美語(yǔ)三級(jí)跳: 012A 開(kāi)車(chē) 初級(jí)課程

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家住洛杉磯的Phil想趁周末來(lái)躺自駕游，去賭城拉斯維加斯享受一番。不過(guò)，他得先租輛車(chē)。

Professor: Winnie, have you ever gone to Las Vegas?

去過(guò)一次。Professor Bowman, 如果我是租車(chē)公司老板，一定不愿意把車(chē)租給去賭城的人，因?yàn)樗麄兛赡軙?huì)連車(chē)一起輸?shù)?

Phil: Hello, I'd like to rent a car please.

Employee: OK, how long do you need it for?

Phil: I just need it for the weekend.

Employee: Alright, how far will you drive the car?

Phil: Umm ... I'm not sure. How far away is Las Vegas?

看來(lái)，Phil準(zhǔn)備周末打個(gè)來(lái)回。不過(guò)，租車(chē)公司的店員為什么要問(wèn)Phil去哪兒呢？這關(guān)她什么事？

Professor: Winnie, sometimes if you drive a long distance, it will cost you more money to rent the car.

??？在租車(chē)時(shí)，如果開(kāi)得遠(yuǎn)就要多交錢(qián)？那么，從洛杉磯到拉斯維加斯算不算遠(yuǎn)呢？

Professor: Well, Phil doesn't know how far he has to drive, so he asks the attendant how far away Las Vegas is.

Employee: Las Vegas is about 260 miles from here. Is that where you're going?

Phil: Yes, so I need a nice car so that I look really cool.

Employee: I see .... well would you like a car with a sunroof?

Phil: A sunroof? That's not cool enough. I need a convertible.

Professor: So Winnie, what kind of car does Phil want to drive to Las Vegas.

他想開(kāi)一輛酷酷的車(chē)！去拉斯維加斯這種花花世界當(dāng)然得開(kāi)輛好車(chē)了!

Professor: Yes, and what kind of car does the rental company employee say he might like?

店員建議Phil租一輛有sunroof - 天窗的車(chē)，可他覺(jué)得這還不夠酷，他要一輛convertible - 敞篷車(chē)! 真希望他能把我也帶上!

Employee: Yes, we have a nice red convertible for an extra 40 dollars per day.

Phil: Alright, are there any other taxes or fees?

Employee: Not if you remember to fill the car with gas before you return it.

Phil: Hmm ... well, this sounds like a pretty good deal.

看來(lái)扮酷也是有代價(jià)的！敞篷車(chē)每天的租金比普通車(chē)高出40美元...不過(guò)，想到開(kāi)著敞篷車(chē)，在風(fēng)中馳騁的感覺(jué)，這筆錢(qián)，咬咬牙，值了！

Professor: Maybe ... but then you wouldn't look very cool if your hair is all messed up by the wind and all the bugs splattered on your face.

Professor Bowman，你怎么總要破壞氣氛！

Professor: Okay, Winnie. So, what does Phil have to do before he returns the car?

店員說(shuō)，他在還車(chē)前要把油加滿。除此之外，就沒(méi)有其它的taxes or fees--稅和費(fèi)用了。Phil覺(jué)得這是個(gè)good deal，很值，看來(lái)他就打算租這輛敞篷車(chē)了！

Professor: Well, not so fast. Let's see what happens.

Phil: Actually, I have one more question. Is the car a manual or an automatic?

Employee: It's a manual. Is that alright?

Phil: No, I can only drive an automatic.

Employee: Well I'm sorry, but all of our convertibles are manuals.

Professor: Well Winnie, do you know what the difference between a manual and an automatic car is?

當(dāng)然知道，manual transmission就是手動(dòng)換檔，人工換檔，相反的，an automatic transmission是自動(dòng)換檔的車(chē)。可惜，這里所有的敞篷車(chē)都是manual的，而Phil只會(huì)開(kāi)automatic。

Phil: Oh no ... all your convertibles are manuals? Well, do you have any other cool cars?

Employee: Not really. Our cars are economical, not cool.

Phil: Well too bad ... Maybe my friend Tom will let me borrow his convertible.

Employee: I'm sorry we couldn't help you.

Professor: Winnie, do you know what an economical car is?

Economical, e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c-a-l是“經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)惠”的意思，所以economical car就是經(jīng)濟(jì)型轎車(chē)嘍!

Professor: That's right! So Phil wants to borrow his friend Tom's convertible. That will be very "economical" for him, and he will look cool.

嗯，這的確是個(gè)省錢(qián)又扮酷的好主意！就是不知道Tom愿不愿意把自己的敞篷車(chē)借給Phil。

Professor: Well, we will have to listen next time to find out!

這次的美語(yǔ)三級(jí)跳就播送到這里。