【英语趣味课堂】自行车维护-Bike Care

 Todd: OK so, here we go, now Terry you were saying that you went from Vancouver to San Diego. How many days did that take?

 

Terry: Um, the total trip took 42 days but that included one day on the bus up and then one day on the bus back so 40 days on the road, of which 36 days were riding days and 4 days off.

 

Todd: That is so cool. So first you have your bike in your hometown and you put your bike on the bus and you took the bus to Vancouver?

 

Terry: Right. Yeah, you have to put your bike in a bicycle box as it's know. It requires a little disassembling of the bicycle but, it's not difficult.

 

Todd: As, so you take the bike apart and put it in a box and then put it,

 

Terry: Yeah for sure it on a bus or an airplane, they're both the same, you have to put it in a bike box.

 

Todd: So are you really good at bicycle maintenance?

 

Terry: Ah, no. I would say that that is one of my shortcomings. I certainly do some bicycle maintenance. Whenever you're on a long bicycle trip, you by design, you have to take care of your bike and then that's your transportation. You're carrying everything you have with you so you need to take care of your bicycle. YOu can stop in bicycle shops along the way and have then do any major repairs, but on a day to day basis you need to maintain your bicycle.

 

Todd: OK, so when you are taking a trip, what tools do you need to take with you? To take care of your bicycle?

 

Terry: Oh, just some basic Alan wrenches¹ and screwdrivers² and, oh and obviously, a repair kit³ for patching a tube, or some extra inter⁴ tubes. I usually just take along extra inter tubes, and you need tools to take your wheel, your tire off, and things like that.

 

Todd: Wow, so you just take the tubes with you, huh? How many inter tubes do you take?

 

Terry: Oh, I usually take two or three extras. I'm, anymore, I'm not real keen on patching flats. I usually just take the tube out and throw it away and put in a new one.

 

Todd: So on your last bike trip, did you have any problems with your bike? Did it break down at all?

 

Terry: No, no, no. No real problems.

 

Todd: Oh, cool. Alright, thanks Terry. 

1 wrenches   

n.一拧( wrench的名词复数 )；（身体关节的）扭伤；扳手；（尤指离别的）悲痛v.（猛力地）扭( wrench的第三人称单数 )；扭伤；使感到痛苦；使悲痛

参考例句：

• NEVER use wrenches or other persuaders to operate the valve. 禁止使用扳手或其它强制性工具来操作阀门。 来自互联网
• Thus, torque wrenches should be used for tightening DISS connections. 因此，应该使用转矩扳手来上紧DISS接头。 来自互联网

2 screwdrivers   

n.螺丝刀( screwdriver的名词复数 )；螺丝起子；改锥；伏特加橙汁鸡尾酒

参考例句：

• No, I have everything: hammer, screwdrivers, all that stuff. 不用了，我什么都有了：锤子、螺丝刀，全套家伙。 来自休闲英语会话
• Aussies are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers. 每年有58个澳洲佬因使用锋利的刀子来代替螺丝刀而受伤。 来自互联网

3 kit   

n.用具包，成套工具；随身携带物

参考例句：

• The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
• The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。

4 inter   

v.埋葬

参考例句：

• They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
• The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。