实战口语情景对话 第71期:驾驶 drive

 Todd: OK. Keri, can you drive? 凯莉，你会开车吗？

Kerri: Yes, I can. 是的，我会。

Todd: Do you have a driver's license¹? 你有驾照吗？

Kerri: I do. 我有。

Todd: OK. So, how long have you had your driver's license? 你拿驾照有多久了？

Kerri: I think I got it when I was 17 actually. 实际上我17岁就拿到驾照了。

Todd: OK. How do you get a driver's license in your country? 在你的国家怎样才能拿到驾照？

Kerri: Well, I think it's changed since I was a teenager. At that time, you get a learner's permit². And then you start driving with your parents. And you'd also go to drivers ed. And then you had to pass a driving test. I think a written test as well. 现在和我考驾照的时候不一样了。那时候，你还要拿到学习许可证。接着可以和你的搭档开始练习开车。你还要练习教练车。接着你需要通过驾驶考试。还需要通过笔试考试。

Todd: OK. Did you get a perfect score on your driving test? 你驾驶考试的分数很高吗？

Kerri: I was close to perfect, yeah. I can't remember my exact³ score but I remember it was pretty good. 几乎满分。我不记得准确的分数了，但我记得考得很好。

Todd: Do all the members of your family drive? 你的家人都拿到驾照了吗？

Kerri: Yeah. 是的。

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 permit   

n.许可证，许可，执照；vt.允许，容许；vi.容许

参考例句：

• The doctor will not permit mother up until her leg is better.在母亲的腿好些之前,医生不允许她起床。
• The soldiers had orders to permit no stranger through.士兵们接到命令不许任何陌生人通过。

3 exact   

adj.确切的，正确的；准确的，精确的；vt.强要，强求；急需，需要

参考例句：

• I need to know the exact size.我需要知道确切的尺寸。
• Do you know the exact date?你知道确切日期吗？