日常英语:Driving 驾车(音频文字)

日常英语:Driving 驾车(音频文字) ZT

听听伦敦人怎么说。你的看法又是什么呢？

What do you love and what do you hate about driving?

你对开车有什么爱与恨？

This is what some people in London told us:

People seem to like the convenient 方便 means of transport.

One woman said that because she drives she does not have to ask for a lift 搭车.

But traffic 交通堵塞, parking 停车 and the cost 费用 of maintaining a vehicle seem to be off-putting 令人扫兴的 for many.

Did you know...?

Fact

Texting while driving impairs motorists more than being under the influence of drink or drugs, research suggests. The RAC Foundation found average reaction times slowed by 35% when 17 to 24-year-olds drove in a simulator while writing or reading texts.

Language tip

'To be in the driving seat' is an idiom you use when you want to say that someone is in control of a situation.

Cultural tip

According to the website drivers.com, there are more than 50 countries where motorists drive on the left. These include Britain, Japan and Indonesia.