47. A Car can be Expensive 一辆汽车开销很大

            A: Where are you off to?
            B: I'm taking the car to the garage. It has to be lubed, the oil
            needs changing, and the brakes are grabbing¹. I'm going to leave it
            so the mechanic can check it over.
            A: I thought you just had it in the garage.
            B: That was last month. I had a new transmission² put in. The car's a
            real lemon. I've only had it six months, and I've already spent a
            fortune on repairs.
            A: Every time I think about buying a car, I consider how much it
            costs to keep one up, and decide to get along without one a little
            longer.

            Notes
            Off to-going to (现代美国口语中常用off to，表示到…地方去)
            Garage 车库，汽车修理行(这里作汽车修理行解)
            Oil 润滑油
            Brakes are grabbing 刹车吱吱作响
            A real lemon 一个道道地地的废物
            Keep up-maintain 维持
            Get along without 没有…也过得去

            A：你到哪儿去？
            B：我把汽车送到修理厂去。它需要润滑。换一下机油。刹车吱吱作响。我打算把它留下让机修工检查一下。
            A：我想你刚送去修理过。
            B：那是上个月。我换上一个新变速器。这辆汽车是个道地的废物。我才买了六个月，已经花了一大笔钱修理。
            A：每次当我想买一辆车时，我就考虑到要花多少钱来维修保养它，最后我想没有它也能过得去