English for Everyday Activities 18-19

18. Walking Somewhere

• Dan walked on the sidewalk人行道.
• Sometimes he stepped over dirt or puddles水坑.
• Once,he tripped绊倒 on a crack裂缝 in the sidewalk.
• At a corner, he stopped at the curb路边 and waited for traffic to pass.
• Then he crossed the street by walking步行 in the crosswalk人行横道.
• Once he took a shortcut捷径 across a parking lot 一个停车场.
• When he could,he ran because he was late.
• He crossed a busy street by using a pedestrain行人 overpass立交桥 人行天桥.

19. Riding a Bicycle

• I put on my helmet头盔.
• I held the handlebars..
• …and swung甩,摆 my leg over the bike.
• I started pedaling踏板 and the bike moved.
• …To go uphill上坡…
• …I shifted into a lower gear齿轮.
• To slow down, I squeezed挤,按下,拉下 the brakes.
• Finally, I got off my bike…
• …and locked it up in a bike rack 在自行车架上(就是户外常见的放置自行车架的装置,可以让车不倒的).