Carpooling to Work: Who Pays for Petrol?

Morning! Hop in, it's absolutely pouring.

早！快上车，雨下得太大了。

Ugh, cheers. The bus was cancelled again.

唉，谢了。公交车又取消了。

Again? That's the third time this week!

又取消？这周已经第3次了！

Honestly, I'd be lost without these lifts.

说真的，要不是你捎我，我都不知道怎么办。

Actually, there's something I've been meaning to mention...

其实，有件事我一直想跟你说……

Um, it's a bit awkward, to be honest.

嗯，说实话，有点不好开口。

Oh dear. That sounds serious. Go on.

哎呀，听起来挺严重的。你说吧。

Don't worry, it's nothing bad.

别担心，不是什么坏事。

It's just that petrol has gone up quite a lot lately.

只是最近油价涨了不少。

Oh, I'm so sorry. I should have offered ages ago.

哦，真不好意思。我早就该主动提的。

Well, honestly, I wasn't sure how to bring it up.

嗯，说实话，我也不知道该怎么开口。

No, you're absolutely right to. How shall we split it?

不，你说得完全对。我们怎么分摊？

Well, I fill up about once a week, roughly sixty pounds.

嗯，我大概一周加一次油，差不多60英镑。

So how about I pay half? Thirty a week?

那我出一半怎么样？一周30？

No, that's too much. I'd be driving in anyway.

不，太多了。反正我自己也要开车来上班。

Fair point. What about twenty, plus the parking?

有道理。那20，再加上停车费呢？

Oh, that's more than fair. Deal!

哦，那很公道了。成交！

Um, can I be honest with you, though?

嗯，不过我能跟你说句实话吗？

Of course. What is it?

当然。什么事？

I'm afraid I've been avoiding this for weeks.

恐怕我已经回避这件事好几周了。

I just didn't know how to say it, really...

我只是真的不知道该怎么说……

Ha! So we were both too polite to mention it?

哈！所以我们俩都太客气，谁都没提？

Typically British of us, isn't it?

真是典型的英国人作风，对吧？

Absolutely. We'd rather suffer than talk about money!

可不是嘛。宁可自己吃亏也不愿谈钱！

Right, here we are. Five minutes early, for once.

好了，到了。难得早到5分钟。

Brilliant! Coffee's on me this morning.

太好了！今天早上的咖啡我请。

Oh, you don't have to do that!

哎呀，不用这样啦！

I insist. Consider it the first instalment.

我坚持。就当是第一期付款。

Well, in that case, I'll have a large latte.

那既然这样，我要一杯大杯拿铁。