TLI 18. Phoning a garage

Дата публикации: Apr 14, 2015 5:35:13 PM

- Hello, workshop

- Oh, hello. This is Mrs Perry. I brought you, er, Austin 1300 last week with some .. I've just wondering how to got on.

- Oh, Mrs Perry, I'm sorry, er, the fault's really bad. Erm, you've got lots of problems there, I'm afraid

- That's terrible

- Ah, dear. There're also lots of things, erm ..

- What's ... what's the matter with that?

- Well, erm, the exhaust system is in the real mess. Erm...

- Exhaust? Is that the tube that goes underneath it?

- That's right. Yes, you know, that's the gas .. the way of the engine. Well, look, there's enormous great hole in the silencer.

- No

- Yes

- Is that the thing that makes a lot of noise?

- Yes, well. I might something to do with that, you know, just to completely replace the whole exhaust system

- Oh, dear

- Erm, then then then is your headlights

- Headlights?

- Yes, Mrs Perry, your headligths. They, er, you know, the things that shine up at the front of the car

- I know what they are but what's the matter with that?

- Well, they .. shine .. stride .. you know. They ... often .. and we're going to, just going to check them very carefully and reseat them

- Is that .. job that .. to be .., isn't it?

- Well, maybe not, but then is the radiator

- What's the matter with the radiator?

- Erm, I'm afraid so, your radiator just is not working properly because there is water all over the place, erm

- Yes

- Since it's leaking like a .. I can say we gonna replace the whole radiator

- Oh, my God! How much is .. cost?

- Oh, I couldn't even make a guess to the stage, er. ...

- Oh, come on, give me an idea. That a hundred pounds?

- Well, you know, one thing, and other... I mean, you might get the way to the hundred pounds, yeah. Let's talk about a hundred pounds .. ..

- All right. When should I come in?

- Well, give me some ring tomorrow morning

- Okay, bye!

- Bye!

- Hello, Workshop

- Oh. Hello. This is Mrs Perry. I brought in an Austin 1300 last week for its MOT. I was just wondering how it'd got on.

- Oh, Mrs Perry, I'm sorry, erm, it failed really badly. Erm, you've got lots of problems there, I'm afraid

- That's terrible

- Ah, dear. There's all sorts of things, erm

- Well, what's the matter with it?

- Well, erm, the exhaust system's in the real mess. Erm...

- The exhaust? That's ... that's ... that sort of tube that goes underneath there?

- That's right. Yes, you know, takes the gases away from the engine. Well look I mean there's an enormous great hole in the silencer.

- A hole?

- Yes, I'm just going to have to...

- I wonder if that's why it's been making rather a noise.

- Well. It might have something to do with it. You know, it just needs completely replacing the whole exhaust system

- Oh, dear

- Erm ... then ... then... then there's your headlights

- Headlights?

- Yes, Mrs Perry, your headligths. The .. er ... you know, the things that shine out at the front of the car

- Oh, I know what they are but what's the matter with them?

- Well, it does help if they shine out in a ... straight. They ... erm ... they're way off alignment and we're going to ... we're just going to have to check them very carefully and re-seat them

- Well, at least that isn't a big job, is it?

- Well, maybe not, but then there's the radiator

- What? There's nothing the matter with the radiator.

- Erm, I'm afraid so. The radiator's just not working properly. There's water all over the place, erm

- Dear, dear

- It seems to be leaking like a sieve. I can only think we're going to have to replace the whole radiator

- Oh, goodness! How much is all that going to cost?

- Oh, I couldn't even hazard a guess at this stage, er. ...

- Oh, come on, give me an idea. About a hundred pounds?

- Well, you know, one thing, and another I ... I mean you might get away with a hundred pounds, yes. Let's talk about a hundred pounds to be on the safe side.

- Oh, all right. When shall I come in?

- Well, give us a ring tomorrow morning

- Okay, I will. Bye!

- Bye!

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1. Лексика

MOT /ˌem əʊ ˈtiː/

The Ministry of Transport test (usually abbreviated to MOT test or simply MOT) is an annual test of vehicle safety, roadworthiness aspects and exhaust emissions required in Great Britain for most vehicles over three years old used on any way defined as a road in the Road Traffic Act 1988; it does not apply only to highways (or in Scotland a relevant road) but includes other places available for public use, which are not highways.

In Northern Ireland the equivalent requirement applies after four years.

The requirement does not apply to vehicles used only on various small islands with no convenient connection "to a road in any part of Great Britain"; no similar exemption is listed at the beginning of 2014 for Northern Ireland, which has a single inhabited island, Rathlin.

The MOT test covers the following aspects:

Lighting and signalling equipment
Steering (including suspension)
Brakes
Tyres and wheels
Seat belts
Body, structure and general items[clarification needed]
Exhaust, fuel and emissions
Driver's view of the road

sieve /sɪv/ - решето, сито

hazard /ˈhæzəd/

2. гл.

1) рисковать, ставить на карту

2) карт. делать ставку

3) отважиться, решиться (предпринять что-л.)

at this stage - на этом этапе, на этой стадии

2. Modals

It might have something to do with it.

we're just going to have to check them very carefully and re-seat them

I can only think we're going to have to replace the whole radiator

I couldn't even hazard a guess at this stage

I mean you might get away with a hundred pounds

When shall I come in?

it just needs completely replacing the whole exhaust system

3. Phrasals

I brought in an Austin 1300 last week for its MOT

I was just wondering how it'd got on.

Yes, you know, takes the gases away from the engine.

the things that shine out at the front of the car

Oh, come on, give me an idea.

come on - used in orders to tell somebody to hurry or to try harder

I mean you might get away with a hundred pounds

to get away with - to manage with less of something than you might expect to need

After the first month, you should be able to get away with one lesson a week.

When shall I come in?

come in - to arrive somewhere; to be received

4. Idioms

Let's talk about a hundred pounds to be on the safe side.

to be on the safe side - to be safe; to be cautious; [to do something just] in case it is necessary; to be very well prepared.

(На всякий случай (предприняв дополнительные меры предосторожности); уменьшив или исключив возможность недоразумения, ошибки или даже опасности)

To be on the safe side, carry some extra money in your shoe.

I like to be on the safe side and stay in my hotel room at night.

I'm sure it won't rain, but I'll take an umbrella (just) to be on the safe side (= to be ready if it does rain).

5. Векторы

H<- I brought in an Austin 1300 last week for its MOT.

H-> Yes, you know, takes the gases away from the engine.

6. Перфекты

I was just wondering how it'd got on.

You've got lots of problems there, I'm afraid

I wonder if that's why it's been making rather a noise

rather

1) лучше, охотнее, предпочтительнее

2) скорее, точнее, вернее

3) до некоторой степени, слегка, довольно; несколько, пожалуй

4) весьма, в значительной степени

5) наоборот

7. Others

it vs. that

that sort of [za] tube that goes underneath there.

a changeable sort of person — непостоянный /ветреный/ человек

this sort of weather is quite common — такая погода — обычное явление (

a decent sort of man — порядочный человек

a dim sort of joke — пресная /глупая/ шутка

downright sort of man — прямой человек

he's a feeble sort of chap — он слабый, безвольный человек

he is a forceful sort of person — он сильный человек

there is a sort of Freemasonry among athletes — спортсмены обыкновенно сразу понимают друг друга

a sort of furry moss — мягкий /пушистый/ мех

that sort of behaviour really gets me — такое поведение по-настоящему выводит меня из себя

a goodish sort of woman — неплохая женщина

Версия:

a changeable sort of person - о содержании, непостоянный /ветреный/ человек - характер/функция/эмоция

a changeable sort of a person - о форме/морфологии/внешнем виде, постоянно переодевается, меняет стиль одежды, прическу, цвет волос, и др.

that sort of a tube that goes underneath there - это такая типа трубка, которая понизу идет

that sort of tube that goes underneath there - это такая типа полая железяка понизу идет

sort of and kind of - Yes, but only to a small degree.

Bob: Do you like what you're doing in school?

Alice: Kind of.

Henry: What do you think about all these new laws? Do they worry you?

John: Sort of.

sort of something and kind of something - almost something; somewhat; somehow.

Isn't it sort of cold out?

That was kind of a stupid thing to do, wasn't it?

sort of - sometimes used to show that you are not certain about something:

I'm sort of at an age where I just want things to be a little more orderly.

it does help if they shine out in a ... straight. Эмфаза.

???? they're way off alignment - они не туда светят/направлены

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