更新2016年4月自考英语二第二部分：阅读选择翻译

Those Who Ride on TwoWheels

In the United States thereare six million tennis players and twelve million golfers. These figures wouldnot surprise most people. But many would be surprised to learn that twentymillion Americans ride motorcycles (摩托车). Few people realize thatmotorcycling is fast becoming one of America’s most popular sports.

According to the CycleNews, many kinds of people enjoy motorcycling. They include black peopleand white people, businessmen, professionals, and blue-collar workers. Amongthem, about 55% are businessmen, 3% are in the professions and 9% in governmentservice.

Such information isoffered by the Cycle News in the hope of improving the general public’simpression of the sport. The public has tended to believe that allmotorcyclists are wild and lawless young men.

There are several thingsabout motorcycling that the average citizen dislikes. A motorcyclist’sappearance has something to do with this dislike. Motorcyclists often lookdirty; in fact, they are dirty. On the road, there is little to protect themfrom mud. For practical reasons, they often dress in old clothing which looksmuch less respectable than the clothing of people who ride in cars. For thesame reason, motorcyclists usually wear dark colors. Perhaps this helps toexplain why they are sometimes suspected of having bad natures.

Probably motorcyclesthemselves also produce anger and fear. They are noisy, though some trucks areeven noisier. But trucks are acceptable because they perform a needed service.Motorcycles, on the other hand, make an uncomfortable noise just to give theirriders pleasure. Roaring along quiet streets, they wake sleeping families andmake babies cry.

Yet, as motorcyclingbecomes more and more common, it will be interesting to see how people ingeneral feel about the sport. Perhaps it will someday become as “respectable”as tennis or golf.

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那些骑摩托车的人

在美国，有六百万网球运动员和一千二百万高尔夫球手。这些数字不会让大多数人感到惊讶。但很多人会惊讶地得知有两千万美国人骑摩托车。很少有人意识到摩托车运动正在迅速成为美国最受欢迎的体育运动之一。

根据《Cycle News》杂志的报道，许多种类的人都喜欢摩托车运动。他们包括黑人和白人、商人、专业人士以及蓝领工人。其中，大约55%是商人，3%是专业人士，9%是政府工作人员。

《Cycle News》提供这些信息，希望改善公众对这项运动的印象。公众往往认为所有摩托车手都是狂野且无法无天的年轻人。

有几件关于摩托车运动的事情令普通市民反感。摩托车手的外表与这种反感有一定关系。摩托车手看起来往往很脏；事实上，他们确实很脏。在路上，他们几乎没有什么东西可以保护他们避免弄脏。出于实际原因，他们通常穿着旧衣服，这比开车人的衣服看起来要不体面得多。出于同样的原因，摩托车手通常穿深色衣服。也许这能够解释为什么他们有时被怀疑性格不好。

可能摩托车本身也让人感到愤怒和恐惧。它们很吵，尽管有些卡车的噪音更大。但卡车是可以接受的，因为它们提供了一种必要的服务。另一方面，摩托车制造不舒适的噪音只是为了给骑车人带来乐趣。它们在安静的街道上轰鸣行驶，吵醒了沉睡的家庭，让婴儿哭泣。

然而，随着摩托车运动越来越普遍，看看公众对这项运动的普遍感觉将会非常有趣。也许有一天它会像网球或高尔夫一样“体面”起来。