Larry 和李华正在开车去看朋友，可是在纽约皇后区迷了路。李华今天会学
到两个常用语：make a u-ey 和step on it.

    LL： Uh ， Li Hua ， I think we are going the wrong way. I think we
need to make a u-ey.

    LH：什么，我们走错路了啦？要make a u-ey ，那是什么意思啊？

    LL： To make a u-ey is to take a u-turn. U-ey - U-EY. I think you
can make a u-ey up at the light ahead

    LH：往回开是对的。但是，Larry ，你没看见在灯前面有不让调头的牌子嘛！

    LL： Oh ， you are right， Li Hua. We can't make a u-ey there. There
is a "No U-turn" sign.

    LH：是啊，这里明明写着" 不许调头".

    LL： Yeah ， if a cop had seen you， he would have given you a ticket
for making a u-ey there.

    LH：我们还是小心点吧，给警察看见一定会罚款的。

    LL： Hey， Li Hua ， do you see that 7-11 on our right？ You can make
a u-ey in the parking lot. There is no problem with turning around in
a parking lot.

    LH：这是个好主意，右转到7-11杂货店的停车场；再在那儿调头。这肯定没
有问题。 Larry，你好聪明呦。

    （Sound of driving car）

    LL： Nice work！ Now we should be headed in the right direction.

    LH：方向是对了，可是你千万不要大意，我可不想再u-ey了。

    LL： Uh ……Li Hua， I have some bad news.

    LH：什么，又有什么坏消息？

    LL： I think we passed the street we need to turn down again. I'm
afraid we'll be making another u-ey after all ！

    LH：你说什么？我们又错过了该转的路口？天啊，我们又得找地方调头了。

    ******

    LL： We are really running late now ， Li Hua. We better step on it！

    LH： Step on it ？你要踩什么？

    LL： Step-STEP， step on the gas pedal. We need to hurry up and make
this car go faster.

    LH：噢，step on it就是踩油门！我们是有点儿晚了，可是我不想 "step on
it."

    LL： You don't have to speed， Li Hua. Just step on it a little bit.
Just go a little faster.

    LH：我可以踩油门，再开快一点。不过安全也很重要呦！

    LL： Of course it is important to drive safely， and if you really
don't feel comfortable stepping on it ， then you shouldn't. A little
late is all right ！

    LH：就是嘛！（Siren sound ）哟，不好了，后面来了警车，要我停下来。

    LL： Well ， now you better step on it！

    LH： Larry！你说什么？你让我加速，你疯了吗？

    LL： I'm just kidding ， Li Hua. You really should pull over and see
what the police officer wants.

    LH： Larry，都是你叫我step on it，你还有心思开玩笑？我把车停在路边，
让我下车看看警察怎么说。

    （Sound of street and talking ）

    LL： What did the police say？ Did he give you a ticket ？

    LH：我以为警察肯定会给我罚票。其实呀，警察觉得我们好象迷路了，问我
要不要帮忙。Larry ，幸亏我没有加速。不然我们就就惨了。

    LL： That's great ， but now we are even later than before. Let's
step on it！

    LH：还要让我step on it！你真是疯啦？

    今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是make a u-ey ，意思是开车的时候调头
往回开。李华学到的另一个常用语是step on it，意思是踩油门，加快速度。