时间:2018-12-25 作者:英语课 分类:美语三级跳


英语课

Phil想去拉斯维加斯玩儿,可是没有租到合适的车。所以他决定向自己的朋友Tom借敞篷车。


Professor: Winnie, if you had a nice convertible 1, would you lend it to a friend to go to Las Vegas?


可以借,不过条件是,带我一起去拉斯维加斯!


[Doorbell, door opening]


Tom: Well hello Phil. This is certainly a surprise. What are you doing at my apartment?


Phil: Oh ... no reason. I haven't seen you in a while, so I thought I would go see my very, very good friend Tom.


Tom: Oh really. Well something tells me that isn't the only reason. You never come by unless you want a favor.


Phil: What? Of course not! I came by just because I like you and wanted to say hello!


Tom: Come on Phil, you can't fool me. What do you want?


Professor: It sounds like Tom has given Phil lots of favors before.


可不是么,Phil以前一定经常麻烦Tom。这次,他虽然一直和Tom套近乎,但Tom似乎有点不为所动。


Phil: Well ... alright. I want to drive to Las Vegas this weekend. Would it be possible for me to borrow your car?


Tom: You want to borrow my car? But it's brand new! I've only made one payment 2.


Phil: I know, but I promise I'll be really careful.


Tom: I don't know ... Las Vegas is a pretty wild place. I don't want anything to happen to my car.


看来Tom不愿意把车借给Phil,因为他的车是新买的,而且,拉斯维加斯那种地方什么人都有,把自己的新车交给别人还真不放心呢!


Professor: Exactly. But do you know what Tom meant when he said he had only made one payment?


Tom说的payments就是每个月要还的买车贷款。 他说,自己才只还了一个月的钱。


Phil: Oh please? I'm a really good driver. I'll return it without a scratch.


Tom: You? A good driver? You don't even know how to parallel 3 park!


Phil: Don't worry, I won't park it on the street. I'll park it in the hotel parking lot.


Tom: But people really like to party in Las Vegas. I'm worried someone who has been drinking and driving will hit my car and damage it.


Phil: Don't worry, I'll only drive during the day.


Tom担心有人drinking and driving - 酒后驾车,会撞坏自己的车,可却丝毫不担心车里的人 - Phil的安全,这算什么朋友!


Professor: Well, it's a brand new car. It probably has airbags and plenty of safety features.


那倒也是,新车都会配备airbags - 气囊,和其它的safety features - 安全设备。不过,professor Bowman, Tom说Phil不会parallel park,这是什么意思?


Professor: The word "parallel,", means extending 4 in the same direction. So parallel parking is to park directly behind another car.


哦,parallel是“平行”的意思,所以parallel parking就是就在街上平行停车,或者叫“入库停车”。Phil不会parallel parking,所以他保证,只把Tom的车停在酒店停车场。


Tom: Alright Phil, I'll lend you my car but there are some rules.


Phil: Sure, what are they?


Tom: First, no speeding. If you get a ticket in a speed trap, I will never lend you my car again.


Phil: Of course not. I'll drive really slow.


Tom: Rule number two. No talking on your cell phone while you drive.


Phil: Of course, I promise I won't talk on my phone.


Tom: Rule number three. If you make any money gambling 5, you give half to me.


Phil: Well, you drive a hard bargain, but it's a deal!


Tom最终还是同意借车了。不过,他要求Phil,不能超速;不能开车时打电话;而且如果在赌场里赢了钱,就要分一半给他!


Professor: Do you think that's a good deal?


我觉得,就象Phil说的,Tom "drives a hard bargain." 太能讨价还价了。


Professor: But I think it's a fair deal! Let's tune 6 in next time to learn about Phil's trip to Vegas.


 



1 convertible
adj.可改变的,可交换,同意义的;n.有活动摺篷的汽车
  • The convertible sofa means that the apartment can sleep four.有了这张折叠沙发,公寓里可以睡下4个人。
  • That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了。
2 payment
n.付款,支付,偿还,偿还,报应
  • I gave ten pounds in payment for the goods I bought.我买那些东西付了10英镑。
  • This last payment will wipe out your debt to me.这最后一笔付款将了结你欠我的债务。
3 parallel
n.相似处;平行线;纬线;adj.平行的;类似的
  • This is the parallel points in the characters of different men.这就是不同人物间个性上的类似之处。
  • The growth of the two towns was almost parallel.这两个城镇的发展几乎相同。
4 extending
v.(空间、时间等)延伸,延续( extend的现在分词 );伸展;给予;延长
  • We are extending the radio network. 我们正在扩大广播网。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A romance extending over several years was culminated. 一场数年之久的恋爱就此圆满告终。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 gambling
n.赌博;投机
  • They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
  • The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。
6 tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
  • He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子,并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
  • The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
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