1·Not having much money, Mary decided to thumb a ride to New York.
玛丽因钱不多，决定搭便车到纽约去。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
2·Since we ran out of gas, we were forced to thumb a ride into the city.
我们的车没油了，只得搭便车进城。
3·You dont have to know a guys life history just to thumb a ride with him.
当你仅仅为打个便车，你没有必要了解开车人的生活历史。
4·You don't have to know a guy's life history just to thumb a ride with him.
当你仅仅为打个便车，你没有必要了解开车人的的生活历史。
5·Americans "thumb" a ride, while many Europeans wave the whole hand up and down when hitchhiking.
美国人用“大拇指”表示搭车，欧洲人要搭车时则是上下挥手。
6·A good rule of thumb when preparing for a cold weather ride is to start off just a little cold, because after about 10 minutes of pedaling, you'll warm up quite nicely.
一个很好的规则是准备搭乘寒冷的天气时，拇指开始只是有点冷，因为约10分钟的蹬踏后，你会热身相当不错。