今日主題：Road safety for cyclists 騎單車人士的道路安全
童鞋們，快來上英聽課了哦~~
凱妃老師&派老師共同推薦：雅思聽力最好的課外教材：BBC
康康精選雅思會考的主題，堅持每天精聽一定會進步的哦!!
建議方法：
1. 先聽兩三遍 (不看文稿)
2. 再一句一句聽寫 (每句都要聽寫數遍，直到寫出85%以上的字)
3. 最後check文稿，看哪聽不出來，單字沒背過，還是發音不熟。
4. 堅持天天聽，就能每天進步哦。
MP3音檔 (按右鍵可下載聽)：喜歡的同學，幫忙推或按讚哦~~
http://static.iyuba.com/sounds/minutes/102.mp3
只有音檔怎夠，聽不懂地方，不用怕，康康幫你準備好中英文稿了：
中英文稿：
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com. My name is Jennifer and I’m joined in the studio by Neil.
大家好，歡迎來到BBC 6分鐘英語。我是 Jennifer，和我在工作室的是Neil。
Hello. In this programme, we look at a story in the news and teach you some new vocabulary and expressions along the way.
大家好。在這期的節目裡，我們看一個新聞故事，同時教給大家一些新的詞彙和表達短語。
In this episode, we’re going to be talking about cycling and how to keep safe on the road. Do you cycle, Neil?
這期節目，我們要討論的話題是騎車和如何在道路上保持安全。你騎單車嗎，Neil？
Yes I do. I use my bike to commute, or travel to work. It’s quite a long journey, but it’s much cheaper than taking the Tube or the train. What about you, Jen?
騎車。我上下班或外出工作都會騎自行車。這是一段很長的路程，不過這要比坐地鐵或火車便宜多了。你呢，Jen？
Well, I’ve just bought a folding bike – that’s a bike that you can take apart, fold up and carry if you don’t want to ride it. For me, it’s a good way to get fit.
額，我剛買了一台折疊車--就是那種如果你不想騎它就可以拆開，折疊，攜帶的自行車。對我來講，這是個健身的好方法。
A folding bike is very handy. But they are very expensive.
折疊式自行車是非常方便的。但是非常貴。
You can hire bicycles for short journeys in London. It leads me on to today’s question.
在倫敦短途你可以租自行車的。這也說到今天的問題。
OK, what is it?
好吧，是什麼呢？
A record number of bikes were hired on one day during the London Olympic Games in 2012. But how many times were bikes borrowed on this day? Was it: a) 15,000 b) 31,000 c) 47,000
在2012年倫敦奧運會期間一天出租自行車的記錄的數量。在這一天自行車出租的次數是多少呢？a） 15,000 b) 31,000 c) 47,000
Well, those are all very high numbers, but I’m going to guess c) 47,000.
啊，這幾個數字都很高，不過我選c) 47,000。
We’ll find out if you’re right at the end of the programme. So, let’s go back to our story about cycling. We’ve said that the advantages are that it is a good way to get fit and a cheap way to travel. But, are there any disadvantages?
在節目最後讓我們看看你是否是正確的。讓我們再次回到騎單車的話題。我們剛才已經說了，騎單車的優點是它是健身的好方法和一種廉價的旅行方式。但是有沒有缺點呢？
I suppose that it can be a dangerous way to travel if you’re cycling in a city centre, especially in heavy traffic. Heavy traffic means lots of cars or other vehicles on the road.
我認為這是一個危險的旅行方式如果你是在市中心騎車，尤其是在交通擁擠的時候。交通擁擠意味著路上有大量的汽車和其他車輛。
Many cyclists now wear helmet cameras – a device attached to their cycling helmet – so that they can film people who drive dangerously.
很多騎車的人現在會戴頭盔攝像頭--是一個附加到頭盔上的設備--這樣他們就可以拍攝到危險駕駛的人。
Listen to this clip of London cyclist Ben Porter. Why did he start using a helmet camera?
讓我們聽一下倫敦騎單車的人 Ben Porter的剪輯。為什麼他要開始用頭盔攝像頭？
I first got the camera because I’d had trouble convincing friends and family of what actually happened on the roads, and I’d thought that having a camera and footage would be a good way of explaining what it’s like to be a cyclist on the road. I always saw it as some form of insurance and it did feel like, as a cyclist, I didn’t have as much behind me as, say, a car driver with an insurance company.
我第一次使用相機是因為我難以說服朋友和家人在道路上到底發生了什麼，我認為有一台照相機和鏡頭是一個可以解釋一個人在路上是怎麼騎車子的好辦法。我一直 認為這是某種形式的保險,而且它確實讓人這麼覺得,一個騎自行車人,我不像和我身後的，我說的有保險的汽車司機那麼有錢。
So, that was cyclist Ben Porter. He said he thought that having a camera and footage would be a good way to explain what it’s like to be a cyclist on the road.
所以，這就是騎自行車的人Ben Porter。他說他認為有一台照相機和鏡頭是一個可以解釋一個人在路上是怎麼騎車子的好辦法。
Footage is what a video camera records. When the camera is attached to your head, the footage shows the journey from your point of view.
錄影就是視頻攝像機的記錄。當攝像機連接到頭上時，它就會從你的角度來記錄行程。
Ben Porter gave another reason why he started to use the camera. Did you hear what it was?
Ben Porter也給出了他為什麼開始使用攝像頭的另一個原因。你聽到是什麼了嗎？
He said it was a form of insurance. That means it gives the cyclist a form of protection.
他說那是一種保險形式。那就是說它給了騎自行車的人一種保護的形式。
Let’s hear that clip of Ben again. Listen this time for the words ‘footage’ and ‘insurance’.
讓我們再聽一遍 Ben的剪輯。這次讓我們聽一下單詞“footage” and “insurance”。
I first got the camera because I’d had trouble convincing friends and family of what actually happened on the roads, and I’d thought that having a camera and footage would be a good way of explaining what it’s like to be a cyclist on the road. I always saw it as some form of insurance and it did feel like, as a cyclist, I didn’t have as much behind me as, say, a car driver with an insurance company.
我第一次使用相機是因為我難以說服朋友和家人在道路上到底發生了什麼，我認為有一台照相機和鏡頭是一個可以解釋一個人在路上是怎麼騎車子的好辦法。我一直 認為這是某種形式的保險,而且它確實讓人這麼覺得,一個騎自行車人,我不像和我身後的，我說的有保險的汽車司機那麼有錢。
So, Ben got the camera so that he could show what it’s like to be a cyclist on the road, and also to protect himself from blame if there was an accident.
因此Ben用攝像機一邊他能給別人解釋在路上騎自行車是什麼養的，同事也是保護他自己免受責備如果發生意外的話。
Having a camera can give you peace of mind – it can make you feel safer in terms of the law – but it can’t stop you from being hit by a car. How do you think cyclists could be safer, Neil?
擁有一台攝像機可以給你內心的和平--它可以讓你覺得在法律方面更安心--但是它不能防止你被後面的車撞到。Neil，你覺得騎自行車的怎樣才能更安全呢？
I think that both cyclists and drivers need to pay attention to The Highway Code. The Highway Code is a list of rules that drivers and cyclists must obey – or do. How do you think cyclists could be safer?
我覺得是騎自行車的人和開車的司機們都要注意 The Highway Code（編者譯：英國高速公路規則）。高速公路規則是一系列的司機和騎自行車的人必須遵守的--或者說做的規則。你覺得騎自行車的人怎樣才能夠更安全？
I think it’s important to be visible – for other road users to know you’re there.Many people wear fluorescent clothing which is very bright and reflective…
我認為可見很重要--讓在其他道路上的人知道你在那裡。很多人穿螢光衣--非常明亮，反光很好...
And don’t forget – a helmet could save your life!
並且不要忘記--一個頭盔可以挽救你的生命!
Time now to get the answer to the quiz. I asked how many bicycles were borrowed on one day in London during the 2012 Olympics. Was it: a) 15,000 b) 31,000 c) 47,000
到揭曉謎底的時候了。我剛才問的是在2012年倫敦奧運會期間自行車被接觸的數量是多少？a) 15,000 b) 31,000 c) 47,000
And I guessed c) 47,000.
我猜是c) 47,000。
And you were right!
你猜對了！
Aha!
啊哈！
On that day alone, bikes were hired 47,105 times.
僅僅在那一天，自行車租借次數是47,105次。
Well, that is a lot of cycling. There must have been lots of tired people in London that day.
啊，那是很多的自行車。那天的倫敦肯定有很多疲勞的人們。
I’m sure! Do join us again for another edition of 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. Bye!
肯定的啊！一定要再次加入我們BBC6分鐘英語。( kiki 表情符號 )/~~拜拜！
Bye!
拜拜！
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