英语访谈对话 103 Motorcycles

 　　Howard: Hi, Todd.

　　Todd: Hey, how's it going, Howard? So I heard that you're really into motorcycles².

　　Howard: Ah, yes, I love motorcyles. I've been riding motorcycles since I was 15 years old.

　　Todd: Oh, really. Wow! So, what's the allure³ of motorcycles?

　　Howard: Freedom. I like the fresh air. I like being out on my own. And I just like the feeling of riding on a bike. It's like a bicycle without having to pedal⁴ and you go a lot faster.

　　Todd: Yeah, that's for sure. Do you have any good motorcylcle stories?

　　Howard: About 10,000 of them.

　　Todd: Well, have you ever like taken a special trip on a motorcycle¹?

　　Howard: I've been all over the East coast of the United⁵ States, from Pennsylvania to Florida on a motorcycle.

　　Todd: Oh, wow.

　　Howard: Yeah, I've travelled many times and many different kinds of roads, and taken all kinds of camping trips on bikes.

　　Todd: Wow, sounds great. So do you usually travel alone or in a group?

　　Howard: Almost always I go alone. Some guys like to travel together but I found I enjoyed it by myself most of all.

　　Todd: Oh really. Oh, wow. Don't you get kind of lonely?

　　Howard: Never, there's always a new adventure on every trip.

　　Todd: Have you ever made any special friends out on the road?

　　Howard: Sure, bikers are like a special kind of fraternity. Every biker knows each other, and we're all very close even though we're not close.

1 motorcycle   

n.摩托车，机车

参考例句：

• Tom went there by motorcycle.汤姆乘摩托车去的那儿。
• He was also the first person in town to buy a motorcycle.他也是镇里第一个买摩托车的人。

2 motorcycles   

n.摩托车( motorcycle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Twelve guards on motorcycles preceded the president's car. 骑着摩托车上的12名侍卫行于总统车前。 来自辞典例句
• This scooter didn't have a foot pedal to accelerate like the military motorcycles back then. 这台速克达并不像当时的军用摩托车是用脚踏板来加速。 来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年4月号

3 allure   

n.诱惑力，魅力；vt.诱惑，引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• The window displays allure customers to buy goods.橱窗陈列品吸引顾客购买货物。
• The book has a certain allure for which it is hard to find a reason.这本书有一种难以解释的魅力。

4 pedal   

n.踏板；adj.脚的，踏脚的；v.用脚踏动，踩踏板

参考例句：

• He pressed down the accelerator pedal of his car.他踩下汽车的加速器踏板。
• I saw him pedal to school every morning.我看到他每天早晨骑自行车上学。

5 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。