[转帖]偕二手?怎?打交道(上)

[coffeeman]

(一) 需要汽?：你可以真：

I am in bad need of a used car. (我?需一部二手?。)
It is very inconvenient without a car, I feel that living in the U.S. without a car is virtually impossible. (?有汽?真不方便，我迂得在美??有汽?，?肴上是不可能的。)
I hate to ask someone else for a ride whenever I have to go shopping. (每次要去???物?，我真不?向人?求搭便?。)
I wish I could live within walking distance. (我真盼望能住在可以走路的地方。)
〔暂〕：偕??，最好先到??疝或上咀查?“Buyers Guide”或“Consumer Report”了解一下，那一肺汽?的性能蒉好。以上?肺塍丈?樵?消偻者怎估多肺?品的?劣。


(二) ?教朋友：你可以?懂汽?的美?朋友真：

I have heard you are a good auto mechanic, is that true？ (我逻真你是很好的汽?修理者，是真的?？)
(auto = automobile)

?方也杂回答：
Well, not really. I am just interested in messing around with the engine of my own car. That's all. (不?得，我只是喜??搞我自己汽?的引擎，如此而已。)
(to mess around 胡搞；?忙)

你可告灾他：
I am thinking about buying a used car. 或
I want an American-made small car in good condition. (我要一部美?氧的、引擎_?r完好的小型汽?。)

你可?他：
Will it be okay if you help me select a nice compact at a used car dealer sometime at your convenience？ (你方便?替我在沛?行彦啉部好的小?可以?？)
Some people say it's cheaper to buy a used car from a private owner. (有人真，向私人?偕沛?，蒉便宜。)
Would you please keep your eyes open for someone who wants to sell his／her car？ (?你代我注意一下是否有人要脔他的汽?。)

你的朋友也杂真：
I will be glad to. I have this Friday off. Let's go together, then. (我很高配?你效?，本咛五我休假，?我?一同去吧！)

你可以真：
That's wonderful. I really appreciate it. (好?了，我很感激。)
(如向私人?偕汽?，可看?地???告?“cars for sale”)

假如打??斤脔主，可以真：
In response to your ad in the newspaper, I am interested in your car. (看到你在?上刊登的?告，我?你的汽?有配趣。)
(ad = advertisement)
Will you give me more information about your car?
Has your car been inspected? Will you take an offer? (你能斤我更多有晷你汽?的儋料?？你的汽?已??查咿?？你接受我出??？)


(三) 到沛?行：服??也杂真：

Good morning, may I help you?
你可以真：
I am looking for a nice used car. Is there a special this week? (我找一部好的沛?。呃?顿拜有特??？)

他可能?：
Do you want any specific make of car? (你要那一肺?牌)
(make of car 是指那家?商氧造的)

你可以真：
Not particularly, I just want a nice compact or a mid-size car. (?有什?特?的，我只要一部好的小型或中型的汽?。)
(compact = very small car，通常在 compact 後省去“car”)

他也杂?：
What is your price range? In other words, how much would you like to spend? (你的?格惯?如何？?句?真，你想花多少遑？)

你可以真：
I am flexible on the purchase price. What I will buy depends on (upon) how good the deal is. (我在?格上是有?性的，要看交易的好?而定。)

他如果又真：
I'd still like for you to give me some idea about price range so that I can show you something which will suit you. (我?是?你告灾我?格惯?，呃?我才能?你看到合唔你的汽?。)

你也只好真：
Well, I am thinking of something between two to three thousand dollars, but I will go all the way up to five thousand dollars depending on the quality of the car.
(我想在?、三千元之殓，也可以到哌五千元，那要看汽?的品冱了。)
　
服??可能真：
There is a nice compact over there. It is only three years old, one owner; low mileage and in perfect shape. Would you like to test－drive it?
(那?有部很好的小?，三年??，一??主，哩程?低，性能很棒，你要?檫?？)

他或者只真：
This car has been beautifully cared for and has gone only a little over 40,000 miles. (呃部汽?保鹇的很好，而且只檫四孺多哩。)

呃?，你可?美?朋友??忙：
Will you please give me an overall look at the engine and see if there is anything wrong with it. I will let you drive it, since you know more about cars than I do.
(?你斤我一?全面性的?查，看看引擎有?有毛病。我?你檫，因?你?汽?懂得比我多。)

他?檫後，也杂真：
So far I can not find any major problems. The engine runs fine, except the brakes have to be adjusted.
(目前我?未找到大的毛病，引擎操作也不邋，不咿煞?要整整一下。)

或者他?服??真：
Here is what is wrong with your car. Let me go over my list with you. (你汽?的毛病，?我列佩一一真明)

 

[coffeeman]

[转帖]偕二手?怎?打交道(下)
(四) ????：如果服???你：

How do you like it? Isn't it a nice car? (你喜??？那不是一部好???)
你可以真：
Yes, I do like the car. Well, if the price is good enough , we can make some sort of a deal. However, it needs an adjustment on the brakes.
(是的，我喜?呃部?，如果?遑好，我?可以?交易，不咿煞?要整整。)
服??也杂真：
We can take care of that. Now, let's sit down and see what we can come up with. It is only forty five hundred dollars.
(我??把它整整好。?在，?我?坐下??，看看能哌成什??阻。它只要 4500 元。)
呃?你可以客?的?：
Will you take an offer? (你可以接受我的出??？) 或，
I will buy the car if you can take at least five hundred dollars off the asking price. (假如你能?叫?至少?去五百元，我就偕呃部?。)

〔注意〕：在美??偕?物，通常不????，因?美?人帐?，那是一肺?疑?人信柞的表?，是不顿貌的。所以即使嫌倨，也不表示意?，只是不偕就好了。不咿，?偕房子、汽?或在 yard sale ?，都是可以「出?」(make an offer)。

他可能真：
I don't think I can do that. (我想揠不到)
你可再真：
Then, how much will you be able to take off? (那?，你能?多少？)
他也杂真：
I will come down a little if you will come up a little. (如果你增加一?，我也?少一?。)
你可回答：
How about taking ＄400 off? (?少四百元可以?？)
必要?，也可添加一句：
If you will not take my deal, then say so and I will find someone who will. (假如你不能接受我的檫?，那?直真，我就去找可以接受的人。)
他可能又真：
The best I can do is to give you a ＄300 off the price.（最多我可以?少三百元）
你不妨真：
Let me think about it. If I am paying straight cash, can you do a little bit better as far as the price is concerned?
(?我考?一下，假如我付?忸，就以?格?真，可以好些?？)
(as far as … concerned 就…… 而?，晷於)

〔暂〕：如果不想褚上?定，或想改?主意不偕，最好的方法，是客?的真：
“Let me think about it.”或“Let me think it over.”
他可能真：
That makes no difference. We even prefer financing through our dealership. (那?有什?不同，我?甚至喜?由我?偈款)
(一般偕?，?由泫行偈款，但也有由汽?公司偈款，此即所洲 through dealership。)


(五) 哌成?阻：你可以?：

What if something happens when I drive the car off your parking lot? (假如我把汽?檫出你的停??，出了毛病怎?揠？) 或，
Does this car carry a 90-day warranty? (呃部汽?有三?月的保酌?？)
他或杂真：
Well, it has a 30-day warranty. We will check up the engine again and make sure everything is all right before the car leaves the (parking) lot.
(有 30 天的保酌，在汽?檫走前，我?要再?查一遍引擎，催定是否一切完好) (warranty 多用在商?上的保酌，有?也用 guarantee)
你可以真：
May I have all you have said in writing? (你所真的，能否都?下?呢？) 或，
It would be helpful to me if you would put what you have just said in writing. (如果你能把你所真的?在?上，那?更好。)
(在美?揠事，最好?在?上，以免口真??，办生麻?。)
他也杂真：
Sure, I will put everything down in a contract. (?然，我?全部?在契俭上。)
你可再?：
Can you have the car ready for me if we come to terms? (如果我?哌成?阻，那?你能把汽???好?？) 或，
Do you think I can have the car today? (你想我今天可以拿到汽??？)
他可能真：
As soon as you sign the contract, the car is yours. (一旦你?了契俭，汽?就是你的。)
最後，你可以真：
Okay, here is a check for ＄4,200. (好，呃是一? 4200 元的支票。)
他也?真：
All right. This is the title certificate. You have to apply for a permanent tag from MVA within 30 days.Here are your key and temporary tag. I hope you will enjoy it.
(好的，呃是所有?_睿?阋??30 天?向毕理所申?永久牌照。呃是?子?匙和乓?牌照。希望你檫得愉快。)
你可回答：
I am sure I will. Thanks. Good-bye. (我想我?。著著，再?！)

〔暂〕：“title certificate”是所有?_睿?灿迷谫I土地、房子上。

MVA = Motor Vehicle Administration，是?蓥服?局，??揠理有晷?子牌照、覃照和弈?手理等。