中英文本

71.New License
71.初领驾照
When Joey drove the car into the garage he had a smile a mile wide.
当乔伊把车开进车库的时候，他笑得都合不拢嘴。
"I did it!" he shouted. "I got my driver's license!"
"我成功了！"他喊道。"我拿到驾驶执照啦！"
"Congratulations!" his mom said as she dried herself off from washing dishes.
"恭喜你！"妈妈说，她把洗碗的手擦干净。
"Now you won't have to drive me out of my mind by needing to be chauf Teured to so many places!
"现在你就不用因为需要有人开车送你去那么多地方而让我发疯了！
You can even help by dropping off your little brother at soccer practice on Saturday mornings!"
你甚至可以帮上忙了，星期六上午你可以把弟弟捎去踢足球啦！"

"Whoa. I might want to drop by Cal on Saturday."
"哦，星期六我可能要顺道拜访卡尔。"
"Oh, Joey. You know we don't approve of you hanging out with Cal.
"可是乔伊，你知道我们不同意你和卡尔在外面闲荡。
Ever since he dropped out of school he's had so many problems."
自从他退学以来, 他出了那么多问题。"
"Mom. You're the one who always told me I shouldn't drop a friend like a hot potato just because they're having problems.
"妈，是你经常告诉我不要因为朋友有问题就抛弃他们的。
I just want to drop him a line and let him know I'm still there if he needs a friend!
我只是想给他写封短信，让他知道如果他需要朋友我还是他的朋友！
He's just going through a dry spell and I'm sure he'll come out of it!
他刚刚经历了干旱期，我相信他会好起来的！
Besides, even I wanted to drop the class he ran out on!"
再说，他逃的那些课就连我也想逃！"
"I heard it was because he was drinking!" mom replied.
"我听说他逃课是因为喝酒！"妈妈回答说。
"Maybe. But he's all dried out now.
"也许吧。但是他现在戒酒了。
Even he knew that alcohol was driving him into a corner.
就连他也知道酒精会使他走入困境。
He just drank to drive his mother crazy!
他喝得都让他妈妈发了疯！
He had to dry up fast anyhow once he realized how much money he needed to live on his own."
无论如何，一旦他意识到靠自己生活需要多少钱，他就得赶快停止喝酒了。"
"Well okay. But be carefull driving up to his house.
"那好吧，开车去他家时要小心一点儿。
I don't want you to get into any accidents during your first week of driving."
我不希望你第一个星期开车就出事儿。"
"I will, mom. I will!"
"我会小心的，妈，我会的！"

重点讲解

1.drive sb. out of his mind 让某人发疯
例句：You are gonna drive me out of my mind.
你快把我逼疯了。
2.drive up 开车去…，迫使…上去,迫使… 上升
例句：But higher wages drive up the costs of production, leading to higher prices.
但是，提供工资会驱动生产成本的上涨，导致更高的物价。
3.drive sb. crazy 让某人发疯，把某人逼疯
例句：I hate the cute face around me, it'll drive me crazy.
我讨厌周围假惺惺的面孔。快受不了了。
4.driver's license 驾驶执照
例句：Remind me to renew the driver's license. It will lapse next month.
提醒我更换驾驶执照，它下个月就失效了。
5.drop by (或drop in on) 顺道拜访，偶然来访
例句：When men reach the age of 30, their testosterone levels drop by one to two per cent every year.
男子在30岁后，他们睾丸激素水平每年要下降百分之一到百分之二。
6.drop off (让…）下车，从（交通工具）上下 来，把…从车上卸下
例句：But our level of attentiveness tends to drop off over time.
但我们专注的水平随着时间推移而逐渐降低。