daddy-poppy's 藥學跟動物世界

🔧　車子零件

headlights  　車頭燈          

high beam  　遠光燈    the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination       

（rear、front）bumper  　保險桿    bumpers are bars at the front and back of a vehicle which protect it if it bumps into something       
Thanks to the bumper，the car didn’t suffer much damage in the serious car accident       

tire     輪胎       

tire gauge ［ɡedʒ］ 　量胎壓工具　 a device used to measure the pressure of the air in a tyre

wheel     輪子       

steering wheel  　方向盤           

rearview mirror 　 後照鏡    Inside a car , the rear-view mirror is the mirror that enables you to see the traffic behind when you are driving     
I could see Mike looking at me in rearview mirror       

side view mirror 　 側照鏡           

windshield = windscreen 　 擋風玻璃           

windshield wiper  　雨刷          

hood  　引擎蓋     

trunk  　後車廂
Can you pop the trunk?       

✔　pop the trunk　打開後車箱  

license plate 　車牌         

event data recorder 　行車記錄器           

dashboard  　儀錶板    The dashboard in a car is the panel facing the driver's seat where most of the instruments and switches are       

turn signal  　方向燈    　A car's turn signals are the flashing lights that tell you it is going to turn left or right
Use turn signal when turning or changing lanes

reflector 　反光板、反射器　 A reflector is a small piece of specially patterned glass or plastic which is fitted to the back of a bicycle or car or to a post beside the road, and which glows when light shines on it

🚐　vehicle 

二輪系列

bike = bicycle  　腳踏車

scooter 　  (不需打檔) 機車、滑板車

motorcycle  　(需打檔) 機車
Come on! Scooters are for girls。Man go for a motorcycle

heavy motorcycle  　重型機車

一般車種系列

car　泛指所有車種

sedan  ［sɪˈdæn］  　轎車 　a car with seats for four or five people, two or four doors, and a separate area in the back for bags, boxes, and suitcases

truck   貨車

bus  　公車

taxi = cab   計程車

van  　廂型車　 A van is a small or medium-sized road vehicle with one row of seats at the front and a space for carrying goods behind

SUV （sport utility vehicle）  　休旅車　

sports car   跑車

convertible  ［ kənˈvɜ:rtəbl］ 　四人座敞篷車　A convertible is a car with a soft roof that can be folded down or removed

roadster  　雙人座敞篷車  　A roadster is a car with no roof and only two seats

RV = recreation vehicle 　 房車  　 a large motor vehicle that is designed to be lived in while travelling

semi ［ˈsemi］ = trailer  　 聯結車 

limousine ［ˌlɪməˈzin］  　長禮車  　A limousine is a large and very comfortable car. Limousines are usually driven by a chauffeur and are used by very rich or important people

✔　chauffeur  [ʃoʊˈfɝ]  私人司機  　 someone whose job is to drive a car for a rich or important person

船系列

boat  　小船

ship  　大船   　A ship is a large boat which carries passengers or cargo

yacht ［jɑ:t ］　遊艇   

ferry  　渡輪

cruise  　遊輪

➡　「ferry」  指乘載幾個小時和短程旅客的船，像高雄旗津渡輪、關渡渡輪；「cruise」指比較長時間的渡輪，像寶瓶號、公主號、鐵達尼號

飛機系列

airplane 　飛機的總稱

jet   噴射機

fighter aircraft  　戰鬥機

鐵路系列

train  　 火車

subway  　地鐵（美國）

tube  　地鐵 （英國）　 The tube is the underground railway system in London
People take the subway in New York，while Londoners take the tube

metro  　捷運（法國）  The metro is the underground railway system in some cities, for example in Paris

MRT（Mass Rapid Transit） 　捷運

BRT （Bus Rapid Transit）  　公車捷運系統

LRT （Light Rail Transit）  　輕軌列車

🚦　馬路設備

corner  　街角

block 　街區

tunnel  　隧道

overpass=flyover  　高架橋（給車走的）　 An overpass is a structure which carries one road over the top of another one

footbridge 　天橋（給人走的）　 

underpass  　地下通道 　 An underpass is a road or path that goes underneath a railway or another road

intersection  　十字路口

shoulder  　路肩

toll booth  　收費亭

highway  公路　  a main road, especially one that connects towns or cities

freeway 　高速公路 　

roundabout ［ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt］   圓環

ramp  　匝道 　An entrance ramp is a road which cars use to drive onto a major road, and an exit ramp is a road which cars use to drive off a major road

➢　下高速公路的匝道「off-ramp」、上高速公路的匝道「 on-ramp」

landmarks 　地標 　 a building or place that is easily recognized, especially one that you can use to judge where you are
What are the landmarks around there?

crosswalk  　斑馬線 　 A crosswalk is a place where pedestrians can cross a street and where drivers must stop to let them cross

➢　use the crosswalk

HOV = high-occupancy vehicle  　高乘載車道  　a road vehicle that carries a lot of people such as a bus , or a car with more than one passenger
In the morning and afternoon rush hours，HOV restrictions are enforced

🚘　駕駛動作、行為

start、crank up （v） 　　發動　 If you crank up a machine or device, you start it
My car won't start，I don't know why it just won't crank up

behind the wheel 　開車 
Derek is behind the wheel today，and I will look up the map

brake（v）  　煞車
She braked sharply to avoid another car

stop on a dime　急煞  　to come to a stop in a very short distance
Our new car is pretty good。It will stop on a dime

accelerate（v）　加速 
Suddenly the car accelerated

tailgate（v）　緊緊跟車  　If you tailgate someone, you drive very closely behind them
It is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle

pull over 　路邊停車 　When a vehicle or driver pulls over, the vehicle moves closer to the side of the road and stops there
The man decided to pull over to see if he could help

pull over 　If the police pull over a driver or vehicle, they make the driver stop at the side of the road, usually because the driver has been driving dangerously
The officers pulled him over after a high-speed chase

park（v）　停車停車場　
He found a place to park the car

parking lot（n）　停車場
A block up the street I found a parking lot

parking fee    停車費

back（v）　倒車 　
You can back your car now，my side is clear / you are safe now / all clear （後面都沒車沒人，可以過了）

make a u turn 　
Make a u-turn and go back the other way

pick up 　接送上車   
I'll pick you up tomorrow

drop off 　接送下車  

A：Where do you like me to drop you off ?
B：You can drop me（off）around the corner

give a ride 　送某人一程 　
A：Oh my god，I’m going to be late！I think I’m going to hail a taxi
B：That’s ok。I’ll give you a ride

ride （n） 　車程、路程 　
Do you need a ride?

✔   hail a taxi    招計程車

pit stop 　（旅途中）短暫休息　a short stop that you make during a long car journey in order to rest and eat
We made a quick pit stop in Denver before continuing our journey

➢　make a pit stop

pit stop   （賽車中）加油、維修 　 In motor racing, if a driver makes a pit stop, he or she stops in a special place at the side of the track to get more fuel and to make repairs
He had to make four pit stops during the race

🚘　交通違規、狀況

run the red light   　 闖紅燈
You shouldn't run the red light

speeding （n）   超速
You don’t want a speeding ticket，do you?

✔　speeding ticket　超速罰單

cut off     超車  
That taxi cut me off on the highway

jaywalk　  擅自穿越馬路　　to walk across a street at a place where it is not allowed or without taking care to avoid the traffic
Let’s use the crosswalk。It’s too dangerous to jaywalk

lead foot（n）    開快車的人
Don’t be a lead foot

Sunday driver    開車慢的人     A person who drives annoyingly slow
My mom is a Sunday driver

hit and run    肇事逃逸

fender bender（n）   小擦撞    a road accident in which the vehicles involved are only slightly damaged 
I had a little fender bender

flat tire     爆胎
There's something wrong with my car，I think we have a flat tire here

➢　have a flat tire

spare tire     備胎

fix the tire    補胎
Can we take it to the workshop and ask them to fix it?

put something in service      把東西送去(原廠)修理或保養
We have a dead battery now。I'd better put this car in service
I hope that they are able to put the elevator in service soon。I am tired of climbing stairs

traffic jam    塞車
We were stuck in a traffic jam 

➢　stuck in a traffic jam　困在車潮

car crash = car accident　車禍
Her husband was killed in a car crash
I was involved in a car accident

breakdown    車子拋錨或故障   If a car or a piece of machinery has a breakdown, it stops working
I had a breakdown in the middle of the road

➢　haves a breakdown

roadside assistance（n） 　道路救援
I need roadside assistance

illegal parking  　違規停車

tow  ［toʊ］     拖吊
You're not allowed to park here，your car will be towed away 

➢ 　tow away

🚗　車位、乘載

ride the bitch 　坐在後座中間　Sitting in-between the driver and the passenger in a vehicle or sitting behind the driver on a motorcycle
I don't want to ride the bitch

shotgun = front seat 　　坐在前座
I want to take the shotgun

➢ 　take the shotgun

car pool （n） 　共乘  　A car pool is an arrangement where a group of people take turns driving each other to work, or driving each other's children to school. In American English, car pool is sometimes used to refer simply to people travelling together in a car
I am in car pool with someone

➢ 　in car pool with

car pool （v）
We can car pool to save the gas

fit in 　容納　
A：How many people can fit in your car?
B：I can take 4 people

🚗　路程用語

shortcut （n） 　捷徑 　 a route shorter than the usual one
If I take a shortcut，I can walk to school for only five minutes

➢ 　take a shortcut

cut corners 　抄捷徑、偷工減料、節省開支 　to take shortcuts ; to save money or effort by finding cheaper or easier ways to do something 
You cannot cut corners if you want to do a perfect job

detour ［ˈditʊr］（n）　  繞道　 If you make a detour on a journey, you go by a route which is not the shortest way, because you want to avoid something such as a traffic jam, or because there is something you want to do on the way 
We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic

➢　make a detour

＊　What is the fastest way? = Which way is quicker? 　走哪條路比較快?

＊　How far（is it）from here?   　從這裡去有多遠?

＊　Is this the way to somewhere?  　這是到xx的路嗎?

🚘　交通工具介係詞

＊　能在交通工具上自由走動（有平台），使用「on」：on a ship、on a bus、on a plane、on a train、on a ferry、on a subway

＊　能坐或站在交通工具上，使用「on」： on a bicycle、on a surfboard　衝浪板、on a motorcycle、on a horse、on skis 滑雪板、 on ice skates 溜冰鞋 、on a snowboard 滑雪板

＊　如果需要將自己縮進交通工具中，通常使用「in」：in a taxi、in a car、in a truck、in a helicopter

＊　上車：get on、get（jump、hop）in

＊　下車：get off、get out

＊　下交流道：get off 　➡　We can get off at the next exit

＊　上高速公路： get on　➡　get on the freeway

🚘　其它交通用語

passenger driver = backseat driver 　愛指揮駕駛的乘客
Sorry，I will stop being a passenger driver then

miss （v） 　錯過
You just missed the turn /exit

road rage（n）  　路品不好，容易動怒 　anger or violence between drivers, often caused by difficult driving conditions
There is usually more road rage in the city than in the country

charter （v） 　租用（通常是飛行交通工具）　 to rent a vehicle, especially an aircraft, for a special use and not as part of a regular service
He chartered a jet to fly her home from California to Switzerland 

navigate（v） 　導航  When someone navigates a ship or an aircraft somewhere, they decide which course to follow and steer it there. You can also say that a ship or an aircraft navigates somewhere
It's now easier to navigate through the woods with a GPS