221.Fix the Car

She got into her car.
她上了车。
She hoped it would start.
她希望它能启动。
Twice in the past month, the car had not started when she turned the key.
过去一个月里，车子两次在她转动钥匙时没有启动。
It had started the second time she turned the key, but that made her nervous.
第二次转钥匙时它启动了，但这让她感到紧张。
Sooner or later, she might have to turn the key three times, then four times.
迟早她可能得转动三次钥匙，甚至四次。
She had called her mechanic.
她给她的修理工打了电话。
He said to bring the car in when she had time.
他说她有时间就把车开过去。
When was that, she wondered.
她心想，什么时候才有时间呢？
She worked two jobs.
她有两份工作。
She was a clerk at a clothing store.
她在一家服装店当店员。
She spent five days a week folding clothes or hanging them up on hangers.
她一周有五天的时间叠衣服或者把它们挂在衣架上。
People who tried on clothes usually left them on the floor in the dressing room.
试衣服的人通常会把它们留在试衣间的地板上。
They rarely folded them or hung them back up on the hangers.
他们很少折叠或者重新挂回衣架上。
The store was only 15 minutes from her apartment, and parking was free.
那家店距离她的公寓只有15分钟车程，而且停车是免费的。
Also, she worked four nights a week at a restaurant.
此外，她每周还在一家餐厅工作四个晚上。
She was a waitress.
她是一名女服务员。
She made good money from her tips.
她从小费中赚了不少钱。
Usually, the customers were friendly and interesting.
通常客人都很友好且有趣。
She liked her waitress job, but it was a 30-minute drive from her apartment.
她喜欢她的服务员工作，但从她的公寓到餐厅开车要30分钟。
The restaurant closed at 10 p.m.
餐厅晚上10点关门。
She did not want to be stuck in the parking lot late at night if her car didn't start.
如果她的车启动不了，她不想在深夜被困在停车场。
Her mechanic wasn't open on weekends.
她的修理工周末不开工。
She decided to ask her boss to give her a day off from the clothing store.
她决定请求她的老板给她在服装店休息一天。
Then she could still drive to the restaurant that night after her car was fixed.
这样，车修好后她仍能在晚上去餐厅工作。
She would miss only one day of work.
她只会错过一天的工作。