跟學購物口語 第12講:買汽車

NICK: I like the Honda Accord you showed me before.
I think it's more practical for my needs.
JOHN: Alright, sir. You are making a good choice.
Honda has made a lot of design improvements in the new Accord.
NICK: What does it come with standard?
JOHN: On all our new cars, the standards include:
air conditioning, anti-lock brakes, air bags, and an AM/FM stereo with a CD player.
But on the Accord, there is another standard item as well.
The Accord comes with cruise control.
NICK: Cruise control? I don't like that.
JOHN: Why not, sir?
NICK: I think it's dangerous. What if I can't turn it off?
JOHN: Well, sir, I know some of our customers are concerned about cruise control.
But Honda has never had a single cruise control malfunction that led to an accident.
NICK: I wish it didn't have cruise control. My wife doesn't like it either.
JOHN: You know, sir, you don't have to use it.
You can turn it on or off. If you don't want to use it, you just never turn it on.
NICK: I suppose. And what about the sunroof? Is that standard?
JOHN: No, the sunroof is optional, sir.
NICK: I see. Another important question is the time I can get this car.
I need a new car rather soon.
JOHN: Well, I can say that the new models will be here in August.
If you order one now, we will have it for you in August.
NICK: That's good enough, I think. What colors does the new Accord come in?
JOHN: We have this new model in red, white, black, or silver.
These are the standard colors.
Of course you could specially order from various other colors too.
NICK: My brother has last year's Accord.
And his car is a kind of soft purple color mixed with silver.
I really like that color. I wonder if I can get that color on my Accord.
JOHN: I know the color you mean. Is this it, sir?
NICK: Yes, I think that's it. Can I get that on the Accord?
JOHN: Yes, you can.
That color is very popular with Honda buyers. So we've kept it available.
NICK: Well, I think I want to order the new Accord then.
It looks like an excellent car.
JOHN: You have made a good choice, sir.
I drive an Accord myself. They are very solidly built machines, very reliable.
NICK: Yes, I know. I think Honda is the most reliable car on the road.
I would never change to anything else.
The Honda I have now almost never has service problems. It runs smooth as silk.
JOHN: Alright, sir. I will get the paperwork ready for you. Just a moment.

尼克：我喜歡上次你介紹給我的那部本田雅閣。
它比較符合我的需求。
約翰：好的，先生。你選對了。
本田在新款雅閣的設計上做了很多改進。
尼克：基本配備是什麼呢？
約翰：我們新車的基本配備包括：
空調、防死鎖煞車、氣囊和附有 AM/FM 調頻以及 CD 的音響。
但是雅閣還有另一項基本配備。
就是定速器。
尼克：定速器？我不喜歡那個。
約翰：爲什麼不呢？
尼克：我覺得很危險，萬一不能解除設定呢？
約翰：有些顧客很在意定速器的問題。
但是雅閣的車從來沒有因爲定速器故障而導致意外事件。
尼克：我希望不要有定速器，我太太也不喜歡。
約翰：先生，你不必用到它。
你可以激活或解除設定，如果你不想用，不要激活它就好。
尼克：我想也是。那麼天窗呢？是基本配備嗎？
約翰：不是。天窗是選擇性的。
尼克：這樣啊。再一個重要的問題是什麼時候可以拿車。
我很快就需要車子。
約翰：新的款式八月份會到。
如果你現在訂購，我們八月份可以交車。
尼克：那還不錯。新款式的雅閣有什麼顏色？
約翰：新款式的顏色有紅色、白色、黑色和銀色。
這些都是標準顏色。
當然你也可以特別指定其它的顏色。
尼克：我哥哥有一輛去年的雅閣車子。
是淡紫色混合銀色。
我很喜歡那個顏色，我可不可以選那個顏色？
約翰：我知道你說的顏色。是這個嗎？先生。
尼克：是的，就是那個。我可以選那種色嗎？
約翰：可以。
那個顏色在雅閣的車子中是很受歡迎的，所以我們接受指定那種顏色。
尼克：那麼我想訂購一輛雅閣的新款車。
看起來像是很棒的車子。
約翰：你的選擇正確。
我自己也開雅閣的車，很堅固，很可靠。
尼克：是的。我認爲雅閣是路面上最可靠的車子。
我不會改變心意的。
我現在開的雅閣幾乎沒有送修的問題，它跑得像絲綢一般平順。
約翰：好的，我幫你填寫資料，請稍等。