乘车英语对话-Talking to Someone on a Bus(1)

A: Hey, how's it going?
B: Good. How about you?
A: Not bad, thanks for asking.
B: Have you been on the bus for a while?
A: Only about fifteen minutes.
B: Do you ride this bus often?
A: Not really, I usually drive.
B: You have a car?
A: Yes, I do.
B: So why aren't you driving it?
A: Once our President lowers¹ gas prices, I'll be driving again.
B: That's smart thinking.

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v.（使）降低， （使）跌落( lower的第三人称单数 )；削弱；削减；减少

参考例句：

• The reduction in white blood cell counts lowers resistance to disease. 白细胞总数的减少，会降低对疾病的抵抗力。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sun lowers in the west. 太阳从西边落下。 来自《简明英汉词典》