Car Travel
汽車旅行
driver 司機
to drive 開車
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Shut up and drive!
閉嘴,好好開車!

Let's take a shortcut.
我們走捷徑吧。

Do a U-turn.
做一個180度迴轉。

Turn around.
掉頭。;迴轉。

Turn left.
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Turn to the left.

左轉。

Go straight.
繼續直行。

speed 速度

It's impossible to travel faster than the speed of light.
要行進得比光速還快是不可能的事。

to accelerate
加速
to speed up

Punch the accelerator!
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Hit the gas!

踩油門

to slow down
減速;放慢
to brake
煞車
to coast
(靠慣性)滑行,下滑

Cars should be passed on the left.
欲超車的駕駛人應該從前行車之左側超車。

Pull over! I need to get out of the car.
靠邊停車!我需要下車。

road rage 路怒症

Argg, A car just cut me off. May they get a flat tire!
啊!剛有一台車近距離地超車到我前面。祝福他們等下輪胎爆胎!

to park 停車
parking

Let's park.
我們來停車吧。

Can you parallel park?
你會路邊平行停車嗎?

They towed away my car.
他們拖走了我的車。

My car broke down. I need a tow.
我的汽車拋錨了。我需要請人來幫我拖車。

ticket 罰單
fine 罰款
to speed 超速

He got a ticket for speeding.
他因為超速被開了張罰單。

She ran a red light.
她闖了紅燈。

drunk driving 酒後駕車
DUI / (driving under the influence)

Don't drink and drive.
切勿酒後駕車。

road signs 路標

speed limit 35 mph
限速每小時35英里
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Yield
讓;讓路
Left turn prohibited
禁止左轉

one way
單行道
merge
merge left
右側車道縮減

detour
車輛改道
traffic
traffic 交通
traffic jam 交通堵塞
rush hour 尖峰時刻

She's stuck in traffic.
她現在被卡在車陣當中。

I'm stuck in a traffic jam. I'll be late.
我現在被卡在車陣當中。我待會會遲到。

right of way 先行權

The car on the right has the right of way.
右邊那台車具有先行權。

collision 碰撞;相撞 (名詞)
crash 撞車事故
wreck 殘骸
to crash 撞擊;猛撞
to collide - collided 碰撞;相撞;collide的原形動詞-collide的過去式動詞和過去分詞
to wreck 破壞;毀壞

Buckle up. You never know.
繫好安全帶。你永遠不知道下一秒會發生什麼事。

We were in a car accident, but everyone is ok.
我們剛剛出了場車禍,但人都沒事。

She hit a parked car.
她撞到了一台停著的車。

He lost control of his car and crashed into a tree.
他的車失去控制,然後撞上了一棵樹。

A car ran into us at the intersection.
我們在行經交叉路口時被一台車撞上。

Try not to run over the pedestrians.
試著不要去撞到行人。

It was a head-on collision. Both cars were totaled.
這是一個正面相撞的事故。兩台車皆撞到全毀。

He wrecked his brand new sports car trying to get away from the police.
他竟為了擺脫警察把他全新的跑車給撞壞了。

to skid 打滑
overpass

We skidded to a stop.
我們滑行了一段路後停了下來。

bend 彎曲處 (名詞);彎曲 (動詞)
shoulder 路肩
median (高速公路的)中間安全島
ramp 斜坡;坡道
overpass 天橋;高架橋
fork 岔路;岔路口
roundabout 環島;環形交叉路口

pavement 鋪築過的道路
tar 柏油
pothole 坑洞
bump 凸塊
speed bump 減速丘

to steer 駕駛

Try to steer around the potholes.
試著轉動方向盤繞過那些坑洞。

toll 通行費
toll road 收費道路

Did you have to pay a toll?
你有被收通行費嗎?