2017高考英语听力素材VOA：Go English（word文档）ge012a

　　标题：美语三级跳 Go English：012A 开车: 初级课程

　　家住洛杉矶的Phil想趁周末来躺自驾游，去赌城拉斯维加斯享受一番。不过，他得先租辆车。

　　Professor: Winnie, have you ever gone to Las Vegas?

　　去过一次。Professor Bowman, 如果我是租车公司老板，一定不愿意把车租给去赌城的人，因为他们可能会连车一起输掉!

　　Phil: Hello, I'd like to rent a car please.

　　Employee: OK, how long do you need it for?

　　Phil: I just need it for the weekend.

　　Employee: Alright, how far will you drive the car?

　　Phil: Umm ... I'm not sure. How far away is Las Vegas?

　　看来，Phil准备周末打个来回。不过，租车公司的店员为什么要问Phil去哪儿呢？这关她什么事？

　　Professor: Winnie, sometimes if you drive a long distance, it will cost you more money to rent the car.

　　啊？在租车时，如果开得远就要多交钱？那么，从洛杉矶到拉斯维加斯算不算远呢？

　　Professor: Well, Phil doesn't know how far he has to drive, so he asks the attendant how far away Las Vegas is.

　　Employee: Las Vegas is about 260 miles from here. Is that where you're going?

　　Phil: Yes, so I need a nice car so that I look really cool.

　　Employee: I see .... well would you like a car with a sunroof?

　　Phil: A sunroof? That's not cool enough. I need a convertible.

　　Professor: So Winnie, what kind of car does Phil want to drive to Las Vegas.

　　他想开一辆酷酷的车！去拉斯维加斯这种花花世界当然得开辆好车了!

　　Professor: Yes, and what kind of car does the rental company employee say he might like?

　　店员建议Phil租一辆有sunroof - 天窗的车，可他觉得这还不够酷，他要一辆convertible - 敞篷车! 真希望他能把我也带上!

　　Employee: Yes, we have a nice red convertible for an extra 40 dollars per day.

　　Phil: Alright, are there any other taxes or fees?

　　Employee: Not if you remember to fill the car with gas before you return it.

　　Phil: Hmm ... well, this sounds like a pretty good deal.

　　看来扮酷也是有代价的！ 敞篷车每天的租金比普通车高出40美元...不过，想到开着敞篷车，在风中驰骋的感觉，这笔钱，咬咬牙，值了！

　　Professor: Maybe ... but then you wouldn't look very cool if your hair is all messed up by the wind and all the bugs splattered on your face.

　　Professor Bowman，你怎么总要破坏气氛！

　　Professor: Okay, Winnie. So, what does Phil have to do before he returns the car?

　　店员说，他在还车前要把油加满。除此之外，就没有其它的taxes or fees--税和费用了。Phil觉得这是个good deal，很值，看来他就打算租这辆敞篷车了！

　　Professor: Well, not so fast. Let's see what happens.

　　Phil: Actually, I have one more question. Is the car a manual or an automatic?

　　Employee: It's a manual. Is that alright?

　　Phil: No, I can only drive an automatic.

　　Employee: Well I'm sorry, but all of our convertibles are manuals.

　　Professor: Well Winnie, do you know what the difference between a manual and an automatic car is?

　　当然知道，manual transmission就是手动换档，人工换档，相反的，an automatic transmission是自动换档的车。可惜，这里所有的敞篷车都是manual的，而Phil只会开automatic。

　　Phil: Oh no ... all your convertibles are manuals? Well, do you have any other cool cars?

　　Employee: Not really. Our cars are economical, not cool.

　　Phil: Well too bad ... Maybe my friend Tom will let me borrow his convertible.

　　Employee: I'm sorry we couldn't help you.

　　Professor: Winnie, do you know what an economical car is?

　　Economical, e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c-a-l是“经济实惠”的意思，所以economical car就是经济型轿车喽!

　　Professor: That's right! So Phil wants to borrow his friend Tom's convertible. That will be very "economical" for him, and he will look cool.

　　嗯，这的确是个省钱又扮酷的好主意！就是不知道Tom愿不愿意把自己的敞篷车借给Phil。

　　Professor: Well, we will have to listen next time to find out!

　　这次的美语三级跳就播送到这里。