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A man is having trouble with his car; it frequently stalls. So he goes to a garage, and asks them to fix it. They replace the transmission and put in new spark plugs. But his car still doesn't run right, so he takes it to another garage. At this second garage, the mechanic pokes around for ten minutes, then pulls a screwdriver out of his belt and tightens a screw. And now the car runs perfectly. But the man is irate when he gets a bill in the mail for $200. He storms back to the mechanic, and says, 'This is outrageous! All you did was tighten a screw, and you ask for $200! I want an itemized bill!' So the mechanic takes out a pad and pencil, and writes down an itemized bill, as follows:
Labor: turning screw $5
Knowing which screw to turn: $195
PALABRAS NUEVAS
STALL
[stɔ:l]
tec. calarse por sobrecarga del motor/falta de combustible, av. bloquearse por pérdida de velocidad, etc.
TRANSMISSION
[trænz'miʃn]
caja de cambios
SPARK PLUG
['spa:k 'plʌg]
1. aut. bujía
POKE
[pouk]
I. 1. empujar, pinchar, hurgar, meter
poke around poke about, col. andar buscando
SCREWDRIVER
['skru:draivə]
n destornillador
TIGHTEN
[taitn]
v apretar(se), tensar(se), estirar(se)
to TIGHTEN up a screw apretar un tornillo
IRATE
[ai'reit]
a furioso, enojado, irritado, enfurecido, airado
STORM
[stɔ:m]
I. 1. tormenta
to STORM at regañar
OUTRAGEOUS
[aut'reidʒəs]
1. atroz, brutal, escandaloso
Itemized bill
['aitəmaizd bil]
Descripción detallada de la factura
PAD
[pæd]
6. libreta, cuaderno
TURN
[tə:n]
I. 1. girar(se), rotar