汽车专业英语培训.ppt

Unit 4.5 Air Bag System  Contents Pre-questions II. Text Explanation III. Exercises What is the Air Bag System comprised of? Pre-questions Why are more and more cars equipped with air bags? How does the air bag system work? Pre-questions Words and Phrases 1. frontal [5fr?ntl] n. 前沿 2. cushion [5kuFEn] n. 垫子, 软垫, 衬垫 3. inflate [in5fleit] vt. 使膨胀, 使得意, 使(通货)膨胀, 使充气 vi. 充气, 膨胀 4. supplement [5s?pliment] v. ;n. 增补,补充; 增补 5. moderate [5m?d?rit] n. ; v. 缓和,缓冲; 减轻,节制 6. occupant [5?kjup?nt] n . 占有人,占有者 8. protrude [pr?5tru:d] vt. 使伸出, 突出 9. fraction [5fr?k??n] n. 片断,片刻,小部分 10. fold [f?uld] v. 折叠,笼罩; 对折起来 II. Text Explanation 11. differentiate [,dif?5ren?ieit] v. 区分,分别; 使变异 12. deploy [di5pl?i] v. 展开, 调度 13. warrant [5w?r?nt] v. ; n. 认为正当, 担保; 正当理由, 根据 14. inadvertently [5?n?d5v?:t?ntli] adj. 不经心的, 疏忽的 15. buffer [5bQfE] n. 缓冲器 16. restraint [ris5treint] n. 抑制, 制止, 克制 17. deceleration [di:7selE5reiFEn] n. 减速 18. cartridge [5kB:tridV] n. 弹药筒 19. lap [lAp] n.(坐时的)大腿前部, 膝盖,下摆 II. Text Explanation 20. supplemental restraint system 辅助约束系统 21. front-end collision 前端碰撞 22. crash sensors 碰撞传感器 23. safety sensors 安全传感器 24. indicator lamp 指示灯 25. under normal driving conditions 正常行驶状态 26. air bag 气囊 27. ignition key 点火开关 28. spiral cable 螺旋电缆 29. in the event of 如果…发生30. as a result 结果, 因此 31. fail to do 不能做… 32. as expect 如所期望的 II. Text Explanation Air bags supplement the protection provided by safety belts by protecting the head and chest in moderate to severe front-end collisions. 译文：安全气囊作为安全带的辅助保护装置用来在汽车发生碰撞时使司机头部和胸部免受伤害。 II. Text Explanation Driver deaths in frontal crashes are about 20 percent lower with air bags than in similar cars without them. 译文：装配有安全气囊的汽车发生正面碰撞造成的驾驶员死亡率比没有装配安全气囊的汽车下降了20%。 When electrical current flows through the igniter, it produces heat, which ignites the generant material within the inflator. 译文：当电流流过点火器时,它产生热量去点燃气体发生器内的某种物质。