时间:2018-11-28 作者:英语课 分类:应急英语口语


英语课

TOM: What are we going to do? I can't get the car out of this ditch. I'm stuck!

SUE 1: I'm worried, Tom. I haven't seen any other cars for almost an hour.

TOM: I know. This is terrible. What can we do? This snow doesn't stop falling!

SUE: I told you we should have stayed in town today.The weather report said 100 percent chance of snow.Why did you want to come up here?

TOM: I wanted to show you the cabin. We only had another half-hour to go.

SUE: Well, now we're stuck. What can we do?

TOM: I don't know.

SUE: I've heard that when this happens, it's important to save energy.

TOM: What do you mean?

SUE: We're stranded 2 here, Tom. We may be here a long time.We need to conserve 3 the gas in the car. The car's energy is what will keep us warm.

TOM: I have plenty of gas.

SUE: Yes, but the gas and the battery both have to stay working.We can't just let the car run and run.If we do, it will die soon. Then we'll freeze.

TOM: So what can we do?

SUE: Turn the lights off.Then, run the car and the heater only about fifteen minutes every hour.That will conserve the heat as long as possible.

TOM: Alright. That's a good idea.

SUE: I wish we hadn't come up here. Now we'll probably be here for days.

TOM: Days?

SUE: Yes, it happens.That is what happens in big snowstorms. People get stranded for days.

TOM: Oh, my God! It's good we have food.

SUE: Probably we'll survive.But turn the car off for about forty-five minutes. Then we'll turn it on again.

TOM: Okay, I'll follow your advice.

汤姆:该怎么办?车子无法离开这个沟渠,我被困住了。

苏:我好担心,我已经快一小时没看到其他车子了。

汤姆:我知道,这很糟糕。怎么办呢?雪一直下个不停。

苏:我告诉过你今天应该待在城里的。气象报告说百分之百会下雪。为什么你想上来这里?

汤姆:我想让你看看小木屋,我们再走半小时就到了。

苏:现在被困住了,怎么办呢?

汤姆:我不知道。

苏:我听过这种事情发生时,节省能源很重要。

汤姆:怎么说呢?

苏:我们被困在这里了,可能会很久。我们需要保存车子的汽油,车子的能量会让我们保持暖和。

汤姆:我还有很多汽油。

苏:是的,但是汽油和电池都还在消耗中,我们不能让车子一直发动下去。如果这样做的话,车子很快就会熄火,然后我们就会冻僵。

汤姆:那么我们怎么办呢?

苏:把灯关掉,然后每小时发动车子和开暖气十五分钟。那样才会尽可能维持热度。

汤姆:好的,好主意。

苏:我真希望我们没上来,现在可能会待在这里好几天。

汤姆:好几天?

苏:没错,这发生过。大的暴风雪中会发生这种事,人会被困上好几天。

汤姆:喔,天啊!还好我们有吃的。

苏:我们可能还能存活。不过先关掉车子约四十五分钟,然后再发动。

汤姆:好,我照你的话做。



1 sue
vt.控告,起诉;vi.请求,追求,起诉
  • If you don't pay me the money,I'll sue you.如果你不付给我钱,我就告你。
  • The war criminals sue for peace.战犯求和。
2 stranded
a.搁浅的,进退两难的
  • He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里, 身无分文,一筹莫展。
  • I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市,既没有钱,又没有朋友。
3 conserve
vt.保存,保护,节约,节省,守恒,不灭
  • He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
  • Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力,你会用得着的!