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今天我们聊聊开车

Jīntiān wǒmen liáoliáo kāichē

Today we are going to talk about driving

我是2017年学的车

Wǒ shì èr líng yī qī nián xué de chē

I learned to drive in 2017

我学习考试一直都很厉害

Wǒ xuéxí kǎoshì yìzhí dōu hěn lìhai

I've always been really good at learning and taking exams

一个月拿下驾照

Yī gè yuè náxià jiàzhào

So I got my driver's license in one month

可是八年多了，没有开过车

Kěshì bā nián duō le, méiyǒu kāiguò chē

But for more than eight years, I haven't driven a car

主要是我老公开车

Zhǔyào shì wǒ lǎogōng kāichē

Mainly because my husband drives

所以我也就不需要开车

Suǒyǐ wǒ yě jiù bù xūyào kāichē

So I don't need to drive

再说我也比较害怕

Zàishuō wǒ yě bǐjiào hàipà

Besides, I'm also quite scared of driving

我家里是一辆七座车

Wǒ jiālǐ shì yī liàng qī zuò chē

We have a seven-seater car for our family

比较大，所以停车也叫我担心

Bǐjiào dà, suǒyǐ tíngchē yě jiào wǒ dānxīn

It's quite big, so parking also makes me worried

我们大学毕业后

Wǒmen dàxué bìyè hòu

After we graduated from university

我在一家二手车公司工作

Wǒ zài yī jiā èrshǒuchē gōngsī gōngzuò

I worked at a used car company

它的模式就是复制美国的carmax

Tā de móshì jiù shì fùzhì Měiguó de Carmax

Its business model was a copy of America's Carmax

Carmax的创始人是投资人之一

Carmax de chuàngshǐrén shì tóuzīrén zhī yī

One of the investors was the founder of Carmax

虽然势头比较好

Suīrán shìtóu bǐjiào hǎo

Although it had a good momentum at first

但最后还是经营不善倒闭了

Dàn zuìhòu háishì jīngyíng bùshàn dǎobì le

In the end, it still went bankrupt due to poor management

最近几年电动车发展得很快速

Zuìjìn jǐ nián diàndòngchē fāzhǎn de hěn kuàisù

Electric cars have developed very rapidly in recent years

价格也越来越低

Jiàgé yě yuè lái yuè dī

Their prices are also getting lower and lower

侧面地导致了油车的降价

Cèmiàn de dǎozhì le yóuchē de jiàngjià

This has indirectly led to price reductions for gasoline-powered cars

中国的这些电车企业多是第一次造车

Zhōngguó de zhèxiē diànchē qǐyè duō shì dì yī cì zào chē

Most of these Chinese electric car companies are making cars for the first time

他们很疯狂地营销

Tāmen hěn fēngkuáng de yíngxiāo

They carry out very aggressive marketing

在某些城市还开始了无人驾驶的出租车

Zài mǒuxiē chéngshì hái kāishǐ le wúrén jiàshǐ de chūzūchē

In some cities, they have even launched self-driving taxis

但是我常看到电动车自燃的新闻

Dànshì wǒ cháng kàndào diàndòngchē zìrán de xīnwén

But I often see news about electric cars catching fire spontaneously

还有突然全车断电的故事

Hái yǒu túrán quánchē duàndiàn de gùshi

And stories about sudden total power failures in electric cars

所以我还是会开油车

Suǒyǐ wǒ háishì huì kāi yóuchē

So I still prefer to drive a gasoline-powered car

很快我就要面临着接送孩子的事情

Hěn kuài wǒ jiù yào miànlín zhe jiēsòng háizi de shìqing

Soon I will have to face the task of picking up and dropping off the kids

所以我马上就要学会开车了

Suǒyǐ wǒ mǎshàng jiù yào xuéhuì kāichē le

So I will learn to drive soon

我会在网上找一个陪练

Wǒ huì zài wǎngshàng zhǎo yī gè péiliàn

I will find a driving instructor online

也就是他坐在副驾驶帮助你

Yějiù shì tā zuò zài fùjiàshǐ bāngzhù nǐ

That is, someone who sits in the passenger seat to help you

还会安装一个副刹

Hái huì ānzhuāng yī gè fùshā

They will also install an auxiliary brake

也就是在副驾驶的一个刹车片

Yějiù shì zài fùjiàshǐ de yī gè shāchè piàn

Which is a brake pad located on the passenger side

据说练习几十个小时就可以熟练了

Jùshuō liànxí jǐ shí gè xiǎoshí jiù kěyǐ shúliàn le

It's said that after practicing for dozens of hours, you can become proficient

大家期待我的好消息吧

Dàjiā qīdài wǒ de hǎo xiāoxi ba

Everyone, please look forward to my good news!