A：Car trouble center. How may I help you?汽车修理中心，你需要什么帮助?

B：My car won’t start! Stupid old car!我的车启动不了。真是破车。

A：Hold on, before you kick your car let’s go through some possible problems.坚持下，在你踢车之前我们先仔细检查下一些可能存在的问题。

B：Fine.好吧。

A：OK, first of all, can you turn the key in the ignition?首先，你转动钥匙来点了吗?

B：Yeah! I am here with my friend and he thinks it may be the spark plug or the starter motor.是的，我和朋友在一起，他认为可能是火花塞或起动电动机的问题。

A：Those are possible problems, but tell me, when you turn the key, do you hear the starter motor crank?这些都可能存在问题。但是你先告诉我，当你转动钥匙时，你听到发动机转动了吗?

B：Yeah, it sounds like it usually does when I start the car, but nothing else happens. The engine won’t start. Should I maybe press the accelerator?是的，声音挺起啦和平时发动车子时是一样的，但是车并没有发生什么。引擎并没有发哦那个，我应该踩油门吗?

A：No. If you step on the accelerator pedal you can flood the carburetor and your car will never start.不要。如果你踩油门，汽化器会出问题，车子就启动不了。

B：So what do you think it is?你认为是什么问题?

A：I know this may seem like a silly question, but does your car have gasoline?我知道这听起来很愚蠢，暗示你的车还有油吗?

B：Umm. yeah! Right! I got the car started! Thanks for your help! I told you to fill the tank!是的，车发动起来了。谢谢你的帮助。我曾让你加油的。