夏说英语新闻晨读 第641期:瑞典赫尔辛堡市可合法驾驶电动滑板车

 

On May 29th electric scooters began legally to glide¹ down cycle lanes in the Swedish city of Helsingborg. The next day a rider collided with a car and died. The Swedish Transport Authority immediately called for a ban on the devices. The incident highlights the riskiness² of the vehicles—and of the fast-growing micro-mobility business around the world.

scooter: n. 单脚滑行车；小孩滑板车

electric scooters: 电动滑板车

down: prep. 沿着，往下

We drove down the highway.

我们沿着高速公路行驶。

They sailed the boat down the river.

他们沿着这条河驾船。

cycle lanes: 自行车道（bike lanes）

collide: vi. 碰撞；抵触

collide with: 与……相撞

A comet collided with one of the planets.

一颗彗星与某行星相撞。

call for: 号召，呼吁

Members have called for his resignation.

多名成员要求他辞职。

call for sb.: 去某地接某人

I'll call for you at eight. 我八点钟来接你。

call for sth.: 值得，需要

This calls for a celebration! 这值得庆祝一下！

The work calls for a high level of concentration.

这份工作需要注意力高度集中。

highlight: vt. 凸显；强调

micro-mobility : 微移动（本文指"包括电动滑板车在内的微型交通工具"）

1 glide   

n./v.溜，滑行；(时间)消逝

参考例句：

• We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.我们噤若寒蝉地站着，眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。
• So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞，宛如滑翔。

2 riskiness   

n.风险性

参考例句：

• As they do, the riskiness of the system steadily increases. 因此他们乐于更多地借贷。
• Small town banks have to assess the relative riskiness of threir loans. 小城市的银行必须预估他们贷款相当的冒险。