简单慢速英语阅读:Drive the Car

Charley wanted to drive the car. “Can I drive the car, Dad?” he asked. “You can drive the car,” his dad said. Charley followed his dad out to the car. His dad opened the driver’s door. “You are the driver,” he said. Charley got into the car. His dad closed the driver’s door. His dad walked around the car. He opened the passenger door. He sat next to Charley. He gave Charley the key. Charley put the key into the ignition. Charley turned the key. The car started. Charley was so excited. He turned the steering¹ wheel left. He turned the steering wheel right. Left, right, left, right. He honked³ the horn. He honked the horn again. Honk²! Honk! He turned on the left blinker. He turned on the right blinker. Blink! Blink! He asked, “Am I a good driver, Dad?” His dad said, “Son, you’re a very good driver.”

1 steering   

n.操舵装置

参考例句：

• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
• Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。

2 honk   

n.雁叫声，汽车喇叭声

参考例句：

• Don't honk the horn indiscriminately.不要乱鸣喇叭！
• While passing another vehicle,you must honk your horn.通过另一部车时必须鸣按喇叭。

3 honked   

v.（使）发出雁叫似的声音，鸣（喇叭），按（喇叭）( honk的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I drove up in front of the house and honked. 我将车开到屋子前面然后按喇叭。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He honked his horn as he went past. 他经过时按响了汽车喇叭。 来自《简明英汉词典》