Day93CarRepair Part 1 Pronunciation
- Do you have time to help me with my car today?
你今天有时间帮我修车吗？
- Sure. What seems to be the problem?
时间啊。您的车出什么问题了?
- l had a car accident. My car's pretty
banged up. And there's something wrong
with the brakes too.
我出车祸了。车被撞得很厉害，⽽且刹车也不灵了。
- Okay. The front or rear brakes?
哦。是前刹车还是后刹车呢?
-
l'm not sure. lt's also due for its oil
change.
我不确定。⽽且车也该换机油了。
-No worries. l'll take a look at it right
now.
别担⼼。我马上给您看看。
- So how long do you think it will take?
那您觉得多长时间可以修好呢?
- A couple of days, 3 tops. We'll call you
when it's ready!
⼏天吧，最多不超过3天。车修好了，我们会打电话通知您的!
Part 2 Comprehension
1. Do you have time to help me with my car today?
你今天有时间帮我修车吗？
l'm having a problem with my car. Can you help me?
我的车有问题，你能帮我吗？
Could you take a look at my car?你能检查⼀下我的车吗? ,
2. Sure. What seems to be the problem?有时间啊。您的车出什么问题了?
3. I had a car accident. My car's pretty
banged up. And there's something wrong
with the brakes too.
我出车祸了。车被撞得很厉害，⽽且刹车也不灵了。
bang  (v.)重击bang up sth撞坏某物
I banged up the car backing out of the
garage.
我从车库往外倒车的时候把车撞坏了。back(v.) (使) 后退
back out of someplace从某个地⽅后退出来
garage  (n.)⽜车
sth be banged up某物被撞坏
sth be totaled某物被彻底毁坏
brake (n.)刹车
sb has / have (no) brakes on sth.某⼈的某物有/没有刹车。
She had no brakes on her bicycle.她的⾃⾏车没有车闸。
踩刹车:
hit the brakes
put on the brakes
slam on / jam on the brakes
slam (v.)重重撞上
A motorbike appeared from nowhere and
I had to jam on the brakes.
不知从哪⾥窜出来⼀辆摩托车，我只好急踩刹车。
nowhere (adv.)突然(发⽣) ，⼀下⼦(冒出来)
from/ out of + nowhere不知从哪来
a screech of brakes⼀阵尖锐的刹车声
screech  (n.) 尖叫，刺⽿声
brake gently轻踩刹车
gently  (adv.)温柔地
brake hard / sharply猛踩刹车
4. Okay. The front or rear brakes?哦。是前刹车还是后刹车呢? the front brakes  (汽车的)前刹车
the rear brakes  (汽车的)后刹车
ABS防抱死制动系统
ABS -→Anti-lock Braking System
All our new models have anti-lock
brakes.
我们所有的新车型都有防抱死刹车。
5. I'm not sure. It's also due for its oil
change.
我不确定。⽽且车也该换机油了。
due (adj.)预计的，预期的
sth/sb be due for sth是某物或某⼈预计做某事的时候
The car is due for its annual inspection
again.
这辆车⼜该去做年检了。
annual inspection 年度检修，年度检查
an oil change更换机油，更换发动机的
润滑油
The car needs an oil change.这辆车需要更换机油了。
6. No worries. I'll take a look at it right now.
别担⼼。我马上给您看看。
take/have a look at sth看看，查看某物
Take a good look at this picture and see
if you recognize anyone.
好好看看这张照⽚，看看能不能认出，上⾯的什么⼈。
take a good look at sth好好地，认真地看⼀看
7. Christ. Get a load of that. She must
use that like ten times a day. That's a
keeper.
.
上帝啊，好好看看这个。她肯定⼀天⽤它⼗次，真爱打扮。
get a load of sb/sth/从句好好看看..You'll stop doubting me once you get a
load of how big her house is.
⼀旦你看到她家有多⼤后，就不会质疑我了。
keeper (n.)保管⼈
8. Just keep your eyes on the players,
Jerry.
好好看看这些参与者，杰⾥。
keep one's eyes on sb / sth字⾯意思：着眼于某物或某⼈
引申⼀下：好好看看某物或某⼈
keep an eye on sb/ sth好好看看某⼈/
某物
9. Don't lose sight of this, Tommy. Don't get seduced by Gray.好好看看这些，汤⽶。别被格雷拉下⽔。
lose sight of sth
字⾯意思：失去对于某物的视线引申为：忽略，忘记某物
don't lose sight of sth
字⾯意思：不要忽视某物引申为：好好看看某物
seduce  (v.)引诱
get seduced by sb受某⼈引诱
My car is making a loud sound.汽车总有很⼤的噪⾳。
I need a new muffler.我需要新的消⾳器。
muffler  (n.)消⾳器
My air conditioner isn't working.我的空调不能⽤了。
My windscreen wipers are broken.我的⾬刷坏了。
windscreen wiper  风挡⾬刷
Is it the passenger or driver side?是乘客那边，还是驾驶员那边?
Is it the hood or trunk area?
汽车消音器
是引擎盖部位，还是后备箱部位?
hood  (n.)引擎盖
trunk (n.)后备箱
10. So how long do you think it will take?
那您觉得多长时间可以修好呢?
take花费(时间)
When will the work be completed?多长时间可以修好?
11. A couple of days, 3 tops. We'll call
you when it's ready!
⼏天吧，最多不超过3天。车修好了，我们会打电话通知您的! tops (adv.) ⾄多的
It'll cost you 200 dollars, 250 dollars tops.
它将花掉你200美元，顶多250美元。