时差N小时 骑摩托车去兜风

Mike: Are you ready to hit the road yet?

迈克：你准备好上路了吗？

Amanda: No way! I'm not getting on that thing until I'm absolutely sure it's roadworthy.

阿曼达：没有！在我完全确定这辆摩托车可以上路行驶之前，我是不会坐上去的。

Mike: Of course it's safe. I took it to the mechanic¹ yesterday. He checked the tire pressure, as well as the tread², and he also made sure the lights are working.

麦克：它当然是安全的。我昨天把这辆车让机械师看了。他检查了胎压和胎面。他确定车灯也可以工作。

Amanda: What about the brakes? Did he check them too? If I'm going to be hanging on for dear life all afternoon, I need some reassurance³ you can stop.

阿曼达：刹车呢？他检查了吗？整个下午我要抓牢宝贵的生命，你必须在必要时可以刹住车，我需要听到你这样安慰我的话。

Mike: Yes, he did. I also gave the helmets and the leathers a quick once-over when I got back home.

麦克：是的，他检查刹车了。我回家时，还看了一下头盔和套具。

Amanda: Great.

阿曼达：很好。

Mike: I can't wait to pull a wheelie or two. It's going to be such fun.

麦克：我快等不及了，我要来个车轮离地特技。那太有趣了。

Amanda: Are you out of your mind! I refuse to tolerate⁴ any of your Evel Knievel tendencies.

阿曼达：你疯了吗！我不会容忍你像伊维尔-基尼沃尔那样耍酷的。

Mike: Calm down. There's no need to fly off the handle. You know I'm a good rider. Anyway, you liked it the last time we went on a trip.

迈克：冷静。我不会双手脱把的。你也知道，我可是一个好骑手。无论如何，上次你可很享受这种感觉啊。

Amanda: It was fine until you kept singing that stupid song over and over again.

阿曼达：你要是不一遍一遍地唱那首愚蠢的歌曲，那就好了。

Mike: Which one was that? Hmm. Oh, I remember, "Iron Horse" by Motorhead. A true classic⁵ if ever there was one.

麦克：那首歌是什么？嗯。哦，我记起来了， 是MOTORHEAD乐队的《火车头》 。如果说存在经典的话，这就是经典。

1 mechanic   

n.技工，机(械)工，机修工

参考例句：

• The mechanic made the necessary adjustments to the engine.机械师对发动机作了必要的调整。
• He is a mechanic who buys and sells cars on the side.他是一个兼营买卖汽车的技工。

2 tread   

vi.踩；行走；vt.踩烂（出）；n.胎面，脚步声

参考例句：

• A policeman walked by with a slow,measured tread.一名警察迈着小心的步子慢慢走过。
• We heard father's tread on the steps.我们听到台阶上父亲的脚步声。

3 reassurance   

n.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• He drew reassurance from the enthusiastic applause.热烈的掌声使他获得了信心。
• Reassurance is especially critical when it comes to military activities.消除疑虑在军事活动方面尤为关键。

4 tolerate   

v.忍受，容忍，容许，宽恕；vt.容忍，忍受，容许

参考例句：

• She can tolerate that rude fellow.她能容忍那个粗鲁的家伙。
• The teacher cannot tolerate eating on the class.老师不容许在课堂上吃东西。

5 classic   

n.经典作品；adj.经典的，一流的；古典的

参考例句：

• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
• The football match was a classic.那场足球比赛堪称典范。