2014年ESL之旅行交通购物 11 Taking a Test Drive

 

Taking a Test Drive

Mario: I’d like to test drive the new Racer. 

Leah: Sure, all prospective¹ buyers can take one of our cars for a test drive. May I see your driver’s license²? 

Mario: Here it is. 

Leah: Okay, come with me. Why don’t you get into the driver’s seat and I’ll get into the passenger seat? All right, please buckle³ up and you can drive it around the block. 

Mario: I think I may need to drive it a little farther to get a feel for the car. 

Leah: That’s fine, but you’ll need to slow down! 

Mario: Slow down? How will I know if this car is right for my driving style if I don’t put the pedal to the metal and put it through its paces? 

Leah: I understand you want to get a complete driving experience, but unless you stop driving recklessly, we’ll need to return to the car lot. 

Mario: You call this reckless? This isn’t reckless. It’s how I always drive. If you don’t hear the tires screeching⁴, you’re not driving a car the way it should be driven. 

Leah: Well, an interesting way of looking at it. Uh, I think we’d better head back to the car lot. I’m feeling a little nauseous. 

Mario: Let me guess. You’ve never ridden in a car driven by a racecar driver before. 

Leah: That’s right. 

Mario: Then this is your lucky day! 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

2 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

3 buckle   

n.扣子，带扣；v.把...扣住，由于压力而弯曲

参考例句：

• The two ends buckle at the back.带子两端在背后扣起来。
• She found it hard to buckle down.她很难专心做一件事情。

4 screeching   

v.发出尖叫声( screech的现在分词 )；发出粗而刺耳的声音；高叫

参考例句：

• Monkeys were screeching in the trees. 猴子在树上吱吱地叫着。
• the unedifying sight of the two party leaders screeching at each other 两党党魁狺狺对吠的讨厌情景