365个英语简短小故事-314. The Driving Lesson (1)

“I think he’s finally beginning to like you,” Gwen said to her boyfriend Darren. “He told me that he enjoys his weekly driving lessons with you.”

“That’s nice to hear,” Darren replied. “He’s disliked me since the first day we met. I don’t know what I ever said or did. Maybe it’s because I’m the wrong color? Or because I’m old enough to be his grandpa? But it’s nice to hear that maybe we can eventually become friends. I’ll keep my fingers crossed. I’m surprised he hasn’t gotten upset when I yell¹ at him for his driving mistakes.”

“Oh, he doesn’t like that at all. I wish you wouldn’t yell at him during his driving lessons. It makes him upset and nervous.”

“You know, I try not to. But I get so irritated² sometimes. He does things like drifting³ into the next lane⁴. He sees the car in front of him but doesn't see the red stop light above him. He forgets to check his blind spot when he changes lanes⁵. We’ve been practicing for at least 20 hours now, and he’s still making the same dangerous mistakes. Someday he might be driving you around, and one simple mistake could get both of you killed. I yell because he needs to wake up when he's behind the wheel. One second can be the difference between life and death.”

“Yes, I know. But he's just a kid. Besides, there are other ways to wake someone up.”

 

1 yell   

vi./n.号叫，叫喊

参考例句：

• This gave them a chance to yell.这给了他们大声喊叫的机会。
• When his schoolmate made the last goal,the boy gave out with an untrammeled yell.那个男孩在他的同学踢进最后一球时不禁纵声欢呼。

2 irritated   

a.恼怒的

参考例句：

• His little affectations irritated her. 他的装腔作势令她不快。
• Her genteel accent irritated me. 她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。

3 drifting   

a.弥漫的

参考例句：

• Some people enjoy that kind of life, drifting from pillar to post. 有些人喜欢这种生活，到处漂泊游荡。
• The ship was found after drifting on the ocean for six months. 那条船在海上漂流了6个月后找到了。

4 lane   

n.(乡间)小路(巷)；车(跑，泳)道；航道

参考例句：

• There is a shop at the end of this lane.这条胡同的顶头有一家商店。
• The champion is running in lane five.冠军跑在第五跑道上。

5 lanes   

n.小路( lane的名词复数 )；车道；航道；分道

参考例句：

• A headless rider haunts the country lanes. 一个无头骑士常出没于乡间的小路上。
• He made a kamikaze run across three lanes of traffic. 他不要命地冲过了三条车道。