16岁少年作为车手加盟F1车队

 16-year-old joins F1 team as race driver

16岁少年作为车手加盟F1车队

Most people have to be 18 to drive a car. Max Verstappen is 16. He will be the youngest ever Formula 1 driver. He will be 17 in his first race. He will race drivers like Fernando Alonso. His debut¹ will be at the Australian Grand Prix. When he was seven years old, he wanted to be an F1 driver. His dream has come true."E-mail this lesson to someone who would like to use it in classroom or study with it.

Max's boss was very happy. He thinks Max is a skilled young driver. He also thinks Max has the "mental strength" to be successful. The team will give Max a good car. That is important to start his Formula 1 career with. Max's father was a racing² driver. His father helped Max "day and night, year after year". Max thanked him.

 

1 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

2 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。