[00:03.72]第93课  准备好参加老式汽车赛
[00:07.44]Gretel is always surprised when she sees an old car in England--
[00:10.24]格莱托在伦敦看到老式汽车总感到很惊奇--
[00:13.04]which is quite often.
[00:14.43]她常能见到.
[00:15.83]She is impressed by the way the English seem to love old things and take care of them.
[00:18.89]给她印象很深的是英国人看来喜欢并爱护老式的东西.
[00:21.94]Last week the Clarks were invited to a friend's house and Gretel went with them.
[00:25.89]上星期克拉克一家应邀到朋友家去做客,格莱托一同前往.
[00:29.83]Mr Clark's friend,Jack Hume,has a very old and very valuable veteran car.
[00:33.74]克拉克先生的朋友杰克.休姆有辆很旧但很值钱的老式车.
[00:37.64]It's a 6 h.p.1903 De Dion-Bouton.
[00:40.29]这是一辆1903造、6马力的De Dion-Bouton牌车.
[00:42.95]Jack spends a lot of time looking after it.
[00:45.00]杰克花很多时间照料这辆车.
[00:47.05]"He's more interested in that old car than he is in me,"his wife complains.
[00:50.04]他妻子抱怨说:"他对这辆旧车比对我都有兴趣."
[00:53.03]Jack is very proud of his veteran car and always shows it to visitors."
[00:55.92]杰克对他的老式车甚为自豪,经常把它给客人们看.
[00:58.80]It has to be kept in its own garage,"Jack explained.
[01:01.14]"它必须放在专用的车库里,"杰克解释道,
[01:03.48]"I take it out quite often but it has to be driven very carefully.
[01:06.52]"我常把它开出去,但必须谨慎驾驶.
[01:09.56]If it gets wet,it has to be cleaned and polished immediately.
[01:12.36]如果弄湿了得立即刷洗擦亮.
[01:15.15]That takes a few hours.
[01:16.81]这要花上几小时.
[01:18.47]I'm getting the car ready for the London to Brighton race now."
[01:21.67]现在我正为参加从伦敦开到布莱顿的比赛作准备."
[01:24.87]Jack saw that Gretel hadn't understood,so he explained.
[01:27.37]杰克发觉格莱托还没听懂,便解释说:
[01:29.86]"This race is held once a year.
[01:31.76]"这种比赛每年举行一次
[01:33.65]It's often referred to as the 'Old Crocks'Race".
[01:36.14]被称为'老式汽车大赛'.
[01:38.64]It's for old cars like mine.
[01:40.44]这是为像我那样的老式汽车举办的.
[01:42.24]My wife and I always find it an exciting race."
[01:44.59]我和我太太一向感到这类比赛令人激动."
[01:46.95]"Speak for yourself,"Mrs Hume said.
[01:49.00]"你才那么想呢!"休姆太太说,
[01:51.05]"It's very uncomfortable and we usually get soaking wet.
[01:53.89]"此赛让人感到不舒服.我们常常弄得汗流浃背.
[01:56.74]Give me my Mini any day!"
[01:58.64]还是让我开那辆微型车吧."