汽车实用英语电子课件教学课件作者韩建保01课件.ppt

Automobile Practical English Unit One Contents I. Related Knowledge 1. What is the heart of an automobile? Engine is the heart of an automobile. 2. How many main units does the automobile consist of? What are they? Four main units. They are engine, chassis, body and electrical equipments. 3. We say the chassis is composed of four main systems, what are they? Transmission, suspension, steering and braking systems. II. Text A- Automobile Structure The modern automobile contains more than 15,000 separate, individual parts and comprises several structural and mechanical systems. individual parts 单个部件 structural 有一定结构的 As its name indicates, it obtains power by burning the fuel within the cylinders and converts the expanding force of the combustion into rotary force used to propel the vehicle. As its name indicates 顾名思义 convert…into… 把…转换为… force 力 The transmission system consists of clutch, gearbox, propeller shaft, rear axle and differential and the driving road wheels. transmission system 传动系 propeller shaft 传动轴 differential 差速器 The clutch or torque converter has the task of connecting and disconnecting the engine’s power from the driving wheels of the vehicle. clutch 离合器 torque converter 液力变矩器 The basic job of the suspension system is to absorb the energy of impacts of the tires along the road surface, and the shocks damp or dissipate that energy, using hydraulics, so that the suspended portion of the vehicle does not keep bouncing. impact 冲击 damp 衰减 dissipate 驱散，消失 Power steering is a system for reducing the steering effort on cars by using an external power source to assist in turning the steering wheel and make the vehicle easier to manoeuvre. steering effort 转向力 manoeuvre 熟练操作 The electrical system supplies electricity for the ignition, horn, lights, heater, and starter. The electricity level is maintained by a charging circuit. ignition 点火 horn 喇叭 starter 起动机 charging circuit 充电电路 III. Text B- Principle of Four-stroke Engine Of all a