unit3Ta自考英语(一)00012最新教材课文翻译.doc

Text A一个文本 Pre-reading Questions课前阅读问题 1.1。 Which means of transport do you prefer in daily life?在日常生活中你更喜欢哪种交通工具? 2.2。 What are the greenest ways to travel?什么是最环保的旅行方式? Bus Chicks Manifesto总线小鸡的宣言 When I was in the third grade, I started riding the Metro bus alone.当我上三年级的时候，我开始独自乘坐地铁。 At first, I was only allowed to ride to school, but eventually my parents extended the privilege to include my favorite childhood haunts: Grandmas apartment, Pike Place Market and, in the summer, Seattle Center.起初,我只被允许骑车上学,但最终我父母扩展的特权包括我最喜欢的童年:奶奶的公寓,派克市场,在夏天,西雅图中心。 Back then, the bus symbolized independence.那时，公共汽车象征着独立。 It gave me a power rare among my eight-year-old peers: the ability to get around the city without the assistance of an adult.它给了我一个罕见的在我八岁的同龄人:能够绕过这座城市没有一个成年人的援助。 By the time I turned 16, a new power beckoned: a form of transportation that was available on demand and did not require an umbrella or an extra pair of gloves.当我16岁的时候，一种新的力量正在召唤:一种可以按需提供的交通工具，不需要一把雨伞或额外的手套。 Like most young Americans, I believed the auto industrys propaganda that a car was necessary for my transition to adulthood.像大多数年轻人一样,我认为汽车产业的宣传,一辆车是必要的为我过渡到成年。 For the next ten years except for a short time in college, when I found myself unable to afford a vehicle of my own I left the bus behind.在接下来的十年,除了短时间在大学,当我发现自己负担不起一辆我自己的我留下总线。 But then I accepted a job at a software company based 15 miles outside the city.但后来我接受了一家软件公司的工作，这家公司位于离城市15英里的地方。 During my commutes, I became more aware of the negative impact of car culture: pollution, sprawl, isolation and fatalities.在我上下班,我越来越意识到汽车文化的负面影响:污染、扩张、隔离和死亡。 I began to question my right to subject my beloved city to the impact of my choices.我开始质疑我的权利，让我的城市受到我的选择的影响。 So I returned to my roots and began riding the bus to work.我回到根,开始乘坐公共汽车去上班。 Eventually, I was using my car so rarely that I decided to try living without one.最后，我很少使用我的车，所以我决定试着没有车的生活。 I sold my lovely silver coupe in March 2003 and have used the bus as my primary means of transport ever since.我卖掉了我可爱的银色轿车2003年3月,总线作为我的主要运输工具。 Riding the bus isnt always fun.乘公共汽车并不总是有趣的。 I dont like riding it on rainy days, when the floor is slippery and the windows are so fogged- up that you cant see your stop.我不喜欢在雨天骑车，因为地面很滑，窗户都是雾气蒙蒙的，你看不见你的停车。 I dont like standing when the bus crowded.我不喜欢站在公车拥挤。 I dont like drivers who ride the brakes.我不喜欢踩刹车的司机。 I dont like practical hairstyles or sensible shoes.我不喜欢实用的发型或明智的鞋子。 Despite these occasional inconveniences, I will never go back to driving, because what I believe is this:尽管偶尔会有不便，但我不会再回去开车了，因为我相信: I believe in sitting next to my neighbors, in saying Howre you doing today? and Nice weather, isnt it?我相信坐在邻居旁边，说“你今天过得怎么样?”“天气不错，不是吗?” I believe in feeling the sun on my skin, in breathing fresh air and moving my body.我相信在我的皮肤上感受阳光，呼吸新鲜的空气，移动我的身体。 I believe in eavesdropping.我相信窃听。 I believe in novels you cant put down.我相信小说你不能放下。 I believe in business people and teenage lovers, middle-aged gossips and giggling toddlers.我相信商界人士和青少年爱好者，中年的流言蜚语和咯咯傻笑的孩子。 I believe in watching and listening.我相信观察和倾听。 I believe in naps.我相信小睡。 I believe in the camaraderie that develops among riders late at night, when the smooth-voiced driver plays jazz loud enough for everyone to enjoy.我相信在深夜的骑士们之间的友情，当那个声音清亮的司机把爵士乐演奏得足够响亮，让每个人都能欣赏。 I believe in clean air, in keeping cities populous and vibrant, and in protecting our remaining farmland and forests.我相信清洁的空气，使城市人口稠密，生机勃勃，保护我们剩余的农田和森林。 I believe in the beauty of Puget Sound and the majesty of Mount Rainier.我相信普吉特的美丽和雷尼尔山的雄伟。 I believe that human life is