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One of the only things 外籍人士来到中国most expats can't do in China无法直接is drive their own car.驾驶机动车If you really want to drive,如果你有驾驶需求it's actually quite easy.其实也很简单All you have to do is to 只需要带着驾照bring a valid driver's license 来到车管所to the traffic authority, 来到车管所and you will have to do one theory test,然后通过驾驶员理论考试which you can study for… 考生可以通过APPthere's an APP for that. 复习准备But if you like me,但如果你像我一样and let your license expire, 驾照过期了you actually have to start from scratch, 就需要一切从头开始and do all four tests from the very beginning. 准备全部四次考试It's a bit of long process,这个过程有点长but it's manageable. 但也是可以做到的And last year, 去年I got my Chinese driver's license.我考取了中国驾照I'm actually coming up to 现在我即将结束the end of my one-year probation period, 一年的实习期which means soon I won't have to put the sticker也就是说我不需要on the back of my car when I drive.在车后贴“实习”标识And I'll be able to drive on any road in China.并且可以在国内驾驶任何公路And now that things are open up again,如今既然一切已经放开maybe I'll take a trip out of province.也许我会开启一段跨省自驾游The first step is registration,考驾照的第一步是注册then an eye exam, 然后做视力检查and finally I'll sit down 最后进入考场and do test number 1.进行科目一考试All of this can be done on the same day. 这些可以在一天内完成Hello.你好I'm here to register for the driver's test.我来注册驾驶员考试May I have your passport?请出示你的护照Of course.好的All right. Thanks.好 谢谢It's very easy so far.一切非常顺利They actually spoke English at reception.前台工作人员能够英文交流I have my driver's license from Canada我准备了我的加拿大驾照prepared as well as an official translation,驾照翻译件and my temporary residence permit 临时住宿登记单and my passport, of course. 和护照So if this all gets accepted, 当一切顺利提交后I will then move on to 我将前去体检the standard physical examination我将前去体检before having my picture taken,然后拍照and going up to do the theory test. 再上楼进行理论考试The vehicle administration 对于境外驾驶证bureau only accepts official translations车管所仅接受of overseas driver's licenses来自以下rom the following institutions:指定机构的翻译件Which license do you want, 驾驶证是要开手牌manual or automatic transmission?还是开自牌Automatic transmission.自牌That's C2, right?自牌的就是C2对吧Yes. 对I spent a lot of time考试前reviewing the questions 我花了很长时间for test 1 on an APP 在Laowaidrive APPcalled "Laowaidrive test". 上复习了科目一的题目Please give me your documents.请给我你的文件Sure. Here you are.好的 给你Passport and driver's license.护照和驾照Well, I scored 98 out of 100.100分的考卷我得了98分I don't know which two questions I got wrong.我也不知道哪两道做错了A little bit upset我感到有一点沮丧because I studied really hard for this.因为我真的非常认真复习了I should have scored 100.所以我应该能考100分的But you know...但我通过了I'll take the pass.但我通过了Now that I have my results. 既然我通过了考试I go back downstairs to fill out the forms,那就可以下楼填写材料and set up for my practical exams.然后准备实操考试了Although I have submitted虽然我提交了all of my documents, 全部资料to do the next tests I need to register登记之后的考试on the traffic police's 12123 app. 仍然需要注册交管部的官方APP12123The app is all in Chinese APP是全中文的and will not allow you to register 注册时必须使用中文姓名unless you have a Chinese name,所以外籍人士需要为自己取中文名Hey, everybody.大家好Stephen here. 大家好I'm trying to get 斯蒂文今天my Chinese driver's license,还在努力考驾照and I've been told that 我听说the parking component of the倒车入库driving exam is the most difficult,是考试中最难的部分because you're not allowed to readjust.因为你不被允许重新调整You have to do it in one 你需要完美做到like sweeping singular movement 一次到位and it has to be perfect, 一次到位30 centimeters from the line车身前后左右at every end of the car, 都距离黄线30厘米the front, the back, the left, the right. 都距离黄线30厘米Yes. 很好It's perfect.完美When your shoulder 当你的肩膀parallel with the yellow line,与黄线平行that's perfect.就做到了Go back.Go back.Go back.后退 后退 后退Now, here. 现在 这里Yes. OK. Straight. Here. 好的 拉直 这里You should practice.你还需要练习Yeah. 好的This parking test was a bit 倒车入库比我想象的more challenging than I thought. 更具挑战性I figured it would be easy 之前我以为很简单because I've had my license for decades,因为我已经获得驾照几十年了but the rules for test 2 are very strict.但是科目二的考试要求非常严格I went back to the driving school twice 我又去驾校to get some more practice in,训练了两次and passed the test easily.然后顺利通过了考试Today I'm practicing for Test No. 3. 今天我来准备科目三了I'm here with my Coach, Coach Lu.这是我的教练陆师傅He's gonna help me out here.他将助我一臂之力Now for me the most challenging part of 这一场考试this test is actually understanding 对我来说最难的部分the prompts that the computer gives me. 其实是听懂电脑给的指令I've actually been driving for quite some time,我已经开车很久了so I'm comfortable behind the wheel of a car,所以开车对我来说很舒服but what I'm not necessarily familiar with 但是我并不是非常熟悉is the commands that will 但是我并不是非常熟悉come from the testing computer, 考试电脑给出的which are all in Mandarin. 中文指令So I need to learn all of those commands所以我需要学习所有这些指令and how to execute them properly以及如何正确执行in a timely fashion in order to pass this test.才能通过考试Let's do it.让我们开始吧Next, you will take a test. 下面将进行on how to use lights at night模拟夜间灯光使用的考试Please turn on the headlights.请开启前照灯Passing a slope. 通过坡路Driving on a road without street lights. 在无照明的道路行使As expected, 如我所料I passed the road test,我通过了路考the driving part was easy,驾驶部分很简单it was the "lights test" at the very beginning最开始的灯光测试that was the hardest part.是最难的部分There is no room for error不容一点错误and you only get a few seconds to react, 只有几秒钟来反应but I got through it. 但我顺利通过了Well. I'm back at the traffic management administration office 我又回到了车管所to do my Test No.4. 来考科目四Now when you're getting your driver's license, 在驾驶证考试过程中Test 1 and 4 are written.科目一和科目四是笔试 However, they are different.但是，它们有所不同Test 4 focuses a little bit more on traffic security measures，科目四更侧重于交通安全规则first-aid stuff and things like that. 急救等相关措施So I'm about to go in now and register 现在要去窗口登记to take my Test No.4.然后进行科目四考试了Well， I got a perfect score, 100%.我得了满分100分And now it's time for me to go 现在and pick up my license finally.我就去拿我的驾照了Thanks.谢谢I can finally drive my car.我终于可以开我的车了Quite an ordeal 真是磨难重重and I had to do a lot of stuff,我花了很多精力but you know it was probably a blessing但也许这也算因祸得福in disguise because I hadn't毕竟我已经很久driven in a very long time. 没开车了And driving in China is very different在中国开车and driving where I'm from.和在我老家也有很大区别The roads are a lot more congested, 这里堵车严重得多some of the laws are different.而且有些法规也不一样So it was probably a good thing 所以相比大多数这里的老外that I did all four tests to get this license直接上交境外驾照做更换as opposed to simply handing in a valid license我经历了所有四项考试from overseas and switching it,取得驾照which is what most expats do也是一件好事when they move here.也是一件好事So I'm glad I did it.我很高兴我做到了It was tough, but it's done now, 虽然有些困难但我成功了and I can finally drive my car.也终于可以开车了