Lesson93 Getting ready for the 'Old Crocks'Race.

第93課 準備好參加老式汽車賽

Gretel is always surprised when she sees an old car in England--

格萊托在倫敦看到老式汽車總感到很驚奇--

which is quite often.

她常能見到.

She is impressed by the way the English seem to love old things and take care of them.

給她印象很深的是英國人看來喜歡并愛護老式的東西.

Last week the Clarks were invited to a friend's house and Gretel went with them.

上星期克拉克一家應邀到朋友家去做客,格萊托一同前往.

Mr Clark's friend,Jack Hume,has a very old and very valuable veteran car.

克拉克先生的朋友杰克.休姆有輛很舊但很值錢的老式車.

It's a 6 h.p.1903 De Dion-Bouton.

這是一輛1903造、6馬力的De Dion-Bouton牌車.

Jack spends a lot of time looking after it.

杰克花很多時間照料這輛車.

He's more interested in that old car than he is in me,his wife complains.

他妻子抱怨說:他對這輛舊車比對我都有興趣.

Jack is very proud of his veteran car and always shows it to visitors.

杰克對他的老式車甚為自豪,經(jīng)常把它給客人們看.

It has to be kept in its own garage,Jack explained.

它必須放在專用的'車庫里,杰克解釋道,

I take it out quite often but it has to be driven very carefully.

我常把它開出去,但必須謹慎駕駛.

If it gets wet,it has to be cleaned and polished immediately.

如果弄濕了得立即刷洗擦亮.

That takes a few hours.

這要花上幾小時.

I'm getting the car ready for the London to Brighton race now.

現(xiàn)在我正為參加從倫敦開到布萊頓的比賽作準備.

Jack saw that Gretel hadn't understood,so he explained.

杰克發(fā)覺格萊托還沒聽懂,便解釋說:

This race is held once a year.

這種比賽每年舉行一次

It's often referred to as the 'Old Crocks'Race.

被稱為'老式汽車大賽'.

It's for old cars like mine.

這是為像我那樣的老式汽車舉辦的.

My wife and I always find it an exciting race.

我和我太太一向感到這類比賽令人激動.

Speak for yourself,Mrs Hume said.

你才那么想呢!休姆太太說,

It's very uncomfortable and we usually get soaking wet.

此賽讓人感到不舒服.我們常常弄得汗流浹背.

Give me my Mini any day!

還是讓我開那輛微型車吧.