Lesson 36
第三十六课
Clean Cars?
无污染的小汽车？
Dear Li Ming,
亲爱的李明，
This week in school, we discussed transportation.
这个星期在学校里，我们讨论了交通工具。
We learned about trains, planes, bicycles, cars and rockets.
我们学习了火车，飞机，自行车，小汽车和火箭。
The teacher asked us to think about the future of transportation.
老师让我们想一想未来的交通工具。
What types of transportation will people use a hundred years from now on?
一百年之后的人们将会使用何种交通工具呢？
We had to think of an invention and present it to the class.
我们要想出一种发明，并把它介绍给全班同学。
Today Danny gave his presentation.
今天丹尼做了他的陈述。
He put on an old backpack.
他背上了一个旧背包。
He called it "Flying Donuts".
他管它叫“甜甜圈飞行器”。
He got on a chair and jumped down.
他上了一把椅子并跳了下来。
Then he said, "Did you see me?
然后他说，“你们看见我了吗？
I flew!" We all laughed.
我飞了！”我们全都笑了。
I would like to invent a clean car,
我想发明一台无污染的小汽车，
but I don't know how.
但我不知道怎么做。
Do you have any ideas?
你有什么好主意吗？
Jenny
珍妮
Dear Jenny,
亲爱的珍妮，
That sounds like a fun project!
这听起来是一个很有趣的课题！
You're right about cars.
关于小汽车的事情你说得对。
They are very bad for our environment.
它们对环境很不好。
People should walk or ride bicycles more often.
人们应该更常步行或者骑自行车。
That way, our air would be a lot cleaner.
那样的话，我们的空气就会更干净。
You can go far on a bike.
你可以骑自行车走得很远。
Today I rode across the city.
今天我骑车穿过了城市。
I pedalled for more than an hour!
我骑了一个多小时！
Oops!
哎呦！
I haven't answered your question yet.
我还没有有回答你的问题。
You can't pedal a car!
你不能骑着一辆小汽车。
Have you thought of a new fuel for cars?
你想到一种新型的汽车燃料了吗？
In the future, cars will probably use water or sun energy to power them.
在未来，小汽车也许会使用水或者太阳能作为动力。
I hope your presentation goes well.
我希望你的发明介绍进展顺利。
Li Ming
李明
