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http://www.sina.com.cn 2002/04/28 09:43  空中美语

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  John has a driving lesson. His teacher, Mary, is waiting for him in the car and listening to the radio.

  Mary: Hello, John. Ready to go?

  John: Yep. Let me just start the car.

  Mary: Wait. You should deactivate the electrical systems first. If anything is left on during start-up ...

  John: ... it may divert juice from the battery. Gotcha. ... Oh-oh, the engine’s not turning over.

  Mary: Try pumping the accelerator.1 But easy does it. If you pump too fast, you’ll flood the engine.

  John: So I should hold the accelerator steady between tries instead of pressing and releasing it?

  Mary: Bingo! Leave about ten to fifteen seconds between attempts, as a rule of thumb.2

  John: Well, it’s not working. Maybe it’s the starter.

  Mary: Could be, but usually the battery is the culprit.3 I’ll go check the connections.

  (Mary exits the car and opens the hood.)

  Mary: Remember, John, to never touch the body of the car when you’re tightening the terminal connections. It could be terminal!

  John: Right. ... But it’s no good. It still won’t start. Now what?

  Mary: Well, our last resort is to gingerly4 tap the starter with a screwdriver.

  (John hands Mary a screwdriver from the car and she taps the starter.)

  Mary: OK, cross your fingers.

  John: Here goes! ... Hey, what do you know? It’s working.

  Mary: Excellent. Now let’s get this show on the road!

  ---by Randy Peters/Sonya Roy

万事开头难之发车篇

  翻译

  约翰在上驾驶课。教练玛丽在车里边等他边听广播。

  玛丽:喂,约翰,准备好走了吗?

  约翰:准备好了。让我来发动车子。

  玛丽:等等。你应该先把电力系统关掉。如果发动的时候有什么还开着的话……

  约翰:……那可能会把电从电瓶转过去。知道了。……喔哦,引擎没有运转。

  玛丽:试试踩点油门。不过慢一点。如果你踩得太快了,引擎会被油淹没的。(编者按:火花塞会被浸湿)

  约翰:所以我在打火时应该稳稳地踩着油门,而不是踩一下放一下?

  玛丽:答对了!根据经验,两次之间应该间隔约10到15秒钟。

  约翰:嗯,还是没用。也许是发动机的问题。

  玛丽:有可能,不过通常故障都出在电瓶上。我检查一下线路。(玛丽走出汽车,打开引擎盖。)

  玛丽:记住,约翰,在把线路的接头拧紧时,千万不要碰车身。你会丧命的!

  约翰:好的。……情况不妙。还是发动不了。现在怎么办?

  玛丽:嗯,最后一招就是用螺丝起子小心轻敲火花塞。(约翰从车里递了一把螺丝起子给玛丽,她轻敲火花塞。)

  玛丽:好了,上帝保佑吧。

  约翰:发动了!……嘿,你好神啊!发动了。

  玛丽:太棒了。现在咱们上路练车吧!




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空中美语 专栏

Annotation

1. accelerator n.油门

2. rule of thumb大体的作法,经验法

3. culprit n.犯过者

4. gingerly adv.小心翼翼地


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