Car Trouble

Car trouble center. How may I help you?

这里是汽车故障中心。请问有什么需要帮助的吗？

My car won’t start! Stupid old car!

我的车打不着火了！这破车！

Hold on, before you kick your car let’s go through some possible problems.

等一下，在你踢车之前，我们先排查一下可能的问题。

Fine.

好吧。

Ok, first of all, can you turn the key in the ignition?

好，首先，你能转动点火钥匙吗？

Yeah! I am here with my friend and he thinks it may be the spark plug or the starter motor.

嗯！我和朋友在一起，他觉得可能是火花塞或者启动马达的问题。

Those are possible problems, but tell me, when you turn the key, do you hear the starter motor crank?

这些都是可能的原因，但告诉我，当你转动钥匙时，能听到启动马达转动的声音吗？

Yeah, it sounds like it usually does when I start the car, but nothing else happens. The engine won’t start. Should I maybe press the accelerator?

嗯，听起来跟平时启动车时一样，但就是没反应。发动机打不着。我是不是该踩一下油门？

No. If you step on the accelerator pedal you can flood the carburetor and your car will never start.

不行。如果你踩油门踏板，可能会淹缸，你的车就再也打不着了。

So what do you think it is?

那你觉得是什么问题？

I know this may seem like a silly question, but does your car have gasoline?

我知道这个问题可能显得很傻，但你的车有汽油吗？

Umm. yeah! Right! I got the car started! Thanks for your help! I told you to fill the tank!

嗯，对！没错！车打着了！谢谢你的帮助！我就说让你加满油箱！