生活英语情景口语:我们骑车去听音乐会

A: are you ready to go the concert?

M: yes. Shoud we go there by bus so we aren't late?

A: actually, why don't we go there by bike? We could get stuck in traffic if we travel by bus in ruch hour.

M: that's true. Cycling is good for our environment, too. Let me just get my helmet¹ then.

A: is your helmet comfortable?

M:not really, but I liked the design, so I got it.

A: maybe you shoud think about getting a round helmet; they're better.

M: I'll think about it.

A: is that your new bicycle?

M: yes, my father gave it to me for my birthday. Do you like it?

A: it's the newest 10 speed cycling mountain bike. These are really expensive!

M: nothing but the best from my dad. I like everything about it except for the brakes². They are a bit sticky³.

A: I can fix those for you. Is there anything else wrong with it?

M: well, my saddle⁴ is too low for me. Do you know how to change the height?

A: that's easy. It's important to have the saddle high enough so that your legs can extend⁵ fully⁶ when you are on your bicycle.

M: is that why my knees have felt sore after every time I've ridden my bike?

A: it's possible. Give me a minute and I can fix these for you and then we can go.
你准备去听音乐会吗?
是的.我们一起去坐公共汽车吧?这样不会迟到.
坦白说,我们为什么不骑自行车去呢? 如果我们坐公共汽车的话,赶上高峰一定会堵在路上的.
有道理.骑自行车对环境也有好处.那我拿上头盔吧.
你的头盔戴着舒服吗?
不怎么舒服,不过我喜欢它的样子,所以就买了.
也许你改考虑一下圆形的头盔,那样会好些.
我会考虑的.
这是你的新自行车吗?
是啊,这是我爸爸送我的生日礼物.你喜欢吗?
这是最新款的10级变速山地车.可贵了!
我爸爸要送就送最好的.这车什么都好,就是刹车有点太紧了.
我可以帮你修. 还有什么其它问题吗?
嗯,车座对我来说有点低,你知道怎么调高度吗?
这很简单.保证车座的高度很重要,这样你坐在车座上的时候,腿才能全部伸展开.
这就是为什么我每次骑完这辆车就觉得膝盖酸痛的原因吧?
很有可能.给我一分钟,我就能把这些都帮你调好了,咱们就能走了.
 

1 helmet   

n.钢盔；头盔；安全帽；vt.给…戴头盔

参考例句：

• The man on the motorcycle wore a helmet.骑摩托车的人戴了一顶头盔。
• Wear your safety helmet when you go down.戴上安全帽再下去。

2 brakes   

动词brake的第三人称单数形式

参考例句：

• He slammed on the brakes and the car juddered to a halt. 他猛踩刹车，汽车在剧烈震动中停下来。
• It's no joke when your brakes fail on the motorway. 在快车道上行驶时刹车失灵的后果是非常严重的。

3 sticky   

adj.粘的，闷热的，困难的，令人不满意的

参考例句：

• This paste is not sticky enough.这糨糊不黏。
• Here is a sticky business!这事真难办！

4 saddle   

n.鞍，车座，山脊，拖具；vt.装以马鞍，使负担；vi.装马鞍

参考例句：

• The bicycle saddle is too high for this child.这辆自行车车座对这孩子来说太高了。
• We got the order to saddle up just after dawn.我们得到命令,天一亮就要上好马鞍。

5 extend   

v.伸开；展开，伸展；扩大；加大

参考例句：

• Can you extend your visit for a few days more?你能把你的访问再延长几天吗？
• The examinations extend over two weeks.考试持续两个星期。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。