地道美語聽力播客:洗車 Washing the Car
I was driving down the road when Isaw a group of teenagers holding up signs for a fundraising car wash for their school. Mycar was very dirty, so I pulled over and paid for a car wash and a wax.
我開車沿著路前行，這時(shí)我看到一群學(xué)生舉著洗車為學(xué)校募集錢的牌子。我的車很臟，于是我停下車，付了洗車和打蠟的費(fèi)用。
I think that the students had more enthusiasm than car washing skills. Yes, they had hoses,buckets filled with soapy water, and sponges, but they seemed more interested in gettingeach other wet than in getting the dirt off the car. I kept wanting to jump up and say, “Hey,you missed a spot!” but I didn’t.
我覺得學(xué)生擁有更多的熱情而不是洗車技巧。是的，他們有水管，還有裝滿肥皂水的桶和海綿，但是他們看上去對(duì)讓彼此渾身都沾上水更感興趣，而不是擦掉車上的污垢。我想蹦起來喊道:“嘿，有污點(diǎn)沒有擦掉!”但是我沒有那樣做。
After washing the car, they rinsed it and dried it with towels. They also vacuumed the interiorand washed the windows. At least the windows were spotless. Finally, they waxed andpolished the car, and were finished.
洗完車后，他們沖洗車并用毛巾擦干。他們還用吸塵器打掃車的內(nèi)部，并擦洗車窗。至少玻璃沒有污點(diǎn)。最后，他們給車打上蠟并擦亮，洗車完成了。
I went over to inspect the washed car. All I can say is I’m glad this was a fundraiser to supporttheir school. If these students do as well in their classes as they did on my car, they need allthe education they can get!
我走過去檢查洗過的車。我只能說能出錢資助他們的學(xué)校我很高興。如果這些學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)和洗車一個(gè)水平，那他們需要全面的教育。
【生詞注釋】 hold up 舉著 fundraising car wash 洗車來募集錢 wax n.打蠟 enthusiasm n.熱情 hosen. 水管 bucket n. 桶 soapy water 肥皂水 sponge n.海綿 dirt n. 污垢 missed a spot 有污點(diǎn)沒有擦掉rinse v. 沖洗 vacuum v. 用吸塵器打掃 interior n. 內(nèi)部 spotless adj. 無臟污的 polish v. 擦亮inspect v. 檢查
