油价上涨导致自行车数量激增

短语讲解：

1. Sales of road bikes in the United States are up 29 percent from just a year ago, according to Leisure Trends Group, a retail tracking firm.

according to (表示依据)根据, 按照
例句：Please stand according to height.
请按高矮次序站好。

2. "But because of higher oil prices, an increased focus on staying fit and healthy, and government doing things to make it easier than ever before to bike, (bikers) have company on the streets."

because of 因为, 由于
例句：It was because of the job that he had taken the flat.
他因为工作的原因租了那套公寓。

3. League president Clark says that's because more cities across the country are adapting to the cycling trend by adding dedicated bike lanes on major roads and installing bike racks on sidewalks.

adapt to变得习惯于…, 使适应于, 能应付…
例句：I adapted quickly to the new climate.
我很快地适应了这种新的气候。

4. "We’re seeing certainly infrastructure on the streets going in - bike lanes, and trails, and cycle tracks - and a lot of European-style infrastructure being tested in the U.S. for the first time in decades," says Clark.

go in开始, 开始工作
例句：What time does the theater go in?
电影院几点开演?
for the first time第一次
例句：They tasted defeat for the first time.
他们第一次体验到失败的滋味。

5. "The heart of why I love bicycling is the fact that I look forward to the end of the day, here comes my commute," says Alex Doty, executive director of the Bicycle Coalition of Philadelphia.

look forward to 期望, 盼望
例句：We look forward to seeing you again.
我们期待着与你再次相见。

6. But you can start out with something for $100, and there you go.

start out启程, 出发; 开始〔着手〕做
例句：He started out on his journey very early in the morning.
他一清早就踏上了旅途。

7. And it doesn’t appear to significantly slow down traffic.

slow down (使)慢下来
例句：You have to slow down your car at the crossing.
在十字路口, 你得放慢速度。

8. That number is expected to grow during the summer months, especially if gas prices continue to rise.

be expected to有望做…；被期待做…
例句：He is expected to get through to the finals.
我们期待他进入决赛。