在美國(guó):67 準(zhǔn)備汽車, 開(kāi)車旅行
來(lái)源:滬江聽(tīng)寫酷
2011-08-30 10:35
原汁原味故事,風(fēng)趣實(shí)用英語(yǔ)。
通過(guò)常見(jiàn)的生活場(chǎng)景,聽(tīng)寫重點(diǎn)單詞,學(xué)習(xí)美國(guó)地道的常用詞匯。
(資料來(lái)源:《Drew和Nancy的美國(guó)生活英語(yǔ)》 大連理工大學(xué)出版社)
〖Getting the car ready〗
<聽(tīng)寫方式: 填空, 不用帶數(shù)字序號(hào)>
A: I can't believe you only have two weeks left in America, Lo! ____1____(句子)
B: It really has. ____2____(句子)
A: Now, seeing as this is your first American road trip, we have to go through the basics. ____3____(句子) But, we have to make sure the car is ready for the trip.
B: What, like make sure it won't break down or something?
A: Exactly. ____4____(句子) It wastes time and money. Plus, the traffic moves so fast on the highway that it's dangerous if your car has a problem and you need to pull over. That's how a lot of accidents happen.
B: So, what do we need to do to get your car ready?
A: ____5____(句子) You have to make sure the level is high enough or else your engine will have serious problems.
B: Okay. The oil level looks fine. What's next?
A: ____6____(句子)
B: Check. Wiper fluid is fine.
A: ____7____(句子)
B: This tire looks a little flat actually.
A: Yeah, it looks crooked too. Sometimes the wheels get unaligned. I'll take it to the gas station tomorrow morning and we'll get it all straightened out.
B: Anything else?
A: Yep. We're not done yet. We need to put a car-top carrier on the roof of the car so we can put extra luggage in it. This way we can bring more stuff but still have room inside the car.
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The time has gone so fast.
But, I feel better that we are taking a road trip for the next week so I can see more of the countryside and a few other cities before I go home.
The first step is always to get wheels, and we have my car so that step is done.
Our highways go through very remote areas and you don't want to get stuck out there if you don't have to.
First, check the oil in the engine.
Next, check the windshield wiper fluid. Bugs and dirt get all over your windshield and you want to be able to see clearly.
Finally we need to walk around the car and make sure the tires look good. If there are any tears, or if the air pressure appears low and they feel soft to the touch, then we need to go and get them filled.
<本期重點(diǎn)詞匯>
wheels是車的俚語(yǔ)說(shuō)法。如果你對(duì)別人說(shuō):“Nice wheels!”,這是指他們有一輛很漂亮的車。
pull over 開(kāi)到路邊
windshield n.擋風(fēng)玻璃
windshield wipers 雨刷
windshield wiper fluid (刮水器)清洗劑
tire n.輪胎
crooked ad.彎曲的
aligned ad.對(duì)齊的
<參考譯文>
A: 羅,真不能相信你在美國(guó)就只能再呆兩周了,時(shí)間過(guò)得太快了。
B: 是太快了,但是想到在下周回國(guó)前還可以上路旅行,看到更多的鄉(xiāng)村和其他幾個(gè)城市的風(fēng)景,我就感覺(jué)好多了。
A: 看來(lái)這是你第一次在美國(guó)開(kāi)車旅行,現(xiàn)在我們有幾項(xiàng)基本事項(xiàng)需要注意。第一步就是要弄輛車,我們開(kāi)我的車所以這步就省了。但是,必須要保證這輛車上路前準(zhǔn)備好。
B: 什么準(zhǔn)備?就像是保證車不會(huì)拋錨或者其他什么的?
A: 對(duì)。告訴公路會(huì)延伸到非常偏遠(yuǎn)的地方,如果沒(méi)有什么必要一定不能夠被困到那個(gè)地方。這可是又費(fèi)時(shí)間又費(fèi)錢。另外,高速公路上車輛行駛極快,如果車出現(xiàn)了問(wèn)題停在路邊是相當(dāng)危險(xiǎn)的。許多事故就是這樣發(fā)生的。
B: 那么,要將車準(zhǔn)備好都需要做些什么呢?
A: 首先,檢查發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)里的油得高度。要確保油量重組,不然發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)會(huì)出現(xiàn)嚴(yán)重的問(wèn)題。
B: 好的。油量看起來(lái)可以。下一步呢?
A: 接下來(lái),檢查擋風(fēng)玻璃上的雨雪刷,蟲(chóng)子或泥土?xí)L(fēng)雪刷粘住,你需要保證行駛途中視野清楚。
B: 檢查完了,雨雪刷沒(méi)問(wèn)題。
A: 最后繞車走一圈檢查輪胎是否安好。如果車胎破裂,或者車胎氣壓不足,摸起來(lái)軟軟的,那么就需要打氣。
B: 這個(gè)輪胎看起來(lái)有點(diǎn)平。
A: 是的,看起來(lái)也有點(diǎn)歪。有時(shí)車輪會(huì)偏離位置。明天早上我把車開(kāi)到加油站,可以在那里把它重新定位。
B: 還有什么嗎?
A: 是,還沒(méi)完事呢。我們需要在車頂放上行李架,把額外的行李放進(jìn)去了,這樣就可以把車內(nèi)的空間省出來(lái)了。