流行美語 第193課

Larry和李华正在开车去看朋友，可是在纽约皇后区迷了路。李华今天会学到两个常用语：make a u-ey和step¹ on it。

LL: Uh, Li Hua, I think we are going² the wrong way. I think we need to make a u-ey.

LH: 什么， 我们走错路了啦？要make a u-ey，那是什么意思啊?

LL: To make a u-ey is to take a u-turn. U-ey - U-EY. I think you can make a u-ey up at the light ahead³

LH: 往回开是对的。但是，Larry，你没看见在灯前面有不让调头的牌子嘛！

LL: Oh, you are right, Li Hua. We can't make a u-ey there. There is a "No U-turn" sign.

LH: 是啊，这里明明写着“不许调头”。

LL: Yeah, if a cop⁴ had⁵ seen⁶ you, he would⁷ have given⁸ you a ticket for making a u-ey there.

LH: 我们还是小心点吧，给警察看见一定会罚款的。

LL: Hey, Li Hua, do you see that 7-11 on our right? You can make a u-ey in the parking⁹ lot. There is no problem¹⁰ with turning¹¹ around in a parking lot.

LH: 这是个好主意，右转到7-11杂货店的停车场；再在那儿调头。这肯定没有问题。 Larry， 你好聪明呦。

(Sound of driving car)

LL: Nice work! Now we should be headed in the right direction¹².

LH: 方向是对了，可是你千万不要大意，我可不想再u-ey 了。

LL: Uh...Li Hua, I have some bad news¹³.

LH: 什么，又有什么坏消息？

LL: I think we passed the street we need to turn down again. I'm afraid we'll be making another u-ey after all!

LH: 你说什么？我们又错过了该转的路口？天啊，我们又得找地方调头了。

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LL: We are really running¹⁴ late now, Li Hua. We better step on it!

LH: Step on it? 你要踩什么？

LL: Step-STEP, step on the gas¹⁵ pedal¹⁶. We need to hurry up and make this car go faster.

LH: 噢，step on it就是踩油门！我们是有点儿晚了，可是我不想 “step on it.”

LL: You don't have to speed¹⁷, Li Hua. Just step on it a little bit¹⁸. Just go a little faster.

LH: 我可以踩油门，再开快一点。不过安全也很重要呦！

LL: Of course¹⁹ it is important²⁰ to drive safely²¹, and if you really don't feel comfortable²² stepping²³ on it, then you shouldn't. A little late is all right!

LH: 就是嘛！(Siren sound) 哟，不好了，后面来了警车，要我停下来。

LL: Well, now you better step on it!

LH: Larry!你说什么？你让我加速，你疯了吗？

LL: I'm just kidding, Li Hua. You really should pull²⁴ over and see what the police²⁵ officer²⁶ wants.

LH: Larry，都是你叫我step on it，你还有心思开玩笑？我把车停在路边，让我下车看看警察怎么说。

(Sound of street and talking)

LL: What did²⁷ the police say? Did he give you a ticket?

LH: 我以为警察肯定会给我罚票。其实呀，警察觉得我们好象迷路了，问我要不要帮忙。Larry，幸亏我没有加速。不然我们就就惨了。

LL: That's great, but now we are even²⁸ later²⁹ than before. Let's step on it!

LH：还要让我step on it! 你真是疯啦？

今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是make a u-ey， 意思是开车的时候调头往回开。李华学到的另一个常用语是step on it， 意思是踩油门，加快速度。
 

1 step   

n.脚步；台阶；梯级

参考例句：

• She walked on a few steps.她继续走了几步。
• He was sitting on the bottom step.他坐在最下面的一级台阶上。

2 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

3 ahead   

adv.在前，向前，提前，在前面

参考例句：

• We have to go ahead to find a garage.我们得到前边找个修车厂。
• Youth looks ahead and age backward.青年人向前看，老年人向后看。

4 cop   

n.警察；vt.抓住

参考例句：

• The cop told him to button his lip.警察叫他闭嘴。
• The robber was overpowered by the cop.抢劫犯被警察制伏。

5 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

6 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

7 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

8 given   

adj.赠予的，沉溺的，特定的，假设的；vbl.give的过去分词

参考例句：

• This was given me as a birthday gift.这是给我的生日礼物。
• He was given every chance to try the job.他得到一切可能的机会去试做这件事。

9 parking   

n.停车，停机，停放

参考例句：

• A bus is parking on the road.路上停着一辆公共汽车。
• Next you must learn how to back a car into a parking space.下一步你应该学会如何把车倒入停车的空地。

10 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

11 turning   

n.转弯处，弯曲

参考例句：

• Take the first turning on the left.在左边第一个转弯处拐弯。
• The leaves of the tree were turning yellow and red.树叶变成黄色和红色。

12 direction   

n.方向；方位；指令；说明

参考例句：

• In which direction did he go?他朝哪个方向去了？
• He looked in that direction and saw an airplane.他朝那个方向看，看见了一架飞机。

13 news   

n.新闻，消息

参考例句：

• No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
• I like reading hot news.我喜欢读热点新闻。

14 running   

n.赛跑，流出，运转；adj.流动的，跑着的，连续的

参考例句：

• I like running.我喜欢跑步。
• The water is running out.水流出来了。

15 gas   

n.煤气，气体，汽油；vt.毒(死)，加油

参考例句：

• I seem to smell gas.我好像闻到煤气味儿。
• There are several kinds of gas in the air.空气中有几种气体。

16 pedal   

n.踏板；adj.脚的，踏脚的；v.用脚踏动，踩踏板

参考例句：

• He pressed down the accelerator pedal of his car.他踩下汽车的加速器踏板。
• I saw him pedal to school every morning.我看到他每天早晨骑自行车上学。

17 speed   

vt./vi（sped,sped,speeded,speeded）加快；飞跑；n.速度

参考例句：

• The car was running at high speed.汽车急速地向前行驶。
• We'll never get there if he doesn't speed up. 如果他不快些走，我们一定到不了那里。

18 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

19 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

20 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

21 safely   

adv.安全地，平安地；确切地，没错地

参考例句：

• The children can play safely in the garden.孩子们可以在花园里玩耍，很安全。
• The ship came safely to land.船平安靠岸。

22 comfortable   

adj.舒适的，舒服的

参考例句：

• This sofa is very comfortable.这张沙发很舒服。
• The environment for shopping is comfortable.购物的环境很舒适。

23 stepping   

n.步进，分级v.举步，行走，跨步( step的现在分词 )；离开(along)；（尤指马）轻快地走；（跳舞时）合着节拍走

参考例句：

• a stepping stone to a more lucrative career 涉足更赚钱的行业的敲门砖
• It's difficult to avoid stepping on her sensitive feelings. 很难不伤害她脆弱的情感。 来自《简明英汉词典》

24 pull   

n.拉，拖，拉绳；vi.拔，拉，拖；vt.拉

参考例句：

• Pull your chair up to the table.把你的椅子挪近桌子。
• Please pull the door to when you go out.你出去请把门带上。

25 police   

n.警察，警察当局，治安，公安；vt.维持治安，警备，管辖

参考例句：

• They sent him over to the police.他们将他遣送警察局。
• It took the police only several days to break the case.警察只用了几天就破案了。

26 officer   

n.军官；(政府的) 官员

参考例句：

• His father is a police officer.他父亲是警官。
• Behind him an officer stood in the doorway.在他的背后，一个军官已站在门口。

27 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

28 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

29 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。