“有车一族”会用到的英语表达

 　　有车一族在享受车辆带来便利的同时，免不了还要为爱车操心各种事儿。以下这些关于车的英文表达也许你会用得着。

　　1. I had a puncture¹ when I was driving back from work.

　　1. 我下班回家的时候车胎扎了。

　　2. My car's been having engine trouble recently.

　　2. 我的车发动机最近经常出问题。

　　3. I left my car lights on and now the battery is flat.

　　3. 我忘关车灯了。现在电都没了。

　　4. I got a flat tire.

　　4. 我的一个车胎瘪了。

　　5. Where did you park your car?

　　5. 你把车停哪儿了？

　　6. I always keep a toolkit in the trunk for emergencies.

　　6. 我总是在后备箱里放个工具箱以备急用。

　　7. There is a dent² in the side of a car.

　　7. 车的一侧有凹痕。（“剐蹭”用scratches）

　　8. I prefer full-service stations.

　　8. 我更喜欢提供全套服务的加油站。（与full-service相对应的词为self-service）

　　9. Where can I get a yearly car inspection³?

　　9. 我可以在哪儿给车年检？

　　10. There's a chart over there which shows the recommended tire pressures for every make of car.

　　10. 有车一族在享受车辆带来便利的同时，免不了还要为爱车操心各种事儿。以下这些关于车的英文表达也许你会用得着。

1 puncture   

n.刺孔，穿孔；v.刺穿，刺破

参考例句：

• Failure did not puncture my confidence.失败并没有挫伤我的信心。
• My bicycle had a puncture and needed patching up.我的自行车胎扎了个洞，需要修补。

2 dent   

n.凹痕，凹坑；初步进展

参考例句：

• I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。
• That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。

3 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。