關於汽車的英文文章閱讀

　　汽車工業在百年發展過程中經歷多次變革。變革使汽車業從手工行業發展成為世界性的龐大產業。經歷變革的汽車企業核心競爭力隨產業環境變化不斷得到提升。下面是小編帶來的，歡迎閱讀!

　　篇一

　　Development of the Automobile

　　The automobile has a long history.The French engineer Nicolas Joseph Cugnot built the first self-propelled vehicle ***Paris,1789***,a heavy,three-wheeled,steam-driven carriage with a boiler that projected in front; its speed was c.3 mph ***5 kph***.In 1801 the British engineer Richard Trevithick also built a three-wheeled,steam-driven car; the engine drove the rear wheels.Development of the automobile was retarded for decades by was limited to 4 mph ****** kph*** and until 1896 a person was required to walk in front of a self-propelled vehicle,carrying a red flag by day and a red lantern by night.The Stanley brothers of Massachusetts,the most well-known American manufacturers of steam-driven autos,produced their Stanley Steamers from 1897 until after World War I.

　　The development of the automobile was accelerated by the introduction of the internal-combustion engine.Probably the first vehicle of this type was the three-wheeled car built in 1885 by the engineer Karl Benz in Germany.Another German engineer,Gottlieb Daimler,built an improved internal-combustion engine c.1885.The Panhard car,introduced in France by the Daimler company in 1894,had many features of the modern car.In the United States,internal-combustion cars of the horseless buggy type were manufactured in the 1890s by Charles Duryea and J.Frank Duryea,Elwood Haynes,Henry Ford,Ransom E.Olds,and Alexander Winton.Many of the early engines had only one cylinder,with a chain-and-sprocket drive on wooden carriage wheels.The cars generally were open,accommodated two passengers,and were steered by a lever.

　　The free growth of the automobile industry in the early 20th cent.was threatened by the American inventor George Selden's patent,issued in 1895.Several early manufacturers licensed by Selden formed an association in 1903 and took over the patent in 1907.Henry Ford,the leader of a group of independent manufacturers who refused to acknowledge the patent,was engaged in litigation with Selden and the association from 1903 until 1911,when the U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the patent,although valid,covered only the two-cycle engine; most cars,including Ford's,used a four-cycle engine.The mass production of automobiles that followed,and the later creation of highways linking cities to suburbs and region to region,transformed American landscape and society.

　　篇二

　　用眼睛開的無人駕駛汽車

　　The car is self-driving, electric, and the front chairs can swivel round. And using iris recognition software you can start it using only your eyes.

　　這輛車全自動、電動、前方座椅可旋轉。並使用虹膜識別軟體，靠眼睛看就能啟動。

　　It might look like something plucked straight from the future, but Chevrolet’s latest innovation is actually their vision of tomorrow’s self-driving electric vehicle. Called the Chevrolet-FNR, it boasts a futuristic capsule design among other interesting features.The car is only a concept for now, but offers a glimpse and what some manufacturers are planning for the upcoming self-driving car era.

　　它看上去像是直接從未來穿越過來的，但是雪佛蘭的最新技術革新實際上是他們對未來無人駕駛汽車的願景。這款名為雪佛蘭-FNR的車，它自域有未來式的太空艙設計以及其他有趣的特徵。這車現在還只是一款概念車型，但是卻為一些製造商迎接即將到來的無人駕駛時代提供了一次遠瞻。

　　It was developed in Shanghai by GM’s Pan Asia Technical Automotive Centre ***PATAC*** joint venture.

　　它是由通用汽車泛亞汽車技術中心***PATAC***的合資企業在上海研製的。

　　Chevrolet said the car offered a ‘glimpse at mobility of the future.’

　　雪佛蘭表示，該車提供了一個“未來機動效能的展現”。

　　It has crystal laser headlights and taillights and ‘dragonfly’ dual swing doors that open upwards.The car also has magnetic hubless electric wheel motors and a wireless autocharging system.

　　這款車型擁有水晶鐳射的前大燈和尾燈以及“蜻蜓”式向上開啟的雙扉門。該車還擁有磁性無輪轂電動機和一個無線自動作業系統。

　　While in self-driving mode, the front seats of the vehicle swivel 180 degrees to face the rear seats, so the driver can talk to their passengers.

　　無人駕駛模式啟動時，前面的駕駛座就會旋轉180度向後面對著後座，所以駕駛員可以跟乘客聊天。

　　Using a gesture control feature, though, the driver can switch to manual control mode whenever they want.

　　它可以用手勢控制功能，不過要是司機需要的話也可以啟用手動控制模式。

　　‘The FNR concept reaffirms Chevrolet’s commitment to offer electric vehicles that meet customer’s lifestyles and are within their reach,’ said Alan Batey, head of global Chevrolet.

　　雪佛蘭全球負責人Alan Batey說：“FNR的概念重申了雪佛蘭的理念——致力於為迎合顧客生活方式而製造電動汽車”。

　　篇三

　　會飛的汽車將誕生!

　　Flying cars has always captivated the world's imagination. Now, one company claims it is one step closer to making the technology a reality after releasing new designs for its revolutionary vehicle known as the TF-X.

　　飛行汽車一直以來都吸引著全世界的想象力。如今，一家公司釋出了一款名為TF-X的革新運載工具的最新設計，聲稱他們朝著把技術變為現實又邁進了一步。

　　Terrafugia's concept vehicle - which doubles as both a plane and a land car - has fold-out wings with twin electric motors attached to each end.These motors allow the TF-X to move from a vertical to a horizontal position, and will be powered by a 300 hp engine.

　　Terrafugia公司的概念車既可作飛機又可以作汽車，一對可摺疊機翼各按有一個馬達，保證TF-X可以從縱向朝水平方向移動，其引擎驅動達300馬力。

　　Thrust will be provided by a ducted fan, and the vehicle will have a cruising speed of 200 mph ***322 km/h***, along with a 500 mile ***805 km*** flight range.

　　導管風扇提供推力，飛行汽車的巡航速度可達每小時200英里***322千米/小時***，巡航里程可達500英里***805千米***。

　　The company says its aim is to provide 'true door-to-door transportation,' with the vehicle capable of being parked in a home garage like an ordinary car.The planned four-person TF-X will be semi-autonmous and use computer-controls so that passengers can simply type in a destination before taking off.

　　公司稱他們的目標是提供真正的“門對門的交通運輸”，飛行汽車可以像普通汽車一樣停在自家車庫裡。TF-X計劃四人座，由電腦半自動控制，乘客只要起飛前輸入目的地即可。

　　However, Massachusetts-based firm Terrafugia says the TF-X will still be another 8-12 years in development.

　　然而，總部設在馬薩諸塞州的Terrafugia公司稱，TF-X還要8至12年才能成形。

　　They have been dreaming about flying cars since the turn of the 20th century. The Transition street-legal airplane is the first step on the road to the practical flying car.They're making personal aviationprogressively safer and more accessible to a broader segment of the population.

　　Terrafugia公司稱自20世紀之交，他們一直夢想做飛行車。Transition這款飛機可以在路面行駛，這是他們邁向真正飛行汽車的第一步。他們在不斷優化其安全性，並讓更多人接觸到私人飛行。