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It is usually agreed that a German, Carl Benz, built the first motor car in 1885.
人们普遍认为第一辆汽车是由卡尔·奔驰在1885年设计建造的 。
It was actually a tricycle with a petrol motor at the rear.
它其实是一辆后面载着汽油发动机的三轮车 。
Soon, members of the Royal family and other wealthy people took up motoring as a sport.
很快,开这种汽车成为了皇室成员以及其他一些富人的体育运动 。
Many of the early cars had 2 seats.
早期的汽车只有两个座位 。
There were no petrol pumps and few garages, so every driver had to be his own engineer for the frequent breakdowns.
当时没有加油泵,汽车修理厂也很少,而汽车故障频发,因此司机只能做自己的修理工了 。
By 1905, cars began to look like cars of today, with headlamps, windscreen, rubber tyres and number plates.
到1905年,汽车的外形开始朝今天的汽车外形进化,有了车头灯、挡风镜、橡胶轮胎和车牌号 。
Henry Ford's "Model T",introduced in America in 1909, was cheaper because it was made on the assembly line.
1909年引入美国的福特T型车价格相对较低,因为他的车是在生产线上产出的 。
It brought cars closer towards the reach of "ordinary people".
这拉近了普通人与汽车之间的距离 。
With the popularity of the car, registration became a must in 1903 with the Motor Car Act.
随着车辆的流行,1903年出台的《汽车管理法令》规定购车必须注册 。
Competency tests were introduced in 1935.
1935年驾驶能力测试也被引入该法令 。
Today, the legal driving age for a car in the UK is seventeen.
英国现在的最低合法驾车年龄是17岁 。
You are not allowed to drive a car unsupervised until you have passed a driving test.
在通过驾驶能力测试之前不能开车,除非在有人监督的情况下 。
In 1958, Britain celebrated the opening of its first motorway—the Preston bypass.
英国1985年庆祝了其第一条高速公路的开通,也就是如今的普雷斯顿路段 。
Until then, no one really understood what a motorway was, not even the labourers who were building it.
当时,没有人知道高速公路是什么,包括建造这段公路的工人们 。
The bypass hailed a new era in motor travel and was greeted with excitement and optimism.
普勒斯顿高速路开启了汽车旅行的新时代,人们对它的开通充满了激动之情和乐观的憧憬 。
Service stations came with the motorway and the legend of the transport cafe was born.
服务站随之而来,货运餐馆的传奇就这样诞生了 。
Of course, the service station has diversified greatly.
当然,服务站各有不同 。
But whether it's an English cooked breakfast or a coffee and sandwich, one thing has remained the same: the prices.
但无论是英式早餐还是咖啡三明治,有一样东西是一样的,那就是价格 。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据刚刚听到的内容回答22-25题 。
Question 22. What does the speaker say about the first motor car?
问题22:关于第一辆汽车说话者介绍了什么?
Question 23. What was the problem with the early cars in Britain?
问题23:英国早期的汽车有什么问题?
Question 24. Why did Henry Ford's "Model T" cars cost less?
问题24:福特T型车为什么价格相对较低?
Question 25. What do we learn about the Preston bypass?
问题25:关于普勒斯顿高速路我们知道了什么?
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