本书共有7个单元,每个单元由2~3篇课文组成,包括汽车专业知识和汽车文化知识两个方面的内容。汽车专业知识分别从汽车性能参数、汽车发动机、汽车底盘、汽车车身、汽车电气设备、汽车电控系统、汽车检测设备等方面讲解汽车各主要系统的构造与工作原理。
汽车文化知识涵盖汽车历史、世界著名汽车公司介绍、汽车名人以及与汽车相关的汽车大赛、汽车污染等。每个单元包括课文、词汇、课文注释、思考题、译文及相关练习。
Unit 1
Text 1 Automobile Performance Parameters
Text 2 The History of the Automobile
Unit 2
Text 1 The Automobile Engines
Text 2 The Ford Company
Unit 3
Text 1 The Automobile Chassis
Text 2 The Volkswagen Company
Text 3 The Nissan Company
Unit 4
Text 1 The Body Part
Text 2 Karl Benz
Text 3 Henry Ford
Unit 5
Text 1 Automotive Electric Equipments
Text 2 Soichiro Honda
Text 3 Formula One Motor Racing FAQ
Unit 6
Text 1 Electronic Control System
Text 2 The Future of the Automobile
Text 3 Is There a Fuel Cell in the Automobile’s Future?
Unit 7
Text 1 Automobile Checking and Measurement Equipment
Text 2 Automobile Pollution
Text 3 Automobile Industry and Its Economic Importance
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