1. Genetics 遺傳學 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：Have you any idea where this science of Genetics is going? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：None at all! It seems to be such a vast field, with so many deviations, that it’s near impossible to keep up to date. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：Keeping up to date is one thing; it’s the future that worries me. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：Yeah. Me too. It’s raising a lot of ethical questions which haven’t been broached before and, for which, there doesn’t seem to be any easy answers. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：That’s especially true when genetics becomes involved with humans. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：You’re talking about cloning and designer babies, I presume? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：Yes, they are two contentious areas along with stem cell research and human enhancement. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：But, if the aim is to wipe out disease and eliminate disabilities, surely that’s a good thing? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：Yes it is but, scientists, as a whole, tend to be an amoral bunch when it comes to, so called, “pure” research. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：The quest for knowledge does, sometimes, get divorced from the application of that knowledge. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：That’s exactly it! Where does cloning go? How far does it go? Can we live with a dead person being cloned and brought back to life? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：God! What a question! D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：Does God know the answer? Does religion know the answer? Or, is the only criteria, “If it’s possible, let’s do it”? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：I think society has to be the final arbiter. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：Easier said than done. What do you mean by “society”? How do you define “society”? If you mean “people,” how are they really going to have a say? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：I once read a book called, “The Tomorrow File.” It was all about genetic engineering in the future, where people are bred according to intelligence levels. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：What do you mean? What was the book saying? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：Basically, it said that people were bred to fit the demands of society. There was an intelligence level for workers, one for administrators and one for leaders. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：That sounds horrible. Could that sort of thing actually happen? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：According to the author, everything he wrote about in 1976 was possible, even then. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：對于遺傳學將怎樣發(fā)展，你有什么看法嗎？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：一點也沒有，因為這應該是一個很廣闊的研究領域，有很多分支研究方向，所以幾乎不可能隨時了解其最新發(fā)展動態(tài)。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：不能隨時了解最新發(fā)展動態(tài)倒沒什么，真正使我擔心的是它的未來發(fā)展方向。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：沒錯，我也是。它引發(fā)了許多前所未有的道德問題，而對這些問題的回答也很難。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：特別是與人類相關的遺傳學研究，尤其問題多多，難以找到答案。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：我想你說的是克隆人和制造嬰兒吧？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：沒錯，這是兩個頗具爭議的研究領域，與干細胞研究和改良人種有關。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：但如果其目的是消滅疾病與消除殘疾，那無疑是件好事，對嗎？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：是的，但當談論到所謂的“純研究”，科學家們就是一個超越道德的群體。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：有時，對知識的探求與對知識的應用，這兩方面是截然分開的。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：沒錯！克隆技術將如何發(fā)展？會發(fā)展到什么程度？若人死了之后又因被克隆而復生，對此我們是否能夠容忍？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：天啦！這是什么問題??！ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：上帝知道答案嗎？宗教知道答案嗎？或者的標準就是“只要可能，我們就去做吧”？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：我想，這需要由社會來做出最終的裁判。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：說起來容易做起來難。什么是社會？你如何定義社會？如果你所指的就是“百姓”，那他們如何才能真正擁有話語權？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：我讀過一本書，叫作《明日檔案》。都是關于未來遺傳工程的，說到時候，要根據(jù)不同的智力水平，來決定生什么樣的人。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：你是什么意思？那本書說什么了？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：大體上說的就是，根據(jù)社會的智力水平需求，來決定生出什么樣的人。比如工人有工人的智力水平，管理者有管理者的智力水平，而有的智力水平，因此，要多少什么樣的人，就按照智力水平來生出多少。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：聽起來真恐怖。那種事情真的會發(fā)生嗎？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：這本書是1976年寫的，根據(jù)作者的觀點，書中所寫的一切即便是在1976年都有可能發(fā)生。
2. The Internet互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
A: The Internet can be a real pain at times.
B: Apart from the spam, and the viruses, the Internet has got to be the greatest thing that ever happened in communications.
A: The spam, and the viruses, are fairly easy to fix; the real problem with the net is the amount of info that gets posted.
B: But, that’s the beauty of it, you can find out about anything you want to know.
A: Yes; but, how do you know the information is correct?
B: That’s easy; just check the references. If you log onto a good web page the information should be reliable.
A:Ah! You see. You said “should be reliable.” That’s the whole problem. How do we know what is a “good” web page and how do we know if the information is “reliable”?
B:Well! I suppose, you just have to go through all the pages that come up, when you do a search.
A:I bet I can find you a dozen pages that say, sugar is one of the best energy foods you can have and, another dozen pages to say, it will kill you.
B:That’s where you have to use your judgement.
A:But, that’s what I go to the Internet for; to find out the information so that we can make a judgement.
B:The Internet isn’t just for getting that sort of information. E-commerce has become a boom industry because you can buy, or sell, anything on the Internet.
A:Yeah! And you can get ripped off too. I know people who have used their credit card on the Internet and had to cancel the card to stop it being used illegally.
B:That has to be a rare case. There are, real, secure ways to make payments through the Internet where that can’t happen.
A:Don’t you believe it! Credit card fraud over the Internet is a huge international problem. Look it up. There are web pages dedicated to providing the facts.
B:Who put those pages on the Internet? Is it the credit card people?
A:No way. They would never publicise that sort of information. You have to look up the alternative sites, and the blogs.
B:I don’t know. I never trust those alternative sites and, the blogs can say anything, true or false.
A:Talk about coming around in a full circle! Isn’t that just what we were talking about before? How do we know what is right and what isn’t?
B:Aw! Now, you’re just trying to confuse me!
A：有時候因特網(wǎng)真令人頭疼。
B：不會吧，網(wǎng)上除了有些垃圾郵件和病毒之外，因特網(wǎng)可以說是迄今為止人類通訊領域發(fā)生的最偉大的一次革命。
A：垃圾郵件和病毒都好解決，真正的問題是網(wǎng)上每天發(fā)布的海量信息。
B：這不正是網(wǎng)絡的優(yōu)點嘛，你可以在上面找到任何你想要了解的東西。
A：沒錯，可是你如何才能知道這些消息是正確的呢？
B：這很簡單，只要檢查一下參考資料就可以了。要是你訪問了一個好的網(wǎng)站，那么上面的信息就應該是可靠的。
A：哈！你看！你也說了，“應該是可靠的”。這就是問題的關鍵。我們怎么知道哪些網(wǎng)站是“好”的，哪些消息又是“可靠”的呢？
B：在搜索的時候，我想你恐怕需要瀏覽查看所有跳出的網(wǎng)頁。
A：我敢打賭，我可以找到幾十個網(wǎng)頁說糖是你所能吃到的、的補充能量的食品，同時也能找到幾十個網(wǎng)頁說糖會對你的健康有害，吃多了會要你的命。
B：如果真是這樣，那此時就需要你自己作出判斷了。
A：可我們上網(wǎng)的目的就是為了查找各種信息，以便于我們作出判斷啊。
B：不過，你要知道，因特網(wǎng)不僅僅是給人們提供信息的，它還是一個網(wǎng)絡交易平臺，你可以通過網(wǎng)絡買賣商品，這樣，因為有了因特網(wǎng)，現(xiàn)在電子商務已經(jīng)成為了一個迅速發(fā)展的行業(yè)。
A：你說的沒錯，但也別忘了，你或許也會因此被騙。我就聽說過一些人由于在網(wǎng)上購物時使用了信用卡，后來信用卡就被人盜用了，害得他們不得不銷卡。
B：那簡直太罕見了。要是通過真正的、安全的方式進行網(wǎng)上支付，就可以避免這樣的情況。
A：你難道不相信嗎？網(wǎng)上的信用卡欺詐已經(jīng)成為了一個影響廣泛的國際性問題。你看，這里有關于這個事件的專門網(wǎng)頁。
B：是誰把這些網(wǎng)頁放到網(wǎng)上的？是那些信用卡工作人員？
A：當然不是了，他們永遠不會公布這類信息的。你需要去查看那些相關網(wǎng)頁和博客。
B：我不清楚。我從不相信那些相關網(wǎng)頁，還有那些博客。我感覺那上面不論真假，隨便說。
A：你看，說來說去，我們又說回來了——我們怎么才能知道哪些信息是正確的，哪些不是呢？——這不正是我們之前所討論的嗎？
B：哦！你簡直把我搞糊涂了！
3. Motor Sports賽車
A:The best part about motor sports is when they prang.
B:You’re a bit of a sadist if that’s where you get your thrills.
A:Why do you think the TV programs always show the smashes over and over again? It’s because that’s what the audience wants.
B:So, I suppose, you are a fan of stock car racing?
A:Not really. There’s plenty of crashes in that but, I don’t much like those sorts of races where they go round, and round, on small, oval, race tracks.
B:Then you don’t go for the Indianapolis 500? That’s on a big, concrete, oval track.
A:No. The Formula One races are better. There’s a lot more skill involved with them and they race on properly designed tracks.
B:What about the Indy road race competitions? They are just as good.
A:Nowhere near as good. What I have seen of them; the roads are too narrow and the drivers have very few chances for passing.
B:That’s, probably, why there always seems to be more prangs with the Indy races than Formula One.
A:The trouble with both those competitions is the variations allowed in the cars. A driver in the better car will, invariably, beat the better driver in an inferior car.
B:The variations are all part of progress. That’s why they have a manufacturer’s Championship to recognise the better car maker.
A:I suppose you’re right. It just seems unfair to me. If you have a more powerful car you have a better chance to win.
B:There are some classes where all the cars have to have the same type of engines or, at least, the same size of engine.
A:That’s right. Then it really comes down to the skill of the drivers. Those competitions are run on an equal basis.
B:Motor bike races are done by engine size. The 500 cc bikes race against each other and the 1000 cc bikes are all in the one class.
A:And that’s good. The manufacturers are allowed to make modifications to the mechanics, and streamlining, provided they comply with the safety guidelines.
B:Speaking of safety; that’s one of the amazing things about those modern racing cars; the way some of the drivers walk away from some horrendous crashes.
A:It surely is. Especially when you think of the speed those vehicles are doing.
B:That’s just proof of how well the cars are designed these days.
A：看賽車運動最爽的時候就是當看到它們相撞的時候。
B：如果那也讓你興奮的話，那你可有點兒施虐傾向啊。
A：你知道為什么電視節(jié)目總是重播汽車相撞的畫面嗎？那是因為觀眾就喜歡這個。
B：這么說，我想你是一名賽車愛好者啦？
A：那倒不是，我是因為看多了賽車撞擊，看它們一圈一圈繞著小型橢圓的賽道比賽的樣子，我不是很喜歡這類比賽。
B：那你不看印第安納波利斯500賽事了？那是在一個大型的混凝土橢圓軌道上的比賽。
A：不喜歡。我更喜歡F1。這項比賽賽道是特別設計的，而且比賽也需要很多技術技巧。
B：那你覺得Indy比賽怎么樣？是不是也挺好的？
A：一點兒都不好。我以前看的時候覺得，路太窄，選手很難有機會超越。
B：這可能就是為什么它總是比F1比賽有更多的撞擊的原因吧。
A：這兩個賽事的問題是在賽車的變化改裝上。如一個技術好的賽車手，如果用的車較差，那他肯定就贏不了一個使用了好車的選手。
B：賽車的改裝是賽車制造技術進步的源動力啊。這就是為什么他們專門有一個汽車廠商錦標賽，來評選誰是汽車制造廠商。
A：我想你這么說有道理。不過，我覺得似乎很不公平。因為如果你有一輛性能更好的車，你當然就有更大的機會贏。
B：所以賽車是有分類的。比如，所有的車必須有同類型的發(fā)動機，或者，至少是同尺寸大小的發(fā)動機。
A：這就對了，這就真的要依靠選手的技術了，這樣的比賽才是公平競爭。
B：摩托車比賽要依靠發(fā)動機的大小來劃分為不同的等級。比如，500cc規(guī)格的摩托車是一個級別，而1000cc的摩托車則在另一個級別。
A：那也不錯?？梢栽试S制造商對汽車的結構和流線外觀做適當?shù)男薷模灰习踩a(chǎn)的要求。
B：說到安全，現(xiàn)代賽車的質量真是讓人驚嘆，看看那些賽車在撞得面目全非了之后，賽車手依然能好好地走出來！
A：的確，特別是當你想想那些賽車極高的行駛速度。
B：這也正好證明了當今賽車的設計質量真是讓人佩服。
D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：Have you any idea where this science of Genetics is going? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：None at all! It seems to be such a vast field, with so many deviations, that it’s near impossible to keep up to date. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：Keeping up to date is one thing; it’s the future that worries me. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：Yeah. Me too. It’s raising a lot of ethical questions which haven’t been broached before and, for which, there doesn’t seem to be any easy answers. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：That’s especially true when genetics becomes involved with humans. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：You’re talking about cloning and designer babies, I presume? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：Yes, they are two contentious areas along with stem cell research and human enhancement. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：But, if the aim is to wipe out disease and eliminate disabilities, surely that’s a good thing? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：Yes it is but, scientists, as a whole, tend to be an amoral bunch when it comes to, so called, “pure” research. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：The quest for knowledge does, sometimes, get divorced from the application of that knowledge. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：That’s exactly it! Where does cloning go? How far does it go? Can we live with a dead person being cloned and brought back to life? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：God! What a question! D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：Does God know the answer? Does religion know the answer? Or, is the only criteria, “If it’s possible, let’s do it”? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：I think society has to be the final arbiter. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：Easier said than done. What do you mean by “society”? How do you define “society”? If you mean “people,” how are they really going to have a say? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：I once read a book called, “The Tomorrow File.” It was all about genetic engineering in the future, where people are bred according to intelligence levels. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：What do you mean? What was the book saying? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：Basically, it said that people were bred to fit the demands of society. There was an intelligence level for workers, one for administrators and one for leaders. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：That sounds horrible. Could that sort of thing actually happen? D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：According to the author, everything he wrote about in 1976 was possible, even then. D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：對于遺傳學將怎樣發(fā)展，你有什么看法嗎？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：一點也沒有，因為這應該是一個很廣闊的研究領域，有很多分支研究方向，所以幾乎不可能隨時了解其最新發(fā)展動態(tài)。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：不能隨時了解最新發(fā)展動態(tài)倒沒什么，真正使我擔心的是它的未來發(fā)展方向。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：沒錯，我也是。它引發(fā)了許多前所未有的道德問題，而對這些問題的回答也很難。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：特別是與人類相關的遺傳學研究，尤其問題多多，難以找到答案。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：我想你說的是克隆人和制造嬰兒吧？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：沒錯，這是兩個頗具爭議的研究領域，與干細胞研究和改良人種有關。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：但如果其目的是消滅疾病與消除殘疾，那無疑是件好事，對嗎？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：是的，但當談論到所謂的“純研究”，科學家們就是一個超越道德的群體。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：有時，對知識的探求與對知識的應用，這兩方面是截然分開的。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：沒錯！克隆技術將如何發(fā)展？會發(fā)展到什么程度？若人死了之后又因被克隆而復生，對此我們是否能夠容忍？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：天啦！這是什么問題??！ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：上帝知道答案嗎？宗教知道答案嗎？或者的標準就是“只要可能，我們就去做吧”？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：我想，這需要由社會來做出最終的裁判。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：說起來容易做起來難。什么是社會？你如何定義社會？如果你所指的就是“百姓”，那他們如何才能真正擁有話語權？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：我讀過一本書，叫作《明日檔案》。都是關于未來遺傳工程的，說到時候，要根據(jù)不同的智力水平，來決定生什么樣的人。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：你是什么意思？那本書說什么了？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：大體上說的就是，根據(jù)社會的智力水平需求，來決定生出什么樣的人。比如工人有工人的智力水平，管理者有管理者的智力水平，而有的智力水平，因此，要多少什么樣的人，就按照智力水平來生出多少。 D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
A：聽起來真恐怖。那種事情真的會發(fā)生嗎？ D8t中國英語學習網(wǎng)
B：這本書是1976年寫的，根據(jù)作者的觀點，書中所寫的一切即便是在1976年都有可能發(fā)生。
2. The Internet互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
A: The Internet can be a real pain at times.
B: Apart from the spam, and the viruses, the Internet has got to be the greatest thing that ever happened in communications.
A: The spam, and the viruses, are fairly easy to fix; the real problem with the net is the amount of info that gets posted.
B: But, that’s the beauty of it, you can find out about anything you want to know.
A: Yes; but, how do you know the information is correct?
B: That’s easy; just check the references. If you log onto a good web page the information should be reliable.
A:Ah! You see. You said “should be reliable.” That’s the whole problem. How do we know what is a “good” web page and how do we know if the information is “reliable”?
B:Well! I suppose, you just have to go through all the pages that come up, when you do a search.
A:I bet I can find you a dozen pages that say, sugar is one of the best energy foods you can have and, another dozen pages to say, it will kill you.
B:That’s where you have to use your judgement.
A:But, that’s what I go to the Internet for; to find out the information so that we can make a judgement.
B:The Internet isn’t just for getting that sort of information. E-commerce has become a boom industry because you can buy, or sell, anything on the Internet.
A:Yeah! And you can get ripped off too. I know people who have used their credit card on the Internet and had to cancel the card to stop it being used illegally.
B:That has to be a rare case. There are, real, secure ways to make payments through the Internet where that can’t happen.
A:Don’t you believe it! Credit card fraud over the Internet is a huge international problem. Look it up. There are web pages dedicated to providing the facts.
B:Who put those pages on the Internet? Is it the credit card people?
A:No way. They would never publicise that sort of information. You have to look up the alternative sites, and the blogs.
B:I don’t know. I never trust those alternative sites and, the blogs can say anything, true or false.
A:Talk about coming around in a full circle! Isn’t that just what we were talking about before? How do we know what is right and what isn’t?
B:Aw! Now, you’re just trying to confuse me!
A：有時候因特網(wǎng)真令人頭疼。
B：不會吧，網(wǎng)上除了有些垃圾郵件和病毒之外，因特網(wǎng)可以說是迄今為止人類通訊領域發(fā)生的最偉大的一次革命。
A：垃圾郵件和病毒都好解決，真正的問題是網(wǎng)上每天發(fā)布的海量信息。
B：這不正是網(wǎng)絡的優(yōu)點嘛，你可以在上面找到任何你想要了解的東西。
A：沒錯，可是你如何才能知道這些消息是正確的呢？
B：這很簡單，只要檢查一下參考資料就可以了。要是你訪問了一個好的網(wǎng)站，那么上面的信息就應該是可靠的。
A：哈！你看！你也說了，“應該是可靠的”。這就是問題的關鍵。我們怎么知道哪些網(wǎng)站是“好”的，哪些消息又是“可靠”的呢？
B：在搜索的時候，我想你恐怕需要瀏覽查看所有跳出的網(wǎng)頁。
A：我敢打賭，我可以找到幾十個網(wǎng)頁說糖是你所能吃到的、的補充能量的食品，同時也能找到幾十個網(wǎng)頁說糖會對你的健康有害，吃多了會要你的命。
B：如果真是這樣，那此時就需要你自己作出判斷了。
A：可我們上網(wǎng)的目的就是為了查找各種信息，以便于我們作出判斷啊。
B：不過，你要知道，因特網(wǎng)不僅僅是給人們提供信息的，它還是一個網(wǎng)絡交易平臺，你可以通過網(wǎng)絡買賣商品，這樣，因為有了因特網(wǎng)，現(xiàn)在電子商務已經(jīng)成為了一個迅速發(fā)展的行業(yè)。
A：你說的沒錯，但也別忘了，你或許也會因此被騙。我就聽說過一些人由于在網(wǎng)上購物時使用了信用卡，后來信用卡就被人盜用了，害得他們不得不銷卡。
B：那簡直太罕見了。要是通過真正的、安全的方式進行網(wǎng)上支付，就可以避免這樣的情況。
A：你難道不相信嗎？網(wǎng)上的信用卡欺詐已經(jīng)成為了一個影響廣泛的國際性問題。你看，這里有關于這個事件的專門網(wǎng)頁。
B：是誰把這些網(wǎng)頁放到網(wǎng)上的？是那些信用卡工作人員？
A：當然不是了，他們永遠不會公布這類信息的。你需要去查看那些相關網(wǎng)頁和博客。
B：我不清楚。我從不相信那些相關網(wǎng)頁，還有那些博客。我感覺那上面不論真假，隨便說。
A：你看，說來說去，我們又說回來了——我們怎么才能知道哪些信息是正確的，哪些不是呢？——這不正是我們之前所討論的嗎？
B：哦！你簡直把我搞糊涂了！
3. Motor Sports賽車
A:The best part about motor sports is when they prang.
B:You’re a bit of a sadist if that’s where you get your thrills.
A:Why do you think the TV programs always show the smashes over and over again? It’s because that’s what the audience wants.
B:So, I suppose, you are a fan of stock car racing?
A:Not really. There’s plenty of crashes in that but, I don’t much like those sorts of races where they go round, and round, on small, oval, race tracks.
B:Then you don’t go for the Indianapolis 500? That’s on a big, concrete, oval track.
A:No. The Formula One races are better. There’s a lot more skill involved with them and they race on properly designed tracks.
B:What about the Indy road race competitions? They are just as good.
A:Nowhere near as good. What I have seen of them; the roads are too narrow and the drivers have very few chances for passing.
B:That’s, probably, why there always seems to be more prangs with the Indy races than Formula One.
A:The trouble with both those competitions is the variations allowed in the cars. A driver in the better car will, invariably, beat the better driver in an inferior car.
B:The variations are all part of progress. That’s why they have a manufacturer’s Championship to recognise the better car maker.
A:I suppose you’re right. It just seems unfair to me. If you have a more powerful car you have a better chance to win.
B:There are some classes where all the cars have to have the same type of engines or, at least, the same size of engine.
A:That’s right. Then it really comes down to the skill of the drivers. Those competitions are run on an equal basis.
B:Motor bike races are done by engine size. The 500 cc bikes race against each other and the 1000 cc bikes are all in the one class.
A:And that’s good. The manufacturers are allowed to make modifications to the mechanics, and streamlining, provided they comply with the safety guidelines.
B:Speaking of safety; that’s one of the amazing things about those modern racing cars; the way some of the drivers walk away from some horrendous crashes.
A:It surely is. Especially when you think of the speed those vehicles are doing.
B:That’s just proof of how well the cars are designed these days.
A：看賽車運動最爽的時候就是當看到它們相撞的時候。
B：如果那也讓你興奮的話，那你可有點兒施虐傾向啊。
A：你知道為什么電視節(jié)目總是重播汽車相撞的畫面嗎？那是因為觀眾就喜歡這個。
B：這么說，我想你是一名賽車愛好者啦？
A：那倒不是，我是因為看多了賽車撞擊，看它們一圈一圈繞著小型橢圓的賽道比賽的樣子，我不是很喜歡這類比賽。
B：那你不看印第安納波利斯500賽事了？那是在一個大型的混凝土橢圓軌道上的比賽。
A：不喜歡。我更喜歡F1。這項比賽賽道是特別設計的，而且比賽也需要很多技術技巧。
B：那你覺得Indy比賽怎么樣？是不是也挺好的？
A：一點兒都不好。我以前看的時候覺得，路太窄，選手很難有機會超越。
B：這可能就是為什么它總是比F1比賽有更多的撞擊的原因吧。
A：這兩個賽事的問題是在賽車的變化改裝上。如一個技術好的賽車手，如果用的車較差，那他肯定就贏不了一個使用了好車的選手。
B：賽車的改裝是賽車制造技術進步的源動力啊。這就是為什么他們專門有一個汽車廠商錦標賽，來評選誰是汽車制造廠商。
A：我想你這么說有道理。不過，我覺得似乎很不公平。因為如果你有一輛性能更好的車，你當然就有更大的機會贏。
B：所以賽車是有分類的。比如，所有的車必須有同類型的發(fā)動機，或者，至少是同尺寸大小的發(fā)動機。
A：這就對了，這就真的要依靠選手的技術了，這樣的比賽才是公平競爭。
B：摩托車比賽要依靠發(fā)動機的大小來劃分為不同的等級。比如，500cc規(guī)格的摩托車是一個級別，而1000cc的摩托車則在另一個級別。
A：那也不錯?？梢栽试S制造商對汽車的結構和流線外觀做適當?shù)男薷模灰习踩a(chǎn)的要求。
B：說到安全，現(xiàn)代賽車的質量真是讓人驚嘆，看看那些賽車在撞得面目全非了之后，賽車手依然能好好地走出來！
A：的確，特別是當你想想那些賽車極高的行駛速度。
B：這也正好證明了當今賽車的設計質量真是讓人佩服。