生活英语情景口语:呃...后面有警车在追我们

O: are you ready for your first driving lesson?
S: yes. Which one is the brake again?
O: the pedal on your left is the brake and the one on your right is the gas.
S: I’m glad this car is an automatic. I don't like having to change gears.
O: automatics are very simple to drive. The first thing you should do is put your seat belt on.
S: you should also put yours on. you never know what will happen with me in the driver’s seat!
O: very funny. Next you should check your side mirrors and your rear view mirror. Can you see out of them?
S: I can’t see anything out of the side mirror on your side of the car. Could you move it forward a bit, please?
O: how’s that?
S: that’s better. Now what?
O: check your petrol situation.
S: the tank is almost empty. I guess I’ll drive to the petrol station to fill it up.
O: that’s a good idea. Put your keys in the ignition, start it up, put the car in reserve, wait for the road to be clear, and then back out of the driveway.
S: I got it. Don’t worry. I’ll get you there in one piece.
O: remember, no honking² this time. The horn is only for emergencies!
S: why does that cop car behind me have its red lights on?
准备好上第一节驾驶课了吗?
准备好了.再告诉我一遍哪个是刹车?
你左脚边那个踏板是刹车,右边那个踏板是油门.
我很高兴这辆车是自动档的.我可不喜欢换挡.
自动挡的车很好开.你要做的头一件事就是要系好安全带.
你应该把你那边也系上.你永远也不会知道驾驶员这边会发生什么事!
真好笑.下一步,你要记得检查两边的侧镜和后视镜.你都能看见吗?
你那边的侧镜我一点都看不见.你能帮我往前调一点吗?
怎么样?
好多了.现在干什么?
查看一下你的油表.
油箱几乎空了.我想我得开到加油站去加油.
你说的对.把钥匙插进点火开关里.发动车,把档位调到倒车档,等路面的车都通过后,慢慢倒出机动车道.
我开到了.别担心.我保证你能安全到达.
记住,这时候不要按喇叭.喇叭只是遇到紧急情况的时候才能用.
我后面的警车为什么亮起了红灯?
Pedal: a flat bar on a machine such as a bicycle, car, etc. that you push down with your foot in order to make parts of the machine move or work （自行车等的）脚蹬子，踏板
I couldn't reach the pedals on her bike.
我骑她的车够不到脚蹬子。
She pressed her foot down sharply on the brake pedal.
她猛踩刹车踏板。

Automatic: of a machine, device, etc. 机器、装置等 having controls that work without needing a person to operate them 自动的
automatic doors
自动门
a fully³ automatic driverless train
全自动无人驾驶火车
automatic transmission(= in a car, etc.)
（汽车等内的）自动变速器
an automatic rifle(= one that continues to fire as long as the trigger is pressed)
自动步枪

Ignition: the electrical system of a vehicle that makes the fuel begin to burn to start the engine; the place in a vehicle where you start this system 点火装置；点火开关
to turn the ignition on/off
打开╱关上点火开关
to put the key in the ignition
把钥匙插进点火开关

Horn: a device in a vehicle for making a loud sound as a warning or signal （车辆的）喇叭 countable⁴
to honk¹ your car horn
按响汽车喇叭
to sound/toot your horn
鸣喇叭

Fill up: 装满
He has filled up the tank with gas.
他已给油箱装满了汽油。

 

1 honk   

n.雁叫声，汽车喇叭声

参考例句：

• Don't honk the horn indiscriminately.不要乱鸣喇叭！
• While passing another vehicle,you must honk your horn.通过另一部车时必须鸣按喇叭。

2 honking   

v.（使）发出雁叫似的声音，鸣（喇叭），按（喇叭）( honk的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Cars zoomed helter-skelter, honking belligerently. 大街上来往车辆穿梭不停，喇叭声刺耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Flocks of honking geese flew past. 雁群嗷嗷地飞过。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 countable   

adj.可数的，可以计算的

参考例句：

• The word "person" is a countable noun.person这个词是个可数名词。
• Countable nouns have singular and plural forms.可数名词有单数和复数之分。