I Want to Ride a Motobike我想骑摩托车

2023-08-22胡杨

中学生英语·阅读与写作 2023年4期

胡杨

One day， Angela is doing her homework. Her mother comes to her room witha book.“Whats this， Mom？”“Its a photo album2， from when I was in school，”Mom said.

Angela looked at the album excitedly.“Is that Aunt Allison on a motorbike？”she asks. “Yes， thats her and that was her motorbike. When not in class， shewould be out all the time by her motorbike，”her mother said. “That is so cool！ ”Angela said.

For a long time， Angela has been thinking about that picture of Aunt Allison.Angela asked her mother if she could call Aunt Allison. She said yes.“Hello， this isAngela. How are you？”“Oh， hi， Angela！ Im fine，”Aunt Allison said.“AuntAllison， you know what？ My mother showed me a photo of you and yourmotorbike！ ”“Oh， she still has those photos.”

Angela said， “Thats cool！ I love motorbikes， but my father thinks Ishouldnt ride them. He said it wasnt for girls. A lot of people say womencant ride motorbikes. It makes me unhappy. Can you teach me， please？”

“You need to first get a license3， Angela. You can only do that when youre16，”Aunt Allison said. “Yes， thats next year. But I want to learn from you.Will you please teach me？”Angela asked.

“Id first have to check4 with your parents...”Aunt Allison said. Angelalooked at her mother， and her mother said yes. “My mother said yes，”Angelasaid. “Why dont I speak to your mother and well see how to talk to yourfather， okay？”Aunt Allison said.“Okay， thank you！ ”Angela said.

The next night， when Angela was playing a game on her computer， herfather came into her room. “I heard you called Aunt Alison？”he asked.“Dad，please. Aunt Alison said shell teach me， so its safe5，”Angela said.“Youknow much about motorbikes， but how much do you know about helmets6？”asked her father. Angela doesnt know anything about helmets.

“Youre first going to have to buy a helmet. You need to be safe，”saidher father. “Does that mean7 Aunt Alison can teach me？”she asked.“Yes，when you go to her home next year， if you still want to learn，”her father said.

“Thank you so much， Dad！ ”she said. Angela was very happy becauseshe could learn riding motorbikes next year.

有一天，安吉拉正在做作业。这时她妈妈拿着一本书来到她的房间。“这是什么，妈妈？”“这是一本相册，是我上学时的。”妈妈说。

安吉拉兴奋地看着相册。“骑摩托车的是艾莉森阿姨吗？”她问。“是的，就是她，那是她的摩托车。不上课的时候，她总是在外面骑着她的摩托车。”妈妈说。“太酷了！”安吉拉说道。

很长一段时间以来，安吉拉一直在想艾莉森阿姨的那张照片。安吉拉问妈妈能不能给艾莉森阿姨打电话，她同意了。“您好，我是安吉拉。您最近好吗？”

“哦，你好，安吉拉！我很好。”艾莉森阿姨说。“艾莉森阿姨，您知道吗？我妈妈给我看了一张您和摩托车的照片！”“哦，她还留着那些照片呢。”

安吉拉说：“太酷了！我喜欢摩托车，但我爸爸认为我不应该骑。他说不适合女生。很多人说女生不能骑摩托車。这让我不开心。您能教我吗？”

“你需要先拿到驾照，安吉拉。你只有在16 岁的时候才能去考。”艾莉森阿姨说。“是的，就是明年。但我想和您学习。您能教我吗？”安吉拉问。

“我得先问问你父母……”艾莉森阿姨说。安吉拉看了看她妈妈，妈妈答应了。“我妈妈同意了。”安吉拉说。“不如我先和你妈妈谈谈，我们再看看怎么和你爸爸说，好吗？”艾莉森阿姨说。“好的，谢谢您！”安吉拉说。

第二天晚上，安吉拉在玩电脑游戏时，爸爸走进了她的房间。“我听说你给艾莉森阿姨打电话了？”他问。“爸爸，求您了，艾莉森阿姨说她会教我，所以会很安全。”安吉拉说。“你对摩托车的了解不少，但你对头盔了解多少呢？”爸爸问。安吉拉对头盔一无所知。

“你首先得买个头盔。你需要确保自身安全。”爸爸说。“这就是说艾莉森阿姨可以教我了，是吗？”她问道。“是的，可以在明年你去她家的时候，如果那时你还想学的话。”她爸爸说。

“谢谢爸爸！”她说。安吉拉非常开心，因为明年她就可以学骑摩托车了。

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