Buying a New Car I

Paul is a very successful businessman.保罗是一个非常成功的商人。

He owns several restaurants.他拥有几家餐馆。

All of them are doing well.他们都做得很好。

In fact, they are very profitable.事实上，它们非常有利可图。

To be profitable means that their income is more than their expenses.盈利意味着他们的收入大于支出。

as a result ，he is making a lot of money因此,他赚了很多钱

What does Paul own? several restaurants保罗拥有什么?一些餐馆

How are his restaurants doing? All of them are doing well.他的餐馆怎么样?他们都做得很好。

Paul wants to buy a new car.保罗想买一辆新车。

He's trying to decide which car to buy.他正在决定买哪辆车。

He has plenty of money.他有很多钱。

As a result, he isn't worried about the cost.因此，他并不担心成本。

He can afford an expensive car.他买得起一辆昂贵的汽车。

As a result is the same as saying so.其结果就是这样说的。

Why isn't he worried about the cost? He has a plenty of money.他为什么不担心成本呢?他有很多钱。

On the other hand,he doesn't want to waste money.另一方面，他不想浪费钱。

He wants a car he can rely on.他想要一辆可以信赖的汽车。

It has to be safe and reliable, especially in cold winter weather.它必须安全可靠，尤其是在寒冷的冬天。

If car breaks down in bad weather, it can be very dangerous.如果汽车在坏天气里抛锚，那是很危险的。

What kind of car does he want? a safe, reliable car他想要什么样的车?一辆安全可靠的车

What can be very dangerous? cold winter weather什么是非常危险的?寒冷的冬天的天气

Buying a New Car II

Paul wants to help reduce pollution and smog.保罗想帮助减少污染和烟雾。

He would like to buy a clean car, something good for the environment. 他想买一辆干净的汽车，对环境有好处的东西。

He's thinking about buying a Texla.    他在考虑买辆特斯拉。

The Texla is an all electric car.特斯拉是一款全电动汽车。

It uses batteries instead of gasoline.它使用电池而不是汽油。

There is no exhaust, so it doesn’t pollute the air.没有排气装置，所以不会污染空气。

What kind of car is a Texla? It's a clean, electric car.特斯拉是什么类型的车?这是一辆干净的电动汽车。

However, the car can’t go very far without recharging the battery.然而，汽车不给电池充电就走不了多远。

To charge the battery, you can plug it into an electrical outlet.  要给电池充电，你可以把它插到电源插座上。

Recharging the battery takes time.给电池充电需要时间。

What can't the car without recharging the battery? go very far什么东西汽车不给电池充电就不能开?走的很远

One of Paul’s friends has one and is quite happy with it.保罗的一个朋友有一个，他很高兴。

He says it’s reliable and well-engineered.他说这是可靠的和精心设计的。

There are also several charging stations near Paul’s office.保罗的办公室附近也有几个充电站。

So he isn’t worried about that.所以他并不担心。

The cost for charging the battery is low.充电的成本很低。

It’s less expensive than buying gasoline.它比买汽油便宜。

His wife, Kathy, also likes the idea of buying an electric car. 他的妻子凯西也喜欢买电动汽车的想法。

She likes the idea of driving a clean car.她喜欢开一辆干净的车。

So it makes sense.这是有道理的。

What does one of Paul's friends have?  a Texla保罗的一个朋友有什么?一个Texla

Charging the battery is less expensive than paying for gasoline.给电池充电比给汽油充电便宜。

In the future, there may be driverless cars.未来可能会出现无人驾驶汽车。

These maybe very safe,but Paul doesn’t like them.这些可能很安全，但保罗不喜欢。

He enjoys driving.他喜欢开车。

He likes to be in control of his car.他喜欢控制自己的车。

Why does Paul doesn't like driverless cars? He enjoys driving.保罗为什么不喜欢无人驾驶汽车?他喜欢开车。