一片通英语听力 4-8: 国际驾驶执照-假期

International Driver's License¹-Vacation
国际驾驶执照-假期

For more than 50years,travelers have been using the international driver's license to travel in foreign countries.The idea is that a driver with a driver with a valid² driver's license in her own country can drive freely in another country without going through another driving test.Of course,this is true only for countries that participate in this program.
50多年来，旅游者可以持国际驾照在外国旅行时使用。它的用意是：一个在自己的国家持有效驾照的驾驶者，可以在另一个国家自由（合法）地开车而不用再经过（该国的）驾驶考试。当然，这只适用于有参加这个计划的国家。

The United Nations has a deatailed guideline for how the license should be presented;including what information and what languages should be displayed.Getting one is fairly easy.Since you already have a valid driver's license,getting the international license is a matter of filling out the application and paying for the processing fee.
联合国有个关于如何制作该证（国际驾照）的详细规定：包括应该列出哪些资料及包括哪几种语言的翻译。申辩一个国际驾照是很简单的。既然你已经有驾照了，辩国际驾照就只是填表申请和交付手续费的问题而已。

Once you have the license,you can rent cars and drive in foreign highways.If you happen to be stopped by law enforcement officers such as police,you have to present both licenses³.The international license can never be valid alone.Some countries may recognize your own driver's license,but having the international license will save you from potential hassles and resolve language barriers.
一旦你有了些驾照，你就可以租车在国外的公路上开车了。如果你被执法的官员如警察拦下来，你的两种驾照都必须拿出来。光是持国际驾照而没有本国的驾照是无效的。有的国家可能会承认你本国的驾照，但持有国际驾照可以让你免去可能发生的争论和解决语言上的障碍。

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 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

3 licenses   

n.执照( license的名词复数 )v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Drivers have ten days' grace to renew their licenses. 驾驶员更换执照有10天的宽限期。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Jewish firms couldn't get import or export licenses or raw materials. 犹太人的企业得不到进出口许可证或原料。 来自辞典例句