华尔街基础英语Lesson 65

Right. And the pump is running. A lady here is filling up her…what is this car, madam?
It’s a Nissan Micra.
Micra. Does it use a lot of petrol?
No, it’s very economical-that’s why I bought it.
And I see you’re using unleaded petrol. Is that an important thing for you?
Yeah, I wouldn’t have bought the car if it hadn’t been the fact that it’s unleaded that it can take unleaded petrol!
So the environment and the state of environment is something that is very important to you?
Yes, very important. I try to recycle everything. I buy recycled paper, all that sort of thing.
There are so many cars on the roads these days. What do you thin can be done to keep the number down?
Well, I think people should use bused. I mean, I feel very guilty¹ about using my car. But I had to learn to drive because the bus service isn’t very good.
Tight², thank you for chatting to us.
You’re welcome.
Thanks.
Now, here’s a gentleman not with four wheels but two, a motorcyclist³. This is quite a big motorbike. How powerful⁴ is it?
It’s a thousand c.c.
How fast can it go?
About 165 or 170.
What’ it lie, being a motorcyclist on British roads, is it, is it dangerous?
Well, I nearly got run over today actually. I’ve just driven through London and somebody nearly got me on a roundabout⁵.
Thank you for talking to us. We’ll let you get on your way.
Right, thank you.
Now as we are speaking into the forecourt of the petrol station comes a tanker⁶. A huge tanker which is here to deliver the fuel for the cars to fill up with a little later.
And so as the lorry⁷ stops, let’s go over and talk to the man who’s been delivering the petrol. Hello to you!
Hello!
Now, you’re driving a very large lorry indeed. How much does it all weigh?
38 tons.
And how much fuel do you carry?
36000 liters⁸.
How many miles do you travel a year?
Well, I don’t now a year. I suppose a week six or seen hundred; I suppose a weeks, in an average week.
So what do you think of the standard of driving in this country?
Well, when I was, I mean, I’ve been to Greece and Spain, and I suppose it’s reasonable here, really, it’s…
We’re all right, are we?
I think so yeah, Yes.
Well, thank you very much for chatting to us.
Thank you! Than you very much!
And that’s I think where we’ll end our visit. So from this petrol station in south Sussex in England, it’s good-bye.

1 guilty   

adj.犯罪的；有罪的；内疚的

参考例句：

• There wasn't enough evidence to prove him guilty.没有充分的证据证明他有罪。
• Really honest people are ofter made to feel guilty.真正老实的人常被弄得感到犯了罪似的。

2 tight   

adj.紧的；难解的；紧密的

参考例句：

• Time is going to be tight,so you'd better hurry.时间很紧，你最好抓紧一点。
• The box is so tight that I can't open it.这个盒子太紧，我打不开。

3 motorcyclist   

n.骑摩托车的人

参考例句：

• The motorcyclist must have been doing a ton as he passed me. 当摩托车从我身边驶过时，他的时速肯定达到了100英里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The motorcyclist had a brush with danger as he skidded round the bend. 摩托车驾驶员在道路弯曲处打滑了，差一点出了危险。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 powerful   

adj.有力的，有权力的，强大的

参考例句：

• The UN began to get more and more powerful.联合国开始变得越来越强大了。
• Such are the most powerful voices of our times!这些就是我们时代的最有力的声音！

5 roundabout   

adj.绕道的，转弯抹角的，间接的

参考例句：

• Last night I got lost,and took a very roundabout way.昨天夜里走错了路，绕了一个大圈子。
• What a roundabout way of doing things!这是个多么绕圈子做事的方法！

6 tanker   

n.油轮

参考例句：

• The tanker took on 200,000 barrels of crude oil.油轮装载了二十万桶原油。
• Heavy seas had pounded the tanker into three parts.汹涌的巨浪把油轮撞成三载。

7 lorry   

n.（英）卡车；（=<美>truck）

参考例句：

• The old man was run down by a big lorry.那个老人被一辆大卡车撞倒了。
• A lorry ran down the hill out of control.卡车失去了控制，直往山下冲去。

8 liters   

n.升( liter的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• In the metric system, measurements are made in metres and liters. 在公制中，用米和升作计量单位。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This can holds five liters of water. 这个容器可装五升水。 来自《简明英汉词典》