English for Everyday Activities 43-45

43. Changing a Flat Tire 更换瘪的轮胎

My car had a flat tire,so I had to change it.

• I jacked千斤顶 the car up.
• I took off the flat tire…
• …and took the spare备用 tire out of the trunk箱.
• I put the spare on the wheel,…
• tightened the lug nuts凸耳螺母 by hand,…
• …lowered the car to the ground,…
• …and tightened the nuts some more with a lug wrench单向扳手.
• Finally,I put the hubcup轮毂 on the wheel.

44. Dealing with a Power Failure 处理电源故障

• During a thunderstorm…
• …our power went out.
• I turned on a flashnight…
• …and my sister lit some candles.
• We found the circuit-breaker box断路器盒…
• …and found the breakers that had tripped.
• We reset the breakers…
• …and the power came back on.

45. Working with Wood

• Before you cut a board,you measure it…
• …and mark the places to cut.
• Then you cut it with a saw.
• To trim修剪 a piece of wood,you plane刨 it.
• To make the edges smooth,you sand them.
• To join two pieces of wood,you can glue them together,…
• …nail钉 them together…
• …or join them with screws螺丝钉.

• wood shavings 刨花