18 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
 
laurance--Did you hear how cold it got last night?
 
soony--I heard the radio announcer say it was 18 degrees below zero.
 
laurance--That's cold. I could hardly start my car, it was so cold this morning!
 
soony-My car didn't want to start, either, at first.
 
laurance--Don't you have a garage?
 
soony--Not in the new apartment. We have to leave the car in the parking lot.
 
laurance--How much anti-freeze do you put in your car then? You must have to keep it well below zero.
 
soony--I do. Right now I have it protected to 30 below.
 
laurance--Does it ever get that cold around here?
 
soony--Not really. It sometimes gets to 20 below.
 
laurance--Speaking of cold, how about going for a cup of coffee to warm up?
 
注解:
1)announcer:播音员
2)garage:车库
3）Not in the new apartment=We don't have a garage in the now apartment
4）parking lot：停车场；停车处
5）anti-freeze：防冻油。
6）that cold：此处that是副词，作“那么”“那样”解。
7）speaking of cold:speak of是“说到”“提到”的意思。这个分词短语是句子的状语。