新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第80课:中国需要更多的汽车?

 　　Lesson 69 Talking about Car

　　第69课 谈论汽车

　　A:China should need more cars.

　　A：中国需要更多的汽车。

　　C:However,cars bring us noise and pollution. Environment experts have suggested time and time again we should have fewer cars.

　　C：但是，汽车给我们带来了噪声和污染。环境专家已经不断地建议我们应该限制汽车的数量。

　　B:Yes,that's true. But cars will contribute to the construction of our country. The USA, the richest country in the world, is called “the nation on wheels”. But do you know that its prosperity owes a great debt to Henry Ford¹?

　　B：是的，确实是这样。但是汽车对国家的建设能作出很大贡献。世界最富裕的国家，美国，被称做为“在轮子上的国家”。但是，你知道美国的繁荣和亨利?福特的车业是离不开的吗？

　　A:Besides,some other countries that were at the same starting point with China after World War 11, say, Japan and South Korea, rely on their automobile² industry. They have TOYOTA and CROWN.to name a few brands you can often see on highways in almost every corner of developed countries.

　　A：另外，那些二战后和中国在同一个起跑线上的国家，例如日本、韩国都依赖于汽车行业而发展起来。例如他们的品牌汽车丰田和皇冠可以在发达国家的高速公路上随处可见。

　　C:Don't you think it's foolish to wish that one day everyone in China has a car? This is impossible and unnecessary. Think of the population and the area of China. Imagine what a transport mess it would make.

　　C：你们不认为希望中国每个人都拥有汽车是多么可笑的想法吗？这完全不可能也没有必要。想想中国的庞大人口和有限领土。那将是怎样的一片混乱的交通啊？

　　A:I don't mean that everyone in China has a car. What I mean is that more cars should be encouraged in China.

　　A：我并没说中国每个人都应拥有汽车。我的意思是汽车应该在中国得到鼓励。

　　B:Also, I believe, with more office buildings and downtown space, cars may help people move to suburban³ areas.

　　B：我也认为随着办公大楼的增多和城建的发展?汽车能方便人们通往郊区的交通。

　　C:However, natural resources are declining⁴. In this sense,we should reduce the number of cars. I just hope we will have fewer cars and then this world will be safer, cleaner and more beautiful.

　　C：但是自然资源在不断减少啊。从这个角度来说，我们应该限制汽车的數量。我希望我们拥有少量的汽车，这样世界才能更加安全、干净和美丽。

1 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

3 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

4 declining   

adj.下降的，衰落的

参考例句：

• The nub of the matter is that business is declining. 事情的实质是工商业在萎缩。
• It is encouraging to read that illiteracy is declining. 从读报中了解文盲情况正在好转，这是令人鼓舞的。