3L英語第四冊lesson93
[00:03.72]第93課 準(zhǔn)備好參加老式汽車賽
[00:07.44]Gretel is always surprised when she sees an old car in England--
[00:10.24]格萊托在倫敦看到老式汽車總感到很驚奇--
[00:13.04]which is quite often.
[00:14.43]她常能見到.
[00:15.83]She is impressed by the way the English seem to love old things and take care of them.
[00:18.89]給她印象很深的是英國人看來喜歡并愛護(hù)老式的東西.
[00:21.94]Last week the Clarks were invited to a friend's house and Gretel went with them.
[00:25.89]上星期克拉克一家應(yīng)邀到朋友家去做客,格萊托一同前往.
[00:29.83]Mr Clark's friend,Jack Hume,has a very old and very valuable veteran car.
[00:33.74]克拉克先生的朋友杰克.休姆有輛很舊但很值錢的老式車.
[00:37.64]It's a 6 h.p.1903 De Dion-Bouton.
[00:40.29]這是一輛1903造、6馬力的De Dion-Bouton牌車.
[00:42.95]Jack spends a lot of time looking after it.
[00:45.00]杰克花很多時(shí)間照料這輛車.
[00:47.05]"He's more interested in that old car than he is in me,"his wife complains.
[00:50.04]他妻子抱怨說:"他對這輛舊車比對我都有興趣."
[00:53.03]Jack is very proud of his veteran car and always shows it to visitors."
[00:55.92]杰克對他的老式車甚為自豪,經(jīng)常把它給客人們看.
[00:58.80]It has to be kept in its own garage,"Jack explained.
[01:01.14]"它必須放在專用的車庫里,"杰克解釋道,
[01:03.48]"I take it out quite often but it has to be driven very carefully.
[01:06.52]"我常把它開出去,但必須謹(jǐn)慎駕駛.
[01:09.56]If it gets wet,it has to be cleaned and polished immediately.
[01:12.36]如果弄濕了得立即刷洗擦亮.
[01:15.15]That takes a few hours.
[01:16.81]這要花上幾小時(shí).
[01:18.47]I'm getting the car ready for the London to Brighton race now."
[01:21.67]現(xiàn)在我正為參加從倫敦開到布萊頓的比賽作準(zhǔn)備."
[01:24.87]Jack saw that Gretel hadn't understood,so he explained.
[01:27.37]杰克發(fā)覺格萊托還沒聽懂,便解釋說:
[01:29.86]"This race is held once a year.
[01:31.76]"這種比賽每年舉行一次
[01:33.65]It's often referred to as the 'Old Crocks'Race".
[01:36.14]被稱為'老式汽車大賽'.
[01:38.64]It's for old cars like mine.
[01:40.44]這是為像我那樣的老式汽車舉辦的.
[01:42.24]My wife and I always find it an exciting race."
[01:44.59]我和我太太一向感到這類比賽令人激動."
[01:46.95]"Speak for yourself,"Mrs Hume said.
[01:49.00]"你才那么想呢!"休姆太太說,
[01:51.05]"It's very uncomfortable and we usually get soaking wet.
[01:53.89]"此賽讓人感到不舒服.我們常常弄得汗流浹背.
[01:56.74]Give me my Mini any day!"
[01:58.64]還是讓我開那輛微型車吧."
