每课一词：新概念英语第1册第87课
接下来我们继续来看第87课的“每课一词”：
Lesson 87 A car crash
Is my car ready yet?
I don't know, sir. What's the number of your car?
It's LFZ 312 G.
When did you bring it to us?
I brought it here three days ago.
Ah yes, I remember now.
Have your mechanics finished yet?
No, they're still working on it. Let's go into the garage and have a look at it.
Isn't that your car?
Well, it was my car.
Didn't you have a crash?
That's right. I drove it into a lamp-post. Can your mechanics repair it?
Well, they're trying to repair it, sir. But to tell you the truth, you need a new car!
——选自《新概念英语》第一册，外语教学与研究出版社，1997年10月第1版
二、每课一词
crash
【源】
源于十四世纪晚期的crasschen，意思是“break in pieces; make a loud, clattering sound”。
【音】
[kræʃ]
【义】
crash既可以用作名词，也可以用作动词，主要表示“撞击；坠毁”。如：
The building fell with a crash as loud as thunder.建筑物轰隆一声倒塌了，声如雷鸣。She was frightened that the plane would crash.她害怕飞机会坠毁。
三、更多拓展
repair
该词大多用作动词，主要表示“美修理”。如：
She turned the chair on its side to repair it.她把椅子翻转过来修理。
repair也可以用作名词。如:
He sent his car to the garage for repair.他把汽车送到修车厂修理。