汽车专业英语Unit 1automotivebasics.ppt

汽车专业英语 Specialty English for Automobile 陈长梅 Body Braking制动 Engine Suspension 悬挂 Steering 转向 Power train动力系统 Electrical system Chassis Unit 1 Automotive Basics What’s the main parts of an automobile? Today’s average car contains more than 15,000 separate, individual parts that must work together. These parts can be grouped into four major categories: body, engine, chassis and electrical equipment 。 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。 1.1 Body An automobile body is a sheet metal shell with windows, doors, a hood and a trunk deck built into it. It provide a protective covering for the engine, passengers and cargo. 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：发动机罩 bonnet 软帽 Trunk deck：行李箱盖 Trunk / boot：行李箱 靴子 Luggage：行李 baggage Cargo：货物 goods The body is designed to keep passengers safe and comfortable. The body styling provides an attractive, colorful, moderns appearance for the vehicle. 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。 Three points seatbelt in a car Five points harness in a racing car 铠甲 甲胄 Airbag The utility or pick-up carries goods. Usually it has stronger chassis components and suspension than a sedan to support greater gross vehicle mass. 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 Gross vehicle mass： 车辆总质量 Curb weight 汽车整备重量 Light vehicle vans can be based on common sedan designs or redesigns so that maximum cargo space is available. 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。 A van is a kind of vehicle used for transporting goods or groups of people. It is usually a box-shaped vehicle on four wheels, about the same width and length as a large automobile, but taller and usually higher off the ground, also referred to as a light commercial vehicle or LCV. However, in North America, the term may be used to refer to any truck with a rigid cargo body fixed to the cab, even up to large sizes. The body of commercial vehicles that transport goods are designed for that specific purpose. Tankers