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May: Gucci, do you have time this Sunday? I want to drive to the countryside nearby.

Gucci: Oh, you can drive? Of course I’ll go with you. When did you learn how to drive?

May: Just a month ago. I got my driver’s license. Here it is.

Gucci: Super. Did you learn how to drive in a driving school?

May: Yes. And I stayed in the dormitory at the driving school for a whole month.

Gucci: That must be very interesting. Tell me about the life in the driving school.

May: We got up at 6 o’clock every morning, did morning exercise.

Gucci: It’s like in a military school. How was the meal then? Did you have 3 meals all at the school?

May: No, they only offered lunch. We went out for breakfast and supper by ourselves.

Gucci: How many hours did you have for learning everyday?

May: Six hours a day. We learned the laws and regulations all day long at the beginning.

Gucci: That must have been very boring.

May: Yeah, sometimes I really wanted to quit. But fortunately that’s only for the first week of the program. We have practice driving classes for the rest of the program.

Gucci: Were your instructors strict with you? Have you ever been yelled at?

May: Yeah, they were very strict. After all, it is a serious thing, concerning one’s life and safety. I was yelled at several times and I cried. But I think it’s for my benefits.

Gucci: May, I can’t wait to see you drive. Is anyone else going with us this Sunday?

May: Yes, my classmates in training school. We’ve become very good friends after a month of learning in the driving school.

聽看學

阿美: 古奇，這個星期天你有空嗎?我想開車去附近的郊區。

古奇: 哦，你會開車嗎?我當然跟你一起去。你什么時候學的開車?

阿美: 一個月以前。我拿到了駕照，看!

古奇: 棒極了。你是在駕校學的開車嗎?

阿美: 嗯，我在駕校的宿舍里住了一個月。

古奇: 肯定很有趣。說說你在駕校的生活吧。

阿美: 我們每天早上6點起床，做早操。

古奇: 好像是在軍校。他們的伙食怎么樣?你們三餐都在學校吃嗎?

阿美: 不，他們只提供午餐。我們自己出去吃早餐和晚餐。

古奇: 你每天學習多長時間?

阿美: 一天6個小時。開始時，我們整天都在學交通法規。

古奇: 肯定很枯燥吧。

阿美: 嗯，有的時候我真想放棄，但幸運的是只有第一周是這樣。我們后來就上實踐駕駛課了。

古奇: 教練對你很嚴嗎?你被罵了嗎?

阿美: 嗯，他們非常嚴格。畢竟，這是一件很嚴肅的事情，關系到一個人的生命和安全。我被罵了幾次，我都哭了。但是我想這對我是有好處的。

古奇: 阿美，我迫不及待想看你開車了。這周日還有別人跟我們一起去嗎?

阿美: 嗯，還有我在駕校時的同學。在駕校共同學習一個月后，我們都成了好朋友。

經典背誦 Recitation

May: After one month of driver’s learning, I finally get my driver’s license. Going to driving school is very attractive to me. Though the instructors are very strict, and sometimes they even yelled at me, I do think it’s for my own good. On Sunday I’ll drive to the countryside with all of my classmates in training school and Gucci.

生詞小結

military adj. 軍用的

go out 出去

yell at 對……吼叫

concern vt. 涉及

情景練習 Scene practice

仔細閱讀下面五個場景，兩人一組，使用表示征詢的句型，用一用，練一練。

1.If you were May, you want to borrow your roommate’s book. Ask her for permission.

2.If you were Shirley, you want to change your holiday from next week to the week after. What would you say to your boss?

3.If you were Jane, you want to leave the office for a couple of minutes to make a phone call. What would you say to the chief of the office?

4.If you were May, you want to open a window. What would you say to your roommate?

5.If you were Benjamin, you want to buy a bottle of wine. What would you say to get Shirley’s permission?