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1、UnitSevenHenryFord Althoughyoumaynotownacarofyourown,youmusthaveheardofFordcars,oneoftheoldestmakeincarhistoryandcarindustry.ThetextpresentsadetailedstoryaboutthefatherofFordcarsandthebirthoftheworld-famousautomobiles. HenryFordwasbornin1863,onafarmnea
2、rDetroit.Helovedputtingmachinestogetheraswellastakingthemapart.Hewasalwaysdreamingofmachinestomakehisworkeasier.Hecouldmaketoolsoutofoddbitsofmetal. Insteadofworkingonthefamilyfarm,youngHenrywentofftoDetroitandbecameanengine-repairer.AttheNewYear'sdanceof1885
3、,HenrymetClaraJaneBryant,andfellinlovewithher.HenrybuiltClaraJaneahousewithhisownhands.Theyweremarriedandstayedtogetherforfifty-nineyears. Atthistime,therewereafew"horselesscarriages"ontheroads,butmostofthemweredrivenbyelectricityorsteam.HerrOttohadinventedan
4、enginewhichranonpetrol.Thousandsofpeoplepaidgoodmoneytoseethemodelengineworkingawaybyitself.Henrysawittoo.Atonceheimaginedanenginelikethat,onwheels,drivingacarorbicycle. Heknewthatheneededanelectricsparktolightthepetrolandstart6theengine.Buthedidnotknowhowtop
5、roduceone.Henrywasnotthesortofmantoletathinglikethatstophim.Hetriedtoworkeverythingoutforhimselfandhehadtoworkatnightsincehehadafull-timejobwiththeEdisonElectricCompanyinDetroit.ThenightbeforeChristmas,1893,HenryFordwasworkinginhisshed.Hisfirstpetrolenginewasre
6、ady－hehoped－torun.Itscylinderwasjustanoldpieceofgas-pipe. "Lendmeahand,dear,"hesaidtohiswife.Clarawaspreparingfornextday'sChristmasparty,butshewipedherhandsandacceptedthetinofpetrolwhichherhusbandhandedher.Henrypushedthestarting-wheelwhileClaraputthepetrolin.
7、Nothinghappened. "Tryagain,"saidHenry.Theenginecoughed.Flamesshotoutofit.Anditran. Atlast,in1896,thefirstFordcarwascompleted.Itwaslikeaboxplacedonfourbigbicyclewheels.Ithadanenginewithtwocylindersandnobrakes.Ifyouwantedtogobackwards,youhadtogetoutandpush.He
8、nrysatonaseatontop,likethedriverofahorse-drawncarriage,andsteeredwithasortofbar. Atlastthegreatmomentcame.ClarawatchedasHenryknockeddownpartoftheshedwallanddroveoffintothe
