at the gas station给汽车加油
 

 

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen my friends Steve and Liz, and I thought this would be a good weekend to drive up to Santa Barbara to see them.

我已经很久没有见过我的好友斯帝文与里兹了，我想这个周末不妨开车去圣巴巴拉去看他们。

Gas prices have been through the roof, but I decided to take the short road trip anyway.

虽然现在油价飞涨，但我还是决定开车去看他们。

Before getting on the road, I went to the gas station to fill up my tank.

I drove past the full-service pump and parked at the first self-service one.

出发前，我先去加油站去加油我驶过了一个有人工服务的加油机，而停在了一个自助服务的加油机前。

I got out of the car and saw that there was an “out of order” sign telling customers to pay inside.

我下了车才发现这个机器前列了个牌子“机器损坏”，要求大家去店里付款。

I wanted to pay at the pump so I got back into the car and pulled up to the next one. Luckily for me, this one was working.

我只想在加油机前付款，于是我钻进汽车开到了下一个加油机前，所幸，这个机器是好的。

I swiped my credit card and took the gas cap off.

我插入了信用卡，打开油箱的盖。

I pushed the button for the grade of unleaded gas I wanted and put the nozzle into my tank.

我在加油机上选择了我需要的无铅汽油，然后将加油枪插入我的油箱。

There was a sign on the pump that read, “Do not top off.”

这时加油机上闪烁着提示，“不要拔出油枪”。

After the tank was full, I replaced the nozzle and pressed the button for a receipt.

等油箱加满后，我拔出油枪，然后按钮打出了收据。

Right when I was about to leave, I noticed that my windows were dirty, so I got the squeegee and some paper towels and cleaned them.

当我正要离开的时候，我发现我的车窗很赃，于是我拿了橡胶滚轴与纸巾擦了擦。

Now, I was ready for my drive up north. 

现在我已经可以开车北上了。