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ØType of sedan
– Notchback sedan
• A notchback sedan is a three-box sedan, where the passenger volume is clearly distinct from the trunk volume of the vehicle . The roof is on one plane, generally parallel to the ground, the rear window at a sharp angle to the roof, and the trunk lid is also parallel to the ground. Historically, this has been a popular and arguably the most traditional form of passenger vehicle.
all way in。
• 为关闭油门,应将踏板推到底。
– A four-stroke engine cycle consists of intake stroke, compression stroke, power stroke and exhaust stroke. • 四冲程发动机包含了进气、压缩、做功和排气等四 个冲程。
1926 Ford station wagon
1940 Pontiac woodie
Ø 商用车 Commercial car
– 客车 bus – Single-deckers // double-deckers – Articulated buses – Low-floor buses
– 小型客车 minibus
– Hatchback sedan 舱盖式
• Hatchback (a.k.a. liftback) sedans typically1941 Plymouth fastback sedan have the fastback profile, but instead of a trunk lid, the entire back of the vehicle lifts up (using a liftgate or hatch).
Ø专业英语==科技英语
– English for Science and Technology – 把英语和具体专业知识结合起来,用英语来说
明专业所涉及的事物或事实
Ø基础
– 英语 – 专业知识
• 汽车构造(含发动机)、内燃机原理、汽车理论
2、科技英语的内容
Ø 关注的焦点不同
1. 词汇:专业词汇的英文表达
• Notchback / fastback / hatchback
– Coupe // off-road – Station wagon
Ø Commercial car
– Bus // city-bus – Coach – Goods vehicle / truck / lorry – Trailer // tractor
Ø 乘用车
– 轿车
凹背式/斜背式/仓背式 三厢 两厢 box
– 小型车 // 越野 – 旅行车
Ø 商用车
– 客车 // 公共汽车 – 长途客车 – 货车/ 卡车 – 挂车 / 牵引车
• a car with a back that extends approximately horizontally from the bottom
2. 翻译
– 英翻汉 – 汉翻英 – 科技文章中英文写作方式的差别
• 英文中大量使用被动语态、祈使句、修饰词很多 • 翻译时应该注意中文的流畅
pEvery year, many cars are made in this factory.
pThe speed of a car is controlled by the engine transmission, the tire and the road surface.
• 8 and 30 seats
Ford Transit Toyata Coaster
– 城市客车 city-bus/transit bus/commuter bus/public bus: used for short-distance public transport purposes
– Coach: used to refer to a large motor vehicle for
Ø 乘用车 Passenger car
– 普通乘用车(轿车)
• Saloon :英 // Sedan:美
– 活顶乘用车:convertible saloon – 高级乘用车:驾驶室和座椅可隔开
• pullman saloon 卧铺车
– 小型乘用车:双门 coupe – 仓背乘用车(两厢):hatchback – 越野:off-road
– 货车 goods vehicle truck // lorry used for carrying goods and materials.
Ø牵引车//挂车 towing tractor/tractor // trailer
– Trailer: an unpowered vehicle pulled by a
The tolerance should not be so big. 此公差不应给这么大。(机械学) The importance of computer in the use of manufacturing can not be overestimated. 计算机在制造业应用上的重要性怎么估计也不会过高。 Heat-treatment is used to normalize, to soften or to harden steels. 热处理可用来对钢正火、退火或淬火。
– Two-door sedan (coupe)
• Beetle
Chevrolet Malibu
Ø Cross country vehicle 越野车 Ø SUV = Sports Utility Vehicle
运动型多用途车
Ø MPV=Multi Purpose Vehicle 多用途车 Ø RV = Recreation Vehicle 休闲车 Ø Racing car 赛车 Ø 皮卡:pick-up truck 轻型卡车
– Fastback sedan 斜背式
• A fastback sedan is a two-box sedan, with continuous slope from the roof to the base of the decklid, but excludes the hatchback feature.
Mechanical Engineering English
专业英语与基础英语的不同: 1. 掌握专业词汇是学好专业英语的基础,专业词汇的
含义和上下文有关,因此查阅专业书籍的Index并参照 课文确定词意是学习和掌握专业词汇的有效方法。 2. 英语科技文章在结构上也具有很多自身的特点,如 长句多,被动语态多,大量的名词化结构等,这都给对 英文原文的理解和翻译带来了基础英语中很难解决的困 难。
Mechanical Engineering English
专业英语与基础英语的不同:
3. 专业英语对听说读写译的侧重点不同,其主要要求 在于“读”和“译”,也就是通过大量的阅读对外文资 料进行正确的理解和翻译,在读和译的基础上,对听、 说、写进行必要的训练。
4. 专业外文资料由于涉及科技内容而往往极为复杂难 以理解,加之这类文章的篇幅通常很长,所以只有经过 一定的专业外语训练,才能完成从基础英语到专业英语 的过渡,达到英语学以致用的最终目的。
汽车专业英语 Specialty English for Automobile
Ø教材:
《汽车工程专业英语》 李俊玲 罗永革 机械工业出版社 ¥23.00 重大书店
辅助性的材料
Ø上课时间地点
– 3-4, 6-11周:星期一5,6节 A5310 – 3-4, 6-11周:星期四3,4节 A5202
1、什么是专业外语
to provide easy access for loading
– 特定词 robot/engine/mechanics – 外来词 science/technology/acoustic – 词缀 Bio-sensor – 合成 information highway – 简化 CAD/CAE/FEA/CD/DVD
Finite element analysis computational fluid dynamics Compact disk/ digital video disk
例子
– to look for work 找工作 – to convert heat to work 将热能转换为功
– The clutch plate is round.(形容词) – The wheel turns round the axle.(介词) – To close the throttle the pedal should be pushed
pWater could be used to cool the engine.
– 翻译的标准
• 信:忠实传达原文的意思 • 达:通顺流畅 • 雅:译文有文采
忠实原文,力求通顺
Ø 翻译的过程
– 理解原文
• 语境:涉及的知识内容 • 语法 • 词汇意思 • 专业的角度
– 初步的汉语表达:逻辑性、规范性 – 订正:通顺、文采
powered vehicle
– Semi-trailer: a trailer without a front axle. A
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