1. What is an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities?
2. What have some bike riders formerd in New York City?
3. For some store owners, what may less traffic result in?
4. For example,they want the city to draw bicycle on some of the main streets, because when bike must use the same lanes as cars,there are . Bike for Better City feels that if there were lanes more people would use bikes.
5. But no bicycle lanes have been . Not everyone thinks it is a good idea-they say it will slow . And most people live too far from to travel by bike.They city goverment has not yet what to do.
6. It wants to everyone happy. Only on weekends,Central Park is to cars, and the roads may be used by only.But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps to get bicycle lanes downtown.
Background Information 背景信息
發明自行車的是德國的一個看林人,名叫德萊斯(1785-1851)。德萊斯是一個看林人,每天都要從一片林子走到另一片林子,多年走路的辛苦,激起了他想發明一種交通工具的欲望。他想:如果人能坐在輪子上,那不就走的更快了嗎?就這樣,德萊斯開始設計和制造自行車。他用兩個木輪、一個鞍座、一個安在前輪上期控制作用的車把,制成了一輛輪車。人坐在車上,用雙腳蹬地驅動木輪運動。就這樣,
世界上第一輛自行車問世了。1839年,蘇格蘭人馬克·米廉發明了腳蹬,裝在自行車前輪上,使自行車技術大大提高了一步。以后隨著充氣輪胎,鏈條等零件的出現,自行車的結構越來越完善。
Words & Phrases 詞匯與短語
Words 詞匯
automobile 汽車
claim 聲稱,主張
crowding 擁擠現象
downtown 在市區,往市區
engine 發動機,機車
Phrases 短語
live too far from... 住的離......太遠
on weekends 在周末