主播:David | 翩翩音樂:All That I Want今天,我們和大家聊一聊,在美國拿駕照的那些事兒。在中國,getting a driver’s license is sooooo difficult。而在美國,it is quite simple!已滿18歲的人,想要拿駕照的話,分兩步:第一步:To get a driver’s permit(駕駛許可);第二步:To schedule a behind the wheel test(預(yù)約路考)。1.What is the process for getting a driver’s permit? 如何得到駕駛許可?A driver’s permit allows you to drive.有了這個(gè)permit許可之后,就可以得到允許開車了,但是必須有老司機(jī)(an adult that has a driver’s license)陪同。想拿到permit的話,you just need to pass a written test(筆試)。這個(gè)written test和中國的科目一一樣,也是考the rules of the road(交通規(guī)則)。It wasn’t too difficult. 你只需要 read the handbook(參考書),或者take a few practice questions online(在線上刷刷題)。After you get the permit, you can start practicing driving. 拿到駕駛許可就可以練習(xí)開車了。*permit n. 許可*written test筆試*the rules of the road交通規(guī)則*handbook參考書*take a few practice questions online 線上刷題*practice doing sth. 練習(xí)做某事2.How to take the behind the wheel test? 如何參加路考?在美國,去參加路考的話,并不需要報(bào)駕校(driving school)。只要有駕照的人陪你上車練習(xí),一直到你有把握過關(guān)就行。Whenever you are ready you can schedule(預(yù)約) a behind the wheel test.只要你準(zhǔn)備好了,就可以約路考了。而約路考,卻是整個(gè)考駕照過程the most stressful part(最讓人抓狂的部分)。因?yàn)樵诿绹?,需要自己schedule the test。在美國考駕照,要去一個(gè)叫DMV的地方考試。The DMV stands for the department of motor vehicles(機(jī)動(dòng)車駕駛管理處).在美國,開車是必需的,所以駕照考試一般人很多。所以,很多人認(rèn)為,the trip to the DMV is very unpleasant(非常不快),有時(shí)甚至it can be quite stressful sometimes(讓人抓狂)。*behind the wheel test 路考*schedule /?sked?u?l/ v. 預(yù)約*stand for 代表*unpleasant /?n?pleznt/ adj. 使人不愉快的*stressful /?stresfl/ adj. 有壓力的3.Other things about getting a driver's license in the US 關(guān)于美國考駕照,還有這些……1)How many tries do you get for the driving test? 在美國駕照考試有幾次機(jī)會(huì)?For both the written and the behind the wheel test you get three tries.筆試和路考都有3次機(jī)會(huì)。You don’t need to start from the beginning unless you fail all 3 times.沒通過也不用重新再考,除非3次都不及格。*try n. 嘗試*fail v. 考試不及格;未能通過……2)How is it for people under 18? 不滿十八歲的考駕照有區(qū)別嗎?It varies a little between states.在美國,每個(gè)州的規(guī)定也不太一樣。For California people under 18 but over the legal driving age of 16(18歲以下但到了16歲的法定駕駛年齡),想要拿駕照的話,需要參加a driver’s ed(driver’s education),要practice with an instructor(教練),要上at least 6 hours of driving classes(駕駛課),以及要有6 months of practice(練習(xí)),這樣才能take the behind the wheel test。他們拿到的駕照叫作a provisional driver’s license(臨時(shí)駕照)。It changes after they turn 18.*vary /?v?ri/ v. 變化*legal /?li:gl/ adj. 法定的;合法的*instructor /?n?str?kt?r/ n. 教練* provisional /pr??v???nl/ adj. 臨時(shí)的3)What are the differences of getting the driving license between China and the US? 中美考駕照有什么區(qū)別?The process is actually not too complicated in the US. 比起中國考駕照,美國真的好簡單。美國考駕照,有兩次考試,一次是筆試,拿到駕駛許可(written test for driver’s permit),然后找個(gè)老司機(jī)帶自己開車練習(xí),就可以參加路考(take the behind the wheel test), 然后就可以拿證了。中國考駕照,有四次考試,分別是科目一,科目二,科目三和科目四??颇恳皇枪P試(written test),考the rules of the road(交通規(guī)則)??颇慷?,是在訓(xùn)練場里,考一些specific items, 比如倒車入庫,非常嚴(yán)格,很容易就fail??颇咳锹房迹╞ehind the wheel test)??颇克?,也是筆試,跟科目一類似, 熟悉一些road rules。整個(gè)過程,都要去駕校,在教練(instructor)的指導(dǎo)之下練習(xí)。美國考駕照,只有路考behind the wheel test是stressful,而中國考駕照,the whole process(整個(gè)過程) is very stressful。*complicated /?kɑ:mpl?ke?t?d/ adj. 復(fù)雜的*specific /sp??s?f?k/ adj. 特定的*process /?pra:ses/ n. 過程請留言告訴我們:你考駕照的經(jīng)歷是怎樣的?又有哪些趣事呢?
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