纯正地道美语(外教讲解)273：汽车保养

　　A:Welcome to Al’s Garage. What seems to be the problem?
B:No problem at all! I am taking a long road trip and I want to make sure my car is in good mechanical condition.
A:Very wise decision.  When was the last time you had a tune¹ up?
B:Not that long ago, I think it was four months ago.
A:We usually recommend that you bring your car in every five thousand kilometers.
B:Why? I mean, what exactly do you do to a car that you need to check it so often?
A:First of all, we change the motor oil and oil filter. If you don’t do this, it can cause your engine to wear faster and that means you would probably have to change the pistons³ and intake⁴ valves.
B: I see. What else?
A: We also check your spark plugs, fuel filter, and other oil levels such as hydraulic⁵ fluid.  We also check the clutch and brakes to determine when you will need new ones.
B: Ok, well, when you put it that way, it doesn’t seem like a waste of time and money.
A: Trust me, regular tune ups will keep your car running smoothly⁶ and avoid break downs.

　　road trip  开车行驶的路程
engine n.发动机
piston² n.活塞
spark plug 火花塞
clutch n.离合器
brake n.刹车
regular adj.定期的, 经常的
smoothly adv.没有问题地
break down 抛锚

　　A: 欢迎来到Al’s汽车修理厂。有什么问题？
B: 没问题。我正在开车行驶很远的路程，我想确保车子状况良好。
A: 明智的决定。你上次是什么时候保养车子的？
B: 时间不长，我想是4个月前。
A: 我们通常建议您每行驶玩5千公里就来保养下车子。
B: 为什么？我是说,为什么要经常检查车子，你们是如何来保养车子的？
A: 首先，我们更换机油和滤油器 。如果你不换这个，这会导致你的发动机耗损过快，也就是说你必须得更换活塞和进气阀。
B: 我明白了。还有别的吗？
A: 我们还会检查火花塞，燃油滤清器和其他油的指数，比如液压油。我们还会检查离合器和刹车来判断你是否需要更换新的零件。
B: 好吧，你们那样做的话，看起来不像是浪费时间和钱。
A: 相信我，定期保养，会让你的车子驾驶起来没有任何问题，而且能避免抛锚。
 

1 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• 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。

2 piston   

n.活塞

参考例句：

• They use a piston engine instead.他们改用活塞发动机。
• The piston moves by steam pressure.活塞在蒸汽压力下运动。

3 pistons   

活塞( piston的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some pistons have seating rings of metal or leather. 有些活塞上有金属或皮革的密封环。
• A pump uses valves and pistons. 泵使用阀和活塞。

4 intake   

n.吸入，纳入；进气口，入口

参考例句：

• Reduce your salt intake.减少盐的摄入量。
• There was a horrified intake of breath from every child.所有的孩子都害怕地倒抽了一口凉气。

5 hydraulic   

adj.水力的；水压的，液压的；水力学的

参考例句：

• The boat has no fewer than five hydraulic pumps.这艘船配有不少于5个液压泵。
• A group of apprentics were operating the hydraulic press.一群学徒正在开动水压机。

6 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。