汽车专业英语-1-automotive-basics

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1、汽车专业英语SpecialtyEnglishforAutomobileBodyBrakingEngineSuspensionSteeringPowertrainElectricalsystemChassisChapter1AutomotiveBasicsWhat’sthemainpartsofanautomobile?Today’saveragecarcontainsmorethan15,000separate,individualpartsthatmustworktogether.Thesepartscanbegroupedintofourmajorcategories:body,engin

2、e,chassisandelectricalequipment。现在的车辆一般都由15000多个分散、独立且相互配合的零部件组成。这些零部件主要分为四类：车身、发动机、底盘和电气设备。1.1BodyAnautomobilebodyisasheetmetalshellwithwindows,doors,ahoodandatrunkdeckbuiltintoit.Itprovideaprotectivecoveringfortheengine,passengersandcargo.汽车车身由金属薄板外壳和窗户、车门、发动机罩、行李箱盖等组成。汽车车身为发动机、乘员和货物提供了保护。Hood：发动机

3、罩bonnet软帽Trunkdeck：行李箱盖Trunk/boot：行李箱靴子Luggage：行李baggageCargo：货物goodsThebodyisdesignedtokeeppassengerssafeandcomfortable.Thebodystylingprovidesanattractive,colorful,modernsappearanceforthevehicle.汽车车身的设计还应该保证乘员的安全舒适。车身的造型（款式）使得汽车看起来漂亮迷人、色彩斑斓、时尚前卫。ThreepointsseatbeltinacarFivepointsharnessinaracingca

4、r铠甲甲胄Airbag1885Benz1927FordmodelT1934CitroënTractionAvant1953MorrisMinorSeries2MinicooperAsedanhasanenclosedbodywithamaximumof4doorstoallowaccesstothepassengercompartment.Thedesignalsoallowsforstorageofluggageorothergoods.Asedancanalsobereferredtoasasaloonandtraditionallyhasafixedroof.Therearesoft-t

5、opversionsofthesamebodydesignexceptforhaving2doors,andthesearecommonlyreferredtoasconvertibles.轿车车身为封闭式，乘员通过车门进出，轿车最多有4个车门。另外车身的设计还应考虑行李和货物的存放。传统的轿车都是硬顶车身。活顶乘用车（敞篷车）的车顶是软顶，车身设计与普通轿车类似，但只有两个车门。行李箱行李==？发动机//发动机罩Trunk/bootLuggage/baggageEngine//hook/bonnetTheutilityorpick-upcarriesgoods.Usuallyithasstr

6、ongerchassiscomponentsandsuspensionthanasedantosupportgreatergrossvehiclemass.皮卡一般用来运载货物。为能承载更大的总质量，皮卡的底盘和悬架比轿车更结实。utility/pick-up:皮卡Grossvehiclemass：车辆总质量Curbweight汽车整备重量Lightvehiclevanscanbebasedoncommonsedandesignsorredesignssothatmaximumcargospaceisavailable.轻型货车一般是基于普通轿车设计的，或是重新设计使可用载货空间最大化。Ava

7、nisakindofvehicleusedfortransportinggoodsorgroupsofpeople.Itisusuallyabox-shapedvehicleonfourwheels,aboutthesamewidthandlengthasalargeautomobile,buttallerandusuallyhigherofftheground,alsoreferredtoasa