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BBCLearningEnglish15MinuteProgrammes15分钟AboutthisPleasenotethatthisisnotawordforwordtranscriptoftheprogrammeasbroadcast.Intherecordingandeditingprocess,changesmayhavebeenmadewhiaynotbereflectedhere.关于台词的备注 oand etoBBCLearningEnglish.I’mLilyandwithmeheretodayisSunChen.Sun ImaginethatonedayyoucometotheUK.You’dprobablywanttogetyourselfadrivinglicencesowhynotlearnsomebasicvocabularytogetyoustarted.Sun ! Here’sthefirstgroupofwordsandexpressions.SunChen: Drivinglicence.Sun ProvisionaldrivingSunChen: Theorytest.SunChen: RoadSunChen: HaveyougotyourUKdrivinglicenceSunSunChen: YesIhave.但是我有一条可以肯定，那就是，只要在英国考驾照，可是非常IttookmefourtimestopassmydrivingtestandIthinkifIhadn'tpassedonthefourthtime,IwouldhavejustgivenupbecauseIthoughtitwassodifficultIcouldn'tbearitanylonger.Ohmydrivingtest,well,IpassedonmysecondWellforme,ittookmeseventimestopassthedrivingtestbutI’mnottheworst,myDadtookeleventimes. Well,I’mnotsurprisedbecausemostpeopleIknowdidn'tpassfirsttime,that’sforSunChen: 没错，我觉得在考驾照这方面，英国的标准可是出了名的高。UKisprobablythemostdifficultcountrytogetadrivinglicence! ButyouknowthereisastrongreasonfortheUKtokeeptheirstandardhigh.PeterBurtonistheassistantchiefdrivingexaminer,Hesaidit’sextremelyimportanttokeepthetestingstandardhigh.Intoday’sroadandtrafficconditions,thingsaregettingmoreandmoredifficult.Therearecurrentlythreeandhalfthousandpeopleayearbeingkilledandwecertainlydon'twanttoloweranystandardsandaddtothat.SunChen: Youc sosaythatthreeandahalfthousandpeopledieintrafficaccidentseachyear.SunChen: Sotheywouldn'tloweranystandards.就是“降低标准”。 InfacttheUKhastightenedtheirproceduressince1996.SunChen: 反而考驾照的过程还是越来越严格。ListentoPeterBurtonagain.Thetestwaschangedin1996andweactuallysplitoffthetheorytestpartofthetestintoaseparatetest.Unfortunaythepassrateatthemomentisquiow,runningatabout43-44%.SunChen: Yes,theysplitoffthetheorypartofthetestintoaseparateSplitSunChen:说的就是单独对待。Split ythepassrateisratherlow,Didyoucatchthepassrate,SunChen?SunChen: Yes,43%-that’slessthanhalf! Passrate.Sun ThepassrateforfirsttimeapplicantsisevenSunChen: 驾照的一些基本。 Nowlet’shaveaquickrecapofthewordswehavelearnedsoTrafficSun Trafficaccidents.SunChen: Tightentheprocedure.SunChen: Lowerthestandard.SunChen: PassSunChen: TofindoutthebasicstepsforgettingaUKdrivinglicence.Iinterviewedanexperienceddrivinginstructor,KenWatson.Hi,myname'sKenWatson.I'madrivinginstructor–forsevenyears.IworkedforthelargestcompanyinBritain.Thefirstthingyouneedto stoapplyforaprovisionallicence.Youfillintheform,supplytwophotographs,paythefeeandsenditofftotheDVLA,whothenissueyouwithaprovisionaldrivinglicence.Sun Yes,youneedtoapplyforaprovisionallicence.Youneedtofillinaform,supplytwophotographsandpaythefee.Sun OncetheDVLAhasreceivedallthesetheywillissueaprovisionallicence.CanyouexplainDVLAinChinese,SunChen?Sun Andtheminimumageis17.Thatisalegalrequirement.Onceyougetyourprovisionaldrivinglicenceyoucanstarttakingdrivinglessonsandthat’swheretherealexcitementstarts,ISunChen:那是当然！不过要是到了驾驶课的这个阶段，这个可就跟中国太不一样了。在 YouarerightSunChen.SoyouhavetofaceareallifeListentoKenYes,youareactuallyontheroad.You'reactuallyontheroadwithothertrafficotherpedestrians,buses,lorriesandSoit'sareallifesituation?Reallifesituation.SunChen: 劲！Reallifesituation,要的就是这种真实的驾驶感受。 Withpedestrians,lorriesandcyclistsallontheSun Yes,wehaveabookletcalledtheHighwayCodewhichcontainsalltherulesandregulationsoftheroad.Ithassigns,markings,therulesoftheroadandthethingsthatthedriversshoulddo. TheHighwayCodeistheultimateguidethatdriversmustfollow.SunChen: Youmustlearnbyheartthesigns,markingsandrulesoftheroad.SunChen: SoyoulearntheHighwayCodeandtakedrivinglessons.Then,whenyouthinkyouareready,youcantakethetheorytest.Sun Thetheory intwoparts.Oneisyouget35questions–youhavetoanswer30outof35topassthatpart.Andthesecondpartisthene rt–thehazardperceptiontest,whereyousitinfrontofacomputerandtheyrun clipsandyouhavetowatchoutfordeveloandpotentialhazards.Youclickonthemouse–theearlieryouspotit,themorepointsyouscore.SunChen: 35道题。 Forthehazardperceptionpart,youwillseesomeclipsonthecomputerscreen. SunChen: Thequickeryourreactionthemorepointsyouscore.SunChen: 笔试总共有75道题，但是你答对必须至少44道题才行。 The validfortwoyearsinwhichyouneedtotakepracticaltestorroadSunChen: Validfortwoyears.笔试通过的有效期是两年。你要是在两年之内没有拿到 InBBCLearningEnglishtoday,wearetalkingabouthowtogetaUKdrivinglicence.SunChen: Sowhatarethemostcommonmistakesthatcausedriverstofailtheroadtest?HereisourguestdrivinginstructorKenfromThesearethetop5commonmistakesthathappenonthepracticaltest.Observationatroadjunctions;reversingaroundthecornerfromamajorroadintoaminorroad,properobservation;steering,notproperuseofthesteering,steeringwithonehand,lettingthewheelspinback;parallelparkingorthereverseparkingexercise–againthesamething,youneedtomakesureyou'reundercontrol,useplentyofobservationandyou'reaccurate;andthelastone,gears,therightgearforthespeed. Well,accordingtoKenthemostcommonmistakesthatpeopletofailareobservationatroadSunChen: Reversingaroundthecorner.SunChen: AndSun Parallelparkingwithreverseparkingexercise.SunChen: Changinggear.SunChen: Ithinkitwouldbeinterestingtofindoutfrompeoplewhorecentlypassedtheirtestabouttheirexperience.EarlierwespoketothreeyoungBritishpeople-Neil,FinnandEmily.Let’slistentotheirTakingthetestwasverynerve-wracking.Mylegwasshakingonthepedal.Andafterwardswhentheexaminerstartedaskingmequestions,hewasveryangrywithmeandIthoughtthere'snochance,I'veblownit.Butfortuna yIpassed.WellthefirsttimewhenIdidmytestinLondon,they'vegotverybigthree-laneroundaboutswhichIfoundquitedifficulttonegotiate.Ittookmethreegoestopassmytest.ThefirsttimeIfailedbecauseIstalledgoingupahill.IthinkthesecondtimeIdidareverseparkandIwenttoofarawayfromthekerb. Thereissomegoodvocabularytheresolet'slistentothemonebyoneagain.Sun ThefirstoneisTakingthetestwasverynerve-wracking.Mylegwasshakingonthepedal.Andafterwardswhentheexaminerstartedaskingmequestions,hewasveryangrywithmeandIthoughtthere'snochance,I'veblownit.Butfortuna yIpassed. Hesaiditwasnerve-wrackinghewasextremelynervous.SunChen: Astheexaminerwasveryangry,hethoughtthathehadblownithethoughthehadSun Nowlet’slistentoFinnandtrytofindoutwhyhefailedthefirstWellthefirsttimewhenIdidmytestinLondon,they'vegotverybigthree-laneroundaboutswhichIfoundquitedifficulttonegotiate. ItwasthebigroundaboutthatFinnfounditdifficulttonegotiate-roundaboutandnegotiateSun NowlistentoEmilyandseewhyshefailedthefirstandsecondThefirsttimeIfailedbecauseIstalledgoi