22.11.2【地道美语256】绿色上学新潮流 “自行车巴士”好快乐Bike buses

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今日主题：Real Life English【地道美语256】Bike buses 绿色上学新潮流 “自行车巴士”好快乐

了解今日课堂：

 “自行车巴士”代替校车接送孩子们上学在许多国家如西班牙加拿大很受欢迎。这是由成年人带领的团体骑车上学出行新方式，长达一两英里的百人车队像公交车一样停站接送上下学的孩子，出人意料地受到孩子们的欢迎，上学旅途不仅更低碳，还因为参与团体运动、与同辈交流更加快乐有趣。一种创意出行，新颖体验。

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dialogue 1

Jingjing:　Mark, I know you're ____________________________.　So, I think you'll _____________.

Mark:　What are you about_______?

Jingjing:　Take a look at_______.

Mark:　I see a bunch of kids________________.　There's ______ with them, also on a bike.

Jingjing:　You're looking at______.

Mark:　A _____?

Jingjing:　A bike bus.　There's _________, but the group of riders together ___________________: it follows a route, reaches points along that route _______________, and picks more people up along the way.

Mark:　Oh, so it's not just a group of riders ________________ and are all _____________________.

Jingjing:　Well, they're all ______________.　In the afternoon, they'll ___________________ of course.

Mark:　I know it's safer to ___________.　People driving cars easily see____________ on the road.

Jingjing:　Besides, for primary school kids, it's the only way __________________.　Typically, you just need an adult at the head of the group and ____________.

Mark:　_______ do these groups get?　I can't imagine it's ______________.

Jingjing:　The one featured in the article ________________.　It ______ two primary schools.

Mark:　Where was that?

Jingjing:　Minneapolis.　They only_____________.

Mark:　Yeah, probably in September and then again in May or June.　It's_____________ in Beijing—all through November,________________, streets can be pretty icy.

Jingjing:　Funny, I was also reading about___________________ in Canada.

Mark:　Well, yeah, if they ________ in British Columbia, it's ________.

Jingjing:　How about Ontario?

Mark:　________.　I bet kids ___________________________ just after their summer vacation has ended or ________________.

Jingjing:　I also read that bike buses _____________________ in Spain.

Mark:　That sounds like __________ for it.

dialogue 2

Jingjing:　Mark, you did ___________ when you were a kid, didn't you?　Did you _______________by bike?

Mark:　I did.　I_______________ when I lived in a small town.　When I went on to middle school, that was closer—_________________.　But I still sometimes took my bike, especially if I was planning to go somewhere else with friends after school.

Jingjing:　Would you __________________ back then?

Mark:　Nah, I think ________________________________.　My town was pretty safe.　I bet a bike bus ________________________and inner city neighborhoods.

Jingjing:　Did you ________________when you were a kid?

Mark:　I had to,_______________________.　That's what my parents told me.　So, I_________________—7 days each.

Jingjing:　What ___________?

Mark:　We didn't have to carry much, because__________________.　We'd ___________________, set up our tents, then _________________ and ___________all our heavy food from the bags lined up beside the van.

Jingjing:　That sounds like fun.

Mark:　We had an Asian guy _______________—a different guy each time.　That_____________ some different kinds of instant noodles.　I still remember one brand called Yum Yum that I've only once seen for sale in China.　I was overjoyed, but my wife didn't know________________.

Jingjing:　Was that brand of instant noodles ___________________?

Mark:　Nope.　____________.　I guess _________________ when you're really hungry.

Jingjing:　Ha ha.　Was anyone in your family_______________?

Mark:　My dad took his bike to work almost every day—___________.　His office building had a gym on the ground floor, _________.　So, he'd just ____________, ____, hit the gym, shower, and then go up to his office.

Jingjing:　That sounds pretty healthy, and _____________.

Mark:　And ___________.　I had a car for a while when I worked downtown, and__________ a hundred bucks or more every month for parking—even though ____________most of the time.

Jingjing:　It sounds like___________________.

Mark:　Not frugal enough, to be sure.　On a typical morning, I'd turn the corner to________ my bus stop on the other side of the boulevard, see the bus ________ and then drive off, and then think, crap, I'd have to stand there for another 20 minutes to catch the next one.　So, I'd _______________, not even go in, start my car, and within a few more minutes, drive ________________ I had just missed.

Jingjing:　Nowadays, if you did the same thing, you might______________.

Mark:　I'd _____________.　Almost every city would ___________a few bike bus routes.

Jingjing:　I agree.　I hope we'll__________ in the future.

new words and phrases

get a kick out of <something>　

sign off on <something>　

student body　

bust out <something>　

what <someone> was on about

<do something> rain or shine　

slowAF (<adjective>AF)