大学英语第四册Unit2.pptVIP

General Motors(通用汽车) Ford Motor Company DaimlerChrysler （戴姆勒-克莱斯勒）: Toyota Mercedes-Benz Mazda Nissan Honda (Fit) Do you want to own a car? Background information The invention of cars The first self-propelled机动式 car was built by Nicolas Cugnot in 1769 which could attain speeds of up to 6 kms/hour. In 1771 he again designed another steam-driven engine which ran so fast that it rammed into a wall, recording the world’s first accident. (1) Turn sth. into/become a reality e.g. Working at home and communicating with fellow workers via their PCs has become a reality for some. (2) lucrative: producing much money；profitable e.g.: Many ex-army officers have found lucrative jobs in private security firms. (3) Presently: at the present time, now; after a short time; soon e.g.: We presently have no planes to expand our business overseas, but that may well change in the future. (4) manufacture: make goods on a large scale using machinery e.g.: Britain now manufactures approximately 40 percent of Europe’s desktop computers 5) approximately: fairly correct or accurate but not completely so e.g.: Approximately $150 million is to be spent on improvements on school buildings. 6) eliminate: remove, esp. sb./sth. that is not wanted or needed；get rid of (eliminate sth.; eliminate sth. from sth.) e.g. : If you think you may be allergic过敏的 to a food or drink, eliminate it from your diet. 7) vapor: a mass of tiny drops e.g.: Pure steam is a dry and invisible vapor. 8) in the air: in the earth’s atmosphere; uncertain, not yet decided e.g.: There is a peculiar smell in the air. 9) start up: begin or begin working, running, happening, etc; e.g.: Peter looked in his mirror and started up the engine. 10) alert: warn sb. That there may be danger, trouble, etc. (alert sb.; alert sb. to sth.) e.g.: Why weren’t the police alerted? 11) lane: a division of a road, street, or highway wide enough for a single line of motor vehicles e.g.: The newly-built highwa