2015年ESL之旅行交通购物 05 Getting a Flat Tire

Getting a Flat Tire

Jaloliddin: What is that thumping¹ noise? 

Minisa: I don?t hear anything. 

Jaloliddin: I think you have a flat tire. 

Minisa: The left rear tire has a slow leak, but I just inflated² it the last time I was at the gas station, so I?m sure it?s fine. 

Jaloliddin: No, really, I think you need to pull off to the side of the road. 

Minisa: We?re on a busy freeway, but if you insist. 

Jaloliddin: Wow, your tire is definitely flat. See how the tire is completely worn out, with hardly any tread left? 

Minisa: Yeah, well, I?ve been meaning to get a new one. Now what? 

Jaloliddin: We need to change it. Let?s see if you have a jack³ and a spare tire. 

Minisa: I think they?re in the trunk, but I don?t think I could do it myself. 

Jaloliddin: [sigh] Right. I?ll change the tire. Do you have a wrench⁴ so I can get the lug⁵ nuts off? 

Minisa: I have some basic tools in the trunk, too, I think. 

Jaloliddin: Put your hazard lights on and I?ll get to work. At least your rim⁶ doesn?t look bent⁷. 

Minisa: I?m glad to hear that. What should I do? 

Jaloliddin: Bone up on basic car maintenance? 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 thumping   

adj.重大的，巨大的；重击的；尺码大的；极好的adv.极端地；非常地v.重击(thump的现在分词)；狠打；怦怦地跳；全力支持

参考例句：

• Her heart was thumping with emotion. 她激动得心怦怦直跳。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He was thumping the keys of the piano. 他用力弹钢琴。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 inflated   

adj.（价格）飞涨的；（通货）膨胀的；言过其实的；充了气的v.使充气（于轮胎、气球等）( inflate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）膨胀；（使）通货膨胀；物价上涨

参考例句：

• He has an inflated sense of his own importance. 他自视过高。
• They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity. 他们对自己的集体身份似乎都持有一种夸大的看法。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

4 wrench   

v.猛拧；挣脱；使扭伤；n.扳手；痛苦，难受

参考例句：

• He gave a wrench to his ankle when he jumped down.他跳下去的时候扭伤了足踝。
• It was a wrench to leave the old home.离开这个老家非常痛苦。

5 lug   

n.柄，突出部，螺帽；(英）耳朵；（俚）笨蛋；vt.拖，拉，用力拖动

参考例句：

• Nobody wants to lug around huge suitcases full of clothes.谁都不想拖着个装满衣服的大箱子到处走。
• Do I have to lug those suitcases all the way to the station?难道非要我把那些手提箱一直拉到车站去吗？

6 rim   

n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界

参考例句：

• The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
• She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。

7 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。