自由与开放的公路,七月四日的传统仪式/条条大路任我行
1 ritual:仪式/约定俗称的习俗
下跌的油价让美国人重新回到独立日自驾游的传统
英语从来不怕用物做主语,用下跌的油价作主语,更为生动
2 reintroduce.. to...:重新介绍
3 Independence Day:独立日,7月4日 the forth of July 伴有大规模的烟花blabla
despite=without being affected by
4 be in decline:每况日下,日薄西山
filling up (the tank) is cheap enough
5 gallon:加仑(3.79升)*约4 2.77美元/加仑
6 mile:英里(1.61公里)*约1.5 自驾游时要注意
7 petrol:汽油
8 reckon:经过计算之后得出总结,很英伦风,
conclude by counting or calculation
9 consecutive:连续的
10 gape:瞠目结舌的瞪着 scare with one's mouth open-wide
equivalent = equal value