Cycling looks pretty dangerous!

　　骑自行车看起来相当危险！

　　A  Do you cycle to work everyday?

　　A  你每天骑自行车上班吗？

　　B  Nearly everyday. If it’s raining or freezing cold and windy, I’ll catch the bus.

　　B  几乎每天都是。如果是下雨或者刮风以及寒冷的天气，我就乘公共汽车。

　　A  Do you enjoy cycling? Especially in all the traffic in Beijing?

　　A  你喜欢骑自行车吗？尤其是在北京这么多的车辆当中？

　　B  I don’t mind it. It keeps me fit. And it’s OK if the weather is fine and I’m not too tired.

　　B  我不在乎。骑自行车使我强壮。而且如果天气好、我也不太累的话骑车可以。

　　A  I know what you mean. I love cycling. But the traffic is so heavy in Beijing. Cycling looks pretty dangerous!

　　A  我明白你的意思。我爱骑自行车。但是北京的交通太拥挤了。骑自行车看起来相当危险！

　　B  Yes, it can be. There are some pretty bad drivers. You have to cycle carefully.

　　B  是的，可能很危险。有一些很糟糕的司机。你骑自行车的时候要小心。

　　Notes注释

　　1  You can also convey an impression by using looks / looks, as well as seems / seems, e.g. Cycling looks pretty dangerous / Cycling looks pretty dangerous;The traffic looks heavy today / The traffic looks heavy today;It looks quite hot outside / It looks quite hot outside.

　　你还可以用looks / 看起来以及 seems /似乎来表达某个印象。例如：Cycling looks pretty dangerous /骑自行车相当危险；The traffic looks heavy today /今天交通看起来非常拥挤；It looks quite hot outside /外面看起来相当热。

　　2  Remember the use of keep / keep, e.g. Cycling keeps me fit / Cycling keeps me fit; Not smoking keeps me healthy / Not smoking keeps me healthy; Exercise keeps me in good shape / Exercise keeps me in good shape.

　　记住keep /保持的用法。例如Cycling keeps me fit /骑自行车使我身体强壮；Not smoking keeps me healthy /不吸烟使我身体健康；Exercise keeps me in good shape /锻炼使我身体好。

　　3  Also remember the use of pretty / pretty to mean quite / quite, e.g. There are some pretty bad drivers / There are some pretty bad drivers..

　　也请记住pretty /非常的用法，它的意思是quite /很，非常。例如There are some pretty bad drivers /有一些很糟糕的司机。

Key phrases and sentences   Do you cycle to work everyday? Nearly everyday.  If it’s raining or freezing cold and windy, I’ll catch the bus. Do you enjoy cycling?  Especially in all the traffic in Beijing? I don’t mind it.  It keeps me fit.  And it’s OK if the weather is fine and I’m not too tired. I know what you mean.  I love cycling. But the traffic is so heavy in Beijing.  Cycling looks pretty dangerous! Yes, it can be.  There are some pretty bad drivers. You have to cycle carefully.

重要的短语和句子   你每天骑自行车上班吗？ 几乎每天都是。 如果是下雨或者刮风以及寒冷的天气，我就乘公共汽车。 你喜欢骑自行车吗？ 尤其是在北京这么多的车辆当中？   我不在乎。骑自行车使我强壮。 而且如果天气好、我也不太累的话骑车可以。 我明白你的意思。我爱骑自行车。     但是北京的交通太拥挤了。 骑自行车看起来相当危险！   是的，可能很危险。 有一些很糟糕的司机。   你骑自行车的时候要小心。