作者:小雅和英美友人
◆ 如何用英文解釋轎車和SUV的區別?
◆ 如何描述後座、車頂、後備箱等車的部件?
◆ 英文裡有兩廂車和三廂車的概念嗎?
(Driving on the interstate)
(行駛在州際公路上)
Mom: Did you know Daddy wants to buy a new car?
媽媽:你知道爸爸想買輛新車嗎?
Our little sedan is getting old and worn out.
我們的小轎車太老、太破了。
Child: Awww ... but I like this car.
寶寶:噢……但是我喜歡這輛車。
Mom: Well, we won&39;t go,
媽媽:嗯,要是它動不了了,咱們就不喜歡它了,
so it&39;s looking at crossovers.
媽媽:他在看跨界車。
They are a nice size with some extra storage space.
它們大小適中,還有額外的置物空間。
Child: What&39;s like a small SUV.
媽媽:它就像小型SUV。
It is still a sport utility vehicle,
它還是運動型多功能車,
but it has a smaller frame.
但是它的框架更小。
Sometimes they are boxy
有的方方正正的,
and others have more of a sedan shape,
有的和轎車外形更像,
but are still bigger than the sedan.
但還是比轎車大。
Let&39;s the most commonly used car for daily transportation and usually cheaper.
它是最常用於日常交通的汽車,通常比較便宜。
An SUV is a sport utility vehicle
SUV是運動型多功能車,
and you can spot it
你能認出它,
because it sits higher, is taller than a sedan,
因為它底盤較高,比轎車高,
and can sometimes have three rows of seats.
有時會有三排座位。
It has plenty of extra space.
它有充足的額外空間。
The roof extends all the way to the back of the vehicle,
車頂一直延伸到汽車的後部,
which is also true for the station wagon and the crossover.
旅行車和跨界車也是這樣的。
I had a station wagon in my college days.
我上大學的時候有一輛旅行車。
It&39;s see ... that car speeding by is an SUV.
咱們看看……超過去那輛車是SUV。
Child: What&39;s a Mazda Miata.
那輛是馬自達米亞達。
See how the roof is fabric.
看,車頂是布的。
It&39;s great to drive on pleasant sunny days.
在晴朗的日子駕駛它是很愉悅的事。
Child: That&39;s definitely not a sports car behind the Mazda.
馬自達後面那輛肯定不是跑車。
That&39;s for moving lots of people or stuff.
它用來運輸較多人或貨物。
Mom: Yes, it has 7 to 8 seats
媽媽:嗯,它有7到8個座位,
and sliding doors in the back.
後邊有滑動門。
A minivan is just a smaller van
廂式旅行車就是較小的麵包車,
Minivan是一種美國的汽車分類類型,GL8等車型在國內被稱為商務車或MPV。
and is popular with large families.
比較受大家庭的歡迎。
Child: Well, what does Grandpa use?
寶寶:嗯,爺爺開的什麼?
Mom: He has a pickup truck.
媽媽:他有一輛皮卡。
It has a closed cab and an open cargo area called the bed,
它有封閉駕駛室,還有開放的載貨區叫貨箱,
which has a tailgate.
帶有後擋板。
Child: Whoa, look at that tiny car!
寶寶:哇,看那輛小車!
What are those called?
它叫什麼車呢?
Mom: That&39;s a very small car made for 1 or 2 people.
它是很小的車,只能乘坐1到2人。
That one&39;s a hatchback, which means that the back opens upwards.
它是掀背車,意思是後備箱蓋可以向上打開。
英文裡沒有兩廂車和三廂車的概念,而是用車型表達,比如hatchback就是一種典型的兩廂車。
更多汽車相關英文,可以點擊下方連結,查看第23章 坐汽車((入選小雅與英美友人編寫的《你和寶寶說英語》一書,並配有15節學習課程。))