《听见英国》第13练:租车 (MP3和文本下载)
Unit 4 Leisure and Activities 休闲活动
Listening 1 Renting a Car 租车
英语听力原文:
(RRR)
Clerk: National Car Rental, how can I help you?
Customer: I’d like to rent an automatic car the day after tomorrow.
CL: OK, how long would you like to rent it for?
CU: Urm, from the 19th,next Wednesday, for three days. I'll return it on the 21st.
CL: OK, now, what type of car would you like to have? We've got vans,....
CU: Urm, just the smallest type, please, 'cos it's just for me.
CL: OK, then...we've got Toyota and Astra
CU: Whichever the cheaper one please.
CL: OK, so it'll be an Astra. That's £45 per day. So for three days, it'll be £135 plus VAT. So in total,£158.62 and covers unlimited mileage, third party insurance, theft, fire and damage.
CU: How about petrol?
CL:As for petrol, you can purchase a full tank of petrol in advance for just £35.73.Then you don't have to fill up the tank before returning. Would you like to do this?
CU: Urm, yes, please.
CL: Now, what type of driving license have you got?
CU: An international one.
CL: OK, and how old are you?
CU: I'm over 25.
CL: OK, that's fine. Now, on the 19th, about what time would like to pick up the car?
CU: Well, say, around noon? Is that OK?
CL: No problem. Now on the 21st, when you return the car, please make sure you return it by 8:00pm 'cos our office closes at 8:30 pm.
CU: OK and I believe you accept credit card?
CL: Sure.
CU: OK, that's everything I'd like to know. Thank you.
CL: Thank you. Bye.
英语听力翻译:
(电话铃声)
店员:全国租车公司,请问需要什么服务吗?
顾客:后天我想租一辆自排车。
店员:好的,要租多久呢?
顾客:呃,从19 号,下周三起,租三天。我21 号会还车。
店员:好的,那么您要哪一种车子呢?我们有箱型车....
顾客:呃,最小的那一种就好,谢谢,因为只有我一个人。
店员:好的,那么....我们有Toyota 和Astra。
顾客:哪一种最便宜就选哪一种,谢谢。
店员:好,那就是Astra。租金是每天45 英镑,所以3 天是135 英镑加上加值税,所以总共是158.62 英镑,这个金额包括无限里程,第三人意外险,窃盗,火灾,车体损毁等保险。
顾客:那么汽油呢?
店员:关于汽油,您可以预先购买加满油的服务,只要35.73 英镑,那么您在还车的时候就不必加满油了。您需要这项服务吗?
顾客:呃,好的,谢谢。
店员:那么,请问您持有哪一种驾驶执照?
顾客:国际驾照。
店员:好的,请问您几岁了?
顾客:超过25 岁。
店员:好的,那就没问题。那么在19 号当天,请问您大概什么时间会来取车?
顾客:嗯,我想,大概中午的时候,可以吗?
店员:没问题。那么在21 号还车的时候,请记得在晚上8 点之前归还,因为我们办公室8点半关门。
顾客:好的,我想你们接受信用卡付款?
店员:当然。
顾客:好,我想知道的大概就是这些。谢谢你。
店员:谢谢您,再见。
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英语听力测试任务1:
接下来听到的对话中,用到了1~5 所列出的单字和片语,请从(A)~(F)中选出一个意思最接近的选项。
1. third party (A) gasoline (American English)
2. theft (B) driver’s license (American English)
3. petrol (C) periodic premium paid for coverage
4. purchase (D) others
5. driving licence (E) the act or an instance of stealing
(F) to buy
答案:1.D 2.E 3.A 4.F S.B
英语听力测试任务2:
请根据对话内容回答问题。
Q: What did the customer buy while renting a car?
A: ________________________
答案:(A full tank of) Petrol
英语听力测试任务3:
在对话中谈到了下面七个主题,请按照提到的先后顺序加以编号。
_____petrol
_____age
_____the date and time to return the car
_____driving licence
_____ the date that the customer would like to rent a car
_____ the type of the car the customer would like to rent
_____ the price
答案:
4 petrol
6 age
7 the date and the time to return the car
5 driving licence
1 the date that the customer would like to rent a car
2 the type of the car the customer would like to rent
3 the price
英语听力测试任务4:
请根据对话内容,判断下面句子是否正确,如果符合对话内容,请在T(true)做记号,如果不符合,请在F(false)做记号。
1. The customer would like to rent a manual car. (T)(F)
2. The customer needs a car for three days from Thursday. (T)(F)
3. In the total price, VAT is included. (T)(F)
4. The type of the customer’s driving licence is over 25. (T)(F)
5. The car must be returned before 8 pm. (T)(F)
答案:1.F 2.F 3.T 4.F S.T
英语听力测试任务5:
请再听一次对话,然后完成下表中草药有颜色的空格。其中有几格已经写上了两个答案,请从其中选出正确的答案。
答案:
英语文化常识普及:
VAT是加值税(Value-added tax)的缩写,英国的加值税是17.5%,税率相当高,不过食品和小孩子的衣物是免税的。
台湾的车多半是自排,但是英国却以手排车占多数,所以如果想要和租自排车,最好至少提前一周预约。
在美语中license名词和动词的拼法是一样的,但是英式英语中的licence 是名词,动词用license。