英语小达人 80 Ada's First Bike Ride

 　　Ada's First Bike Ride

　　艾达第一次骑自行车

　　For most people, riding a bike is not much of an adventure¹. Most of us learn to ride by the time we are five years old and after that it's as easy as walking. But Ada had never learned² to ride a bike. Ada was blind. So, when her friend, Brenda offered to teach her to ride when she was 27 years old, Ada jumped at the chance.

　　对大部分人来说，骑自行车并不算是什么冒险活动。大多数人都是在五岁左右学骑自行车的，一旦学会就和走路一样容易了。不过艾达因为失明，所以从来没有学过骑自行车。当艾达二十七岁时，她朋友布兰达提议要教她骑自行车，艾达便充分把握了这次机会。

　　Brenda wheeled³ her bike to the long driveway. Brenda learned to ride on this driveway when she was six and thought it would be the perfect place for Ada to learn.

　　布兰达把她的自行车推到她六岁时学会骑车的那条长长的车道上，她觉得这里是艾达学骑自行车最理想的地方。

　　When Ada arrived she was smiling but seemed nervous. “Don't worry, Ada, it will be fun.” “But what if fall?” said Ada. “Then you fall. No big deal. Now come and sit on my bike.”

　　艾达来了以后，虽然一脸微笑但似乎有点紧张。“不要担心，艾达，会很好玩的。”“可是万一摔倒怎么办？”艾达说。“摔倒就摔倒，没什么大不了的。现在就坐上自行车吧。

　　On Ada's first try, she did fall. The second time she was able to stay up for about three seconds, and on the last time she was riding. She was actually riding a bike. Ada was so happy, she almost cried. The cool air on her face felt refreshing⁴. She was finally riding a bike.

　　艾达第一次试骑果然摔倒了，第二次则撑了三秒钟，最后一次就开始骑了，她真的会骑自行车了。艾达几乎喜极而泣，吹在脸上的凉风也令人精神为之一振。她终于会骑自行车了。”

1 adventure   

n.冒险，冒险经历；vt.冒险；vi.冒险

参考例句：

• I wish to hear the details of your adventure.我希望听到你这次奇遇的详情。
• He couldn't explain that he had passed through a great adventure.他没法说明自己曾度过一次大险。

2 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

3 wheeled   

adj.有轮的，用轮子行走的

参考例句：

• Metal-wheeled chariots are the prototype of the tanks of modern warfare. 金属轮战车是现代战争中坦克的原型。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He wheeled and faced his opponent squarely. 他转过身来面对着他的对手。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。