4 租车出行

Dialogue　对话　MP3 04-04

Steven wants to rent a car to travel. Now he is talking with the person who works in the rent-a-car company.

Service personnel:ABC Rent-a-Car. May I help you?

Steven:I would like to rent a car. What kind of car do you have?

Service personnel:We have Volkswagen, Pinto, Plymouth and Datsun.

Steven:What is the rate?

Service personnel:Twenty dollars per day for Volkswagen, Pinto and Datsun, and twenty-seven dollars for Plymouth.

Steven:How about mileage and gas?

Service personnel:There is no charge for mileage. And fill up the gas when you return the car to us as it is not included.

Steven:OK. I'll try a Pinto. I want to rent a car for one week.

Service personnel:All right, sir. May I have your driver's license?

Steven:Here you are.

史蒂文想要租车出行。现在他正和租车公司的工作人员谈论此事。

服务人员：ABC租车公司，有什么事吗？

史蒂文：我想租一部车，你们有什么样的车？

服务人员：我们有大众、品拓、普利茅斯和德森。

史蒂文：价格如何？

服务人员：大众、品拓和德森是一天20美元，普利茅斯一天27美元。

史蒂文：里数和汽油怎么算？

服务人员：里数方面我们不索费。汽油不包括在租金里，因此你还车时，必须加满汽油。

史蒂文：好的。我租一部品拓试试看。我想租车一星期。

服务人员：好的，先生。我能看看你的驾驶执照吗？

史蒂文：给你。

Vocabulary and Phrases　单词和短语

mileage [ˈmaɪlɪdʒ]n．英里数，汽车里数津贴

driver's license驾照

Key Sentences　核心句型

租车

1 ABC Rent-a-Car. May I help you? ABC租车公司，有什么事吗？

2 I would like to rent a car．我想租一部车。

3 May I rent a car here？我可以在你们这儿租辆车吗？

4 What kind of car do you have？你们有什么样的车？

5 We have Volkswagen, Pinto, Plymouth and Datsun．我们有大众、品拓、普利茅斯和德森。

6 What is the rate？价格如何？

7 How about mileage and gas？里数和汽油怎么算？

8 There is no charge for mileage．里数方面我们不索费。

9 Fill up the gas when you return the car to us as it is not included．汽油不包括在租金里，因此你还车时，必须加满汽油。

10 I'll try a Pinto．我租一部品拓试试看。

11 How much will it be if I go over the rental period？如果我的租车期限过了，这将要加多少钱呢？

12 I would like to rent this car．我想租这辆车。

13 May I have your driver's license？我能看看你的驾驶执照吗？

14 Twenty dollars per day for Volkswagen, Pinto and Datsun, and twenty-seven dollars for Plymouth．大众、品拓和德森是一天20美元，普利茅斯一天27美元。

15 Don't forget to stop by at the gas station．别忘了到加油站顺便加油。

16 Would you sign the rental form here, please？您可以在这张租车表格上签名吗？

17 I want to rent a car for one week．我想租车一星期。

检查车况

1 This car makes a strange noise from the left rear tyre．这车子的左后轮胎常常发出怪声音。

2 I'll have it checked for you．我会替你检查一下。

3 I've got enough oil, but I haven't much water．汽油足够了，但水不多。

4 The spark plugs need cleaning．火花塞需要清洗一下。

5 I might have a problem about this car．关于这辆车我还有点问题。

6 Can you check the engine oil for me, please？替我检查一下机油好吗？

谈论租车

1 The lesson we've learned already was that it was easier to rent a car than buy one．我们已经得了教训，那就是租车比买车容易多了。

2 If you hire a car in Miami, make sure it has air-conditioning．如果你在迈阿密租车，务必要租个带空调设备的车。

3 I shared with two others the hire of a car for the day．我跟另外两位分摊了那天租车的费用。

4 Where can I rent a car？我在哪里可以租车？

5 Is it expensive to hire a car？租部车贵不贵？

6 The car that I rent dropped anchor after five kilometers had been driven．我租的车行驶五公里后抛锚了。

7 Here are some telephone numbers of rent-a-car companies．这里有一些租车公司的电话号码。

8 Most of the rental companies even have weekend specials．大部分的租车公司甚至还有周末特价呢。

9 I forgot to take my international license with me, so I was unable to hire a car abroad.我忘了带国际驾照，所以在国外不能租车。

10 When hiring a car in the winter, check if it has snow tyre．冬季租车时，应检查一下是否备有防滑轮胎。

11 Without a credit card, he has to pay a very high deposit on the car．他没有信用卡，租车时必须付一笔较高的押金。

12 When you hire a car, you have the option of a two door or four door model．你租车时可选择两门或四门的车型。

13 You can hire a car if you want to explore further．如果你还想逛更远的地方，可以租辆车。

14 We'd better hire a car for the weekend．我们最好租一辆汽车在周末用。

15 You can hire a car and drive straight there．你可以租一辆汽车，然后开到那里。

16 Major airports usually have a rent-a-car company．大型机场通常都有租车公司。

17 They hire out cars by the hour．他们按小时出租汽车。