A Car Drives Through It

開車就通的得來速 Eat, drink and even get married – all without leaving your car 在美国，无论是用餐，喝饮料， 甚至是结婚--全都不必走出车外，就能办到喔！ by Ruth Devlin When you’re in a hurry, there’s nothing more convenient than a drive-through. Often written “drive-thru,” this convenience began due to America’s love affair with cars. Companies wanted to make it easier for people to do business without leaving their cars.

The first bank opened a drive-through in 1946. Fast-food restaurants followed in the late 1940s. Both fast-food restaurants and banks use microphones and speakers to communicate with customers. Fast-food customers give their orders from their car. Then they drive up next to a window in the building to receive their meals. Banking customers receive their cash from an automatic drawer. Coffee huts and pharmacies have windows where drivers pull up to get coffee or medicine. Alan Hilozitz, a spokesperson for the Starbucks Coffee Company, told The New York Times newspaper, "Drive-throughs are a matter of customer want and customer need. They serve a fast-paced world with people talking on cell phones and trying anything that will squeeze a little more into the day." Microphone (n)-is a small gadget or device that can project the voice to let the most of people can hear it. 麦克风，传音器，简称MIC Speak into the microphone so everyone in the room can hear you. 对着麦克风说话 *Please speak into the microphone so we can hear you. *My cell phone has a built-in microphone, so I can record messages. 装置内麦克风，可以录音。 Speakers (n)-Often refer to a square box that the sound come out of it.喇叭。音响，拨音器。 Loud music came from the five big speakers near the stage. *Many speakers were installed around the auditorium for the concert. 在体育场装置了很多喇叭 *There's no sound coming out from the left-hand speaker of the CD player. 左边的喇叭 Automatic (adj)-自动式的，自然而然，一定会有的。You don't have to turn on the water, it's automatic. automatic doors, 自动门。a fully-automatic washing machine， 全自动洗衣机。 *There's an automatic fine for overdue payments. 延期付款，将自动罚罚金。 Squeeze（v)-push a little more If we hurry, we can squeeze in lunch before our noon meeting. love affair with- here refer to something have enjoy with, Japan has love affair with sports.喜爱，疯狂，迷戀, 爱好. Drive-thru-where the microphone and speaker where is you give your order than pull up to the next window the get things. Grammar： Drive-throughs are a matter of customer want and customer need. are subject or situation all about Drive-throughs are a subject all about customer want and customer need. be-verb+ a matter of (talk about something is all about0 A Roman gladiator's performance in the arena is a matter of life or death. The new airport regulations are a matter of national security. pharmacies-is a store or shop you can buy medicine. spokesperson-speak for a group of people or for an individual (single) person. Chat Room: Americans love affair with cars. love affair- is a romantic relationship that two people were not married in U.S., it is not encouraged外遇. But here it mean most enjoy with. .in love is enjoy with. in love-being in love with something, 爱好,着迷.对某件事的着迷,疯狂的喜爱.a young couple in love.一队相爱的情侣. .I’min love with gardening (painting, baseball etc.) Conversation A: Let's go through the drive -thru at McDonald's today. Why? Because it's July 24. So? It's National Drive-Thru Day! Are you kidding? No, I'm not. (U.S. has almost every day is holiday for special deal or promotion, such as National Ice Cream Day. ..for fun). Just think how much more hectic our lives would be without drive-thrus. I suppose so. I use the ATM in the drive-through at the bank a lot. But did you know there's a drive-thru convenience store in Missouri? And there is a drive-thru check-in at Hawaiin Airlines in Hawaii. That's crazy! You can even get married at a drive-thru chapel in Las Vegas. No thanks. That's one thing you should get out of the car to do！ Conversation B at the fast-food drive-thru I thought drive-thrus were supposed to be fast. We've been here over five minutes, and we haven't even ordered yet! That's because the guy in the car ahead of us is asking too many questions. Either that or ordering for a family of 10! People need to use good manners at a drive-thru. If you have lots of questions or are making a big order, go inside! It's for fast service. If you have lots of questions or are making a big order, go inside! And at banks, drive-throughs are not the place to discuss banking problems. We should write a book on drive-thru manners! Yes, but let's order lunch first. I'm starving, and it's finally our turn! hectic (adj)-crazy, life is full of business, craziness, cause people more stressful. 忙乱的，忙碌的 The first week of college is always hectic for freshmen. 大学一年级的学生对于学校一切都很么陌生的环境，在开学的第一周总是特别忙乱的。 *We got tired of the hectic pace of city life and moved to the suburbs. 都市忙乱的步调感到厌倦。。 Mary's hectic day included going to five meetings and having four interviews. ATM=automated teller machine (n)-You can use your bank card or credit card to get cash from an ATM. Manners-（复数名词）教养，规矩，礼貌。manner-单数名词，意思是事情 Sean always says "please, and "thank you." He has very nice manners. *The little boy needs to be taught good manners. *It's bad manners to speak on a cell phone loudly in a restaurant. 大声对着手机说话是不礼貌的 Good table manners are learned at home. 好的餐桌礼仪。 Starve (v)- feel hungry, very hungry. 感到饥饿，挨饿。 Kevin is starving because he hasn't eaten since last night. 锇扁了 The whole village starved because the hurricane ruined their access to outside supplies.对外补给的通路被台风吹毁，整村的人都在挨饿。 I'm starving. Let's order some pizza! Chat room: Drive-thru chapel to get married. No thanks-people offer you something, you try to be polite to say you don't want it. 谢谢，心领了。 Propose 向某人求婚 =Pop the question 较口语的说法 Thanks, but no thanks--比较好的用法，表示我心领了（不接受对方的提议或好意。）