Parallel Parking: My Driving Lesson Goes Wrong

Okay, are you ready for today's lesson?

好，今天的课准备好了吗？

Well... not really. What are we doing today?

嗯……其实没有。我们今天练什么？

Today we're going to practice parallel parking.

今天我们练习侧方停车。

Oh no. That's the one I've been dreading!

哦不，这正是我最怕的！

Don't worry, we'll take it slowly, step by step.

别担心，我们慢慢来，一步一步。

See that gap between the blue car and the van?

看到蓝色轿车和那辆面包车中间的空位了吗？

That tiny gap? There's no way I'll fit in there!

那么小的空位？我绝对停不进去！

It's bigger than it looks. Pull up next to the van.

比看起来大。开到面包车旁边停下。

Okay, let's go... slowly backward...

好，开始……慢慢往后倒……

Wait, why are we going forward?

等等，怎么往前走了？

You're still in drive. Hit the brake!

你还挂着前进挡。踩刹车！

Ugh, sorry! I'm so nervous today.

唉，对不起！我今天太紧张了。

Okay, reverse this time... I'm turning the wheel now...

好，这次挂倒挡……我开始打方向盘了……

Careful, you're getting too close to the curb!

小心，你离路沿太近了！

Oh no, I hit it! I always do this!

哦不，撞上了！我每次都这样！

Honestly... I'm never going to pass my test.

说真的……我永远都考不过了。

Hey, everybody hits the curb at first. Even me.

嘿，一开始谁都会撞路沿。我也是。

Let me show you a little trick.

我教你一个小窍门。

Line up your back window with the van's back bumper.

把你的后车窗对齐面包车的后保险杠。

Then turn the wheel all the way to the right.

然后把方向盘往右打到底。

As soon as I see the bumper in my window?

一看到车窗里出现保险杠就打吗？

Exactly. And when the car's at an angle, straighten up.

没错。等车身斜过来，再回正。

Oh, that sounds much easier than what I was doing!

哦，听起来比我刚才那样简单多了！

Okay, here goes! Window, bumper... turn now!

好，来了！车窗，保险杠……现在打！

Good, good. Now straighten the wheel. Stop there.

好，好。现在回正方向盘。停在那儿。

Wait... did I actually do it?

等等……我真的做到了？

Look out the window. You're perfectly parked!

看看窗外。你停得太完美了！

Wow, I can't believe it! Can we do it again?

哇，我不敢相信！我们能再来一次吗？

Ha, of course. Let's do it three more times.

哈，当然。我们再来三次。