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到美国自驾,在租车柜台、加油站和订机票时用得上的 10 个英语说法
阅读约 5 分钟
程度 B1|托业 550–784 分
单词数 10 个
美国汽车协会 AAA 10 月 8 日公布,全美平均油价每加仑 4.36 美元,是历年同期最高,也是第一次在 10 月超过 4 美元。到美国自驾、订机票时,付的是当地的油价和航空公司的燃油附加费。这篇照着订机票、租车、加油的顺序,整理 10 个用得上的英语说法。
Gas prices in the US are the highest they've ever been for this time of year. Here are ten phrases for booking a flight, renting a car, and filling up on a road trip.
这篇最常用的 3 句
1. What's the fuel policy for this car?
这辆车还车时油量有什么规定?
这辆车还车时油量有什么规定?
2. My card isn't working at the pump. Can I prepay inside?
我的卡在加油机刷不了,可以进来先付款吗?
我的卡在加油机刷不了,可以进来先付款吗?
3. I need to fill up before we return the car.
还车前我得先把油加满。
还车前我得先把油加满。
订机票:看懂费用明细
在国外航空公司或订票网站订机票,付款前的费用明细会把价格拆成好几项。最上面那一项只算机票本身,税金和附加费另外列在下面。
base fare 票价本身(不含税费与附加费)
| The base fare is only 280 dollars, but the total comes to 410 after taxes and fees. | 票价本身只要 280 美元,但加上税金和其他费用总共是 410 美元。 |
| The base fare is non-refundable, so I'll wait until my dates are confirmed. | 票价本身不能退,所以我要等日期确定再订。 |
non-refundable 在《出国订票英语:free cancellation 和 non-refundable 差在哪》那篇学过。
看到的价格比别家便宜时,可以打电话问航空公司客服,这个价格含不含燃油附加费。
fuel surcharge 燃油附加费
| Is the fuel surcharge included in this price? | 这个价格含燃油附加费吗? |
| The fuel surcharge on this route went up again last month. | 这条航线的燃油附加费上个月又上调了。 |
客服可能这样回
Yes, the total includes all taxes and surcharges.
有,总价已经包含所有税金和附加费。
明细上不一定写 fuel
很多航空公司的英语明细把燃油附加费写成 carrier-imposed surcharge(航空公司附加费),在明细上找不到 fuel 这个字时,可以找这一项。
租车柜台:问清楚怎么还油
到美国租车,取车时可以先问柜台人员还车时油量有什么规定。最常见的是 full to full:满油取车、满油还车。
fuel policy 还车油量规定
| What's the fuel policy for this car? | 这辆车还车时油量有什么规定? |
| Can you show me where the fuel policy is in the rental agreement? | 可以指给我看租车合同上哪里写了油量规定吗? |
柜台人员可能这样回
It's full to full, so please return it with a full tank.
满油取车、满油还车,所以还车时请加满。
规定是满油还车,就顺便问柜台人员,没加满会被收多少补油费。
refueling charge 补油费(还车没加满时收的费用)
| If I return it with less than a full tank, how much is the refueling charge? | 如果还车时没加满,补油费要多少? |
| I'd rather fill up myself than pay the refueling charge. | 我宁愿自己加满,也不想付补油费。 |
柜台人员可能这样回
It's nine dollars a gallon, plus a service fee.
每加仑 9 美元,另外加收服务费。
拿钥匙前,也可以问柜台人员这辆车要加哪一种汽油。美国加油站的汽油分 regular、midgrade、premium 三种。
regular 普通汽油
| Does this car take regular, or does it need premium? | 这辆车加普通汽油就行,还是要加高标号汽油? |
| Regular is fine for our budget. Premium costs almost a dollar more per gallon. | 普通汽油就符合我们的预算了,高标号汽油每加仑要贵将近 1 美元。 |
budget 在《向海外供应商要报价、谈价格》那篇学过。
柜台人员可能这样回
Regular is fine.
普通汽油就可以。
美国油枪上的数字跟国内不一样
美国油枪上标的 87、89、91 是另一种算法,87 大约等于国内加油站的 92 号汽油,91 大约等于 95 号汽油。
加油站:看价格、付款、加满
还车前要找加油站把油加满。开进加油站前,可以跟同行的人一起看路边的价格牌。
gas prices 油价(加油站的汽油价格)
| Gas prices here are way higher than last year. | 这里的油价比去年贵很多。 |
| Gas prices are usually lower at stations away from the airport. | 离机场远一点的加油站,油价通常更便宜。 |
美国的价格牌以加仑计价,1 加仑大约 3.8 升。
per gallon 每加仑
| Regular is 4.29 per gallon at this station. | 这家加油站普通汽油每加仑 4.29 美元。 |
| Premium is 5.19 per gallon here, almost a dollar more than regular. | 这里高标号汽油每加仑 5.19 美元,比普通汽油贵将近 1 美元。 |
同行的人可能这样回
That's not bad. The station near the airport was almost five dollars.
还好,机场旁边那家快要 5 美元。
美国加油站多半是自助加油,在加油机上直接刷卡。外国发的卡常被要求输入邮政编码(ZIP code)而刷不了,这时要走进店里,跟店员说你在几号加油机。
pump 加油机
| The pump is asking for a ZIP code, but my card isn't from the US. | 加油机要我输入邮政编码,但我的卡不是美国发的。 |
| I'm at pump six. Can I pay for the gas here? | 我在 6 号加油机,可以在这里付油钱吗? |
跟店员说卡在加油机刷不了,要在店里先付款。
prepay 先付款
| My card isn't working at the pump. Can I prepay inside? | 我的卡在加油机刷不了,可以进来先付款吗? |
| At some stations, you have to prepay before you pump. | 有些加油站要先付款才能加油。 |
店员可能这样回
Sure. How much do you want to put on pump six?
可以,6 号加油机要预付多少?
要加满但不知道会加多少钱,可以请店员先在卡上预授权一笔金额。
fill up 加满
| I need to fill up before we return the car. | 还车前我得先把油加满。 |
| I'd like to fill up. Can you put sixty dollars on pump six? | 我要加满,可以先在 6 号加油机预付 60 美元吗? |
店员可能这样回
Sure. You'll only be charged for what you pump.
好,最后只收你实际加的油钱。
想说“我要去加油”时
很多人会直译成 I need to add oil。想说要去加油时,可以说 I need to get gas. 或 I need to stop for gas. 美国把汽油叫 gas,oil 在车上指的是发动机机油;add oil 虽然收进了牛津英语词典,但意思是替人打气的“加油”。
gas prices 和 oil prices 差在哪
新闻里的 oil prices 指原油价格,单位是每桶(per barrel);在加油站付的是 gas prices,单位是每加仑。跟同行的人聊加油站的价格,用 gas prices。
整段照着用:取车到加油
前四句是取车时跟租车柜台人员的对话,后四句是还车前在加油站跟店员的对话。
柜台人员:Here are your keys. The fuel policy is full to full.
这是车钥匙,油量规定是满油取车、满油还车。
这是车钥匙,油量规定是满油取车、满油还车。
你:So I need to fill up before I bring it back?
所以还车前我要先加满?
所以还车前我要先加满?
柜台人员:That's right. Otherwise there's a refueling charge of nine dollars a gallon.
对,不然会收每加仑 9 美元的补油费。
对,不然会收每加仑 9 美元的补油费。
你:Got it. Does it take regular?
明白了,这辆车加普通汽油就可以吗?
明白了,这辆车加普通汽油就可以吗?
— 还车前,加油站 —
你:Hi, my card isn't working at the pump. Can I prepay inside?
你好,我的卡在加油机刷不了,可以在这里先付款吗?
你好,我的卡在加油机刷不了,可以在这里先付款吗?
店员:Sure. Which pump are you at?
可以,你在几号加油机?
可以,你在几号加油机?
你:Pump six. I want to fill up with regular.
6 号,我要加满普通汽油。
6 号,我要加满普通汽油。
店员:OK, I'll put a hold of sixty dollars on your card. You'll only be charged for what you pump.
好,我先在你的卡上预授权 60 美元,最后只收你实际加的油钱。
好,我先在你的卡上预授权 60 美元,最后只收你实际加的油钱。
本篇单词(10 个)
| 单词 | 词性 | 中文 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|---|
| base fare | n. | 票价本身(不含税费与附加费) | The base fare is only 280 dollars, but the total comes to 410 after taxes and fees. |
| fuel surcharge | n. | 燃油附加费 | Is the fuel surcharge included in this price? |
| fuel policy | n. | 还车油量规定 | What's the fuel policy for this car? |
| refueling charge | n. | 补油费(还车没加满时收的费用) | If I return it with less than a full tank, how much is the refueling charge? |
| regular | n. | 普通汽油 | Does this car take regular, or does it need premium? |
| gas prices | n. | 油价(加油站的汽油价格) | Gas prices here are way higher than last year. |
| per gallon | phr. | 每加仑 | Regular is 4.29 per gallon at this station. |
| pump | n. | 加油机 | The pump is asking for a ZIP code, but my card isn't from the US. |
| prepay | v. | 先付款 | My card isn't working at the pump. Can I prepay inside? |
| fill up | phr. v. | 加满 | I need to fill up before we return the car. |
小测验:五题
1. The ___ is only $280, but after taxes and the fuel surcharge, my ticket comes to $410.
A base fare
B refueling charge
C fuel policy
显示解答
正解:A — 税金和燃油附加费另外加,前面那一项就是机票本身的票价。refueling charge 是租车还车没加满的补油费;fuel policy 是还车的油量规定,不是金额。
2. The base fare didn't change, but the airline raised its ___ because jet fuel prices went up.
A refueling charge
B fuel surcharge
C gas prices
显示解答
正解:B — 航空公司因为燃油变贵而调的是燃油附加费。refueling charge 是租车公司收的补油费;gas prices 是加油站的油价,航空公司不会调。
3. I returned the car with only half a tank, so they added a ___ to my bill.
A fuel surcharge
B refueling charge
C fuel policy
显示解答
正解:B — 还车没加满,租车公司收的是补油费。fuel surcharge 是机票上的附加费;fuel policy 是规定本身,不是一笔费用。
4. ___ are so high this fall that it costs me almost $70 to fill up my car.
A Fuel surcharges
B Base fares
C Gas prices
显示解答
正解:C — 加满一辆车要付多少,看的是加油站的油价。fuel surcharge 和 base fare 都是机票上的费用。
5. The ___ is full to full, so I have to bring the car back with a full tank.
A refueling charge
B fuel surcharge
C fuel policy
显示解答
正解:C — 能接 is full to full 的是还车的油量规定。refueling charge 和 fuel surcharge 都是费用。
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