VOA流行美語 Unit 193:make a u ey和step on it

Larry和李華正在開車去看朋友，可是在紐約皇后區迷了路。李華今天會學到兩個常用語：make a u-ey和step on it。

LL: Uh, Li Hua, I think we are going the wrong way. I think we need to make a u-ey.

LH: 什麼， 我們走錯路了啦？要make a u-ey，那是什麼意思啊?

LL: To make a u-ey is to take a u-turn. U-ey - U-EY. I think you can make a u-ey up at the light ahead

LH: 往回開是對的。但是，Larry，你沒看見在燈前面有不讓調頭的牌子嘛！

LL: Oh, you are right, Li Hua. We can't make a u-ey there. There is a "No U-turn" sign.

LH: 是啊，這裏明明寫着“不許調頭”。

LL: Yeah, if a cop had seen you, he would have given you a ticket for making a u-ey there.

LH: 我們還是小心點吧，給警察看見一定會罰款的。

LL: Hey, Li Hua, do you see that 7-11 on our right? You can make a u-ey in the parking lot. There is no problem with turning around in a parking lot.

LH: 這是個好主意，右轉到7-11雜貨店的停車場；再在那兒調頭。這肯定沒有問題。 Larry， 你好聰明呦。

(Sound of driving car)

LL: Nice work! Now we should be headed in the right direction.

LH: 方向是對了，可是你千萬不要大意，我可不想再u-ey 了。

LL: Hua, I have some bad news.

LH: 什麼，又有什麼壞消息？

LL: I think we passed the street we need to turn down again. I'm afraid we'll be making another u-ey after all!

LH: 你說什麼？我們又錯過了該轉的路口？天啊，我們又得找地方調頭了。

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LL: We are really running late now, Li Hua. We better step on it!

LH: Step on it? 你要踩什麼？

LL: Step-STEP, step on the gas pedal. We need to hurry up and make this car go faster.

LH: 噢，step on it就是踩油門！我們是有點兒晚了，可是我不想 “step on it.”

LL: You don't have to speed, Li Hua. Just step on it a little bit. Just go a little faster.

LH: 我可以踩油門，再開快一點。不過安全也很重要呦！

LL: Of course it is important to drive safely, and if you really don't feel comfortable stepping on it, then you shouldn't. A little late is all right!

LH: 就是嘛！(Siren sound) 喲，不好了，後面來了警車，要我停下來。

LL: Well, now you better step on it!

LH: Larry!你說什麼？你讓我加速，你瘋了嗎？

LL: I'm just kidding, Li Hua. You really should pull over and see what the police officer wants.

LH: Larry，都是你叫我step on it，你還有心思開玩笑？我把車停在路邊，讓我下車看看警察怎麼說。

(Sound of street and talking)

LL: What did the police say? Did he give you a ticket?

LH: 我以爲警察肯定會給我罰票。其實呀，警察覺得我們好象迷路了，問我要不要幫忙。Larry，幸虧我沒有加速。不然我們就就慘了。

LL: That's great, but now we are even later than before. Let's step on it!

LH：還要讓我step on it! 你真是瘋啦？

今天李華學到了兩個常用語。一個是make a u-ey， 意思是開車的時候調頭往回開。李華學到的另一個常用語是step on it， 意思是踩油門，加快速度。