生活英语情景口语:Cycling 骑行

Maya: how do you usually get to school?

Anthony: I usually ride my bike. Which form of transport do you prefer to use?

M: I feel that I can see more when I pedal¹ a bicycle, but when I feel lazy, I drive my car.

A: I think we should discourage² people from using their private cars. They produce too much pollution!

M: I agree, but I would find it difficult to stop using my car. It's just so convenient³.

A: cars might be convenient, but they're so bad for the environment.

M: do you have a car?

A: 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.

M: maybe if I sold my car now, I wouldn't be so tempted⁴ to use it.

A: you could try. It would save you a lot of money.

M: that's true. Every month, I spend hunderds of dollars on gas, insurance, and repairs.

A: if you got to class by riding a bicycle every day instead of driving, you will get lots of exercise, too!

M: I could stand to lose a few pounds. Having a car has made me lazy. I never end up walking anywhere!

A: let's go to a car dealership⁵. I'll help you try to sell your car for a good price.

M: sounds good! Let's go!
你一般怎么去学校?
我一般都骑自行车去.你喜欢哪种交通工具?
我觉得蹬自行车的时候可以看更多的风景,但是犯懒的时候我就开车.
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!
我同意,不过我觉得不开车很难做到.开车实在是太方便了.
开车可能是很方便,但是对环境的影响太恶劣了.
你有车吗?
没有.不过,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.
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.
你可以试试看.那样还可以帮你省下一大笔钱.
没错.我每个月都要付上百美元付那些汽油费,保险和修理费.
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!
我应该坚持锻炼减掉几磅体重.有辆车都让我变懒了.我现在去哪儿都不走路了.
咱们一起去汽车交易行吧.我会帮你把这辆车卖个好价钱的.
听起来真不错!走吧!

1 pedal   

n.踏板；adj.脚的，踏脚的；v.用脚踏动，踩踏板

参考例句：

• He pressed down the accelerator pedal of his car.他踩下汽车的加速器踏板。
• I saw him pedal to school every morning.我看到他每天早晨骑自行车上学。

2 discourage   

vt.使泄气，使沮丧；阻拦，劝阻

参考例句：

• Don't let one failure discourage you.勿因一次失败而气馁。
• We discourage smoking in this school.在这所学校里我们劝阻吸烟。

3 convenient   

adj.便利的，方便的

参考例句：

• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
• Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。

4 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

5 dealership   

n.商品特许经销处

参考例句：

• The car dealership has a large inventory of used cars. 这家汽车经销商拥有数量庞大的二手车。
• A key to this effort is the experience in the dealership. 达到这个成果的关键是销售的体验。