2014年ESL之餐饮娱乐 12 Driving an Off-Road Vehicle

 

Driving an Off-Road Vehicle 

Claudia: When you invited me to go for a drive, this wasn’t what I pictured. 

Jae: You’re about to have the ride of your life. Get in and I’ll strap¹ you in. 

Claudia: What is this thing? 

Jae: It’s an off-road vehicle. Haven’t you seen one before? It has four-wheel drive and can travel on any terrain². 

Claudia: When you say “any terrain,” what exactly do you mean? 

Jae: With this baby, we can drive on sand, gravel³, mud, and even snow. 

Claudia: You mean you intend to take me driving on sand and gravel? 

Jae: Yeah, just wait until we start spinning and skidding⁴. You’re going to love it. You’d better put on this crash helmet – just in case. 

Claudia: I was picturing a drive in the country. 

Jae: But this is much more exciting, right? 

Claudia: I don’t know... 

Jae: Come on. If you’re lucky, I’ll take you mudding next weekend. 

Claudia: Whoopee. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 strap   

n.皮带，带子；v.用带扣住，束牢；用绷带包扎

参考例句：

• She held onto a strap to steady herself.她抓住拉手吊带以便站稳。
• The nurse will strap up your wound.护士会绑扎你的伤口。

2 terrain   

n.地面，地形，地图

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。

3 gravel   

n.砂跞；砂砾层；结石

参考例句：

• We bought six bags of gravel for the garden path.我们购买了六袋碎石用来铺花园的小路。
• More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the drive.需要更多的砾石来填平车道上的坑洼。

4 skidding   

n.曳出，集材v.（通常指车辆） 侧滑( skid的现在分词 )；打滑；滑行；（住在）贫民区

参考例句：

• All the wheels of the truck were tied up with iron chains to avoid skidding on the ice road. 大卡车的所有轮子上都捆上了铁链，以防止在结冰的路面上打滑。 来自《用法词典》
• I saw the motorcycle skidding and its rider spilling in dust. 我看到摩托车打滑，骑车人跌落在地。 来自互联网