英语PK台 第203期:英国顶级赛车教练专访

 I have come over for the British Motorsport Festival

To represent what we feel is the pinnacle¹ of driver training

And instructor² training in the UK

We have an association in the UK - the Association of Racing³ Driver Schools (ARDS)

We are affiliated⁴ to the ASN - the governing body of UK motorsports associations

We have about 550 licensed⁵ instructors⁶ in the UK that all go through a certain training programme

to ensure that when they go out onto the circuit, sitting next to someone

be they a budding racing driver argots⁷ an enthusiastic amateur

Or representing a motor manufacturer on an experience day

That they give the best possible service in the best possible safety

What is so good about British skills of driving?

we have been driving for a long time in Britain - we are into our second century of driving

we have a big heritage of driving - we have al grown up with cars

there is a British character that likes cars

we have an affinity with the automobile

we are passionate about our cars

we like to be a little bit different

When I started (driving) I was pretty much the ‘black sheep’ of the family

my parents, my family, were all into horses - and I liked cars

as a kid growing up on a farm I had motorbikes, I built my own go-kart,

I used to drive my father mad racing around his fields cutting up the grass and scaring all the race horses

1 pinnacle   

n.尖塔，尖顶，山峰；(喻)顶峰

参考例句：

• Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.现在他正值事业中的顶峰时期。
• It represents the pinnacle of intellectual capability.它代表了智能的顶峰。

2 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

3 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

4 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

5 licensed   

adj.得到许可的v.许可，颁发执照(license的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. 这种新药尚未在美国获得许可。
• Is that gun licensed? 那支枪有持枪执照吗？

6 instructors   

指导者，教师( instructor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The instructors were slacking on the job. 教员们对工作松松垮垮。
• He was invited to sit on the rostrum as a representative of extramural instructors. 他以校外辅导员身份，被邀请到主席台上。

7 argots   

n.行话，黑话( argot的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• These images are symbolistic argots about realistic prospect of Chinese society. 这些影像是关于中国社会现实图景的象征主义的隐语。 来自互联网
• There are some argots and idioms in Slang. 俚语中有一些暗语和习语。 来自互联网