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骑车运动
01 She always goes to work by bike except on rainy days.
除了雨天之外，她总是骑自行车上班。
解析 ▲ go to work by bike/bicycle/cycle意为“骑自行车去上班”，也可以用作bike/cycle/ bicycle to work。“骑自行车”也可以说成go biking/cycling。
学学这样说
1. How about going there by bike? 骑自行车去那里怎么样？
2. Do you like cycling to work? 你喜欢骑自行车上班吗？
3. I ride a bicycle frequently. 我常骑自行车。
4. He proposes to go by bike. 他打算骑自行车去。
5. Steven pedaled his bicycle down the street. 汤姆沿着街道骑自行车。
补充短语
ride/pedal a bicycle 骑自行车propose to do 打算/计划做某事
02 I saw him pedal to school every morning.
我看到他每天早晨骑自行车上学。
语法TIPS
pedal可作及物动词或是不及物动词，意为“踩踏板，骑车”，其过去式和过去分词形式均为pedalled（英式英语）或是pedaled（美式英语）；也可以作可数名词，意为“踏板”；还可以用作形容词，指“踏板的，脚踩的”，如a pedal boat（用脚踏驱动的船）。
学学这样说
1. He goes to work by cycle. 他骑自行车上班。
2. I go cycling every day. 我每天骑自行车。
3. Cycling is both a sport and a hobby. 骑自行车既是一项运动也是一项爱好。
4. Which do you prefer, walking or cycling? 你喜欢走路还是骑自行车？
应用对话
Steven: Where does he live?
Mary: I don't know. But I saw him pedal to school every morning.
史蒂文：他住在哪里？
玛丽：我不知道。不过我看到他每天早晨骑自行车上学。
03 I don't care to ride on a bike very much.
我不太喜欢骑自行车。
常用单词
care [keə(r)] v. 喜欢，在意
bike [baɪk] n. 自行车
随机测验
A: Why do you usually come to school on foot?
B: I don't care to _____ on a bike very much.
A. ride B. riding C. rided D. rides
翻译
A：你为什么总是步行来学校？
B：我不太喜欢骑自行车。
答案：A
提示：care to do=care for，为固定词组，意为“愿意/同意（做某事），希望/喜欢（做某事）”，通常用于否定句或疑问句中，多与情态动词would连用。
04 We did a lot of cycling on the outskirts of our city last month.
上个月我们常在市郊骑自行车。
解析 ▲ do a lot of cycling意为“常骑自行车”；cycle作不及物动词，意为“骑自行车”，通常用作cycle to work/to school/home（骑自行车去上班∕去学校∕回家），go cycling（骑自行车）。
学学这样说
1. My husband loves to ride a bike and make a one-day excursion to the country.
我丈夫喜欢骑自行车去乡村游玩一日。
2. Riding bikes to travel is really a wonderful experience.
骑自行车旅行的确是很棒的活动。
3. We cycled through the park. 我们骑自行车穿过公园。
4. She pedaled her bicycle slowly up the hill. 她骑自行车慢慢上山。
5. I love to ride my bike for exercise in warm weather.
我喜欢在暖和的天气骑自行车锻炼身体。
6. Do you like traveling by bike? 你喜欢骑自行车旅行吗？
7. Riding bicycle is a healthy form of exercise. 骑自行车是一种健康的锻炼方式。
补充短语
make/go on an excursion (to...) （去……）远足travel by bike 骑自行车旅行
05 You get a feeling of joy from cycling.
骑自行车使你感觉快乐。
常用单词
feeling ['fi:lɪŋ] n. 感觉，感情
cycling ['saɪklɪŋ] n. 骑自行车
语法TIPS
a feeling of...为固定词组，意为“……的感觉，……的态度/看法”，后接相应名词，如a feeling of hunger/well-being/discomfort/gratitude/joy（饥饿/愉快/不适/感激/快乐的感觉）；也可以表示“（并非完全基于理性的）模糊观念/想法，预感”。类似用法还有a feeling that...。
应用对话
Mary: Why do you like riding a bike?
Steven: You get a feeling of joy from cycling.
玛丽：你为什么喜欢骑自行车？
史蒂文：骑自行车使你感觉快乐。
06 Cycling not only can save money but also is great exercise.
骑自行车既能省钱又能锻炼身体。
语法TIPS
not only...but also...为固定词组，意为“不仅……而且……”，连接平行结构，用以强调递进关系。
学学这样说
1. As soon as I returned home, the first thing I did was to start cycling.
我一回家，首先做的就是骑自行车。
2. I will ride my bike for at least five times a week!
我要骑自行车并且坚持每星期至少5次。
3. Walking, running, and cycling are all healthy forms of sports.
走路、跑步和骑自行车都是有益于健康的运动方式。
4. Cycling has given me an appetite. 骑自行车使我有了食欲。
5. I ride a bike every day to lose weight. 我每天骑自行车是为了减肥。
6. I lost 8 pounds by biking for two months. 我骑自行车两个月就瘦了8磅。
7. Bicycling doesn't pollute the air. 骑自行车不污染环境。
8. Cycling is good for your health. 骑自行车对健康有利。
补充短语
a drop in... 在……方面下降
at least 至少
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