【大紀元9月14日訊】
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，這裡明明寫著「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: Uh…Li 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: 我以為警察肯定會給我罰票。其實呀，警察覺得我們好像迷路了，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。
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