实用口语天天学 第168期:去车站加油
(Elaine arrives at the gas station and waits.)
Elain: Why am I always waiting? If I'm late for work, the boss will be really ticked off!
(there's an open gas pump for Elaine)
Attendant: How much would you like, ma'am?
Elain: Fill'er up, ASAP! I'm late, and my car's low on gas.
Attendant: Sure, ma'am. But where's your gas cap?
Elain: Don't YOU know? You're the gas pumper!
Attendant: Lady, the PC term is petroleum chemical engineer, thank you.
Elain: I should have known that?
★ be ticked off 生气,恼火
★pump (n.) 泵,此处的gas pump指‘加油机’
★ attendant (n.) ﹝加油站的)服务员
★ fill'er up 把车子的油加满;完整句子是fill her up,通常美语中会用her当作车子的代名词,而fill up是装满的意思。fill'er up常用于加油站会话之中
★ ASAP 越快越好;这个字是as soon as possible的缩写
★ cap (n.) 盖子
★ PC (a.) 政治正确的,没歧视意思的
★ petroleum (n.) 石油
想一想再看
adj. 伴随的
n. 服务员,侍从,伴随物,
attend出席+ant人→出席的;随从 petroleum[pi'trəuliəm]
想一想再看
n. 石油
联想记忆X单词petroleum联想记忆:petr石头,oleum油-石油 pump[pʌmp]
想一想再看
n. 泵,抽水机,打气筒,抽水,打气
v. 打
(伊莲到了加油站并在一旁等着)
伊 莲:为什么我总是得等?如果我上班迟到,老板肯定会气死!
(轮到伊莲到加油机前加油)
加油工:小姐,请问你要加多少钱的油?
伊 莲:加满,越快越好!我迟到了,而且我的车子快没油了!
加油工:好的,小姐。但你的油箱盖在哪?
伊 莲:你不知道?你是加油工耶!
加油工:小姐,请用不歧视的措词:石化工程师,谢谢。
伊 莲:我应该知道这样的说法吗?
重点单词查看全部解释attendant[ə'tendənt]想一想再看
adj. 伴随的
n. 服务员,侍从,伴随物,
attend出席+ant人→出席的;随从 petroleum[pi'trəuliəm]
想一想再看
n. 石油
联想记忆X单词petroleum联想记忆:petr石头,oleum油-石油 pump[pʌmp]
想一想再看
n. 泵,抽水机,打气筒,抽水,打气
v. 打
-
洋话连篇 第16课:I've been studying my tail off.我忙得不可开交
I'vebeenstudyingmytailoff.我忙得不可开交。16.焦头烂额的学生我学习太紧张了。(可怜的学生们)I'vebeenstudyingmytailoff.我忙得不可开交。(BlarBlarBlarBlar是外国人经常说什么事情的时候,用BlarBlarBlarBlar来替代)现代、正宗、地道I'vebeenstudingmytai...
-
学英语环游世界 第512期:做个无理的人
**加入主播XIMI团年卡会员送季卡和喜马拉雅VIP**阅读5amClub或收听其他英语有声书,注册得60天免费试读:好學校Podcast課程目資中:Day43Chapter12:The5AMClubDiscoversTheHabitInstallationProtocol(part5)场景:这边他们知道自己要去罗马,感觉有点兴奋!这边亿万富翁说...
-
跟艾米莉一起学口语 第759期:请假,换班
Lindawouldliketotaketomorrowoff.Linda想明天请假。Mary,canyouchangeshiftsfromme.Mary,你能给我换班吗?CouldIchangeshiftswithJerry.我能和杰瑞换班吗?DoyoumindifItakeaweekoff.你介意我请一周假吗?A:Goodmorning,MrSmith.Youlookverytired,what'sthematt...
-
春联大全之行业春节对联集锦
开拓进取财源盛务实求真生意兴务真求实誉远播开拓进取财广进天降甘霖百业盛福星高照万事兴春风浩荡大昌盛奋发图强业振兴生意兴盛货满目买卖公平客盈门经济有方争富裕商业无欺乐兴隆三春草木如生意万里河流似利源鸿图大展生意兴伟业雄开财源盛发达荣华事业兴平...