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1、汽车专业英语UNIT1IntroductiontoCarsPassageAKindsofCarsCarsoftodayhavedevelopedintomanydifferentbodystylesbefittingtheirvarieduses.befit[bi'fit]v.适合，适宜，合式varied['vɛərid]a.各种各样的Someofthesestylesarelistedbelow:Three-doorhatchbacksedan,four-doorsedan,five-doorhatchbacksedan,two-doorhardtop,four-doorhardtop,
2、stationwagon,pickup,vanandoff-roadsportcars.hatchback['hætʃ'bæk]n.有仓门式后背的汽车，掀背车，揭背式sedan[si'dæn]n.（美）轿车hardtop[hB:dtCp]n.有金属顶盖的汽车pickup['pikʌp]n.皮卡，小卡车stationwagon小旅行车，旅行轿车Thebeststyleforyoudependsontheusetowhichyou’llputthecar,whereyoulive,theamountofdrivingyoudo,yourfinancialresources,andyourper
3、sonaltastes.financial[fai'nænʃəl]a.金融的，财政的Themostcommonofthesestyles—thefamilyautomobiles—comeinmanyformsandareavailableinfourbasicsizes:subcompact,compact,intermediate,andfull-size.subcompact['sʌb'kɔmpækt]n.超小型汽车compact['kɔmpækt]a.紧凑的，紧密的n.紧凑型汽车intermediate[intə'mi:diət]a.中级的，中间的n.中型汽车full-size['
4、ful'saiz]a.全长的n.大型汽车SubcompactsCarsofthissizeoftenhavethelowestoriginalcostanddeliverthebestfueleconomy.originalcost原始成本，原价，原值Subcompactsgenerallyprovidethebesthandlingandeasiestmaneuveringandparking.maneuvering[mə'nu:vəriŋ]n.操纵However,duetotheirshorterwheelbase(distancefromcenteroffrontwheeltocen
5、terofrearwheel)andtheirlighterweight,subcompactsgiveasomewhatfirmerride,whichsomepeopleprefer.wheelbase['wi:lbeis]n.前后轮之车轮轴距离，轴距Subcompactshavethree,fourorfivedoorsandaredesignedtoseatfourpassengerscomfortably.Currentsubcompacthatchbacksareapproximately3900 mmlong.Inaddition,manypeoplefindthemselv
6、escrowdedinsideasubcompact,especiallysometimesintheminusculebackseats.minuscule[mi'nʌskju:l]a.微小的，小写字的Despitetheirimpressivegasmileagefigures,however,subcompactoverallmaintenancecostcansometimesrunhigherthantheirlargercounterparts.counterpart['kauntəpɑ:t]n.相似之物gasmileage一加仑汽油所行驶的里程maintenancecost维
7、修费用，维修成本，保养费Thisisduepartlytotheoftencrampedquartersinwhichenginepartsareinstalled.cramped[kræmpt]a.狭窄的，拥挤的Repairingpartscostmore,too,particularlyfortheimportedcars.Examplesofsubcompactcars:Figure1-1Ford:Fiesta;F
