I still do not understand why it is impossible, in this country, to talk about someone without mentioning their salary, the cost of their car, the value of their house.

我至今仍弄不明白，为何在这样的一个国度中，谈论一个人时不谈论他的收入，他的车值多少，他房屋的价值是几乎不可能的。

youdao

Although you will often hear talk of cars ‘overtaking in the pitlane’ (meaning a car gaining track position through a better pit stop compared to a rival) this is a matter of race strategy.

同时，我们常常听到“维修区超车”这一说法（即通过更优的停站超越对手），那更多的是一种赛车策略。

youdao

'After I took this photo, I tried to talk to the shepherd but we didn't have more than ten words in common, so we got in our car and drove on.

我拍过照片后，试着跟放羊人交谈，但言语不通相互间只能明白个别字词。 我们只好回到车里上路离去。

youdao

My understanding is he was in a building in Chicago that was evacuated and he was driving -- he's written about this and discussed it -- but he was in Chicago, and I've heard him talk about leaving the building and getting in his car.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

It didn't hurt that he could "talk the same language" when tracking car parts across Europe--back in the day DeLorean cars were assembled in Northern Ireland, thanks to millions of dollars in development incentives from the British government.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The radio talk shows in L.A. these days yap constantly about the prices of houses, car commutes that never end and the breakdown of public services.

FORBES: California Leavin'