| A: | Car trouble center. How may I help you? |
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| B: | My car won't start! Stupid old car! |
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| A: | Hold on, before you kick your car let's go through some possible problems. |
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| B: | Fine. |
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| A: | Ok, first of all, can you turn the key in the ignition? |
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| B: | Yeah! I am here with my friend and he thinks it may be the spark plug or the starter motor. |
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| A: | Those are possible problems, but tell me, when you turn the key, do you hear the starter motor crank? |
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| B: | Yeah, it sounds like it usually does when I start the car, but nothing else happens. The engine won't start. Should I maybe press the accelerator? |
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| A: | No. If you step on the accelerator pedal you can flood the carburetor and your car will never start. |
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| B: | So what do you think it is? |
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| A: | I know this may seem like a silly question, but does your car have gasoline? |
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| B: | Umm. yeah! Right! I got the car started! Thanks for your help! I told you to fill the tank! |
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| go through | | look at (something) in a careful way |
| ignition | | a device to start up the car |
| spark plug | | electrical device that ignites the gas by electric |
| starter motor | | an electric motor for starting an engine |
| crank | | to start (an engine, motor, etc.) |
| engine | | the device which helps cars getting running |
| accelerator | | a pedal that controls the throttle valve |
| carburetor | | mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion |