Section 2: Getting Around

Unit 15: Driving Along

开车兜风

Driving Along

stopping at an intersection for a red light
At an intersection Kate stopped for a red light.
going ahead when the light turned green
When the light turned green, she went ahead.
going over the speed limit
Once, she went over the speed limit.
a police officer giving her a ticket
A police officer stopped her and gave her a ticket.
parking at the end of her trip
At the end of her trip, she parked...
turning the car off
...and turned the car off.
getting out of the car
Kate and her friends got out of the car...
locking the car
...and Kate locked it.

Some Things Drivers Do

changing lanes
Changing lanes
turning left
Turning left
turning right
Turning right
going straight
Going straight
getting on (entering) a freeway
Getting on (entering) a freeway
getting off (exiting) a freeway
Getting off (exiting) a freeway
yielding right of way
Yielding right of way
passing someone
Passing someone
pulling over to the side of the road
Pulling over to the side of the road

Stopping for Gas

pulling into a gas station
Kate pulled into a gas station...
pulling up to a pump
...and pulled up to a pump.
telling the attendant what kind of gas
She told the attendant what kind of gas she wanted and how much.
pumping the gas for her
He pumped the gas for her...
checking the oil
...and checked the oil.
paying the attendant
Then she paid him.

For Special Attention

turn red = turn red = become red — turn red 就是"变红"。
pull in / pull up / pull over = when speaking of cars, buses, etc.: pull in = drive in; pull up = drive forward; pull over = drive to the side of the road and stop — 说到汽车、公交车等时:pull in=驶入;pull up=向前开;pull over=开到路边停下。
go over a limit = "to go over a limit" is to go faster or farther than you should — go over a limit 就是开得比允许的更快或更远,即超速/超限。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词音标中文
change/ʧeɪnʤ/变换(车道)
check/ʧɛk/检查(机油)
drive [drove]/draɪv [droʊv]/驾驶
enter/ˈɛnɚ/进入(高速公路)
exit/ˈɛksət/驶出(高速公路)
get [got] on/gɪt [gɑt] ɑn/驶入(高速)
get [got] off/gɪt [gɑt] ɔf/驶出(高速)
get [got] out of/gɪt [gɑt] aʊt əv/从…下车
tell [told]/tɛl [toʊld]/告诉
give [gave]/gɪv [geɪv]/给予(罚单)
go [went]/goʊ [wɛnt]/行驶;前行
go [went] over/goʊ [wɛnt] ˈoʊvɚ/超过(限速)
lock/lɑk/锁车
park/pɑrk/停车
pass/pæs/超车;经过
pay [paid]/peɪ [peɪd]/付款
pull into/pʊl ˈɪntu/驶入(加油站)
pull over/pʊl ˈoʊvɚ/靠边停车
pull up/pʊl əp/停到(加油机旁)
pump/pəmp/加(油)
stop/stɑp/停下
turn/tɜrn/转弯
turn off/tɜrn ɔf/熄火
want/wɑnt/想要
yield/jild/让行

Nouns

单词音标中文
attendant/əˈtɛndənt/(加油站)服务员
car/kɑr/汽车
driver/ˈdraɪvɚ/司机
end/ɛnd/终点;末尾
freeway/ˈfriˌweɪ/高速公路
friend/frɛnd/朋友
gas/gæs/汽油
gas station/gæs ˈsteɪʃən/加油站
intersection/ˌɪntɚˈsɛkʃən/十字路口
kind/kaɪnd/种类
lane/leɪn/车道
light/laɪt/灯(红绿灯)
officer/ˈɔfɪsɚ/警官
oil/ɔɪl/机油
police/pəˈlis/警察
pump/pəmp/油泵;加油机
right of way/raɪt əv weɪ/优先权;先行权
road/roʊd/道路
side/saɪd/路边
sign/saɪn/标志
speeding/ˈspidɪŋ/超速
speed limit/spid ˈlɪmət/限速
ticket/ˈtɪkɪt/罚单
traffic light/ˈtræfɪk laɪt/交通信号灯
trip/trɪp/行程

Others

单词音标中文
ahead/əˈhɛd/前方(形容词)
green/grin/绿色的(形容词)
left/lɛft/向左(副词)
once/wʌns/曾经;有一次(副词)
red/rɛd/红色的(形容词)
right/raɪt/向右(副词)
straight/streɪt/直行(副词)