純正地道美語 第268期(外教講解):買車
A: Hi there! I am looking for a new car. I have this old Ford Pinto that I would like to trade in.
B: I see. You are in luck this month because all of our models are on sale! it is a perfect time to buy a new car since it’s the end of the year,
A: Perfect! I like this one.
B: That is the Ford Focus. A very light but powerful vehicle. It comes with dual side airbags, power steering and power windows, tinted windows and your choice of either automatic or manual transmission.
A: Sounds like a good car! How many miles to the gallon?
B: It is a very fuel efficient vehicle giving you about 34 miles in the city and 40 on the highway.
A: That is really convenient. Especially now that fuel prices are so high! What’s under the hood?
B: A very powerful 2.5-liter turbocharged engine, Trust me, this car is fast!
A: Now for the most difficult question. What is the price tag for this lovely vehicle?
B: Very affordable sir. You can take it out of this lot today with 0% down payment and no interest for the first year! You can test drive it now and we can sign the papers when we get back.
A: Great! Let’s do it!
trade in 抵價購物
miles n.英里
fuel n.燃料
down payment 分期付款的頭款
interest n.利益
A: 你好。我想買輛新車。我有輛舊的Ford Pinto，我想用它抵價購物。
B: 我明白。你很幸運，因爲這個月所有型號的車都打折銷售，現在是年底正式買新車的好時候。
A: 太好了，我喜歡這輛。
B: 這是Ford Focus。車子很輕但動力十足。有雙側面氣囊，動力控制，電動車窗，車窗你可以選擇自動或手動的。
A: 聽起來是輛很棒的車。耗油量如何？
B: 車用油效率很高，加一次油在城裏能行駛34裏，在公路上能行駛40裏。
A: 真的很方便。尤其是油價如此高的時候。引擎蓋下是什麼？
B: 動力強勁的2.5升渦輪增壓發動機。相信我，這輛車行駛起來很快。
A: 現在說到最難的問題。這輛車多少錢？
B: 你完全買得起。你今天就能開走，零首付，第一年零利息。你現在就可以開下車，等我們回來時，再簽署相關文件。
A: 太好了。現在就開始吧！
