实战口语情景对话 第62期:驾驶 Driving

 Todd: OK, Hello! 你好！

Jeanna: Hello! 你好！

Todd: We're back. What would you like to talk about? 今天你要谈些什么？

Jeanna: Driving. 开车。

Todd: OK. Tell us about driving. 好的。跟我们谈谈驾驶。

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. 我马上就拿到驾驶许可证了。我真的很期待能开车。这样我就能慢慢开始独立了。

Todd: Yeah, I hear you, so you say permit, is that the same thing as a license¹? 是的，你说快拿到许可证了，它和驾照一样吗？

Jeanna: No, you have to have your permit six months before you can get a license. 不一样，要先拿到许可证，六个月后才能拿驾照。

Todd: Oh, really. How do you get a permit? 真的。怎样拿到许可证？

Jeanna: You have to take driving school, then you have to go to the DMV and take a test. 你要上驾驶学校，接着要去DMV接受测试。

Todd: OK. What is the DMV? 什么是DMV？

Jeanna: The Department of Motor Vehicles. DMV就是机动车辆管理局。

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? DMV发给你许可证，这样你就可以开车了。好的，等你有了驾驶证，你想去哪？

Jeanna: To see my friends and to hang out, just to school and back. 我可以去看看我的朋友，和他们一起出去，开车上下学。

Todd: OK, nice, so do you have a car right now? 很棒，你现在有车吗？

Jeanna: No. 没有。

Todd: OK, are you saving²? 那你在攒钱吗？

Jeanna: Yeah! 是的！

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。