英语听力训练连载 listen 14

（单词翻译）

Dialogue¹ 14

CAN I HELP?

laurance--Hey!What's the rush³?
soony--The bank closes in half an hour and I need to
       cash⁴ a check.
laurance--I can lend⁵ you some money.
soony--I need to cash a check because I'm going⁶ on a
       trip this weekend.Actually,I want to buy some
       traveler's checks.
laurance--Hmm.Can I help in any way?
soony--You can drive me to the bank if you want to.My
       car's out of gas⁷.
laurance--Yeah.Glad to.Let's go.
soony--Wait just a minute.I have to get my checkbook
       out of the desk.

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注解：

1）rush：忙碌，匆匆忙忙。以rush构成的短语如，a rush of work/
rush hour/gold rush等。
2）out of gas：没有油了。gas=gasoline;out of表示“没有”
“短缺”，除与be动词连用外，还与run连用。如：I ran² out of
ink.He always runs out of money before the next pay⁸ day.