As you can see from the title of this video, we are going to be talking about cars.

正如您從本視頻的標題中看到的，我們要討論的是汽車。

I am going to teach you car vocabulary and this is a very important topic here in the United States because everywhere you go, you see cars.

我要教大家的是汽車詞彙，這在美國是一個非常重要的話題，因為你走到哪裡都能看到汽車。

In fact, there are more cars than people.

事實上，汽車比人還多。

You might ask yourself, why are there more cars than people in the United States?

你可能會問自己，為什麼美國的汽車比人還多？

And that is because in some cities, a car is a necessity versus being a luxury.

這是因為在有些城市，汽車是必需品，而不是奢侈品。

Of course, a car can be a luxury, but the U.S. makes it so that cars are a necessity here.

當然，汽車可以是奢侈品，但在美國，汽車是必需品。

For example, imagine I'm at the movie theater, but I need to go home.

例如，假設我在電影院，但我需要回家。

How am I going to get there?

我怎樣才能到達那裡？

If I don't have a car, I have to walk a lot of miles to my nearest bus stop.

如果我沒有車，我就必須步行很多英里才能到達最近的公交車站。

But where are the bus stops?

但公交車站在哪裡呢？

The bus stop may be five miles away, so the best option for me is to call an Uber, to order an Uber, or to have a car.

公交車站可能在五英里之外，所以對我來說最好的選擇是叫一輛 Uber，叫一輛 Uber，或者有一輛車。

The second reason why there are more cars than people in the U.S. is because cars are accessible.

美國汽車數量多於人口數量的第二個原因是，汽車便於使用。

It doesn't matter if you have a well-paying job or if you have a minimum wage job.

不管你是從事高薪工作，還是從事最低工資的工作。

You can go to the dealership and buy your own car because dealerships will offer you credit so you can pay your car month by month.

您可以去車行購買自己的汽車，因為車行會為您提供信貸，這樣您就可以按月支付車款。

And when you want to buy a car at the dealership, you can get the car the same day.

如果您想在車行買車，當天就能拿到車。

And sometimes you don't even need a down payment for the car.

有時，你甚至不需要支付購車首付款。

A down payment is the initial payment of the thing that you are buying, like a car or a house.

首付是指購買汽車或房屋等物品的首期付款。

Of course, nothing would be possible without a credit card.

當然，沒有信用卡一切都無從談起。

In order to buy a car, a house, you need a credit card with a good credit score.

為了買車、買房，你需要一張信用記錄良好的信用卡。

Now let's learn some car English vocabulary.

現在，讓我們來學習一些汽車英語詞彙。

I'm first going to start off with the exterior part of the car, the outside of the car, and then move into the interior part of the car, the inside of the car.

我首先要介紹的是汽車的外觀部分，即汽車的外部，然後再介紹汽車的內部部分，即汽車的內部。

I'm standing in the front of the car, but now let's play a little game.

我站在車頭，現在我們來玩個小遊戲。

I am going to give you three seconds and you are going to name the part of the car I'm pointing at.

我給你三秒鐘時間，你要說出我指的汽車的哪個部分。

What is this part of the car called?

汽車的這一部分叫什麼？

This big window.

這個大窗戶

Here in the U.S., this is called a windshield, and a windshield protects us from the wind.

在美國，這被稱為擋風玻璃，擋風玻璃為我們擋風。

Now what happens if a bird poops on your windshield?

現在，如果有隻鳥在你的擋風玻璃上拉屎會怎麼樣？

What do you clean it with?

用什麼清洗？

You clean it with the windshield wiper.

你可以用擋風玻璃雨刷來清潔它。

Windshield wiper.

擋風玻璃雨刷器

Now what is this part called that protects the engine of the car?

保護汽車發動機的部件叫什麼？

This is called the hood.

這就是引擎蓋。

This is the hood of the car.

這是汽車的引擎蓋。

I'm going to show you the engine by opening up the hood of the car, but first I need to open up my car.

我將打開汽車引擎蓋向你們展示發動機，但首先我需要打開我的汽車。

And how do I open up my car?

如何打開我的汽車？

I open up my car with the key fob.

我用鑰匙扣打開車門。

This is a key fob and this is mostly used in more modernized cars.

這是一種鑰匙扣，主要用於更現代化的汽車。

If you have an old car, you would just have a key to open up your door.

如果你有一輛舊車，只需一把鑰匙就能打開車門。

So I'm going to unlock my car.

所以我要去解鎖我的車。

That's the sound to unlock it.

這就是解鎖的聲音。

And open up the hood of the car.

打開汽車引擎蓋

To open up the hood of the car, I am looking for the lever, and I just found it, and then I'm going to pop it open.

要打開汽車引擎蓋，我正在找操縱桿，剛剛找到了，然後我要把它彈開。

That sound lets you know that the hood is open.

這種聲音讓你知道引擎蓋已經打開。

I'm going to open up the hood of the car, but I'll be honest with you guys, sometimes it's a bit tricky to find the handle of the hood of the car, but I found it.

我要打開汽車引擎蓋，但老實跟你們說，有時要找到汽車引擎蓋的把手有點困難，不過我找到了。

I'm going to open this up and attach this leg right here.

我要把它打開，把這條腿裝在這裡。

And there we go.

我們走吧。

The hood of the car is open and you can see the engine and everything underneath.

汽車的引擎蓋是打開的，可以看到發動機和下面的一切。

Right here is the engine of the car and next to the engine is the car battery.

這裡是汽車的發動機，發動機旁邊是汽車電池。

I've actually had a lot of trouble with the car battery.

實際上，汽車電池給我帶來了很多麻煩。

It used to die on me a lot because I used to leave the lights on in my car overnight and that was a problem.

以前，我的車經常熄火，因為我經常把車燈開著過夜，這是個問題。

Anyway, right here is the windshield fluid for the windshield wipers.

不管怎麼說，這就是擋風玻璃雨刷器的擋風玻璃油。

Now I'm going to close the hood of the car.

現在我要關上汽車引擎蓋。

And there we go, we're finished.

就這樣，我們結束了。

But we're not finished with the front of the car, so we're going to still play the game.

但我們的車頭還沒有完工，所以我們還要繼續玩遊戲。

This is the grille of the car, but inside the grille, what is the big piece in front of the car?

這是汽車的格柵，但格柵裡面，汽車前面的那一大塊是什麼？

You have three seconds.

給你三秒鐘

This is called the front bumper.

這就是所謂的前保險槓。

Front bumper.

前保險槓

Continuing with the game, this one should be pretty easy for you.

繼續玩這個遊戲，對你來說應該很容易。

What is this called?

這叫什麼？

This is called the front light.

這就是所謂的前燈。

You have two front lights and you have two back lights, but there are two types of lights in the front lights.

有兩個前燈和兩個後燈，但前燈有兩種類型。

So you have your high beam lights, which are called your brights, and you usually turn on your brights when you can't see things far away, when it's really dark outside.

所以，你有遠光燈，也就是所謂的近光燈，通常在你看不清遠處的東西時，在外面非常黑的時候，你就會打開近光燈。

And then you also have your low beam lights, which you always have your low beam lights when you're driving during the night.

還有近光燈，夜間行車時一定要開近光燈。

Moving from the front of the car to the side of the car, what is this circular thing right here called?

從車的前面移到車的側面，這個圓形的東西叫什麼？

This is called the car tire or the tire.

這就是所謂的汽車輪胎或輪胎。

And what is inside right here?

這裡面是什麼？

This is called the car rim or just the rim.

這就是所謂的汽車輪輞或簡稱輪輞。

This car is a sedan, so it has four doors.

這輛車是轎車，所以有四個車門。

It has two doors on this side and two doors on the other side.

這邊有兩扇門，那邊也有兩扇門。

But what if a car only has two doors?

但如果汽車只有兩個車門呢？

That car is called a coupe.

那輛車叫雙門跑車。

Coupe.

雙門跑車

On the door, you have a door handle that you use to open up the door.

門上有一個門把手，可以用來開門。

And right here, you have the car windows, and these windows are tinted to block out the sun when you're driving.

這裡是車窗，這些車窗是著色的，開車時可以遮擋陽光。

And I forgot to tell you guys that in the windshield, you cannot have a tint in the front windshield, but the other parts of the car, like the windows and the back part of the car, you can have a tint.

我忘了告訴你們，在擋風玻璃上，前擋風玻璃不能著色，但汽車的其他部分，如車窗和後部，可以著色。

Even if you want your front part of the car, your windshield, to be tinted, you cannot because that is illegal.

即使您想給車的前部，即擋風玻璃著色，也是不可以的，因為那是違法的。

The only part you can have tinted is just the very top.

唯一可以著色的部分是頂部。

And what is this part of the car called?

這部分叫什麼？

This is called a side mirror.

這就是所謂的側鏡。

And a side mirror is necessary if you are looking to your left or right to see if a car is in your lane.

如果您要向左或向右觀察是否有車在您的車道上，那麼側視鏡就是必要的。

Because if you want to turn to the left side, you use this side mirror to see if a car is in your blind spot.

因為如果你想向左轉彎，就需要用這個側鏡來觀察是否有車在你的盲點內。

And the blind spot is literally when a car is right next to you and you cannot see it.

盲點是指汽車就在你身邊，而你卻看不到它。

When we are talking about the tire, the whole thing is called a wheel.

當我們談論輪胎時，整個輪胎被稱為車輪。

This is a car tire, and then these are the rims.

這是汽車輪胎，這些是輪輞。

But right here in the rims, you can see the car brake.

但就在輪輞這裡，你可以看到汽車剎車。

And the car brakes help you stop the car when you need to stop.

當你需要停車時，汽車制動器能幫你把車停下來。

And above the wheel, you have the gas tank.

車輪上方是油箱。

Normally, if you had an old car, you would just press this gas tank and it would open up.

通常，如果你有一輛舊車，你只需按下這個油箱，它就會打開。

But I have to open up this car because it is newer.

但我必須打開這輛車，因為它比較新。

And look for the button, the gas tank button.

然後找按鈕，油箱按鈕。

Hold it, and then there you go.

保持住，然後就可以了。

It clicks, and the gas tank is finally open.

咔嗒一聲，油箱終於打開了。

This car uses fuel called gasoline.

這種汽車使用的燃料叫汽油。

But in other cars, like electric cars, you would have the same knob, but you would have electricity going inside the car to charge it.

但在其他汽車中，比如電動汽車，你會有同樣的旋鈕，但你會有電力進入汽車內部為其充電。

But what if you have both gas and electric going inside your car?

但是，如果您的車內既有汽油又有電力呢？

That means your car is a hybrid car, which is both electric and gas.

這意味著您的汽車是混合動力車，既是電動車，也是汽油車。

I'm finally in the back part of the car, and now let's continue on with our game.

我終於坐到車後座了，現在我們繼續遊戲吧。

What is this part called?

這部分叫什麼？

This is called a license plate.

這就是所謂的車牌。

In some states, you need a license plate in the back of the car and in the front of the car.

在某些州，您需要在車尾和車頭各掛一個車牌。

But as you saw before in the video, I do not have a license plate in the front of the car.

但正如你們之前在視頻中看到的，我的車頭沒有牌照。

So this state where I live, Ohio, you only need a license plate in the back of the car.

在我居住的俄亥俄州，只需要在車後部安裝車牌即可。

These two lights right here, the red lights, are called the back lights or the brake lights.

這兩個燈，也就是這裡的紅燈，被稱為後燈或剎車燈。

And don't forget to always have your brake lights working, because if not, you'll get pulled over and get a ticket.

別忘了，你的剎車燈一定要亮著，否則，你就會被攔下來開罰單。

Because that happened to me.

因為這就發生在我身上。

As I told you before, the front of the car is called the front bumper, but this part of the car is called the fender.

正如我之前告訴過你們的，汽車的前部被稱為前保險槓，但這部分被稱為擋泥板。

Or you can just call it the rear bumper.

或者你也可以稱它為後保險槓。

Now, what do you call this part of the car where you can open it up and store your groceries or a large amount of items?

現在，您怎麼稱呼這個可以打開車門存放雜貨或大量物品的部分？

This is called the trunk, and you open the trunk with the key fob.

這就是所謂的後備箱，您可以用鑰匙扣打開後備箱。

Or in some cars, you have to actually go inside the car and open it up inside the car.

或者在某些汽車中，你必須真正進入車內，在車內打開它。

So I'm going to use the key fob and hold the trunk button.

所以我要使用鑰匙扣，然後按住後備箱按鈕。

There you go.

這就對了。

The trunk is open.

後備箱是開著的。

And with a sedan, this trunk, you cannot see everything inside the car, unlike a hatchback.

與掀背式轎車不同，轎車的後備箱無法讓你看到車內的一切。

Because a hatchback, when you open up the car, you can see all the seats inside.

因為是掀背車，打開車門就能看到裡面的所有座位。

But with this trunk, you have a limited amount of space.

但這個後備箱的空間有限。

What happens if you have a flat tire?

如果爆胎了怎麼辦？

That means that you need to change your tire.

這意味著您需要更換輪胎。

And where would you have another tire?

你會在哪裡找到另一個輪胎？

Well, you have a spare tire in your trunk.

你的後備箱裡有一個備用輪胎。

You just lift up this mat and you lift this part up.

你只需抬起這塊墊子，然後抬起這部分。

And here you have the spare tire.

這就是備胎。

And I'm putting this mat back down.

我要把墊子放回去

And here you have the tools to change your tire.

這裡有換輪胎的工具。

And in case your car battery runs out like mine used to do all the time, you have what's called jumper cables to jump the battery and turn on your car.

如果您的汽車電池像我的汽車電池一樣經常沒電，您可以使用所謂的跨接電纜跳接電池並啟動汽車。

I hope you guys are still watching this video because if you do have a flat tire, now you guys know that there is a spare tire in your trunk.

我希望你們還在看這個視頻，因為如果你的輪胎爆了，現在你們知道後備箱裡有一個備用輪胎。

Moving on from the exterior part of the car, the outside of the car, now I'm going to teach you guys English vocabulary inside the car.

從汽車的外觀部分，即汽車的外部，現在我要教你們汽車內部的英語詞彙。

So right now I'm in the driver's seat.

所以，現在我坐在駕駛座上。

And right here is the passenger seat.

這裡是副駕駛座。

And the first thing that you do when you get inside the car is put on your seat belt.

上車後的第一件事就是繫上安全帶。

If there was someone else in this car and you wanted them to put on their seat belt, you can just say the phrase, buckle up.

如果車上還有其他人，你想讓他們繫上安全帶，你可以直接說 "繫好安全帶"。

That means that everyone else should put on their seat belt.

這意味著其他人都應該繫上安全帶。

Now I'm really hot.

現在我真的很熱。

So I'm going to close my door since we're in the middle of the summer.

既然正值盛夏，我就把門關上吧。

Put my key in the ignition.

把鑰匙插進點火器

Turn on the car.

打開汽車。

And I'm going to blast the AC because it is so hot.

因為天氣太熱了，所以我要開空調。

When you turn on the car, you can see lights flickering right in front of you.

當你打開汽車時，你可以看到燈光在你眼前閃爍。

And that is called the dashboard.

這就是所謂的儀表盤。

The dashboard has gadgets like the speedometer that will help you see the speed of the car.

儀表盤上的速度計等小工具可以幫助您瞭解車速。

And as you can see, the three letters called MPH, that is called miles per hour because here in the United States, we use miles instead of kilometers.

正如你所看到的，這三個字母叫做 MPH，即每小時英里數，因為在美國，我們使用英里數而不是公里數。

But inside of the miles per hour, you can see the kilometers per hour because you can change from miles per hour to kilometers per hour.

但在每小時英里數中，您可以看到每小時公里數，因為您可以將每小時英里數轉換為每小時公里數。

But I wouldn't recommend that since all of our signs say miles per hour here.

但我不建議這樣做，因為我們這裡所有的路標都寫著每小時英里數。

And you can also see the fuel gauge.

你還可以看到油量表。

So you can see how much fuel is in the car.

這樣你就能看到車內有多少燃料。

I'm not empty, so I still have fuel inside my car.

我不是空車，所以車內還有燃料。

And then in the middle of the dashboard, you can also see how many miles you have driven on your car.

然後在儀表盤中間，您還可以看到您的汽車行駛了多少英里。

And you can also change the dashboard with this new modernized car.

您還可以用這輛現代化的新車更換儀表盤。

So you can see how many miles are left inside the car.

這樣你就能知道車內還剩多少英里。

So you know when you need to fill up your gas tank.

這樣你就知道什麼時候需要給油箱加油了。

Now let's continue on with our little game.

現在，讓我們繼續我們的小遊戲。

So what is this circular thing called?

那麼，這個圓形的東西叫什麼呢？

This is called a steering wheel and it helps you steer your wheels.

這就是所謂的方向盤，它可以幫助你操縱車輪。

And what is this called?

這叫什麼？

This is called the horn and the action of doing this is honking your horn.

這就是喇叭，按喇叭的動作就是鳴笛。

And behind the steering wheel, you have a left switch and a right switch.

方向盤後面有一個左開關和一個右開關。

So the left switch is for your turning signal, which I have my left turning signal on right now.

左側開關用於轉向燈，我現在就開著左側轉向燈。

But I can switch to my right turning signal.

但我可以切換到右轉向燈。

And you can see the turning signals from the front lights and the back lights.

你還可以看到前燈和後燈的轉向信號。

And from this left switch right here, you can also turn on your lights.

左側的開關還可以打開電燈。

You can turn your low beam lights on, which are necessary for driving during the night.

您可以打開近光燈，這是夜間行車所必需的。

And you can also turn on your brights.

你還可以打開亮光。

Now this right switch right here is to turn on your windshield wipers, which I'm going to turn them on right now.

現在，右邊這個開關是用來打開擋風玻璃雨刷器的，我現在就把它打開。

But if you want to add water and clean your windshield, you just push this in and water will come out.

但是，如果您想加水清潔擋風玻璃，只需把它推入，水就會流出。

And there you have it.

就是這樣。

The windshield wipers are wiping the windshield.

擋風玻璃雨刷器正在擦拭擋風玻璃。

Now if I want to put my windows down, I want to roll down my windows.

現在，如果我想把車窗搖下來，就得搖下車窗。

I'm going to press this button and now I rolled down my windows.

我要按下這個按鈕，現在我搖下了車窗。

But if I want to put my windows back up, I'm going to press this button one more time and the windows are rolled up.

但如果我想把車窗升起來，我再按一下這個按鈕，車窗就會搖起來。

Now what do you call this triangular button right here?

這個三角形按鈕叫什麼？

This button is used to turn on the hazard lights.

該按鈕用於打開危險警告燈。

So these hazard lights will turn on to the front and the back of the car.

是以，這些危險指示燈會在車頭和車尾打開。

I'm going to turn off the hazard lights, but you would normally turn on your hazard lights if you get pulled over or if you're on the side of the road and you need help or assistance with your vehicle.