你开车吗?你开什么车?你为牌照烦恼吗?9 n, W: {! H% A% e" b- Z
今天,我们说说实用的汽车英语,从车型到品牌,所有你需要的全都有! r/ L9 D7 T, J+ \+ W
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Listen Now!
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美国车展
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Car show/car exhibition: 车展* d4 s3 R! p N$ k. w3 n) j" G& \
Show girls: 秀场女生
Hot chicks, sexy girls: 辣妹
注意,英语形容人很辣,不能用 “spicy”;而是用"hot"
Spicy只用来形容食物
Ok, 说回重点: 车. a5 w6 b$ ^, n8 h/ {
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考驾照、拍车牌: x# I6 i7 N) j3 A8 k
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Take the driver’s license test: 考驾照, e) Z' M% |! L$ a) g& g2 z
License plate: 牌照 + P# ?! |; k5 V5 O) D5 \Bid for license plates: 拍牌照 ! _; {) ?0 Z! ~! UWritten test: 笔试 - e5 ?' `, z1 @% V; _/ h6 MRoad test: 路考 : W- d7 p/ G" {& c2 }The last time I drove was for my driver’s license test, and then I never drove again: 我最后一次开车就是考驾照那次,之后再也没开过 4 W$ V3 x* L+ X5 T! G4 F# r
Reckless driver: 马路杀手、鲁莽驾驶的人
I don't trust myself behind the steering wheel: 我不相信自己的驾驶技术
Steering wheel: 方向盘
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你开手动挡还是自动挡?
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Manual: 手动挡
Automatic: 自动挡
“手动挡”还有几个更口语的说法:
I drive stick, I drive clutch: 我开手动挡 1 I, r S& y! T: u. r4 w! a1 `; U8 |9 OStick: 棍子1 o# B% E3 R$ V1 K
Clutch: 离合器 , J/ t/ x6 j0 }9 [1 _8 ~Most Americans drive automatic now. It’s impressive when an American can drive stick: 大多数美国人现在都开自排挡,会开手排挡很有本事 % {- l) T( i* i4 CBut if you have a fast car with a big engine that’s an automatic, people will think you’re a wimp: 但是如果你开了一辆速度快、引擎大的车,却是自动挡,那别人会觉得你很没用4 J, u2 o" q, d `
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If you’re going to drive a race car, it has to be stick/clutch: 你如果想开赛车、跑车,一定得开手动档