赖世雄旅游观光英语通 第42期:停车加油
时间：2019-03-18 作者：英语课 分类：赖世雄旅游观光英语通
英语课
Stopping for Gas
停车加油
Kathy and Evan finish their picture taking and continue driving.
凯西和艾凡拍完照后继续开车。
E:Uh-oh. My gas gauge 1 is way down. I'd better stop someplace for gas.
艾 凡：糟了。车子油表指针降到底了。我最好找个地方停车加油。
K:There's always a gas station or two at every exit of a highway. Just take the next exit.
凯 西：高速公路的每个出口都有一、两个加油站。就在下个出口下去吧。
E:As luck would have it, there's an exit right here. You're right. There's the sign for gas. I'll get off here.
艾 凡：运气真好，这里刚好就有一个出口。你说得没错。那里有个加油的告示牌。我就在这里下去了。
(Evan drives off the ramp 2 and along the road to the nearest gas station. An attendant 3 comes out to their car.)
（艾凡开车下了匝道，沿路开到最近的加油站。一名加油站服务人员从里面走出来，来到他们的车前。）
E:Good morning. Er, do you speak English?
艾 凡：早安。呃，你会讲英文吗？
A:Some. Not too good. Can I help you?
服务员：会一点儿。但不太好。需要我为你效劳吗？
E:Yes, would you please fill 'er up?
艾 凡：是的，麻烦你加满好吗？
A:I'm sorry?
服务员：对不起，你说什么？
E:Uh, I'd like some gas. As much as you can.
艾 凡：嗯，我想加汽油。加越多越好。
A:Oh! I see. Just a minute. (She fills the tank.)
服务员：噢！我知道了。请等一下。（她把油箱加满。)
E:Thank you. Do you take credit cards?
艾 凡：谢谢。你们这里接受信用卡付费吗？
A:Sorry?
服务员：对不起，你说什么？
E:(showing her a credit card) Do you take these?
艾 凡：（拿一张信用卡给她看）你们接受这种吗？
A:Ya! Visa! Just a minute.
服务员：啊！Visa卡！请稍等一下。
E:(to Kathy) I guess credit cards are the international language!
艾 凡：（对着凯西）我想信用卡是国际语言！
单词短语精讲：
1. gas gauge 油表
=gasoline rare
2. As luck would have it
事有凑巧/幸运的是
不巧的是/不幸的是
例:It started to rain while we were hiking,but as luck would have it we found a small but to keep dry in
(我们在徒步旅行时开始下雨，但很巧的是，我们发现一间小木屋
避雨。)
3. ramp 坡道，斜坡
例:While driving u}, the name, onto the highway，Mr-. Chen put on his safety belt.
(陈先生开车上高速公路斜坡时系上厂安全带。)
4. Yes would you please fill' er up?
是的，麻烦你把油箱加满好吗?
v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器
- Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
- It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。
n.暴怒，斜坡，坡道；vi.作恐吓姿势，暴怒，加速；vt.加速
- That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。
- The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。