just to school and back.

 

Todd: OK, nice, so do you have a car right now?

 

Jeanna: No.

 

Todd: OK, are you saving²?

 

Jeanna: Yeah!

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 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。