新西兰英语 207 Ban on Cell Phones in Cars

　　From today it is illegal¹ to hold your cell² phone and talk or text while driving. If you need to use a phone in the car, you must pull over to the side of the road and stop. You may instead use a hand-less phone which works³ when it hears your voice. This kind of phone is fixed⁴ in place in your car and you don’t need to touch it. You say the name of the person you want to speak to and the phone dials the number. Then you can speak to that person. The phone turns itself off when you stop talking.
More than 50 countries have this law banning cell phones in cars. Holding a phone means⁵ you are driving with only one hand. There have been accidents. Of course, it is not just holding the phone which is dangerous. It can be dangerous to talk, text, send emails, drink coffee, read the paper, put on make up or do any of those other things which drivers sometimes do. A driver needs to pay attention at all times when driving. It is much safer to turn the phone off when in the car.
Many business people are worried they will lose business if a customer cannot contact them easily. But business people in other countries manage. New Zealand business people will manage too.

1 illegal   

adj.不合法的，非法的，犯法的

参考例句：

• I don't want to get mixed up with any illegal organization.我不想与任何非法组织有牵连。
• It's illegal for people under 17 to drive a car in Britain.在英国，不满17岁的人驾驶车辆是违法的。

2 cell   

n.区，细胞，血球；小室，牢房；电池，光电管；基层组织

参考例句：

• Soap destroys the cell walls of bacteria.肥皂破坏细菌的细胞壁。
• They have locked the prisoners up in their cell.他们已把犯人监禁在小牢房里。

3 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• 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。

4 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

5 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。