December, 25

Buying a car（38）

Key Vocabulary

 

1．  Browse=look around to see if anything is interesting

2．  Sedan=a car with four doors

3．  Gas mileage=the amount of gas used per mile

4．  Dual airbags=two airbags, one for the driver and one for the passenger

5．  Brake=a device that slows down or stops something

6．  Vehicle=something that carries people from one place to another

7．  Reinforce=strengthen, make something stronger

8．  Sleep on it=think about something further and make a decision later(informal)把问题留待第二天解决

A: Hi there, can I help you folks?

B: I’m just browsing; seeing what’s on the lot. My daughter wants a car for her birthday, you know how it is.

C: Dad! I’m sixteen already and I’m, like, the only one at school who doesn’t have a car!

A: She is right, you know. Kids these days all have cars. Let me show you something we just got in:a 1996 sedan. Excellent gas mileage, it has dual airbags and anti lock brakes; a perfect vehicle for a young driver.

C: Dad, I love it! It’s awesome! Can we get this one please?

B: I see… what can you tell me about this one?

A: Oh, that’s just an old World War Two tank that we use for TV commercials. Now about this sedan…

B: Whoa, whoa wait a minute. Tell me more about this tank.

A: Well, sir, if you are looking for quality and safety then look no further！ Three inches of reinforced steel protect your daughter from short range missile attacks.

B: Dose the sedan protects her from missile attacks?

A: It does not.

B: Well, I don’t know. Let me sleep on it.

A: Did I mention the tank is a tank?

B: I will take it.

C: Dad!