Арцун Акопян – SPEAK! American English Conversation. 6,000+ Vocabulary Words and Phrases in Dialogues (страница 25)
Can he drive a car?
Sure, but the horse is his main mean of transportation!
horse, mount, officer, race, racing, rider, riding
ride a horse
riding school
take part in
horse racing
police officer
mounted police officer
drive a car
mean(s) of transportation
78. Why did you signal me?
Why did you signal me?
My van is stuck. Will you help me drag it out of the ditch?
Of course I will. Is the van’s frame damaged?
Unlikely. This is a modified model of the vehicle. It has a firm frame.
Is there any load in the body?
Yes, it should be fastened with additional ropes.
Are you in a hurry?
I have to return to the parking lot over there in fifty minutes.
additional, body, damage, ditch, drag, fasten, fifty, firm, frame, hurry, load, model, modify, parking, return, rope, signal, unlikely, van
drag out of
van’s frame
modified model
firm frame
load in the body
fastened with
in a hurry
parking lot
in fifty minutes
79. I’m running out of gas
I’m running out of gas. What should I do?
Drive to the nearest gas station. Refuel the car.
How can I find a gas station?
Look for the relevant road sign.
What if there are no road signs nearby?
Use a navigator on your mobile phone.
What if there’s no internet connection?
Ask a passerby for directions!
gas, internet, mobile, navigator, passerby, refuel, relevant, running (
running out of
gas station
use a navigator
mobile phone
internet connection
ask for directions
80. I have an electric car
I have an electric car. How do I charge it?
Connect it to a charging post.
Are there such posts in this road section?
Yes, but only one fifth of them works. The rest are not yet powered.
The handle of my charging cable is broken. Do you have a spare cable?
Yes, but it doesn’t support rapid battery charging. It will have to be connected for a few hours!
That won’t work. How do I do it faster?
You need to go to a charging station.
battery, broken (
electric car