公共安全考量
Frank is watching a video.
法蘭克在看影片。
video(n.)影片
Sammy: Are you watching a horror film? You look scared.
珊米：你在看恐怖片嗎？你看起來很害怕。
horror film恐怖片look(v.)看起來scared(adj.)害怕的
Frank: This man, who was riding an electric bike without wearing a helmet, just ran a red light.
法蘭克：不是啦，你看。這個人騎電動自行車沒戴安全帽，還闖紅燈。
ride(v.)騎electric(adj.)電動的bike(n.)腳踏車wear(v.)穿戴helmet(n.)安全帽run (through) a red light闖紅燈
Sammy: That’s dangerous! He is breaking the law.
珊米：那真危險，他犯法了吧。
dangerous(adj.)危險的break(v.)破壞、違背law(n.)法規
Frank: Not really. He rode an electric bike. The law only says that people should ride under the speed limit of 25 kilometers per hour.
法蘭克：不盡然，他騎的是電動自行車，法律只限定速度要在每小時25公里以下。
ride(v.)騎electric(adj.)電動的bike(n.)腳踏車law(n.)法規speed(n.)速度limit(n.)限制kilometer公里
Sammy: That’s it? I think the law needs to be changed, so that at least people are required to wear helmets.
珊米：就這樣？那我覺得法律該改一下了，至少應該規定戴安全帽。
think(v.)認為law(n.)法規change(v.)改變at least至少require(v.)要求wear(v.)穿戴helmet(n.)安全帽
Frank: Exactly. I heard that since people can ride electric bikes without a license, the government will now impose an age limit. I guess people under the age of 18 will not be allowed to ride electric bikes next year. And people should wear helmets when riding electric bikes.
法蘭克：對啊，我聽說，因為大家不用執照就可以騎電動自行車，我們的政府可能會加些限制。我猜明年開始，18歲以下的人就不能騎電動自行車了，而且要戴安全帽。
exactly(adv.)正是、一點也沒錯hear(v.)聽說ride(v.)騎electric(adj.)電動的bike(n.)腳踏車license(n.)執照government(n.)政府impose(v.)強制實行age limit年齡限制allow(v.)允許wear(v.)穿戴helmet(n.)安全帽
Sammy: Great. When you ride a vehicle on the road, it’s not only about yourself. It’s about public safety.
珊米：太好了，當你騎交通工具在路上，關係到的不只是你自己，而是公共安全。
ride(v.)騎vehicle(n.)交通工具、車輛public safety公共安全
Frank: True. We should never drive like the man in the video.
法蘭克：真的，我們都不該像影片裡那個男子一樣。
never(adv.)絕不drive(v.)駕駛video(n.)影片