47. A Car can be Expensive 一辆汽车开销非常大
A: Where are you off to?
B: I'm taking the car to the garage. It has to be lubed, the oil
needs changing, and the brakes are grabbing1. I'm going to leave it
so the mechanic can check it over.
A: I thought you just had it in the garage.
B: That was last month. I had a new transmission2 put in. The car's a
real lemon. I've only had it six months, and I've already spent a
fortune on repairs.
A: Every time I think about buying a car, I consider how much it
cosplayts to keep one up, and decide to get along without one a little
longer.
Notes
Off to-going to
Garage 车库，汽车维修行
Oil 润滑油
Brakes are grabbing 刹车吱吱作响
A real lemon 一个道道地地的废物
Keep up-maintain 保持
Get along without 没也过得去
A：你到什么地方去？
B：我把汽车送到维修厂去。它需要润滑。换一下机油。刹车吱吱作响。我计划把它留下让机修工检查一下。
A：我想你刚送去维修过。
B：那是上个月。我换上一个新变速器。这辆汽车是个道地的废物。我才买了六个月，已经花了一大笔钱维修。
A：每次当我想买一辆车时，我就考虑到要花什么价格来修理保养它，最后我想没它也能过得去
