timetable

      时刻表

      shí kè biăo

      CAR | 汽车

      Traffic drives on the right-hand side in China. Just as in the UK, drivers must have their driving licence, insurance, registration documents, and ID to hand when driving. However, a driver is not insured for a particular car; as long as you have a valid licence, you can drive any car.

       YOU MIGHT SAY…

      Is this the road to…?

      这是去…的路吗？

      zhè shì qù … de lù ma

      Can I park here?

      我可以停在这儿吗？

      wǒ kě yǐ tíng zài zhèr ma

      Do I have to pay to park?

      停车收费吗？

      tíng chē shōu fèi ma

      Where can I hire a car?

      我可以在哪里租车？

      wǒ kě yǐ zài nǎ lǐ zū chē

      I’d like to hire a car…

      我想租辆车…

      wǒ xiǎng zū liàng chē

      … for four days.

      …四天。

      sì tiān

      … for a week.

      …一周。

      yī zhōu

      What is your daily/weekly rate?

      每日／每周收费是多少？

      měi rì/měi zhōu shōu fèi shì duō shǎo

      When/Where must I return it?

      什么时候／在哪儿还车？

      shén me shí hou/zài nǎr huán chē

      Where is the nearest petrol station?

      最近的加油站在哪儿？

      zuì jìn de jiā yóu zhàn zài nǎr

      I’d like … yuan of fuel, please.

      我想加…元（钱）的油。

      wǒ xiǎng jiā … yuán (qián) de yóu

      I’d like … litres of fuel, please.

      我想加…升油。

      wǒ xiǎng jiā … shēng yóu

      It’s pump number…

      …号加油机。

      … hào jiā yóu jī

       YOU MIGHT HEAR…

      You can/can’t park here.

      你可以／不能停在这儿。

      nǐ kě yǐ/bù néng tíng zài zhèr

      It’s free to park here.

      停车免费。

      tíng chē miǎn fèi

      It costs … to park here.

      停在这里要…钱。

      tíng zài zhè lǐ yào … qián

      Car hire is … per day.

      租车是…（钱）一天。

      zū chē shì … (qián) yī tiān

      May I see your documents, please?

      我可以看看你的证件吗？

      wǒ kě yǐ kàn kan nǐ de zhèng jiàn ma

      Please return it to…

      请归还至…。

      qǐng guī huán zhì

      Please return the car with a full tank of fuel.

      还车前请加满油。

      huán chē qián qǐng jiā mǎn yóu

      Which pump are you at?

      你停在几号加油机？

      nǐ tíng zài jǐ hào jiā yóu jī

      How much fuel would you like?

      你要加多少油？

      nǐ yào jiā duō shǎo yóu

       VOCABULARY

      people carrier

      三排座家用轿车

      sān pái zuò jiā yòng jiào chē

      caravan

      旅游房车

      lǚ yóu fáng chē

      motorhome

      旅宿车

      lǚ sù chē

      passenger seat

      乘客座位

      chéng kè zuò wèi

      driver’s seat

      司机座位

      sī jī zuò wèi

      back seat

      后排座位

      hòu pái zuò wèi

      child seat

      儿童座位

      ér tóng zuò wèi

      sunroof

      天窗

      tiān chuāng

      engine

      发动机

      fā dòng jī

      automatic

      自动档汽车

      zì dòng dǎng qì chē

      electric

      电动汽车

      diàn dòng qì chē

      hybrid

      混合动力汽车

      hùn hé dòng lì qì chē

      battery

      电池

      diàn chí

      brake

      刹车

      shā chē

      accelerator

      加速器

      jiā sù qì

      air