038_Buying a Car（买车）

Buying a Car

A: Hi there, can I help you folks?

B: I’m just browsing; seeing what’s on the lot. My daughter wants a car for her birthday, you know how it is.

C: Dad! I’m sixteen already and I’m, like, the only one at school who doesn’t have a car!

A: She is right, you know. Kids these days all have cars. Let me show you something we just got in: a 1996 sedan. Excellent gas mileage, it has dual airbags and anti lock brakes; a perfect vehicle for a young driver.

C: Dad, I love it! It’s awesome! Can we get this one please?

B: I see... What can you tell me about this one?

A: Oh, that’s just an old World War Two tank that we use for TV commercials. Now about this sedan...

B: Whoa, whoa wait a minute. Tell me more about this tank.

A: Well, Sir, if you are looking for quality and safety then look no further! Three inches of reinforced steel protect your daughter from short range missile attacks.

B: Does the sedan protect her from missile attacks?

A: It does not.

B: Well, I don’t know. Let me sleep on it.

A: Did I mention the tank is a tank?

B: I’ll take it!

C: Dad!

A:有什么帮你们的吗？

B:就是看看，看看这有什么。我女儿生日礼物想要一辆车，你觉着呢？

C:爸爸!我已经16岁了，我是学校里唯一没有汽车的人!
A:你知道，她是对的。现在的孩子都有汽车。让我给你看看我们刚到的:一辆1996年的轿车。良好的油耗，有双气囊和防抱死刹车;对一个年轻司机来说再完美不过了。
C:爸爸，我喜欢!这是太棒了!我们可以买这个吗?
B:我知道了……那这个，你能介绍一下吗?
A:哦，那只不过是旧的二战坦克，我们用它来宣传做广告。现在关于这个轿车…
B:哇，等一下。关于这个坦克我想了解更多。
A:好的，先生，如果你在寻找质量和安全，那就别再看了!三英寸的钢筋保护你的女儿免受短程导弹袭击。
B:那辆轿车能保护她免受导弹袭击吗?
A:它不。
B:嗯，我不知道。让我考虑一下。
A:我提到过它是坦克吗?
B:我就要它了!
C:爸爸!

Key Vocabulary
browse [braʊz]:look around to see if anything is interesting；浏览；吃草；漫不经心地看商品 

sedan [sɪˈdæn]:a car with four doors；n. 轿车；轿子 

gas mileage [ˈmaɪlɪdʒ]:the amount of gas used per mile；每英里汽油消耗量；一加仑汽油所行驶的里程 

dual[ˈdu:əl] airbags:two airbags, one for the driver and one for the passenger；双气囊
brake:a device that slows down or stops something；刹车；闸
vehicle [ˈvi:hɪkl]:something that carries people from one place to another；车辆；交通工具
sleep on it:think about something further and make a decision later (informal). 考虑一下；把问题留在第二天解决
Supplementary Vocabulary
minivan[ˈmɪniˌvæn]:a vehile that is larger than a car, has four doors and is shaped like a box;小货车
SUV:a large vehicle that is suitable to run on rough surfaces;
sale:an event where goods or services are sold at a price lower than usual;
promotion:something (usually advertising) that is done to increase sales.
reinforce [ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:rs]vi. 求援；得到增援；给予更多的支持 n. 加强；加固物；加固材料