汽车英语教学课件-1.1汽车.pptVIP

Automobile English Chapter One Engine Unit 1 Text A Internal Combustion Engine Mechanical Words 1. chamber /t?eimb?/ n. 室，箱 2. rod /r?d/ n. 连杆 3. crankshaft /kr??k?ɑ:ft/ n.?机轴，曲柄轴 4. rotate /r?uteit/ v. 旋转，扭转 5. expel /ikspel/ v. 驱逐，排除 6. inlet /inlet/ n. 入口，进口 7. vaporize /veip?raiz/ v.? (使)蒸发 8. beetle /bi:tl/ n. (德国)大众牌小汽车，大众甲壳虫 9. aluminum /?lju:min?m/ n.?铝 10. camshaft /k?m?ɑ:ft/ n.?凸轮轴 11. lobe /l?ub/ n. 凸轮叶 12. synchronize /si?kr?naiz/ vt.?使同步，使同时发生 Language Points Engine is used to produce power. The chemical energy in fuel is converted to heat by the burning of the fuel at a controlled rate. 译：发动机用来产生动力。燃料中的化学能在一定比率控制下燃烧转换为热能。 convert，意为“转化”的意思，“be converted to”意为“转化为……”。 TDC (Top Dead Center): the position of the crank and piston when the piston is farther away from the crankshaft. 译：上止点（TDC）：当活塞最远离曲轴时，曲柄与活塞的位置 。 farther away from意为“距离……极其遥远”，farther是far的比较级。 3. The majority of engines in motor vehicles today are four-stroke, spark-ignition internal combustion engines.? 译：时下，大部分汽车的发动机都是四冲程、火花点火内燃机。 four-stroke，意为“四冲程”，“数字+名词单数”构成的合成形容词。如：four-age, three-foot，等等。 Language Points 4. Motor vehicles will have from 3 to 12 cylinders which are arranged in the engine block in several configurations. 译：汽车发动机一般可拥有3至12个气缸，它们以不同的排列方式构成发 动机机组。 “which”为关系代词，在从句中作主语，先行词为“cylinders”。 5. Flat engines use two opposing banks of cylinders and are less common than the other two designs. 译：卧式发动机则是相对的水平放置两列气缸，相对于前面两种类型，这 种类型并不常见。 6. As the pistons move up and down, they turn the crankshaft just like your legs pump up and down to turn the crank that is connected to the pedals of a bicycle. 译：当活塞上下运动时，它们转动曲轴，就像你通过腿上下移动自行车的 脚踏板来转动曲柄一样。 move up and down表示“上下运动”，“pump up and down”表示“上下推动” 之意。 Grammar Comprehension Questions Answer the following questions after or while reading. 1. What is the internal combustion and the external combustion engin