CET-4 Listening Long Conversation: A Radio Interview About Cycling to Work

Conversation One.

對話一。

Welcome back to City Life. My guest today is Sarah Collins.

歡迎回到City Life。今天的來賓是Sarah Collins。

Sarah, you cycle twelve kilometres to work every day. Why?

Sarah，妳每天騎十二公里的單車去上班。為什麼呢？

Honestly? It started because I hated the bus!

老實說？一開始是因為我很討厭搭公車！

It was always late, and it was so crowded.

公車老是誤點，又擠得要命。

So two years ago, I bought a second-hand bike and tried it.

所以兩年前，我買了一台二手單車試試看。

And how was the first week?

那第一週怎麼樣？

Terrible! My legs hurt, and it rained almost every day.

超慘的！腳很痠，而且幾乎天天下雨。

But after a month, I felt fitter and much calmer.

但一個月後，我覺得體力變好，心情也平靜多了。

I even started to arrive at the office earlier than before!

我甚至開始比以前更早到辦公室！

Now you run a club for people who want to start cycling.

現在妳經營一個社團，幫助想開始騎單車的人。

How did that happen?

這是怎麼開始的？

My colleagues kept asking me for advice.

同事們一直來問我意見。

So I started meeting them on Saturday mornings to practise in the park.

所以我開始每個星期六早上和他們約在公園練習。

Now we have over sixty members!

現在我們已經有六十多位成員了！

Most of them are afraid of the traffic at first.

大部分的人一開始都很怕路上的車。

So we teach them safe routes and how to ride in a group.

所以我們教他們安全的路線，還有怎麼結伴騎車。

What's your advice for listeners who want to try it?

對想試試看的聽眾，妳有什麼建議？

Start small. Cycle to work just one day a week.

從小地方開始。每週只騎車上班一天就好。

And find a friend to ride with. It's much more fun.

還有，找個朋友一起騎，會好玩很多。

Sarah Collins, thank you for joining us.

Sarah Collins，謝謝妳來上我們的節目。

Questions eight to eleven are based on the conversation you have just heard.

第8題到第11題根據你剛才聽到的對話。

Question eight. Why did the woman start cycling to work?

第8題。女子為什麼開始騎單車上班？

Question nine. What happened after her first month of cycling?

第9題。騎車一個月後發生了什麼事？

Question ten. What does the woman's club do?

第10題。女子的社團在做什麼？

Question eleven. What advice does the woman give to listeners?

第11題。女子給聽眾什麼建議？