【在生活中學習語言】Pump It Yourself 自助加油
【在生活中學習語言】Pump It Yourself 自助加油
2008年11月12日蘋果日報
對話
Customer︰Can you show me how to use the gas pump?
顧客︰你能教我怎麼使用加油機嗎?
Attendant︰Swipe your credit card first. Then pick up the nozzle and push the start button. Now put the nozzle in the gas tank and squeeze the handle. The pump will stop automatically when the tank is full.
服務員︰先刷您的信用卡。然後拿起油槍,按下開始鍵。現在把油槍伸進油箱裡,然後按緊把手。當油箱加滿時,加油機就會自動停止。
Customer︰ OK, I got it.
顧客︰好,我懂了。
Attendant︰Please make sure not to spill any gas.
服務員︰請務必不要把汽油溢出來。
「句」細靡遺
Please make sure not to spill any gas.
請務必不要把汽油溢出來。
提醒慎防汽油外漏的其他說法:
◎Be sure there are no gas spills.
(請確定沒有汽油溢出來。)
◎Don't be careless and spill gas.(不要粗心地把汽油溢出來。)
提醒顧客不要強行繼續加油:
◎The pump will stop automatically.(加油機會自動停止。)
◎Don't continue to pump gas after it automatically stops.(加油機自動停止後就不要繼續加油。)
提醒顧客要關上油箱蓋:
◎Remember to put the gas cap back on.(記得關上油箱蓋。)
◎Please make sure the gas cap is tightly closed.(請確認油箱蓋關緊了。)
字字珠璣
◎pump vt. 抽出,注入(液體、氣體等)& n. 筒
例: Dad pumped air into the tire of my bike.(爸爸替我的腳踏車輪胎打氣。)
.pump gas加油
例: I got a job pumping gas this summer.(我今年夏天去加油站打工。)
◎swipe vt.刷(卡)
例: You have to swipe your card to enter the gym.(你必須刷卡才能進入這家健身房。)
◎spill vt. & n. 溢出;潑出
例: Matt slipped and spilled wine all over his girlfriend.(麥特滑了一跤,把酒灑了他女友一身。)
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