EP 0221Daily Life
Car Trouble
Car trouble center. How may I help you?
My car won’t start! Stupid old car!
Hold on, before you kick your car let’s go through some possible problems.
Fine.
Ok, first of all, can you turn the key in the ignition?
Yeah! I am here with my friend and he thinks it may be the spark plug or the starter motor.
Those are possible problems, but tell me, when you turn the key, do you hear the starter motor crank?
Yeah, it sounds like it usually does when I start the car, but nothing else happens. The engine won’t start. Should I maybe press the accelerator?
No. If you step on the accelerator pedal you can flood the carburetor and your car will never start.
So what do you think it is?
I know this may seem like a silly question, but does your car have gasoline?
Umm. yeah! Right! I got the car started! Thanks for your help! I told you to fill the tank!
核心词汇
go throughP
look at (something) in a careful way
ignitionN
a device to start up the car
spark plugP
electrical device that ignites the gas by electric
starter motorP
an electric motor for starting an engine
crankV
to start (an engine, motor, etc.)
engineN
the device which helps cars getting running
acceleratorN
a pedal that controls the throttle valve
carburetorN
mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
拓展词汇
to stallV
when a car’s engine will not start
brakesN
the mechanism which stops the car
gas tankN
the tank which carries the car’s gasoline
seat beltN
the strap which protects from an accident
tow truckN
a service which repairs or retrieves a broken car