大家说英语 第615期:电动汽车来啦!(2)

Conversation A

对话A

James: What magazine are you reading?

詹姆斯：你在看什么杂志？

Tina: It's a car magazine. I'm reading about electric cars!

蒂娜：这是一本汽车杂志。我在看有关电动车的文章！

James: They are fancy¹ but not very useful.

詹姆斯：电动车虽然很炫，可是不太实用。

Tina: Why?

蒂娜：为什么？

James: I've heard that they can't drive very far. Then you have to charge them.

詹姆斯：我听说电动车开不了多远就必须充电。

Tina: What about the Chevy Bolt²? It can go 238 miles before you have to charge it.

蒂娜：那雪佛兰闪电呢？这辆车可以跑238英里后才要再充电。

James: That is interesting. Can I borrow your magazine?

詹姆斯：真有趣。我可以借一下你的杂志吗?

Conversation B

对话B

Tina: Have you changed your mind about electric cars, James?

蒂娜：詹姆斯，你对电动车改变看法了吗？

James: I have. Tesla and Chevy are making electric cars for the mass market.

詹姆斯：是啊。特斯拉和雪佛兰都在制造适合大众市场的电动车。

Tina: Yes. They make two models that are very exciting.

蒂娜：没错，他们生产的两款车看起来非常令人兴奋。

James: I know. Electric cars are now for regular people.

詹姆斯：是啊，电动车现在已可供一般人驾驶了。

Tina: I want one, but they still cost a lot.

蒂娜：我想要一台，可是电动车造价还是很贵。

James: True. But they are inexpensive to drive!

詹姆斯：的确。可是驾驶的成本很低。

Tina: That is why I want one!

蒂娜：所以我才想开电动车！

1 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

2 bolt   

n.螺栓；插销；vt.闩，栓住；vi.冲出去，逃跑

参考例句：

• It is a bad habit to bolt your food.狼吞虎咽地吃东西是个不良习惯。
• That door refuses to bolt.那扇门关不牢。