美語(yǔ)咖啡屋Biker Culture
Y: 個(gè)位聽眾好，我是楊陳。歡迎大家到美語(yǔ)咖啡屋。
J: Hello and welcome to American Cafe! My name's Jody. On a previous show we talked about Bike Week, a long vacation in Florida for people who love motorcycles.
Y: 沒錯(cuò)，我們?cè)?jīng)介紹過Bike Week就是摩托愛好者的一次大聚會(huì)。
J: Exactly. And people come from all over the world to come to Bike Week.
Y: 對(duì)，參加的人來自世界各地。他們的活動(dòng)豐富多彩。哎，Jody，我覺得這些人已經(jīng)形成了特殊的摩托車文化，你說對(duì)不對(duì)。
J: Oh, exactly. There was way too much to cover in only five minutes. So, we're back with our friends Gino and Terry, bikers and motorcycle salesman, to learn more about the traditions of the biker culture.
實(shí)錄1 Gino: I've been riding for 32 years. Uh I've been in the bike business for about 20 years ... me and my and partner Terry. It's been something I've always enjoyed.
Y: Gino說他玩摩托車的歷史已經(jīng)有32年了，然后他和Terry開業(yè)賣摩托車也已經(jīng)有20年了。
J: Yeah, we talked in the store that he and Terry owned. The store was full of motorcycle gear.
Y: 你說的motorcycle gear，是不是摩托車用品？
J: Right, clothing and helmets, and of course the motorcycles. And Gino described a typical biker. Yang Chen, we should tell everyone that in English "biker," B-I-KE-R", only refers to someone who rides a motorcycle.
Y: 我會(huì)騎自行車，我算不算biker？
J: Oh, no, I don't think that counts, Yang Chen.
Y: 我好傷心。
J: Try again next time. Here is Gino to tell us more about the biker culture.
實(shí)錄2 Gino: They're basically just nice people. They're down-to-earth, hardworking... they'll do anything for anybody.
Y: Gino說的down-to-earth我們可解釋為很實(shí)在，很樸實(shí)，對(duì)不對(duì)？
J: 對(duì)了。
Y: 我聽說這些摩托車愛好者之間有很多雖然不是明文規(guī)定，但是大家都要遵守的規(guī)則，是嗎？
J: Exactly. Bikers live by an unwritten code of ethics. You know, they stick together and are very loyal to their friends, family and fellow bikers, even if they don't know them.
Y: 我想這就是為什么人們喜歡聚在一起，因?yàn)樗麄兛梢哉业接泄餐瑦酆?，可以信任的人?/p>
J: That's such a good point. That's why people join communities like the bikers -- to find that loyalty. Again here is Gino.
實(shí)錄3 Gino: We all feel akin to each other. You know you see someone broken down on the side of the road there's a biker you always stop to help (th)'em. And traditionally when you see bikers, bikers always wave to each whether you know each other or not just to say hi.
Y:真沒想到他們這么團(tuán)結(jié)，比如Gino剛才提到如果他們看到別人的摩托車壞了一定要停下來幫忙。還有呢，如果在高速公路上大家一定要互相招手致意。
J: OK, Yang Chen, I'm going to give you a quick motorcycle quiz.
Y: 你要考我，好啊。
J: What do you think it means when a biker pats the top of his or her helmet?
Y: 如果一個(gè)騎摩托車的人拍一拍頭盔是什么意思。讓我想想。
J: 好。What do you think?
Y: 我知道了。一定是他在提醒對(duì)面那個(gè)騎摩托車的人前面有一個(gè)賣冰激淋的店！
J: Ice cream shop? No, no, no. But I know where you mind is. What it means is to slow down if you are speeding because there is policeman up ahead.
Y: 真的？可見他們騎摩托車經(jīng)常超速。
J: I don't know. But just in case. Just in case they are speeding. OK, here is another question, Yang Chen. What motorcycle do you think bikers most love to ride?
Y: 這個(gè)我知道，一定是本田。
J:No, no, wrong answer. You failed the motorcycle quiz.
Y: 啊， 我又錯(cuò)了？
J: It's the Harley Davidson, a bike named after the two Americans who invented it. Let's introduce Terry, Gino's business partner, as he shows us his pride and joy.
Terry: It's a 2003 Harley Davidson Fatboy.
Y: Wow!
J: Yeah. Wow.
Y: 其實(shí)我根本不知道2003年Harley Davidson Fatboy是什么。聽起來象一種漢堡包。
J: It does sound like a hamburger. But here is Terry to tell us what it really is.
實(shí)錄4 Terry and Jody:
Terry: It's the oldest American bike in existence.
Jody: What's it like to ride it?
Terry: It's more fun that you could ever imagine.
Jody: I think so.
Terry: You have to ride one. You ride one and you'll know what it's like.
(Enter music ZZ Top "La Grange")
Y: Terry說的沒錯(cuò)。你要想知道騎摩托車的滋味，就必須親身體驗(yàn)一下。好，我們今天的時(shí)間到了，謝謝大家收聽美語(yǔ)咖啡屋，我們下次再見。
J: See you next time on American Cafe.
