流行美语第208课喝油的车(韦博分享).docxVIP

流行美语第208课：喝油的车■（韦博分享） 流行美语第208课：喝油的车■（韦博分享） Larry和李华要开车去一个国家公园，他们先到加油站给汽车加油。李华今天会学到两个常 用语,gas guzzler 禾□ tree huggero LL: I cant believe the price of gas these days! I am going to have to get rid of this gas guzzler. LH:我知道，我到美国来以后就从来没有见过这么高的的汽油价钱。可是，Larry,你要扔 掉什么? Gas guzzler是什么呀？ LL: To guzzle something is to drink it really fast. A gas guzzler refers to a car that gets very poor gas mileage and constantly needs to be filled up. LH:我明白了。Guzzle就是口渴的时候大口大口地喝水。你是说你的车耗油太多，大口大 口地喝油。A gas guzzler就是耗油量很大的汽车。 LL: Thats right. And looking at the price on the gas pump, I am not too happy to be driving a gas guzzler right now. ,还开耗油的车，花钱多了，当然不高兴啦。对 ,还开耗油的车，花钱多了，当然不高兴啦。对 LL: Well, about 25 miles to the gallon on the highway, but only 18 miles per gallon driving around town. It isnt the worst gas guzzler out there, but I could be driving something more fuel efficient. LH:在高速公路上开每加仑25英里，在城市里只能开18英里！比我的车要费油多了。你 是该换一辆省油的车了。 LL: Well, I know there are cars on the market that get as much as 40 miles to the gallon, but they tend to be smaller cars. Bigger cars tend to be gas guzzlers, and I wanted a bigger car. LH:当然啦，省油的车一般都是小型的车，大车都是耗油的。你喜欢开大车，那就得多花钱。 Larry ,现在耗油量大的汽车一定卖不动了吧？ LL: I think there will always be people who have the money to afford the gas and want to have a big gas guzzler to drive around. LH:没错，就像你这样爱开大车的人总是有的。Larry,这就叫愿者上钩。不过，有的人有 钱，你是穷学生。我还是喜欢开小车，省油省钱，还有利于保护环境。 LL: There! The tank of this gas guzzler is finally full After I pay the gas attendant, we can get on the road. LH:油加满啦？快去付钱，完了我们就可以上路了。太棒了 ,我早就想去国家公园痛痛快 快地玩一天。 LL: So, Li Hua, you drive a small car because you think its good for the environment. Are you a tree hugger or what? LH:是呀，我刚才说了，我喜欢开小车，原因之一是为了保护环境。你问我是不是个tree hugger?抱树的人？我是很喜欢树，可是没有到要拥抱树的程度。 LL: A tree hugger is some one who really likes trees and the en vironme nt and is willing to do pretty much anything to protect them? LH:我猜想a tree hugger也就是特别喜欢树木z关心环保的人。Larry , tree hugger这 个名词是有赞扬的意思，还是含有贬义？ LL: It isnt a bad thing - depending on who you tal