Having a car 拥有一辆汽车

• have/own/ (BrE) run a car 有一辆汽车
• ride a motorcycle/motorbike 骑摩托车
• drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/ (NAmE, informal) a stick shift 开/喜欢/用自动挡/手动挡汽车
• have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired 给汽车做一次保养/维修一下/修理一下
• buy/sell a used car/ (especially BrE) a second-hand car 买/卖二手车
• take/pass/fail a (BrE) driving test/ (both NAmE) driver's test/road test 参加/通过/未通过驾照考试/道路考试
• get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (BrE) driving licence/ (NAmE) driver's license 得到/拥有/丢失/携带驾照

Driving 驾驶

• put on/fasten/ (NAmE) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt 系上/解开安全带
• put/turn/leave the key in the ignition 把钥匙插进点火开关；转动钥匙点火；把钥匙留在点火开关
• start the car/engine 发动汽车/引擎
• (BrE) change/ (NAmE) shift/put sth into gear 换挡；挂上挡
• press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator 踩刹车/离合器/油门
• release the clutch/ (especially BrE) the handbrake/ (both NAmE) the emergency brake/the parking brake 松开离合器/手刹
• drive/park/reverse the car 驾车；停车；倒车
• (BrE) indicate left/right 示意左转/右转
• (especially NAmE) signal that you are turning left/right 示意左转/右转
• take/miss (BrE) the turning/ (especially NAmE) the turn 拐弯；错过拐弯处
• apply/hit/slam on the brake(s) 踩刹车；猛踩刹车
• beep/honk/ (especially BrE) toot/ (BrE) sound your horn 按喇叭

Problems and accidents 问题及事故

• a car skids/crashes (into sth)/collides (with sth) 车打滑/撞上（某物）/（与某物）相撞
• swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian 猛地转弯以避开迎面来的车/行人
• crash/lose control of the car 撞车；车失控
• have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/ (NAmE) a car wreck/a hit-and-run 出车祸/肇事逃逸事故；在车祸/肇事逃逸事故中丧生；幸免于车祸/肇事逃逸事故
• be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck 被汽车/公交车/大卡车轧过/撞倒
• dent/hit (BrE) the bonnet/ (NAmE) the hood 撞凹/撞上引擎盖
• break/crack/shatter (BrE) the windscreen/ (NAmE) the windshield 打碎挡风玻璃
• blow/ (especially BrE) burst/puncture (BrE) a tyre/ (NAmE) a tire 爆胎；扎破轮胎
• get/have (BrE) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture 胎瘪了；轮胎被扎破了
• inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire 给轮胎充气；更换/安装/更换/检查轮胎

Traffic and driving regulations 交通法规

• be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam 遇上堵车
• cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock 引起交通堵塞
• experience/face lengthy delays 经历/面临长时间的延误
• beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour 避开交通高峰时段
• break/observe/ (NAmE) drive the speed limit 超速行驶；遵守速度限制；限速行驶
• be caught on (BrE) a speed camera 被测速摄像机逮住
• stop sb for/pull sb over for/ (BrE, informal) be done for speeding 因超速被要求停车/停靠路边/被逮住
• (both informal) run/ (BrE) jump a red light/the lights 闯红灯
• be arrested for/charged with (BrE) drink-driving/ (both US) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI) 因酒后驾车/醉酒驾车被逮捕/起诉
• be banned/ (BrE) disqualified from driving 被禁止驾车；被取消驾驶资格