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.