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? Pre-reading Questions 课前阅读问题
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1. 1。
? Which means of transport do you prefer in daily life? 在日常生活中你更喜欢哪种交通工具?
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? What are the greenest ways to travel? 什么是最环保的旅行方式?
? Bus Chick's Manifesto 总线小鸡的宣言
? When I was in the third grade, I started riding the Metro bus alone. 当我上三年级的时候，我开始独自乘坐地铁。
? At first, I was only allowed to ride to school, but eventually my parents extended the privilege to include my favorite childhood haunts: ①Grandma's apartment, Pike Place Market and, in the summer, Seattle Center.
起初,我只被允许骑车上学,但最终我父母扩展的特权包括我最喜欢的童年:①奶奶的公寓,派克市场,在夏天,西雅图中心。
? Back then, the bus symbolized independence. 那时，公共汽车象征着独立。
? It gave me a power rare among my eight-year-old peers: the ability to get around the city without the assistance of an adult.②
它给了我一个罕见的在我八岁的同龄人:能够绕过这座城市没有一个成年人的援助。②
? By the time I turned 16, a new power beckoned: a form of transportation that was available on demand and did not require an umbrella or an extra pair of gloves.
当我16岁的时候，一种新的力量正在召唤:一种可以按需提供的交通工具，不需要一把雨伞或额外的手套。
? ③Like most young Americans, I believed the auto industry's propaganda that a car was necessary for my transition to adulthood.
③像大多数年轻人一样,我认为汽车产业的宣传,一辆车是必要的为我过渡到成年。
? ④For the next ten years — except for a short time in college, when I found myself unable to afford a vehicle of my own —I left the bus behind.
④在接下来的十年,除了短时间在大学,当我发现自己负担不起一辆我自己的我留下总线。
? But then I accepted a job at a software company based 15 miles outside the city. 但后来我接受了一家软件公司的工作，这家公司位于离城市15英里的地方。
? ⑤ During my commutes, I became more aware of the negative impact of car culture: pollution, sprawl, isolation and fatalities.
⑤在我上下班,我越来越意识到汽车文化的负面影响:污染、扩张、隔离和死亡。
? I began to question my right to subject my beloved city to the impact of my choices. 我开始质疑我的权利，让我的城市受到我的选择的影响。
? ⑥So I returned to my roots and began riding the bus to work. ⑥我回到根,开始乘坐公共汽车去上班。
? Eventually, I was using my car so rarely that I decided to try living without one. 最后，我很少使用我的车，所以我决定试着没有车的生活。
? I sold my lovely silver coupe in March 2003 and have used the bus as my primary means of transport ever since.⑦
我卖掉了我可爱的银色轿车2003年3月,总线作为我的主要运输工具。⑦
? Riding the bus isn't always fun. 乘公共汽车并不总是有趣的。
? I don't like riding it on rainy days, when the floor is slippery and the windows are so fogged- up that you can't see your stop.
我不喜欢在雨天骑车，因为地面很滑，窗户都是雾气蒙蒙的，你看不见你的停车。
? ⑧I don't like standing when the bus crowded. ⑧我不喜欢站在公车拥挤。
? I don't like drivers who ride the brakes. 我不喜欢踩刹车的司机。
? ⑨I don't like practical hairstyles or sensible shoes. ⑨我不喜欢实用的发型或明智的鞋子。
? Despite these occasional inconveniences, I will never go back to driving, because what I believe is this: 尽管偶尔会有不便，但我不会再回去开车了，因为我相信:
? I believe in sitting next to my neighbors, in saying \我相信坐在邻居旁边，说“你今天过得怎么样?”“天气不错，不是吗?”
? I believe in feeling the sun on my skin, in breathing fresh air and moving my body. 我相信在我的皮肤上感受阳光，呼吸新鲜的空气，移动我的身体。
? I believe in eavesdropping. 我相信窃听。
? I believe in novels you can't put down. 我相信小说你不能放下。
? I believe in business people and teenage lovers, middle-aged gossips and giggling toddlers. 我相信商界人士和青少年爱好者，中年的流言蜚语和咯咯傻笑的孩子。
? I believe in watching and listening. 我相信观察和倾听。
? I believe in naps. 我相信小睡。
? I believe in the camaraderie that develops among riders late at night, when the smooth-voiced driver plays jazz loud enough for everyone to enjoy.
我相信在深夜的骑士们之间的友情，当那个声音清亮的司机把爵士乐演奏得足够响亮，让每个人都能欣赏。
? I believe in clean air, in keeping cities populous and vibrant, and in protecting our remaining farmland and forests.
我相信清洁的空气，使城市人口稠密，生机勃勃，保护我们剩余的农田和森林。
? I believe in the beauty of Puget Sound and the majesty of Mount Rainier. 我相信普吉特的美丽和雷尼尔山的雄伟。
? I believe that human life is sacred, that the world's resources should be shared and that every choice matters.⑩
我相信,人类的生命是神圣的,世界的资源应该共享,每个选择都很重要。⑩
? I believe that change is possible — if all of us ride. 我相信改变是有可能的——如果我们都骑的话。