学开车 · Learning to Drive
Xué kāichē — Nerves and progress at driving school.
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我最近在学开车。
Recently I've been learning to drive.
我报了一个驾校。
I signed up at a driving school.
老师很有经验,也很耐心。
The instructor is experienced and very patient.
第一次开车,我特别紧张。
The first time driving, I was really nervous.
手一直发抖。
My hands kept shaking.
老师告诉我要放松。
The instructor told me to relax.
慢慢地我开始习惯了。
Slowly I got used to it.
现在我已经学了两个月。
Now I've been studying for two months already.
下个月要考试。
Next month is the test.
如果考过,我就可以开车上路。
If I pass, I can drive on the road.
我打算买一辆小汽车。
I plan to buy a small car.
有车以后出门会方便得多。
Having a car will make going out much easier.
Vocabulary in this story (50 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 最近 | zuìjìn | recently |
| 在 | zài | (am) |
| 学 | xué | learning |
| 开车 | kāichē | (to) drive |
| 报了 | bào le | signed up at |
| 一个 | yí gè | a |
| 驾校 | jiàxiào | driving school |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | the instructor |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 有 | yǒu | has |
| 经验 | jīngyàn | experience |
| 也 | yě | also |
| 耐心 | nàixīn | patient |
| 第一次 | dì yī cì | the first time |
| 特别 | tèbié | especially |
| 紧张 | jǐnzhāng | (was) nervous |
| 手 | shǒu | hands |
| 一直 | yìzhí | continuously |
| 发抖 | fādǒu | (kept) trembling |
| 告诉 | gàosu | told |
| 要 | yào | to |
| 放松 | fàngsōng | relax |
| 慢慢 | mànmàn | slowly |
| 地 | de | (adv.) |
| 开始 | kāishǐ | started |
| 习惯了 | xíguàn le | (to) get used (to it) |
| 现在 | xiànzài | now |
| 已经 | yǐjīng | already |
| 学了 | xué le | studied |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 个 | gè | (measure) |
| 月 | yuè | months |
| 下个月 | xià gè yuè | next month |
| 考试 | kǎoshì | the test |
| 如果 | rúguǒ | if |
| 考过 | kǎo guò | I pass |
| 就 | jiù | then |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can |
| 上路 | shàng lù | on the road |
| 打算 | dǎsuan | plan |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy |
| 一辆 | yí liàng | a |
| 小汽车 | xiǎo qìchē | small car |
| 车 | chē | a car |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | afterward |
| 出门 | chūmén | going out |
| 会 | huì | will |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | be convenient |
| 得多 | de duō | much (more) |