By Bike or on Foot
绿色出行
01锦囊妙句
01.I generally ride my bike to school.
我通常是骑自行车上学。
02.He always goes to work on foot.
他总是步行上班。
03.Cycling is good for our environment.
骑自行车对环境有利。
04.More people are taking to their bikes because they are being encouraged to lead healthier lifestyles.
encourage [inkrid] v.鼓励
越来越多的人迷上了骑自行车,因为这是被鼓励采用的一种健康生活方式。
05.If you go to work by bicycle instead of by car,you may get more exercise.
如果你骑车上班而不是开车,你会有更多的锻炼。
06.Why don't we go there by bike
为什么咱们不骑自行车去那儿呢?
07.You should ride along the bicycle line.
你应该沿着自行车道骑。
08.Rather than ride on a crowded bus,he always prefers to ride a bicycle.
与其乘坐拥挤的公共汽车,他倒总是更愿意骑自行车。
09.It costs more than you think to run a car.
养一辆车比你想像的要贵得多。
10.More and more people are buying cars and this might turn out to be the major cause of the air pollution.
major [meid] a.主要的
现在越来越多的人开始拥有私家车,这也许是造成空气污染的主要原因吧。
11.Driving makes you lazy,and it's not as environmentally friendly as cycling.
开车会让你变懒,而且不如骑自行车环保。
12.Biking is good for you.
骑自行车对你有好处。
13.He offered to drive us to the zoo,but we preferred to walk.
他提出要开车带我们去动物园,但我们喜欢步行。
14.Riding a bike is more conducive to environmental protection.
骑自行车有利于环保。
15.We can reduce the amount we use cars.
我们可以人为的减少用车次数。
02实用对话
Riding a Bicycle or Driving a Car
Bailey:How do you usually get to school
Cailyn:I usually ride my bike.Which form of transport do you prefer to use
Bailey:I feel that I can see more when I ride a bicycle,but when I feel lazy,I drive my car.
Cailyn:I think we should discourage people from using their private cars.They produce too much pollution!
Bailey:I agree,but I would find it difficult to stop using my car.① It's just so convenient.
Cailyn:Cars might be convenient,but they are so bad for the environment.
Bailey:Do you have a car
Cailyn:No,I used to have one though.Once I started using my bicycle to get around,I found that I didn't really need it.
Bailey:Maybe if I sold my car now,I wouldn't be so tempted to use it.
Cailyn:You could try.It would save you a lot of money.
Bailey:That's true.Every month I spend hundreds of dollars on gas,insurance and repairs.
Cailyn:If you get to class by bicycle every day instead of by car,you will get lots of exercise,too!
骑自行车还是开车
贝莉:你一般怎么去学校?
凯琳:我一般都骑自行车去。你喜欢哪种交通工具?
贝莉:我觉得骑自行车的时候可以看到更多的风景,但是犯懒的时候我就开车。
凯琳:我觉得我们应该劝人们尽量少开私家车。汽车制造的污染太严重了!
贝莉:我同意,不过我觉得不开车很难做到。开车实在太方便了。
凯琳:开车可能是很方便,但是对环境的影响太恶劣了。
贝莉:你有车吗?
凯琳:没有。以前有过。后来开始骑自行车才发现,其实我并不是特别需要汽车。
贝莉:没准我现在要是把我的汽车给卖了,也就不会非用它不可了。
凯琳:你可以试试看。那样可以帮你省下一大笔钱。
贝莉:没错。我每个月都要花上百美元付那些油费、保险费和修
理费。
凯琳:如果你要是加入骑自行车的行列而不是开车,你还能得到很多锻炼呢!
词汇档案
form [fm] n.形式
discourage [diskrid] v.使气馁
convenient [knvinjnt] a.方便的
tempt [tempt] v.引诱
小叮咛
①I agree,but I would find it difficult to stop using my car.我同意,不过我觉得不开车很难做到。difficult:难的:做或完成都很困难的;含义 是“克服某种障碍需要特别的技能、才智、知识或勇气“,此外,也常常用于表示难以应付或难以对付:常用用法是it is difficult for us to do sth。例如:It was difficult for us to decide which road to take.对我们来说,很难决定走哪一条路。
03经典背诵
The Happy Door快乐之门
Happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples.As Stevenson has said,being happy is a duty.
There is no exact definition of the word happiness.Happy people are happy for all sorts of reason.The key is not wealth or physical well- being,since we find beggars,invalids and so-called failures that are extremely happy.
Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend.But staying happy is an accomplishment,a triumph of soul and character.It is not selfish to strive for it.It is,indeed,a duty to us and others.
Being unhappy is like an infectious disease; it causes people to shrink away from the sufferer.He soon finds himself alone,miserable and embittered.There is,however,a cure so ****** as to seem,at first glance,ridiculous: if you don't feel happy,pretend to be!
It works.Before long you will find that instead of repelling people,you attract them.You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the centerof wide circles of good will.Then the make-believe becomes a reality.You possess the secret of peace of mind,and can forget yourself in being of service to others.
Being happy,once it is realized as a duty and established as a habit,opens doors into unimaginable gardens thronged with grateful friend.
快乐就像掉进水池的一个石子,荡起一圈圈的涟漪。正如史蒂文森所说,快乐是一种责任。
快乐这个词没有确切的定义。快乐的人有许多快乐的理由。当他们发现一些乞丐、残疾人和所谓的失败者非常快乐的时候,便明白快乐的关键不是财富和身体健康。
快乐是一种意外的收获。但保持快乐却是种成就,一种精神和性格上的胜利。这不是自私的抢夺。事实上,这是一份我们和他人应尽的责任。
不快乐就像一种传染病。它会导致人们远离患者。他很快发现自己陷入孤独痛苦的境地。然而,有一个简单的治疗方法,乍一看有点荒谬,那就是如果你不快乐,那 么就假装快乐!
这方法很有效。不久后你就会发现你不是排斥别人,而是吸引人。你会发现成为传播正能量的中心是多么有意义。进而伪装便成了事实。你拥有了心灵平静的秘密, 忘我地服务他人。
快乐,一旦当作是一种责任,成为一种习惯,挤满心存感激友人的花园之门便随之打开。
Driving a Car
自驾车
01锦囊妙句
01.Let's go for a ride.
我们开车去兜风吧。
02.I have to slow it down a little bit.
我得把速度放慢一点。
03.There is a no-passing lane.
lane [lein] n.行车道
这条路禁止通行。
04.He is a very cautious driver.
cautious [ks] adj.十分小心的,谨慎的
他是个很谨慎的司机。
05.What's the speed limit here
speed [spid] n.速度
这儿限速多少?
06.Watch where you're going.
watch [wt] v.观看,注视,看守
注意观察你的前进方向。
07.Can I see you driver's license
能否让我看看你的驾驶执照?
08.Do you want me to drive
你想让我来开车?
09.Slow down a little.
放慢一点。
10.Buckle your seat belt.
buckle [bkl] v.扣住
系好你的安全带。
11.The weather is too bad for driving.
这天气不适合开车。
12.We're stuck in a traffic jam.
traffic jam 交通堵塞
我们碰到了堵车。
13.My car needs to be serviced.
我的车需要维护。
14.Traffic is backed up for a mile from the bridge.
从桥那边,被堵的车有一英里长。
15.This road is slippery when it's wet.
slippery [slipri] adj.滑的
当路面湿的时候,就有点滑。
02实用对话
Car Washing
John:What can I do for you
Steve:I want to get my car washed.
John:Would you like regular car wash package
Steve:I don't know what you mean.
John:Well,we will wash the exterior from top to bottom.We use a special shampoo,which gives the body extra shine.
Steve:Do you wash windows
John:Of course.We wash the windows inside and out.
Steve:What about the interior