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It is usually agreed that a German, Carl Benz, built the first motor car in 1885.
人們普遍認為第一輛汽車是由卡爾·奔馳在1885年設計建造的。
It was actually a tricycle with a petrol motor at the rear.
它其實是一輛后面載著汽油發動機的三輪車。
Soon, members of the Royal family and other wealthy people took up motoring as a sport.
很快，開這種汽車成為了皇室成員以及其他一些富人的體育運動。
Many of the early cars had 2 seats.
早期的汽車只有兩個座位。
There were no petrol pumps and few garages, so every driver had to be his own engineer for the frequent breakdowns.
當時沒有加油泵，汽車修理廠也很少，而汽車故障頻發，因此司機只能做自己的修理工了。
By 1905, cars began to look like cars of today, with headlamps, windscreen, rubber tyres and number plates.
到1905年，汽車的外形開始朝今天的汽車外形進化，有了車頭燈、擋風鏡、橡膠輪胎和車牌號。
Henry Ford's "Model T"，introduced in America in 1909, was cheaper because it was made on the assembly line.
1909年引入美國的福特T型車價格相對較低，因為他的車是在生產線上產出的。
It brought cars closer towards the reach of "ordinary people".
這拉近了普通人與汽車之間的距離。
With the popularity of the car, registration became a must in 1903 with the Motor Car Act.
隨著車輛的流行，1903年出臺的《汽車管理法令》規定購車必須注冊。
Competency tests were introduced in 1935.
1935年駕駛能力測試也被引入該法令。
Today, the legal driving age for a car in the UK is seventeen.
英國現在的最低合法駕車年齡是17歲。
You are not allowed to drive a car unsupervised until you have passed a driving test.
在通過駕駛能力測試之前不能開車，除非在有人監督的情況下。
In 1958, Britain celebrated the opening of its first motorway—the Preston bypass.
英國1985年慶祝了其第一條高速公路的開通，也就是如今的普雷斯頓路段。
Until then, no one really understood what a motorway was, not even the labourers who were building it.
當時，沒有人知道高速公路是什么，包括建造這段公路的工人們。
The bypass hailed a new era in motor travel and was greeted with excitement and optimism.
普勒斯頓高速路開啟了汽車旅行的新時代，人們對它的開通充滿了激動之情和樂觀的憧憬。
Service stations came with the motorway and the legend of the transport cafe was born.
服務站隨之而來，貨運餐館的傳奇就這樣誕生了。
Of course, the service station has diversified greatly.
當然，服務站各有不同。
But whether it's an English cooked breakfast or a coffee and sandwich, one thing has remained the same: the prices.
但無論是英式早餐還是咖啡三明治，有一樣東西是一樣的，那就是價格。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
請根據剛剛聽到的內容回答22-25題。
Question 22. What does the speaker say about the first motor car?
問題22：關于第一輛汽車說話者介紹了什么？
Question 23. What was the problem with the early cars in Britain?
問題23：英國早期的汽車有什么問題？
Question 24. Why did Henry Ford's "Model T" cars cost less?
問題24：福特T型車為什么價格相對較低？
Question 25. What do we learn about the Preston bypass?
問題25：關于普勒斯頓高速路我們知道了什么？
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