英语小达人每天10分钟 80 Ada's First Bike Ride

[00:00.01]Unit 8 Ada's First Bike Ride 第8单元 艾达第一次骑自行车 [00:04.11]For most people, riding a bike is not much of an adventure. 对大部分人来说，骑自行车并不算是什么冒险活动。 [00:10.12]Most of us learn to ride by the time we are five years old and after that it's as easy as walking. 大多数人都是在五岁左右学骑自行车的，一旦学会就和走路一样容易了。 [00:17.43]But Ada had never learned to ride a bike. 不过艾达因为失明，所以从来没有学过骑自行车。 [00:20.52]Ada was blind. So, when her friend, Brenda offered to teach her to ride when she was 27 years old, Ada jumped at the chance. 当艾达二十七岁时，她朋友布兰达提议要教她骑自行车，艾达便充分把握了这次机会。 [00:31.10]Brenda wheeled her bike to the long driveway. 布兰达把她的自行车推到 [00:34.27]Brenda learned to ride on this driveway when she was six and thought it would be the perfect place for Ada to learn. 她六岁时学会骑车的那条长长的车道上，她觉得这里是艾达学骑自行车最理想的地方。 [00:41.06]When Ada arrived she was smiling but seemed nervous. 艾达来了以后，虽然一脸微笑但似乎有点紧张。 [00:45.38]“Don't worry, Ada, it will be fun.” “But what if fall?” said Ada. “不要担心，艾达，会很好玩的。”“可是万一摔倒怎么办?”艾达说。 [00:51.24]“Then you fall. No big deal. Now come and sit on my bike.” “摔倒就摔倒，没什么大不了的。现在就坐上自行车吧。 [00:56.56]On Ada's first try, she did fall. 艾达第一次试骑果然摔倒了， [00:59.34]The second time she was able to stay up for about three seconds, and on the last time she was riding. 第二次则撑了三秒钟，最后一次就开始骑了， [01:06.53]She was actually riding a bike. Ada was so happy, she almost cried. 她真的会骑自行车了。艾达几乎喜极而泣， [01:13.32]The cool air on her face felt refreshing. She was finally riding a bike. 吹在脸上的凉风也令人精神为之一振。她终于会骑自行车了。”

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