英語小達人每天10分鐘 80 Ada's First Bike Ride
第8單元 艾達第一次騎自行車
For most people, riding a bike is not much of anadventure. Most of us learn to ride by the time we are five years old and after that it's as easy as walking. But Ada had never learned to ride a bike. 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.
對大部分人來說，騎自行車并不算是什么冒險活動。大多數人都是在五歲左右學騎自行車的，一旦學會就和走路一樣容易了。不過艾達因為失明，所以從來沒有學過騎自行車。當艾達二十七歲時，她朋友布蘭達提議要教她騎自行車，艾達便充分把握了這次機會。
Brenda wheeled her bike to the long driveway. Brenda learned to ride on this driveway when she was six and thought it would be the perfect place for Ada to learn.
布蘭達把她的自行車推到她六歲時學會騎車的那條長長的車道上，她覺得這里是艾達學騎自行車最理想的地方。
When Ada arrived she was smiling but seemed nervous. “Don't worry, Ada, it will be fun.” “But what if fall?” said Ada. “Then you fall. No big deal. Now come and sit on my bike.”
艾達來了以后，雖然一臉微笑但似乎有點緊張。“不要擔心，艾達，會很好玩的。”“可是萬一摔倒怎么辦?”艾達說。“摔倒就摔倒，沒什么大不了的?，F(xiàn)在就坐上自行車吧。
On Ada's first try, she did fall. The second time she was able to stay up for about three seconds, and on the last time she was riding. She was actually riding a bike. Ada was so happy, she almost cried. The cool air on her face felt refreshing. She was finally riding a bike.
艾達第一次試騎果然摔倒了，第二次則撐了三秒鐘，最后一次就開始騎了，她真的會騎自行車了。艾達幾乎喜極而泣，吹在臉上的涼風也令人精神為之一振。她終于會騎自行車了。”
