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Clearly, obviously (because it is visually obvious).

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I was driving down the Santa Monica freeway yesterday, headed towards downtown, when all of a sudden I see my engine light come on. ….., that’s not the sort of thing one likes to see.

Reporter: So how does it feel to have won the Grand Slam?
Guy jumping around on a tennis pitch: Woo hoo!!! I’ve won!!! Yeah baby!!! Yeehaw!!! Come on!!!
Reporter: He is, needless to say, a very happy man.

2
Q

A part of a road where drivers may stop in an emergency

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I was driving down the Santa Monica freeway yesterday, headed towards downtown, when all of a sudden I see my engine light come on. Needless to say, that’s not the sort of thing one likes to see. So I immediately pull over to the side of the road and park on the …….. . I pop the hood and look to see what the problem might be.

He stopped the car on the shoulder of the highway to change the flat tire.

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Q

омывающая жидкость

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was driving down the Santa Monica freeway yesterday, headed towards downtown, when all of a sudden I see my engine light come on. Needless to say, that’s not the sort of thing one likes to see. So I immediately pull over to the side of the road and park on the shoulder . I pop the hood and look to see what the problem might be. I’m no mechanic. I barely know how to change the oil and the …….‚ but perhaps something would pop out at me.

wiper fluid

4
Q

appear suddenly

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was driving down the Santa Monica freeway yesterday, headed towards downtown, when all of a sudden I see my engine light come on. Needless to say, that’s not the sort of thing one likes to see. So I immediately pull over to the side of the road and park on the shoulder . I pop the hood and look to see what the problem might be. I’m no mechanic. I barely know how to change the oil and the wiper fluid‚ but perhaps something would…….at me.

“Spring popped up everywhere in the valley”

5
Q

where cars and trucks are serviced and repaire

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The car didn’t overheat, since there was no steam coming out of the radiator . I checked the battery cables, and the battery was definitely not dead. I didn’t know quite what else to do, so I pulled out my cell phone and called AAA for a tow to the nearest ……..

a repair shop

6
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very high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price; usually used after the verb cost.

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The tow truck finally arrived and we went to a nearby mechanic. He checked everything, and then told me that he had found the problem: the engine light sensor was broken! I now had to take it into the dealer to get it fixed. Well, at least it didn’t end up c…..

That Polack costs me an arm and a leg, he thought
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