These days, e-scooters are becoming an increasingly common sight in major cities. They offer people an easy way to get from place to place without worrying about traffic. Surprisingly, scooters aren’t a new invention. In fact, these two-wheeled wonders have been around for more than 100 years. Looking at their past helps us understand why they have become so popular today. The first motorized scooters appeared around 1915. One of the first types was the Autoped. It had an engine installed over the front wheel and could reach speeds of 32 kilometers per hour.
近期，電動滑板車在各大城市已越來越常見。它們提供人們一種便捷又無需擔心交通堵塞的移動方式。令人驚訝的是，滑板車並不是新興的產品。事實上，這種兩輪的新奇之物已存在超過一百年。回顧它的過去能幫助我們理解它現今為何如此受歡迎。最早的機動滑板車大約於 1915 年出現。Autoped 是初代車型之一。它有一顆安裝在前輪上的引擎，時速可高達每小時三十二公里。
生活必備字詞：
surprisingly adv. 出乎意料地，令人驚訝地
wonder n. 令人驚奇的事物
install vt. 安裝
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