Lesson 36
第三十六課
Clean Cars?
無污染的小汽車?
Dear Li Ming,
親愛的李明,
This week in school, we discussed transportation.
這個星期在學校里,我們討論了交通工具。
We learned about trains, planes, bicycles, cars and rockets.
我們學習了火車,飛機,自行車,小汽車和火箭。
The teacher asked us to think about the future of transportation.
老師讓我們想一想未來的交通工具。
What types of transportation will people use a hundred years from now on?
一百年之后的人們將會使用何種交通工具呢?
We had to think of an invention and present it to the class.
我們要想出一種發(fā)明,并把它介紹給全班同學。
Today Danny gave his presentation.
今天丹尼做了他的陳述。
He put on an old backpack.
他背上了一個舊背包。
He called it "Flying Donuts".
他管它叫“甜甜圈飛行器”。
He got on a chair and jumped down.
他上了一把椅子并跳了下來。
Then he said, "Did you see me?
然后他說,“你們看見我了嗎?
I flew!" We all laughed.
我飛了!”我們全都笑了。
I would like to invent a clean car,
我想發(fā)明一臺無污染的小汽車,
but I don't know how.
但我不知道怎么做。
Do you have any ideas?
你有什么好主意嗎?
Jenny
珍妮
Dear Jenny,
親愛的珍妮,
That sounds like a fun project!
這聽起來是一個很有趣的課題!
You're right about cars.
關于小汽車的事情你說得對。
They are very bad for our environment.
它們對環(huán)境很不好。
People should walk or ride bicycles more often.
人們應該更常步行或者騎自行車。
That way, our air would be a lot cleaner.
那樣的話,我們的空氣就會更干凈。
You can go far on a bike.
你可以騎自行車走得很遠。
Today I rode across the city.
今天我騎車穿過了城市。
I pedalled for more than an hour!
我騎了一個多小時!
Oops!
哎呦!
I haven't answered your question yet.
我還沒有有回答你的問題。
You can't pedal a car!
你不能騎著一輛小汽車。
Have you thought of a new fuel for cars?
你想到一種新型的汽車燃料了嗎?
In the future, cars will probably use water or sun energy to power them.
在未來,小汽車也許會使用水或者太陽能作為動力。
I hope your presentation goes well.
我希望你的發(fā)明介紹進展順利。
Li Ming
李明