GetReady,Set,Go!
就位、预备、出发!
After loading all their belongings, Evan and Kathy are ready to drive into Amsterdam.
艾凡和凯西把他们所有的东西放上车后，准备开车进阿姆斯特丹市。
K:I guess we're all set now. Let's go!
凯西：我想现在我们一切都已就绪。咱们这就上路!
E:Right. Now, let's see. The emergency brake is here, the turn signals work this way, here's the horn...
艾凡：好的。现在，我看一下。紧急煞车在这儿，方向灯这么打，喇叭在这儿……
K:Don't honk the horn so loud! There might be anti-noise laws here.
凯西：不要按喇叭按得那么大声!这里也许有反噪音法也说不定。
E:I'm just testing it! And...let's see...here are the lights and the high beams...
艾凡：我只是测试一下而已!还有……我看看……车灯在这儿，远灯……
K:But it's daytime. Why do you need them now?
凯西：但是现在是白天，你为什么需要灯呢?
E:I don't need them now; I want to check all the equipment before I start driving.
艾凡：现在不需要，我想在行前检查所有的装备。
K:Oh.
凯西：哦。
E:Our seat belts are fastened, the side and rearview mirrors are adjusted...I think I'll put my seat back a little further.
艾凡：安全带系上了，车两边和车内的后视镜也调好了……我想我得把我的座位往后挪一下。
K:Well, hurry up! I'm dying to get going.
凯西：嗯，快一点!我迫不及待地想出发了。
E:Safety first. Otherwise, you might really die!
艾凡：安全第一。要不然，你也许因此车祸身亡!
K:Evan Whiting! Watch what you say!
凯西：艾凡‧怀特宁!注意你的言辞!
E:OK, OK, I'm only teasing. There, I guess that's everything. We have a full tank of gas; the engine is warmed up. We're off!
艾凡：好嘛，好嘛，我只是在开玩笑嘛。好了，我想就这些了。车子的油箱都加满了，引擎也暖好了。我们上路了!
K:Finally!
凯西：终于出发了!
单词短语精讲：
1. belon琳ngs 所有物
例:We should never pick up others'helonrinrs; we should always ask per-mis-lion from the owner first.
(我们不该拿jll}人的财物;一定要先得到所有人的许可。)
2. emergency brake紧急刹车，手刹车
emernency 紧急(事件)
3. turn signal方向灯
signal 信号&vt做信号
例:Good drivers always use their turn
signals before making a left on night turn
(好的驾驶员在左转或右转前都会先打方向灯。)
Feed signaled us to stogy, hiking by whistling three times.
(弗瑞德吹厂三声口哨，示意我们停下脚步。)
4. honk a/the horn按喇叭
5. high beam大灯，远灯(有两个灯，故常为复数形)
low beam近灯(有两个灯，故常为复数形)
6. rearview mirror后视镜
7. adjust 调整
例:My com},uten monitor isn't very clean，so I need to adjust the pictune.
(我的计算机屏幕不是很清楚，所以我;, ,iru要调整影像。)
8. hurry up快一点
例:A:Do I have enough time to put my makeup, one
B:You do if you hurry up,. We have to leave the house in ten minutes.
(甲:有足够的时间让我上妆吗，!)
(乙:如果你快一点的话，日寸间够的。我们得在十分钟后出门。)
