Buying My First Car: New or Second-Hand?

Dad, look at this! It's brand new, and it's gorgeous.

爸，你看这个！全新的，太漂亮了。

Wow, it's nice. How much is it, though?

哇，挺好看。不过多少钱？

Well... about thirty-two thousand dollars.

嗯……大概三万两千美元。

Thirty-two thousand? For your first car?

三万二？你的第一辆车就买这么贵的？

I know, but I've got a steady job now.

我知道，可我现在有稳定的工作了。

Okay, let's think about it carefully, honey.

好吧，宝贝，我们好好想一想。

Are you planning to pay for it with a loan?

你打算贷款买吗？

Yeah, the dealer offered me a five-year loan.

对，车行给我提供了五年期贷款。

And what's the interest rate?

那利率是多少？

Um, I didn't actually ask...

呃，其实我没问……

Ugh, that's the first thing you should ask!

唉，这是你最先该问的事啊！

A new car loses value the moment you drive it away.

新车一开出店门就开始贬值了。

Really? Even if it's brand new?

真的吗？就算是全新的？

Especially then. It can lose twenty percent in a year.

尤其是新车。一年就可能贬值百分之二十。

Okay, this one's only three years old.

好，这辆才开了三年。

Let's check the mileage first.

先看看里程数。

It says forty-five thousand miles. Is that a lot?

上面写着四万五千英里。这算多吗？

Not bad at all, actually. About fifteen thousand a year.

其实还不错，一年大概一万五。

But we need to see the service history.

不过我们得看看保养记录。

The salesman said it's never been in an accident.

销售说这车从来没出过事故。

Go on, take it for a test drive.

来，开出去试驾一下。

Wow, it drives really smoothly!

哇，开起来好顺啊！

Wait, did you hear that noise when you braked?

等等，你刹车的时候听到那个声音了吗？

Oh no... is that a bad sign?

哎呀……这是不好的兆头吗？

Maybe it just needs new brake pads.

可能只是需要换刹车片。

We'll ask them to fix it before you sign anything.

在你签任何东西之前，我们让他们先修好。

So they'll replace the brakes and knock off five hundred dollars!

所以他们会换刹车，还便宜五百美元！

See? That's how you negotiate.

看到没？这就叫谈判。

And it's half the price of the new one!

而且只要新车一半的价钱！

I'm proud of you, kiddo. You made a smart choice.

我为你骄傲，孩子。你做了个明智的选择。

Thanks, Dad. But you're paying for the first tank of gas!

谢谢爸。不过第一箱油得你出钱！