賴世雄觀光英語通23:就位、預備、出發(fā)！
GetReady,Set,Go!
就位、預備、出發(fā)!
After loading all their belongings, Evan and Kathy are ready to drive into Amsterdam.
艾凡和凱西把他們所有的東西放上車后，準備開車進阿姆斯特丹市。
K:I guess we're all set now. Let's go!
凱西：我想現(xiàn)在我們一切都已就緒。咱們這就上路!
E:Right. Now, let's see. The emergency brake is here, the turn signals work this way, here's the horn...
艾凡：好的。現(xiàn)在，我看一下。緊急煞車在這兒，方向燈這么打，喇叭在這兒……
K:Don't honk the horn so loud! There might be anti-noise laws here.
凱西：不要按喇叭按得那么大聲!這里也許有反噪音法也說不定。
E:I'm just testing it! And...let's see...here are the lights and the high beams...
艾凡：我只是測試一下而已!還有……我看看……車燈在這兒，遠燈……
K:But it's daytime. Why do you need them now?
凱西：但是現(xiàn)在是白天，你為什么需要燈呢?
E:I don't need them now; I want to check all the equipment before I start driving.
艾凡：現(xiàn)在不需要，我想在行前檢查所有的裝備。
K:Oh.
凱西：哦。
E:Our seat belts are fastened, the side and rearview mirrors are adjusted...I think I'll put my seat back a little further.
艾凡：安全帶系上了，車兩邊和車內的后視鏡也調好了……我想我得把我的座位往后挪一下。
K:Well, hurry up! I'm dying to get going.
凱西：嗯，快一點!我迫不及待地想出發(fā)了。
E:Safety first. Otherwise, you might really die!
艾凡：安全第一。要不然，你也許因此車禍身亡!
K:Evan Whiting! Watch what you say!
凱西：艾凡?懷特寧!注意你的言辭!
E:OK, OK, I'm only teasing. There, I guess that's everything. We have a full tank of gas; the engine is warmed up. We're off!
艾凡：好嘛，好嘛，我只是在開玩笑嘛。好了，我想就這些了。車子的油箱都加滿了，引擎也暖好了。我們上路了!
K:Finally!
凱西：終于出發(fā)了!
單詞短語精講：
1. belon琳ngs 所有物
例:We should never pick up others'helonrinrs; we should always ask per-mis-lion from the owner first.
(我們不該拿jll}人的財物;一定要先得到所有人的許可。)
2. emergency brake緊急剎車，手剎車
emernency 緊急(事件)
3. turn signal方向燈
signal 信號&vt做信號
例:Good drivers always use their turn
signals before making a left on night turn
(好的駕駛員在左轉或右轉前都會先打方向燈。)
Feed signaled us to stogy, hiking by whistling three times.
(弗瑞德吹廠三聲口哨，示意我們停下腳步。)
4. honk a/the horn按喇叭
5. high beam大燈，遠燈(有兩個燈，故常為復數(shù)形)
low beam近燈(有兩個燈，故常為復數(shù)形)
6. rearview mirror后視鏡
7. adjust 調整
例:My com},uten monitor isn't very clean，so I need to adjust the pictune.
(我的計算機屏幕不是很清楚，所以我;, ,iru要調整影像。)
8. hurry up快一點
例:A:Do I have enough time to put my makeup, one
B:You do if you hurry up,. We have to leave the house in ten minutes.
(甲:有足夠的時間讓我上妝嗎，!)
(乙:如果你快一點的話，日寸間夠的。我們得在十分鐘后出門。)
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