美国文化生活十日谈（五、六）
<p>（五） 在美国租车</p><p>在美国租车旅行既节省开支，又方便舒适，更是浪漫刺激。驾车旅行必须严格遵守交通规则：系上安全带；按交通灯指示行驶；如遇校车（一律为黄色）停下接送学生，双向行驶的所有车辆必须停止；按规定车速驾驶，车在高速公路上行驶时，其最低时速为40英里，最高时速只能在65英里左右，市内时速一般在25至35英里之间。停车也有许多限制，千万记住：绝不能将车停在消防龙头的前面。</p><p><span word="Rental">Rental</span> <span word="Cars">Cars</span></p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="license">license</span> （执照）<span word="to">to</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>; <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="unlimited">unlimited</span> <span word="mileage">mileage</span>(无里程限制), <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wish">wish</span>. <span word="Compare">Compare</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>--<span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="wisitor">wisitor</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span>(自动变速), <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="gears">gears</span>(挡) <span word="manually">manually</span>.</p><p><span word="Note">Note</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>--<span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span>. (<span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="trace">trace</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>.)</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vevy">vevy</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="one">one</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="rental">rental</span>": <span word="you">you</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="normallly">normallly</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>. <span word="Prices">Prices</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="vary">vary</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="mileage">mileage</span>(里程) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worthwile">worthwile</span> <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="arangemetns">arangemetns</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>.</p>
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