Do you have a car?

　　你有车吗？

　　A  We could go out to the Summer Palace on the weekend if it’s nice weather. And maybe the Ming Tombs too.

　　A  如果天气好的话，这个周末我们可以去颐和园。也许还去明十三陵。

　　B  That would be nice. Do you have a car?

　　B  那好啊。你有车吗？

　　A  Yes, I do. I’ve got a car. I could pick you up on Saturday early morning and we could drive before it gets busy.

　　A  是的，我有。我有一辆小汽车。我可以在周六早晨早早接你，然后我们在交通变得繁忙之前驾车出行。

　　B  That would be fine if it’s OK for you on Saturday early morning.

　　B  如果周六清早对你合适的话就太好了。

　　A  I prefer it earlier. It’s nicer driving. The roads are quieter, not so busy.

　　A  我喜欢早一点。那时开车比较好。道路比较安静，车辆不多。

　　B  That’s true. And it’s usually quieter on Saturday anyway.

　　B  是这样。而且周六通常要安静一些。

　　Notes注释

　　1  Remember how to use could / could when you talk about possibilities, e.g. We could go to the Summer Palace this weekend / We could go to the Summer Palace this weekend; I could pick you up on Saturday morning / I could pick you up on Saturday morning.

　　记住当你谈论可能性时怎样用could /可能。例如：We could go to the Summer Palace this weekend /我们这个周末可能去颐和园；I could pick you up on Saturday morning /我可以在周六早晨去接你。

　　2  Notice the use of comparative forms of adjectives, e.g. I prefer it earlier / I prefer it earlier; It’s nicer driving / It’s nicer driving; The roads are quieter / The roads are quieter.

　　注意形容词比较级的用法。例如I prefer it earlier / 我喜欢早一点；It’s nicer driving /那时开车比较好；The roads are quieter /道路比较安静。

Key phrases and sentences   We could go out to the Summer Palace on the weekend if it’s nice weather. And maybe the Ming Tombs too. That would be nice.  Do you have a car? Yes, I do.  I’ve got a car.  I could pick you up on Saturday early morning and we could drive before it gets busy. That would be fine if it’s OK for you on Saturday early morning. I prefer it earlier.  It’s nicer driving.  The roads are quieter, not so busy. That’s true.  And it’s usually quieter on Saturday anyway.

重要的短语和句子   如果天气好的话，这个周末我们可以去颐和园。   也许还去明十三陵。 那好啊。 你有车吗？ 是的，我有。我有一辆小汽车。 我可以在周六早晨早早接你，然后我们在交通变得繁忙之前驾车出行。   如果周六清早对你合适的话就太好 了。 我喜欢早一点。那时开车比较好。   道路比较安静，车辆不多。   是这样。而且周六通常要安静一 些。