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A month ahead of the date they can legally hit the road.
再有一个月，他们就可以合法上路了。
Saudi women try their hands behind the wheel at an Auto Expo specifically targeted at the new drivers-to-be.
在一个专门针对新司机的汽车博览会上，沙特女性也来尝试操纵方向盘。
I am so happy and I want to have a look at the cars, their models, what suits me exactly, the prices, the options.
我很高兴，我想看看这些车, 车的模型，什么款式适合我，价格怎么样，选择如何。
To experience what it's like to drive, many women got into simulators.
要体验驾驶的感觉，许多沙特妇女利用模拟器来尝试驾驶的感觉。
I was very pleased with the decision to allow women to drive.
我对允许女性开车的决定感到非常高兴。
I already bought my car and as soon as they give us the green light, I will start driving immediately.
我已经买好车了，只要他们给我们许可，我就马上开始开车。
Improving women's mobility by giving them access to their own transportation is a welcome move says one Saudi woman.
一名沙特女性表示，自己驾驶交通工具可以提高女性的移动性，这一举措很受欢迎。
It's a nice step for the Saudi people and especially for the Saudi woman to be self-dependent,
这对沙特人来说是很好的一步，尤其是对沙特女性来说，让她们不依赖别人。
so she can finish her own work without relying on someone else like a driver or her brother or her father.
这样她就能完成自己的工作，而不用依靠别人，比如司机，兄弟或父亲。
On the sidelines of the Expo, driving instructors were on hand to offer basic classes in the rules of the road.
在博览会期间，驾驶指导员在现场为她们讲授交规的基本课程。
I'm so happy and by the way, I've applied for the driver's license, I felt like I had made an achievement.
我很高兴，顺便说一下我已经申请驾照了，我觉得我干了一件大事。
Seemingly calm in the backseat, this young woman can't wait for the thrill of sitting in the driver's seat.
这名坐在后座上的年轻女士看似非常平静，如今已迫不及待要坐上驾驶座了。
I swear by God it's an amazing feeling,
我对上帝发誓，这种感觉太棒了，
but the most important thing is that you have the courage not to be afraid of anything. I am very happy.
最重要的是你无所畏惧，而不是处处害怕，我真的很高兴。
In a decree issued last September, King Salman ordered an end to the ban on women drivers by June.
在去年9月颁布的一项法令中，萨勒曼国王下令在6月前结束对女司机的禁令。
According to reports, the move could add about 9 million additional drivers and lifts Saudi car sales by up to 20 percent annually.
据报道此举将增加约900万名司机，沙特汽车年销量增幅可以达到20%。
Mariama Diallo, VOA News.
VOA新闻，马里亚玛·迪亚鲁报道。
