实用口语：租车 Renting A Car

 　实用口语：租车 Renting A Car

　　NICK: I think you made the right choice, coming to us.

　　We have a wide selection¹ of vehicles² you can choose from.

　　DAVID: I would like to rent a car with a good stereo³.

　　NICK: All our cars have stereos⁴ in them.

　　Stereos, air conditioning. It's all standard with us.

　　DAVID: Good. I am here visiting my girlfriend. I want her to have a good time.

　　NICK: Oh, is that so?

　　Well, then. Let me show you something she might like. It's on our back lot.

　　DAVID: This is a Porsche!

　　NICK: Yes. Beautiful, isn't it?

　　DAVID: But I probably can't afford it. It must be really expensive.

　　NICK: Well, sir. You said you were looking at cars at the rental⁵ agency⁶ at the airport.

　　Now with them you'd spend your money and get nothing for it.

　　But you could probably rent this Porsche from us,

　　for the same price as one of their standard cars.

　　DAVID: But how can you do that?

　　NICK: It's because our prices are so good.

　　And this car has a lot of miles on it. But it's in nice shape, isn't it?

　　DAVID: Yes, it almost looks new.

　　NICK: Take a seat inside and see what you think.

　　NICK: So you will take the Porsche then, sir?

　　DAVID: Yes, and I want to buy the insurance too. I think it's necessary.

　　NICK: You're smart to buy it. At 45 dollars for three days, it is a good deal.

　　DAVID: Can I return the car in San Francisco?

　　NICK: San Francisco? No, sir.

　　We only have this office here. You will have to return it here.

　　DAVID: Really? I heard in America you can return rental cars in different cities.

　　NICK: No, sir. That's only with the very big companies.

　　I'm sorry, but this car must be returned to this lot.

　　DAVID: Well, I guess I will have to drive back down then. Hmm. I didn't think of that.

　　NICK: Do you still want the car, sir?

　　DAVID: Yes. It will be fun. Driving back down the coast. My girlfriend will like it.

　　NICK: It's a beautiful drive.

　　DAVID: Where are the keys?

　　NICK: Just a moment, sir. We have to finish filling out the forms.

　　尼克：你来这里真是找对人了。

　　我们这里有很多车供你选择。

　　大卫：我想要租一辆音响好的车子。

　　尼克：我们所有的车子都有音响。

　　音响、空调都是标准配备。

　　大卫：那很好。我来这里探望我女朋友，我想让她玩得开心。

　　尼克：是这样啊?

　　那么我让你看些她可能会喜欢的，在车厂的后面。

　　大卫：这是保时捷。

　　尼克：是的，很漂亮吧!

　　大卫：但是我可能付担不起，一定很贵吧!

　　尼克：你说你在机场的租车代理商那儿看过车子。

　　在那里你可能花了钱，还得不到东西。

　　但是在我们这里，你可以租到这辆保时捷。

　　以租他们一般车子的价格

　　大卫：你们如何能这样做呢?

　　尼克：因为我们的价格公道。

　　而且这辆车跑了很多的里程数，但是外观看起来还是不错吧。

　　大卫：没错，看起来几乎像新的。

　　尼克：坐进去看看感觉如何。

　　尼克：那么你要租这辆保时捷啰?

　　大卫：是的，并且我要买保险，这是需要的。

　　尼克：你很聪明。保三天，四十五元，蛮合理的。

　　大卫：我可以在旧金山还车吗?

　　尼克：旧金山?不行。

　　我们只在这里有公司，你必须把车交还到这里。

　　大卫：这样啊?我听说在美国你可以把车交还到不同的城市。

　　尼克：只有大公司才可以。

　　我很抱歉，这辆车只能交还到这个车厂。

　　大卫：那么到时我必须把车开下来，我还没想到这点。

　　尼克：你还是想租这辆车吗?

　　大卫：是的，沿着海边开下来应该很有意思，我女朋友应该会喜欢的。

　　尼克：沿途风景很美的。

　　大卫：那钥匙呢?

　　尼克：请稍候，我们必须先填完这些表格。

1 selection   

n.选择，挑选，精选品，可选择的东西

参考例句：

• We left the selection of the team to the captain.我们把挑选队员的工作交给了队长。
• The shop has a fine selection of cheeses.那家商店有各种精美乳酪可供选购。

2 vehicles   

n.运载工具；传播媒介；（为展露演员才华而）特意编写的一出戏（或电影等）；[画]展色剂；交通工具( vehicle的名词复数 )；车辆；传播媒介；手段

参考例句：

• There is not much clearance for vehicles passing under this bridge. 车辆在这座桥下通过时没有多少余隙。
• to carry out random spot checks on vehicles 对车辆进行抽检

3 stereo   

adj.有立体视觉的，立体声的；n.固定形象，立体声

参考例句：

• She had the stereo on at full blast.她把立体声音响开到了最大音量。
• This program is being broadcast in stereo.这个节目正用立体声播放。

4 stereos   

立体声( stereo的名词复数 )； 立体声音响器材

参考例句：

• Stereos have been the ordinary household products. 立体声音响装置已经成为普遍家庭用品。
• What do you do when you're not buying stereos?Finance revolutions? 你不买音响的时候都干些什么？融资革命吗？

5 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

6 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。