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Preciousbunny Posted 16 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

In this conversation.

A:All our vehicles are automatic.ma'am.Wo don't have any tiwh stick-shift.I mea n,you need one had to steer the vehicle and the other hand to adjust the stereo!

B:Yes.i'm not used to automatics.

A:No hassle.Just put it in"Drive"and off you go.

B:Oh,I've driven them before.My father has one.I just don't like them.

Are they joking?I can't get the words mean in bold font...Could you help me??
  

Top answer

Just put it in"Drive"and off you go. "Translation" A: Don't worry, automatics are really easy to use. All you need to do is put them in Drive and then drive normally.

— BaldKingOfFrance

  • Just put it in"Drive"and off you go.
  • "Translation" A: Don't worry, automatics are really easy to use.
  • All you need to do is put them in Drive and then drive normally.
  • There is nothing else to worry about.
  • It doesn't sound like joking to me, but I would need to see a larger context to be sure.
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preciousbunnyA:No hassle.Just put it in"Drive"and off you go.
"Translation"

A: Don't worry, automatics are really easy to use. All you need to do is put them in Drive and then drive normally. There is nothing else to worry about.

It doesn't sound like joking to me, but I would need to see a larger context to be sure.
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So ,you mean no hassles means dont worry??Emotion: smile
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Don't say "no hassles" to mean "don't worry" - they are different expressions. I was giving you an idiomatic translation. A "hassle" is a concern or a difficulty (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hassle). When you say to someone that "automatics are no hassle" it means "they are easy to use" or
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