英语博客：ESL Podcast 738 – Talking to a Mechanic

　　Mechanic: Hi, I’m the mechanic. What can I do for you?
Amy: My car is making a very weird¹ noise. It sounds like this: gulug, gulug, gulug...
Mechanic: Hm, that doesn’t sound good. Where is it coming from?
Amy: I’m not sure. When I’m in the car, it sounds like it’s coming from the engine, but when I get out of the car, it sounds like it’s coming from directly under the trunk, maybe the muffler?
Mechanic: That’s not a noise a muffler would make. Let me take a look. Can you start the car and pop the hood²?
Amy: Sure.
Mechanic: Well, I don’t hear the sound right now, but your battery needs replacing, you have a coolant leak, your carburetor needs adjusting, and your spark plugs are shot. I need to look under the car.
Amy: Okay, go ahead.
Mechanic: Your brake pads need replacing and your tires need balancing.
Amy: But are any of those problems causing that horrible noise?
Mechanic: I don’t know. I don’t hear the noise right now, so it’s hard to tell. But that’s all work you need to have done on this car anyway for it to run right. It’s only a matter of time before your car stops working if you don’t take care of those problems.
Amy: I come in with one problem and you find 10 others. I guess you should go ahead. What else can I do?
Mechanic: Um, buy a bus pass?
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

2 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。