实战口语情景对话 第389期:Teen Driving 青少年开车

Mark: Hey, Mike, what age do you have to be in Canada to drive?
马克：嘿，迈克，加拿大的法定驾驶年龄是多少岁？

Mike: Well, it used to be 16, but it recently got pushed up to 18, now again each province controls its driving and the age limits, but in my province in Ontario the age limit went from 16 to 18.
迈克：以前是16岁，不过最近驾驶年龄上调至18岁，各个州有自己的驾驶年龄和年龄限制，我的家乡安大略省的年龄限制是16岁至18岁。

Mark: And how did you feel about that? Do you think that's a good thing that you have to be 18 instead of 16?
马克：那你是怎么想的？你认为将年龄从16岁上调至18岁是件好事吗？

Mike: Yeah, I tend, I think, I think it should be 18 or even 20 before you're allowed to drive.
迈克：嗯，我认为驾驶年龄应该是18岁或者是20岁。

Mark: Really! What do you think about someone who is 17, and so they've been driving for one year and then the law changes and becomes 18 as the minimum age, do you think that person who has been driving should lose their license for one more year?
马克：真的吗？那比如有些人现在17岁，他们已经开了一年的车，可是现在法律将驾驶年龄上调至18岁，那你认为这些人的驾照应该被取消一年吗？

Mike: Well, no, and I think generally, well, that happened in Ontario, of course that situation would have arisen. What happens then is generally laws are made so that the people who have been driving are then put into a system where they can still drive but they're under a probation system until 18, which is still the case, but
迈克：嗯，不应该，不过像这类事情现在在安大略省很常见。一般来说，按照法律规定，这些已经开始驾驶的人群适用于一种观护制度，保证他们在18岁以前仍可以开车，不过……

Mark: I see. So why do you think you should wait until you are 18 or 20 to be able to drive?
马克：我明白了。那为什么你认为驾驶年龄应该在18岁或者20岁呢？

Mike: Maturity.
迈克：因为是成年人了。

Mark: You don't think at 16 you're mature enough?
马克：你认为16岁还不够成熟吗？

Mike: No. No. Because I think at 18 you're more adult, you're more responsible, just like you're not tried in the legal system as an adult until you are 18 years old. I think that it should be the same for driving because I don't think you're fully mature.
迈克：不，不是。因为我觉得18岁时会更成熟，更有责任感，因为满18岁后才会像成年人一样受法律制度的限制。我认为驾驶也应该这样，因为那时你已经完全成熟了。

Mark: Yeah, I don't know if I agree because I feel like, I drove when I was 16.
马克：嗯，我说不好我是不是同意，因为我16岁的时候已经开车了。

Mike: So did I.
迈克：我也是。

Mark: Yeah, and I felt mature enough. In fact, I know my father, when he was young, he actually began driving at about 12. When he was about 12 years old, he lived in the countryside and it was OK for him to drive at 12.
马克：而且我觉得那时我已经够成熟了。事实上，我知道我爸爸其实12岁左右就开始开车了。他12岁的时候住在乡村，所以他在12岁的时候开车是没问题的。

Mike: Well, and I can understand that because way back when there was a lot less traffic and there was a lot less, there was a lot less people on the road. I think that today, because of that, because traffic was a lot a worse, its a better idea to have, you know, to make sure the drivers is prepared and mature and understands that, what to do in case something goes wrong.
迈克：嗯，这我可以理解，因为那个年代交通流量很少，而且路上的人也很少。我想因为现在的交通状况比以前糟糕的多，所以确保司机做好准备、更成熟、能完全理解这一情况很重要，以防止出现问题。

Mark: OK, fair enough, but how do you know that, that someone at 18, who has never driven is any more prepared than someone who's 16?
马克：这倒是说得过去，不过你怎么知道那些18岁却从来没开过车的人比16岁的人准备更充分呢？

Mike: Well, you don't, but generally if somebody's older and more mature then they're gonna be a little bit wiser. I mean, I think, you know. They're just gonna make better decisions. I think so. That's just my opinion, but.
迈克：这没办法知道，不过一般来说，如果一个人年龄更大，那他就会更成熟，也会更明智。我是说，我认为，他们会做出更明智的决定。我是这么认为的，这只是我个人的观点。

Mark: OK. Sounds good.
马克：好，听起来不错。