【在生活中學習語言】Before Filling Up the Tank 加油前
【在生活中學習語言】Before Filling Up the Tank 加油前
2008年11月10日蘋果日報對話
Attendant︰Sorry, sir. You have to put out your cigarette before I fill up your tank. (Attendant = 加油站服務員)
服務員︰抱歉,先生。加油前您必須先把菸熄掉。
Customer︰OK. No problem.
顧客︰好的。沒問題。
Attendant︰Sir. Please shut off your engine as well.
服務員︰先生。也麻煩您將引擎熄掉。
Customer︰Right. Sorry, I forgot about that.
顧客︰喔,對。抱歉,我忘了。
Attendant︰That's all right. Thank you for your cooperation.
服務員︰沒關係。謝謝您的配合。
「句」細靡遺
◎Please shut off your engine as well.也麻煩您將引擎熄掉。
引擎未關是加油前的大忌。為了確保加油過程的安全,您該如何向外國顧客提醒熄掉引擎呢?
.Please shut off your engine before I fill up the tank.
= Please turn off your engine before I fill up the tank.
(請您在加油前先把引擎熄掉。)
許多消費大眾都知道,加油站內嚴禁菸火,但一般人可能不太知道,為杜絕風險,在加油站中還禁止使用手機,這時如何用英文表達呢?
.Using a cell phone at the gas station is not allowed.(在加油站不能使用手機。)
*gas station 加油站
字字珠璣
.fill up…裝滿……,把…加滿
例:Attendant:How much gas would you like, sir?
(服務員:先生,請問您要加多少油?)
Customer:Fill it up.
(顧客:請加滿。)
.put out…熄滅……;撲滅……
*put out a light 關燈
例:Please put out the light before you go to bed.
(睡覺前請記得關燈。)
.tank n.(盛放液體或氣體的)大容器
例:Please fill up my gas tank with unleaded fuel.
(請幫我把油箱加滿無鉛汽油。)
.shut off…把……(機器)關掉
.cooperation n. 合作;配合
常春藤解析英語
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