雙語(yǔ)新聞：被虐慘的學(xué)渣！英國(guó)28歲女子駕考理論掛科110次

雙語(yǔ)新聞：被虐慘的學(xué)渣！英國(guó)28歲女子駕考理論掛科110次

A 28-year-old woman has failed her driving theory test a record 110 times, new figures today revealed.
　　今日最新數(shù)據(jù)顯示，英國(guó)一28歲女子創(chuàng)下了駕照理論考試掛科110次的新紀(jì)錄。

　　The unnamed learner, from Southwark, south-east London, spent a staggering £3,410 in a bid to show she knows the rules and dangers of the road.
　　這名未被提及姓名的女子來(lái)自倫敦東南部的薩瑟克區(qū)，為了證明自己了解交通規(guī)則和路況危險(xiǎn)，竟然一共花了3410英鎊參加考試。

　　But despite her determination to pass the test, she is yet to do so - and still has her practical driving test to overcome.
　　但是，盡管有通過(guò)考試的決心，她至今仍未通過(guò)理論考試，更別談之后的路考了。

　　The driving theory test, costing £31 a time, comprises multiple-choice questions and a hazard perception exam.
　　參加英國(guó)駕照理論考試每次需支付31英鎊，題型包括多選題和路況危險(xiǎn)感知測(cè)試。

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　　Nationally, it has an average pass rate of 65.4 per cent.
　　全國(guó)平均通過(guò)率為65.4%。

　　If the woman had started sitting the test at the minimum driving age of 17, she would have sat it a whopping 10 times a year for the past 11 years.
　　假設(shè)這名女子一年滿17歲就開(kāi)始參加理論考試，那么在過(guò)去11年中，她平均每年都要考10次之多。

　　Although no other learner has come close to the woman's incredible number of attempts to pass, several appear to be trying their best.
　　雖然還沒(méi)有人能超過(guò)這名女子的紀(jì)錄，但一些人掛科的次數(shù)也不少。

　　A 30-year-old man from Peterborough has failed the driving theory test 86 times, while a 41-year-old learner from Birmingham passed on his 80th attempt.
　　彼得伯勒的一名30歲的男子就掛科了86次，伯明翰的一名41歲的男子也不遑多讓，掛科了80次才最終通過(guò)。

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The second worst female theory candidate on record was a 45-year-old woman from Bristol, who sat the exam a whopping 57 times.
　　一名來(lái)自布里斯托爾的45歲的女子是理論考試掛科次數(shù)第二多的女性，她一共掛科了57次。
　
　　They also showed that even when learners managed to pass the theory test, some still struggled to master the practical exam.
　　數(shù)據(jù)還顯示，即使通過(guò)了理論考試，一些人還在為通過(guò)路考苦苦掙扎。

　　One such example was a middle-aged man who failed the practical driving test a record 36 times - thankfully, passing on his 37th attempt.
　　舉例來(lái)說(shuō)，一名中年男子就創(chuàng)下了36次路考掛科的紀(jì)錄。謝天謝地，第37次他終于過(guò)了。
　
　　The unnamed 40-year-old, from Stoke-on-Trent, forked out at least £2,294 trying to pass - which could have paid for a decent second-hand car.
　　斯托克的一名40歲的不知名男子共支付了超過(guò)2294英鎊的考試費(fèi)用，這些錢夠用來(lái)買一輛還不錯(cuò)的二手車了。

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　　Another man, aged 22, was slightly more successful, passing on his 36th attempt at a test centre in Chelmsford in Essex.
　　另一名22歲的男子稍微“成功”一點(diǎn)，在艾賽克斯切姆斯福德的考試中心考了36次終于通過(guò)。

　　The practical driving test, lasting about 40 minutes, costs £62 to take on a weekday or £75 on an evening, weekend or bank holiday.
　　路考時(shí)間大約為40分鐘，工作日的考試費(fèi)用為62英鎊，在晚上、周末或銀行休假日考試，費(fèi)用則為75英鎊。

　　A DSA spokesman told MailOnline: 'It is essential that all drivers demonstrate they have the right skills, knowledge and attitude to drive safely.
　　英國(guó)駕駛標(biāo)準(zhǔn)管理局發(fā)言人對(duì)每日郵報(bào)這樣說(shuō)，“我們必須看到所有駕駛員掌握了正確的駕駛技術(shù)、知識(shí)和安全駕駛的態(tài)度。”

　　'The driver testing and training regime tests candidates’ ability to drive safely and responsibly as well as making sure they know the theory behind safe driving.'
　　“駕照考試和訓(xùn)練體制是為了測(cè)試學(xué)員是否能夠安全、負(fù)責(zé)地駕駛，并確保他們了解安全駕駛背后的理論知識(shí)。”

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