寶寶18個(gè)月的話，不用掙扎，就能邁入兩條腿的平衡車，英文名是push bike或balance bike。

騎平衡車被認(rèn)為是“自行車訓(xùn)練”最初的啟蒙。

注意，下圖這種電動(dòng)平衡車的英文不叫balance bike，而是直接用它的品牌名Segway。

慢慢地，寶寶就可以騎帶一對(duì)輔助輪的自行車了，輔助輪的英文，美式英語叫training wheels，英式英語叫stabilizers。

寶寶4、5歲的時(shí)候，就可以嘗試卸掉輔助輪，像大人一樣騎自行車了。

我們這篇文章，既適用于騎帶輔助輪的自行車的2、3歲的小朋友，也適合開始嘗試騎普通自行車的4、5歲的小朋友，以及更大的孩子。

首先，我們來看看自行車的構(gòu)造圖，我們只標(biāo)注了日常生活中可能會(huì)說到的部件，其中一些，也包含在下面的情景文章中。

Rear,[ri?]：后面的 ，不要讀成[rε?]。

Getting on the Bike 上車

1. There are two ways to get on the bike: 有兩種上車的方法：

Method One: 方法一：

(1) Stand on the left of the bike and hold the handlebars with both hands.

站在自行車左側(cè)，雙手扶住車把。

(2) Swing your right leg over the bike and sit on it.

右腿從車上跨過去，坐好。

(3) Put one foot on the pedal and strongly push the ground once with the other foot to start moving.

一只腳放在腳蹬子上，另一只腳使勁蹬一下地，就騎起來了。

(4) Then put your feet on the pedals and start to pedal.

然后兩腳踩好腳蹬子，開始蹬車。

Method Two: 方法二：

(1) Stand on the left of the bike and hold the handlebars with both hands.

站在車左側(cè)，雙手扶住車把。

(2) Put your left foot on the pedal and push the ground multiple times with your right foot until you pick up enough speed.

左腳放在腳蹬子上，右腳一下一下地蹬地，速度慢慢就起來了。

(3) Then swing your right leg over the bike, sit, put your feet on the pedals and start to pedal.

然后右腿從車上跨過去，坐好，兩腳踩好腳蹬子，開始蹬車。

Going Uphill and Downhill 上坡和下坡

2. When you ride uphill, please pedal harder.

上坡的時(shí)候要用力蹬。

3. When you ride downhill, there is no need to pedal, just let the bike coast.

下坡的時(shí)候，不用蹬，讓車滑行即可。

Squeezing the Brakes 捏閘

4. Squeeze the brakes when you want to stop. The left brake controls the back wheel and the right brake controls the front wheel.

想停下來就捏閘。左閘是控制后輪的，右閘是控制前輪的。

5. When you are really fast, don't only squeeze the right brake because you might flip over the bike.

速度特別快的時(shí)候，不要只捏右閘，不然會(huì)翻車的。

6. Put both hands close to the brakes so that you can use them in an emergency.

兩只手離閘近一些，緊急時(shí)刻好捏。

Warning Others 警示他人

7. When someone is in your way, ring the bell once or twice to warn them. But don't keep ringing impatiently, that is impolite.

前面有人擋路的時(shí)候，按一下或兩下鈴。不要一直不耐煩地按，那樣不禮貌。

8. When you don't have a bell, you can shout “excuse me”.

如果你沒有鈴，就喊一句：“借過”。

Keep on Riding 騎車中

9. Watch where you are going instead of looking around or looking down at the ground.

向前看，別左顧右盼，也別低頭看地。

10. Make sure both hands are on the handlebars to control your bike, so that you don't hit anyone.

雙手一直不離開車把，控制好車，不要撞到人。

11. If your nose is itchy or something, you can take one hand off the handlebar to scratch a bit. But you have to make sure your other hand is steering the bike in the right direction.

如果你鼻子癢癢什么的，你可以松開一只手撓一下。但是另一只手必須控制好方向。

12. Don't move side to side. Keep your balance.

別左右晃。保持平衡。

13. Ride on the right side of the road.

靠右騎。

14. Don't pedal backwards. The bike won't move.

別倒著蹬。那樣車是不會(huì)走的。

Getting off the Bike 下車

15. When you don't want to ride anymore, to slow down, squeeze the brakes until you stop completely.

你要是不想騎了，就減速，然后慢慢捏閘，直到完全停下來。

16. Get off the bike and kick the kick stand down to prop up the bike.

下車，把車支子踢下來，把車支上。

對(duì)于沒有車支子的自行車，你可以說：Prop the bike against the wall. 把車靠在墻上。

Fixing the Bike 修車

17. Oh, the chain is off. Let me put it back on.

哦，鏈子掉了。我來把它上上。

18. The tires are flat. Let me put some air into them. Twist off the cap on the air valve, clip the nozzle of the pump onto the air valve, step on the base of the pump, hold the handles and lift it up and push it down repeatedly to pump air into the tire.

你的自行車車胎癟了。我給你打點(diǎn)氣。把氣門芯上的帽兒擰下來，把氣筒的嘴夾在氣門芯上，踩住氣筒底部，握住扶手，一抬一壓、一下一下地給車胎打氣。

19. Don't put your hands in your mouth after turning the pedals with your hands.

你剛用手轉(zhuǎn)完腳蹬子，不要把手放到嘴里。

Shared Bikes 共享單車

20. When we are together, we can't use the shared bikes. It's dangerous to ride a bike with you in the basket. I shouldn't have done that the other day.

咱倆在一起的時(shí)候，不能騎共享單車。把你放在車筐里，帶著你騎車太危險(xiǎn)了。我上次不應(yīng)該這么做。

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