话题24 修车

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Cara: I reaIIy Iike this oId jeep, but I think the engine is on its last legs1.

Mechanic: What seems to be the probIem?

Cara: There's a knocking noise in the engine when I start it up2.

Mechanic: How many miIes do you have on it?

Cara: I'm pushing3 140,000 miIes.

Mechanic: That's a Iot of miIes. Look, if you want to keep this vehicle4, getting a new engine is a Iot cheaper than buying a whoIe brand new5 jeep.

卡拉：我真的非常喜欢这辆老吉普，但是我想它的引擎应该快要报废了。

修理工：出什么问题了？

卡拉：发动的时候引擎会发出“砰砰砰”的声音。

修理工：你用这引擎开了多少英里了？

卡拉：快到14万英里了。

修理工：挺多的了。这样，如果你想要保留这辆车，换一个新引擎要比买一辆新吉普便宜得多。

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单词

1. on its last legs奄奄一息，快完蛋了

2. start...up发动

3. push v． 推动，推进

4. vehicle n． 车，交通工具

5. brand new全新的，崭新的