錢大平(譯)
現在馬路上的低頭族屢見不鮮,走路的人要看手機上的信息,開車的人要看手機上的導航,騎車的送餐員要用手機搶單,因此引發交通事故無數。近日,荷蘭因相關交通事故呈上升趨勢而立法:騎車時禁止看手機。
There are more bicycles than people in Holland.In the country,many people use mobile phones while riding bicycles,which raises growing fears about safety.As a result,using a mobile phone while cycling is to be banned according to a new law.
The law shallcome into usein July,2019 and it will stop the use of mobile phones while people are driving anyvehicles(including bicycles).
Although people often ride bicycles at lower speeds,in fact,using a mobile phone is just as dangerous on a bicycle as it is in a car.The fact is that you should be paying full attention and not doing anything at all on a mobile phone whenever you're on the road.
The increasing popularity ofelectricbicycles meant cyclists'averagespeed had risen,while the country's 22,000 miles of cyclelanesandpathshad become more crowded.
It was saidone in fivebicycle accidentsinvolvingpeople aged 12 to 25 last year involved a mobile phone,according to one study.
A survey shows that 75%of the Dutch believe the active use of a mobile phone—calling,texting,playing games,downloading music and so on—on bicycles should be consideredillegal,with most people saying they hadwitnesseddangerous situations because they use mobile phones while riding bicycles.

come into use獲得應用;生效
vehicle/'vi??kl/n.車輛;交通工具
electric/?'lektr?k/adj.電動的
average/'?v?r?d?/adj.平均的
lane/le?n/n.小路;車道
path/pɑ?θ/n.小路;小徑
one in five五分之一
involve/?n'v?lv/vt.包含;牽涉
illegal/?'li?gl/adj.非法的
witness/'w?tn?s/v.目擊;當場看到
1.In the country,many people use mobile phones while riding bicycles,which raises growing fears about safety.而這個國家現在許多人騎車時會玩手機,這使人們對安全隱患的擔憂漸增。
該句為復合句。which raises growing fears about safety是非限制性定語從句,關系代詞which代替前面的句子In the country,many people use mobile phones while riding bicycles;raise在這里作及物動詞,意為“引起;導致”,后接名詞、代詞或者動名詞作賓語,偶爾在賓語后接“to be+n./adj.”結構,構成動詞的復合賓語。例如:
You raise your voice to be loud!把你的聲音提高點!
【即時嘗試】湯姆在比賽中失敗了,這真令人遺憾。
2.As a result,using a mobile phone while cycling is to be banned according to a new law.因此荷蘭發布禁令,禁止騎車時用手機。
using a mobile phone while cycling是動名詞短語,在句中作主語,動名詞短語作主語時,謂語動詞要用第三人稱單數形式。to be banned是動詞不定式的被動形式,意為“被禁止”,在此作表語。
【即時嘗試】在街道上踢足球很危險。
3.The fact is that you should be paying full attention and not doing anything at all on a mobile phone whenever you're on the road.無論何時,只要你在馬路上,都應該集中注意力,而不要用手機做任何事。
這是一個復合句。whenever是從屬連詞,意為“每當;無論何時”,引導時間狀語從句,比when語氣更強烈。pay full attention是常見的固定詞組,意為“集中注意力;全力關注”。
【即時嘗試】每次我們見到他,都會和他講話。
4.The increasing popularity of electric bicycles meant cyclists'average speed had risen,while the country's 22,000 miles of cycle lanes and paths had become more crowded.電動自行車的日益普及意味著人們騎車的平均速度提上去了。然而,荷蘭長達2.2萬英里的自行車道和人行道卻變得愈發擁擠了。
while在這里用作并列連詞,用來表示對比或者轉折,意為“然而;而”,此時while一般用于句子中間。become more crowded是系表結構,意為“變得更加擁擠”,more crowded是形容詞crowded的比較級形式。
【即時嘗試】簡喜歡數學,而我喜歡英語。
譯文助讀
荷蘭的自行車比人還多,而這個國家現在許多人騎車時會玩手機,這使人們對安全隱患的擔憂漸增。因此荷蘭發布禁令,禁止騎車時用手機。
這項法律將于2019年7月生效,它將禁止人們在駕駛任何車輛(包括自行車)時用手機。
盡管人們騎車的速度相對較慢,但事實上,騎車用手機和開車用手機一樣危險。無論何時,只要你在馬路上,都應該集中注意力,而不要用手機做任何事。
電動自行車的日益普及意味著人們騎車的平均速度提上去了。然而,荷蘭長達2.2萬英里的自行車道和人行道卻變得愈發擁擠了。
根據調查,去年在12歲到25歲的人發生的自行車事故中有五分之一跟騎車時使用手機有關。
一項調查顯示,75%的荷蘭人認為在騎車時積極使用手機——打電話、發短信、玩游戲、下載音樂等——都應被視為違法。而多數受訪者聲稱自己曾親眼看見因為騎車時使用手機而發生危險的情況。
