Monday, May 4, 2015

33. Buying a Car

new
used
car/vehicle
domestic
import
good condition
mechanic
fuel efficient
low miles (Km.)
compact (small)
midsize
full size (large)
looking for
test drive
check
buy/purchase
get



33. Buying a Car: Story
Daniel is a turtle. (1) He lives in Charlotte, South Carolina. Everybody (2) in Charlotte calls him (3) Danny.

Danny needs a car to get (4) to work. He decides to look for a used car in good condition with low miles.

Greg works at a car lot as a salesman. (5) Danny asks Greg if he has a good used car that is fuel efficient.

Danny says he likes imported cars, but he doesn’t like (6) compact cars.

Greg shows (7) Danny an imported midsized car with only 4,000 miles and gets 200 mpg. (8)

Danny asks what “mpg” means. (9) Greg tells him, “miles per gallon” of gasoline. Danny is impressed and he likes the way it looks. (10)

Danny asks if he can test drive the car. He wants to check it out. Greg says, “Of course.” (11)

Danny drives (12) the car for three days, two hours and sixteen and one half minutes. It runs great! (13)

Danny decides to purchase the car and asks Greg how much it costs. (14) Greg says it’s only $12.32. Danny is surprised (15) that the price is so low. (16)

Greg explains the reason (17) and Danny buys the car. They are both (18) very happy. 



1.        tortuga
2.        Todo el mundo
3.        lo llama
4.        llegar
5.        lote de autos como vendedor
6.        no le gustan
7.        le muestra
8.        alcanza 200 mpg
9.        quiere decir/significa
10.     la manera que se ve
11.     Claro/Por supuesto
12.     maneja
13.     corre fantásticamente
14.     cuanto cuesta
15.     sorprendido
16.     precio está tan bajo
17.     la razón
18.     Los dos/Ambos




33. Buying a Car: Reading

Daniel is a turtle. (1) He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Everybody (2) in Charlotte calls him (3) Danny. He likes to drive fast. (4)

Danny needs a car to get (5) to work. He works far from (6) where he lives. Danny decides to look for (7) a used car in good condition with low miles.

Greg, one of Danny’s friends, works at a car lot as a car salesman. (8) Danny asks Greg if he has a good used car that is fuel efficient with low mileage.

Danny tells Greg he likes imported cars but it really doesn’t matter. (9) Danny also tells him he doesn’t like compact cars. He thinks that he looks bigger (10) in a bigger car.

Greg shows (11) Danny an imported midsized car with only 4,000 miles. Greg says it gets 200 mpg.

Danny asks what “mpg” means (12) and Greg tells him, “miles per gallon” of gasoline. Danny is impressed and he likes the way it looks. (13) The car is red and sporty. (14)

Danny asks if he can test drive the car. He wants to check it out. (15) Greg says, “Of course.” (16)  Greg trusts (17) Danny and gives him the keys. (18)

Danny drives (19) the car for three days, twenty-two hours and sixteen and one half minutes. It runs great! (20)  

Danny decides to purchase the car and asks Greg how much it costs. (21) Greg says it’s only $12.32. Danny is surprised (22) that the price is so low. (23)

Greg explains that the previous owner (24) instructed that they should not (25) sell the car. They should only give it away. (26)

He said if they gave it to a turtle, who loves driving fast, he would give (27) $100,000 to the salesman. (28) The $12.32 is the storage fee. (29)

Both (30) Danny and Greg are delighted. (31) Danny has a good car and Greg has $100,000!



1.        tortuga
2.        Todo el mundo
3.        lo llama
4.        le gusta manejar rápido
5.        llegar
6.        lejos de
7.        buscar
8.        lote de autos como vendedor
9.        en verdad no le importa
10.     Cree que se ve más grande
11.     le muestra
12.     significa/quiere decir
13.     como se ve
14.     deportivo
15.     revisarlo
16.     Claro/Por supuesto
17.     confía en
18.     le da las llaves
19.     maneja
20.     corre fantásticamente
21.     cuánto cuesta
22.     sorprendido
23.     precio está tan bajo
24.     el dueño previo
25.     no deben
26.     dárselo (a alguien)
27.     daría
28.     al vendedor
29.     tarifa de almacenaje
30.     Los dos/Ambos
31.     contentísimos

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