【英语1级听力】车会启动吗？-Will the Car Start?

She got into her car. She hoped it would start. Sometimes it started immediately. Sometimes it started after five minutes. Sometimes it didn't start for 20 minutes. She had taken it to a mechanic¹. He couldn't fix the problem. He didn't know what the problem was. She had taken it to another mechanic. He knew what the problem was. She needed new spark² plugs³. He put in the new spark plugs. She paid him. She thanked him. Now her worries were over. She didn't have to worry anymore. Every time she turned the key, her car started immediately. But a week later, her car didn't start immediately. It started after five minutes. She called up the mechanic. He said to bring the car in. He would look at it again.

1 mechanic   

n.技工，机(械)工，机修工

参考例句：

• The mechanic made the necessary adjustments to the engine.机械师对发动机作了必要的调整。
• He is a mechanic who buys and sells cars on the side.他是一个兼营买卖汽车的技工。

2 spark   

n.火花，朝气，情人，俗丽的年轻人；vi.闪烁，冒火花，热情回应；vt.激发，引起，追求

参考例句：

• A single spark can start a prairie fire.星星之火，可以燎原。
• What made the electric wire spark?电线冒火花是什么原因？

3 plugs   

n.塞子( plug的名词复数 )；插头；栓塞；推销v.插上插头( plug的第三人称单数 )；以（塞子）塞住

参考例句：

• The guitar plugs into this amplifier. 这把吉他能接到这个扬声器上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The battery charger plugs into any mains socket. 这个电池充电器可以插入任何类型的电源插座。 来自《简明英汉词典》