新概念汽车实用英语U13.ppt

Airbag An unrestrained or improperly restrained occupant can be seriously injured or killed by a deploying airbag. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends drivers sit with at least 25 cm between the center of their breastbone and the center of the steering wheel. Children under the age of 13 years should always be properly restrained in a rear seat. * Words and Phrases air cushion 气垫 intended role 计划中任务 * Words and Phrases first instance 起初 complementary[k?mpl?ment?ri] a. 补充的；互补的 * Words and Phrases fall under 被列为；被归入于 tensioner [ten??n?] n. 张力装置；拉紧装置 * Words and Phrases telescopically[,telisk?pik?li] ad. 套叠地；可伸缩地 collapsible [k?l?ps?b(?)l] a. 可折叠的；可套缩的 steering column 转向柱，方向盘柱 * Words and Phrases pin down 查明；确定；使受约束 expertise [,eksp?ti:z] n. 专家的意见；专门技术 * Words and Phrases bladder [bl?d?] n. 膀胱 nitrogen [naitr?d??n] n. 氮 * Words and Phrases Chrysler 克莱斯勒（汽车） fleet [fli:t] n. 船队；舰队；车队 v. 飞过；掠过 * Words and Phrases deployment [di:pl?im?nt] n. 展开；打开 margin [mɑ:d?in] n.余地；页边空白；边缘 * Words and Phrases mass market 大量销售的；大众市场 budget car 廉价车 * Words and Phrases tailor [teil?] v. 缝制；使...适应 n. 裁缝师 posture [p?st??] n. 姿势；态度；情形 * Words and Phrases breastbone [brestb?un] n. 胸骨 infant restraint （汽车）婴儿坐椅 even if 即使；尽管；虽然； * Text：Airbag An airbag, also known as an Air Cushion Restraint System (ACRS), or the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) (reflecting the airbag systems intended role as a supplement to conventional restraints such as seat belts), is a flexible envelope commonly used for cushioning against hard interior objects (such as steering wheels), in particular for rapid inflation in the case of an automobile collision. * Airbag It is a passive safety component, rather than an active safety component (that is: it reacts after an accident has happened, rather than helping to avoid an accident in the first instance, like ABS or ESP). * Airbag Airbags are one component of a number of complementary components which fall under the umbrella term