【英语趣味课堂】开车-Driving

Todd: OK, Hello!

Jeanna: Hello!

 

Todd: We're back. What would you like to talk about?

 

Jeanna: Driving.

 

Todd: OK. Tell us about driving.

 

Jeanna: Well, I'm gonna get my permit soon and then I get to drive. I'm really looking forward to that. It's kind of the start of being independent.

 

Todd: Yeah, I hear you, so you say permit, is that the same thing as a license¹?

 

Jeanna: No, you have to have your permit six months before you can get a license.

 

Todd: Oh, really. How do you get a permit?

 

Jeanna: You have to take driving school, then you have to go to the DMV and take a test.

 

Todd: OK. What is the DMV?

 

Jeanna: The Department of Motor Vehicles.

 

Todd: OK, and they give you your license of permit so you can drive. OK, when you have a driver's license what places do you want to go to?

 

Jeanna: To see my friends and to hang out, just to school and back.

 

Todd: OK, nice, so do you have a car right now?

 

Jeanna: No.

 

Todd: OK, are you saving²?

 

Jeanna: Yeah!

 

学习内容：

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

get a permit

 

I'm going to get a permit, so I can get to drive.

 

A 'permit' is permission or a license to do something.  When we 'get a permit' we fill out the forms and maybe take a test to have permission to do something.  Notice the following:

 

I have to get a permit to park my car in this parking lot.

You need to get a permit from the city to build a house here.

looking forward

 

I'm really looking forward to getting a driver's license.

 

We 'look forward' to something that will happen in the future that we are excited about.  Notice the following:

 

Are you looking forward to graduation?

We are really looking forward to our vacation.

I hear you

 

I hear what you're saying.

 

When we use the phrase 'I hear you' like this to show someone that we understand and agree with what they are saying.  Notice the following:

 

I hear you, but I don't think that she sees it that way.

I hear you about being frustrated³.

take driving school

 

You have to take driving school and then the test.

 

To 'take driving school' is to take classes that teach you the rules of driving.  This usually includes some kind of test at the end.  Notice the following:

 

You have to be 15 years old to take driving school in the U.S.

I am taking driving school next week.

hang out

 

I'd like to see my friends and to hang out with them.

 

If we spend time with people and we are not doing anything important we are 'hanging out' with them.  Notice the following:

 

We should hang out sometime after school.

Who do you hang out with now?

 

1 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

2 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。

3 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》