早安英文 第72期:美国人喜欢开皮卡车?

 relatable adj. 有关联的，发生共鸣的

landscaping n. 景观美化

pickup¹ truck n. 皮卡

groceries n. 日常用品

cowboy n. 牛仔

redneck n. 特指美国南方体力劳动者

maintenance² n. 维修，维护

reliable adj. 可靠的，可信的

Why in American movie, people like to drive a pickup truck.

为什么美国的电影中的人们喜欢开皮卡？

It has to do with what’s relatable to people.

这样的话，会和人们产生共鸣。

What about the average Americans? Do they like pickup trucks?

那大多数美国人呢？他们喜欢皮卡吗？

Depends on person，the working man likes it

这取决于人们自己。工人会比较喜欢开皮卡。

Chinese people tend to think that people drive pickup trucks because they can carry more groceries and things like that.

中国人习惯性认为开皮卡是为了能够带更多的货物。

1 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

2 maintenance   

n.维修，保养，扶养费，维持，保持

参考例句：

• His small farm provides maintenance,but not much more.他的小农场能使他们维持生活，但仅此而已。
• He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife.他必须给前妻赡养费。