流行美語 第193課
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：美国之音《流行美语》
Larry和李华正在开车去看朋友，可是在纽约皇后区迷了路。李华今天会学到两个常用语：make a u-ey和step 1 on it。
LL: Uh, Li Hua, I think we are going 2 the wrong way. I think we need to make a u-ey.
LH: 什么， 我们走错路了啦？要make a u-ey，那是什么意思啊?
LL: To make a u-ey is to take a u-turn. U-ey - U-EY. I think you can make a u-ey up at the light ahead 3
LH: 往回开是对的。但是，Larry，你没看见在灯前面有不让调头的牌子嘛！
LL: Oh, you are right, Li Hua. We can't make a u-ey there. There is a "No U-turn" sign.
LH: 是啊，这里明明写着“不许调头”。
LL: Yeah, if a cop 4 had 5 seen 6 you, he would 7 have given 8 you a ticket for making a u-ey there.
LH: 我们还是小心点吧，给警察看见一定会罚款的。
LL: Hey, Li Hua, do you see that 7-11 on our right? You can make a u-ey in the parking 9 lot. There is no problem 10 with turning 11 around in a parking lot.
LH: 这是个好主意，右转到7-11杂货店的停车场；再在那儿调头。这肯定没有问题。 Larry， 你好聪明呦。
(Sound of driving car)
LL: Nice work! Now we should be headed in the right direction 12.
LH: 方向是对了，可是你千万不要大意，我可不想再u-ey 了。
LL: Uh...Li Hua, I have some bad news 13.
LH: 什么，又有什么坏消息？
LL: I think we passed the street we need to turn down again. I'm afraid we'll be making another u-ey after all!
LH: 你说什么？我们又错过了该转的路口？天啊，我们又得找地方调头了。
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LL: We are really running 14 late now, Li Hua. We better step on it!
LH: Step on it? 你要踩什么？
LL: Step-STEP, step on the gas 15 pedal 16. We need to hurry up and make this car go faster.
LH: 噢，step on it就是踩油门！我们是有点儿晚了，可是我不想 “step on it.”
LL: You don't have to speed 17, Li Hua. Just step on it a little bit 18. Just go a little faster.
LH: 我可以踩油门，再开快一点。不过安全也很重要呦！
LL: Of course 19 it is important 20 to drive safely 21, and if you really don't feel comfortable 22 stepping 23 on it, then you shouldn't. A little late is all right!
LH: 就是嘛！(Siren sound) 哟，不好了，后面来了警车，要我停下来。
LL: Well, now you better step on it!
LH: Larry!你说什么？你让我加速，你疯了吗？
LL: I'm just kidding, Li Hua. You really should pull 24 over and see what the police 25 officer 26 wants.
LH: Larry，都是你叫我step on it，你还有心思开玩笑？我把车停在路边，让我下车看看警察怎么说。
(Sound of street and talking)
LL: What did 27 the police say? Did he give you a ticket?
LH: 我以为警察肯定会给我罚票。其实呀，警察觉得我们好象迷路了，问我要不要帮忙。Larry，幸亏我没有加速。不然我们就就惨了。
LL: That's great, but now we are even 28 later 29 than before. Let's step on it!
LH：还要让我step on it! 你真是疯啦？
今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是make a u-ey， 意思是开车的时候调头往回开。李华学到的另一个常用语是step on it， 意思是踩油门，加快速度。
- She walked on a few steps.她继续走了几步。
- He was sitting on the bottom step.他坐在最下面的一级台阶上。
- We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
- He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。
- We have to go ahead to find a garage.我们得到前边找个修车厂。
- Youth looks ahead and age backward.青年人向前看，老年人向后看。
- The cop told him to button his lip.警察叫他闭嘴。
- The robber was overpowered by the cop.抢劫犯被警察制伏。
- I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
- The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
- Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
- I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。
- Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
- Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？
- This was given me as a birthday gift.这是给我的生日礼物。
- He was given every chance to try the job.他得到一切可能的机会去试做这件事。
- A bus is parking on the road.路上停着一辆公共汽车。
- Next you must learn how to back a car into a parking space.下一步你应该学会如何把车倒入停车的空地。
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。
- Take the first turning on the left.在左边第一个转弯处拐弯。
- The leaves of the tree were turning yellow and red.树叶变成黄色和红色。
- In which direction did he go?他朝哪个方向去了？
- He looked in that direction and saw an airplane.他朝那个方向看，看见了一架飞机。
- I seem to smell gas.我好像闻到煤气味儿。
- There are several kinds of gas in the air.空气中有几种气体。
- He pressed down the accelerator pedal of his car.他踩下汽车的加速器踏板。
- I saw him pedal to school every morning.我看到他每天早晨骑自行车上学。
- The car was running at high speed.汽车急速地向前行驶。
- We'll never get there if he doesn't speed up. 如果他不快些走，我们一定到不了那里。
- I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
- When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？
- The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
- Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。
- It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
- This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。
- The children can play safely in the garden.孩子们可以在花园里玩耍，很安全。
- The ship came safely to land.船平安靠岸。
- This sofa is very comfortable.这张沙发很舒服。
- The environment for shopping is comfortable.购物的环境很舒适。
- a stepping stone to a more lucrative career 涉足更赚钱的行业的敲门砖
- It's difficult to avoid stepping on her sensitive feelings. 很难不伤害她脆弱的情感。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Pull your chair up to the table.把你的椅子挪近桌子。
- Please pull the door to when you go out.你出去请把门带上。
- They sent him over to the police.他们将他遣送警察局。
- It took the police only several days to break the case.警察只用了几天就破案了。
- His father is a police officer.他父亲是警官。
- Behind him an officer stood in the doorway.在他的背后，一个军官已站在门口。
- How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
- Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？
- It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
- He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。