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Lynn3 Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
things about car
Q1: Fill'er up with the reaular? "fill'er" is abbrev. What is the normal one?
Q2: Please check under the hood, too. What is "the hood"?
Q3: A woman stops at a full-service gas station. What does "a full-service gas staion" include?
Q4: Let me have $10 of the premium. What kind of gas is "the premium"?
Q5: It was nothing serious. Just a sticking carburetor. What is "a sticking carburetor"?
Thank you very much!
Lynn
Q2: Please check under the hood, too. What is "the hood"?
Q3: A woman stops at a full-service gas station. What does "a full-service gas staion" include?
Q4: Let me have $10 of the premium. What kind of gas is "the premium"?
Q5: It was nothing serious. Just a sticking carburetor. What is "a sticking carburetor"?
Thank you very much!
Lynn
Top answer
1. Fill her up with regular: Fill up the car (in the style of ships being referred to as "her") with the lowest grade of gasoline. 2.
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- Fill her up with regular: Fill up the car (in the style of ships being referred to as "her") with the lowest grade of gasoline.
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- The hood covers the engine.
- Opposite of the trunk.
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1. Fill her up with regular: Fill up the car (in the style of ships being referred to as "her") with the lowest grade of gasoline.
2. The hood covers the engine. Opposite of the trunk.
3. The attendants pump your gas for you.
4. Premium is the highest grade of gasoline.
5. Carburetors are no longer used in cars, they are only found in older cars. They are device
2. The hood covers the engine. Opposite of the trunk.
3. The attendants pump your gas for you.
4. Premium is the highest grade of gasoline.
5. Carburetors are no longer used in cars, they are only found in older cars. They are device
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Hi guys,
I'd like to add a 'cultural comment' that most people in N. America put gas in their cars themselves now, at a self-service gas station. I don't remember the last time I needed to say anything like 'Fill it up, please'.
Best wishes, Clive
I'd like to add a 'cultural comment' that most people in N. America put gas in their cars themselves now, at a self-service gas station. I don't remember the last time I needed to say anything like 'Fill it up, please'.
Best wishes, Clive
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