【大家说英语】 第282期:加油站

 Lesson 4 Around Town 第四课 城镇地标

November 9 11月9日

The Gas Station 加油站

Read it! 读读看！

Stan Station owns a gas station. 史坦．加油站先生拥有一座加油站。

Gas stations have many different services. 加油站提供许多不同服务，

Customers can buy gas at a station. 顾客可以在加油站购买汽油，

They can also wash their car at a car wash. 也可以利用隧道式洗车机洗车。

A machine washes the outside of the car. 洗车机会清洗车辆的外表，

But the car wash at Stan's gas station does not clean the inside of the car. 不过，在史坦的加油站，洗车机是不会清洗车辆内部。

At some gas stations, a mechanic¹ can also fix your car. 有些加油站，还有技工可以帮你修车。

Conversation A 会话A

Welcome to our show, Stan. 史坦，欢迎来到我们的节目。

Thank you, Rob². I'm glad to be here. 谢谢你，罗柏，我很高兴能够来。

You own a gas station, right? 你拥有一座加油站，对不对？

That's right. 没错。

Do you put gas in people's cars? 你为顾客的车子加油吗？

No, people put gas in their own cars. 不用，顾客要自助加油。

So what do you do? 那你做什么事？

I manage the station. I hire³ people. 我管理加油站。我雇用员工，

They work at my station. 他们在我的加油站工作。

Conversation B 会话B

Can customers wash their cars at your station? 顾客可以在你的加油站洗车吗？

Yes, customers buy gas. 可以，我的顾客来加油，

They can pay for a car wash at the same time. 他们也可以同时付费洗车。

Do people wash the cars? 是人工洗车吗？

No. A machine washes the car. 不是，是机器洗车。

It cleans the outside of the car. 机器会清洗车子的外表。

Does it clean the inside, too? 机器也会清洗车子内部吗？

No. 不会。

Conversation C 会话C

What other services can people get at a gas station? 一般人在加油站还可以得到其他什么服务吗？

Some gas stations also fix cars. 有些加油站还会修车。

Who fixes the car? 什么人负责修车？

A mechanic fixes the car. 技工负责修车。

Oh, right! Mechanics⁴ know a lot about cars. 哦，对了！技工很了解车子。

They know everything about cars! 他们懂得车子的一切性能！

Thanks so much for joining us today, Stan. 史坦，非常感谢你今天接受我们的访问。

You're welcome. 不客气。

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 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

3 hire   

vt.雇佣，租用；vi. 受雇；n.租金，租用，雇用

参考例句：

• The day's hire for the car is ten dollars.汽车每日的租金是十美元。
• We'd better hire a car for the weekend.我们最好租一辆汽车在周末用。

4 mechanics   

n.力学，机械学；结构

参考例句：

• The mechanics of fixing a car are very long.修理一部汽车的过程很长。
• The mechanics of the machine are very old.这台机器的机件非常老。