Section 2: Getting Around

Unit 13: Starting Out

启程

Starting Out

Kate and her friends sitting in the car
Kate sat in the driver's seat and her friends sat in the passenger seats.
adjusting the seat and rear-view mirror
Kate adjusted her seat and the rear-view mirror.
buckling the seat belt
She buckled her seat belt.
putting the key into the ignition
Kate put the key into the ignition...
turning the key
...turned the key...
starting the car
...and started the car.
looking over her shoulder
She looked over her shoulder...
backing out of the driveway
...and backed out of the driveway.

For Special Attention

adjust = you adjust something by moving it or changing it until it is right — adjust 就是移动或调整某物，直到它合适。
driveway = a driveway leads from the road to a building or a parking lot — driveway 是从马路通往建筑物或停车场的车道。
ignition = the slot for a car's key is called the ignition. In other words, "ignition" means "starting to burn," e.g., "The spark caused the ignition of the gas." — 汽车钥匙插入的槽叫 ignition（点火开关）。其他情况下 ignition 意为"开始燃烧"。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词音标中文
adjust/əˈʤəst/调节；调整
back out of/bæk aʊt əv/倒出；从…倒车出来
buckle/ˈbəkəl/扣上（安全带）
look/lʊk/看
put [put] into/pʊt [pʊt] ˈɪntu/把…插入
sit [sat]/sɪt [sæt]/坐
start/stɑrt/发动；启动
start out/stɑrt aʊt/出发；启程
turn/tərn/转动（钥匙）

Nouns

单词音标中文
car/kɑr/汽车
driver/ˈdraɪvɚ/司机
driveway/ˈdraɪvˌweɪ/（通往住宅的）车道
friend/frɛnd/朋友
ignition/ˌɪgˈnɪʃən/点火装置；点火开关
key/ki/钥匙
passenger/ˈpæsənʤɚ/乘客
rear-view mirror/rɪr-ˈvju ˈmɪrɚ/后视镜
seat/sit/座位
seat belt/sit bɛlt/安全带
shoulder/ˈʃoʊldɚ/肩膀
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