白领应急英语口语 工作之余75 购车

范例一：A green car  环保汽车

M: Lucy, what are your priorities when buying a car?
露西，当你买车的时候，你优先考虑的时候什么？

W: I guess the first thing is the price, the second is the size, and of course the color will play a role too. But I have to be honest. It is our today’s responsibility to take care about our environment. Therefore, I will also pay attention to the fuel consumption of the car. You know, the rise in gasoline prices is huge. So I would rather to consider a smaller car with smaller engine. For which I can also save some tax. Last of the list, I also consider the safety.
我想我首先考虑的是价格，然后是大小，当然，颜色也重要。但是我必须诚实。保护环境是现代人的责任。因此，我也会注意汽车能源的消耗量。你知道的，油价上涨很快。所以我宁愿要考虑买一辆更小的车，有更小马力的引擎。因为我还可以省下一些税费。最后，我也会考虑安全性。

M: What about the environmental factors?
那环保因素呢？

W: Well, I do prefer the lower emission cars as long as it doesn’t cost much. Some environmentally-friendly cars are really expensive.
额，我更喜欢低排放量的汽车，因为它花费少。一些环保汽车十分贵。

M: Sure they are. Some hi-tech devices are built in to make sure they pollute less. Some of these green cars have not become standard. So the production costs are still high. But anyway, we should make efforts to start with.
它们确实贵。汽车里面安装了一些高科技的设备来确保它们减少污染。一些这种类型的环保汽车不是普通标准。所以生产成本仍然很高。但是无论怎样，我们应该努力地开始。

范例二：Maintain my car  保养汽车

W: I think it is easier to buy a car than to maintain it. What’s worse, I just don’t trust those vehicle maintenance shops. Sometimes, they overcharge or don’t build those parts I have been paying for. Last week, they even tried to persuade me to buy new parts which really need not to be changed. You know, my car is just half a year old and also good brand. I was just wondering about all these.
我认为买车容易保养车难。更糟糕的是，我不相信那些汽车维修店。有时，他们收费过高或者要不给我修我一直在给钱的那些零部件。上周，他们甚至试着说服我买根本不需要换的新零部件。你知道的，我的车才买了半年，还是名牌。我对所有这些都很怀疑。

M: There are such shops living on selling parts. I don’t like their service either. All they want is your money. But in the long run, they will be losing costumers. Anyway, car service business is new in China. We all have to control what they are doing. Otherwise, they will not improve.
有这样一些店以卖零部件为生。我也不喜欢他们的服务。他们要的是你的钱。但是从长远来说，他们会失去客户。无论如何，汽车服务业在中国还是新行业。我们都必须控制我们的行为。否则，他们不会改进的。

W: Is it possible to make a compliant call to some organization what it’s someone gets rip-off.
有人被敲竹杠时，有没有可能打电话去某个机构投诉?

M: Yes, there is. Those organizations exist. You always can call a lawyer if you need legal help.
是的，有的。存在那些机构。如果你需要法律援助，你可以打电话叫律师。