托福口语表达：开车时用到的俚语

 　　hit the brakes : 停车

　　I nearly went through the window when I hit the brake. I thought it was ABS.

　　run a red light： 闯红灯

　　She is so careless when driving and she just runs a red light.

　　cut someone off：强行超车

　　People like to cut each other off in this country.

　　tailgate： 后面的车离的很近

　　Some jerk¹ was tailgating me all the way to work.

　　pull over: 把车开到路肩（一般指警察把车逼停）

　　I got pulled over by the police on my way to school.

　　pull out of : 开车出来

　　I just pulled out of the parking lot.

　　speed up =accelerate: 加速

　　We are getting late, and we need to speed up a little bit.

　　make a u-turn:掉头（180度）

　　I  saw a police officer at the end of the block, so I made a U-Turn.

　　roundabout： 转盘（四个方向都可以去）

　　At the roundabout, take the third exit.

　　detour²:绕道

　　They made a detour to avoid the town center.

　　pull in: 开进, 进站

　　He pulled in for some gas.

1 jerk   

n.（口语）笨蛋，性情古怪的人，急拉，肌肉抽搐；v.痉挛，急拉，急推，急动

参考例句：

• Just keep that jerk off me.让那个笨蛋离开我。
• The knife was stuck but she pulled it out with a jerk.那把刀子被卡住了，她猛地一拔，把它拔了出来。

2 detour   

n.绕行的路，迂回路；v.迂回，绕道

参考例句：

• We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.我们绕道走，避开繁忙的交通。
• He did not take the direct route to his home,but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.他没有直接回家，而是绕到市郊兜了个圈子。