英语PK台 第204期:英国顶级赛车教练专访(2)

 I had a fantastic childhood in Kent - it was really good

I started off, my first ever car I had I paid ?5 for! It was an Austin A40

I used it to belt round the fields

You progressed, what became your cars, your sports cars?

I've had all sorts. I started off just 'mechanicing' myself

then cars on the roads - went from a Mini to a Hillman Imp¹, to a Ford² Capri and things like that

One of my favourite cars, I wish I still had now was a Datsun 240Z - it was very early technology - with a turbo charger which was a bit wild! it was a fun car

I went from a Mini and progressed up to an MG

a two-seater MG, top down, it was fabulous³ for driving around the Highlands of Scotland

Oh, I can imagine it. I remember as a very young kid going as a passenger in an MG.

I thought it was the best car in the world

We have a large number of race circuits in the UK

Most circuits have their own racing⁴ school associated with that circuit

The Motorsports Association felt that drivers to go racing should take some form of test and evaluation⁵

and a bit of training as well before they went out onto the race circuit for the first time

When I first got my race licence back in 1985 all you needed to do was apply for the licence

you got it and you could go racing

I started off racing, reasonably successful, but as with all racing drivers money was the problem to go racing

Sadly I did not have rich parents!!

1 imp   

n.顽童

参考例句：

• What a little imp you are!你这个淘气包！
• There's a little imp always running with him.他总有一个小鬼跟着。

2 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

3 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

4 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。

5 evaluation   

n.估价，评价；赋值

参考例句：

• I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。
• The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。