李清民主编的《汽车技术（英语版）》以全英文的体例讲述了汽车的构造和工作原理。编者在国外教学的两年期间，结合了国外汽车专业教材和英语教学的特点，参考了大量的英文教学和参考书籍编写了此书。

本书共分23个单元，其中1～11单元介绍发动机的基本概念，工作原理和构造；12～23单元介绍底盘各总成结构和工作原理，其最大特点是：内容全面细致，每部分内容结构完整连续，语言使用规范准确，是纯正的英文书籍。在具体内容方面，既有传统的汽车结构、工作原理和检测维修，又有较先进且成熟使用的汽车技术，如电控燃油喷射发动机、混合动力、自动变速器和制动防抱死控制系统等。目前各高校正积极准备或已在推行双语教学，但在外文教材方面受到很大限制，本书适时地解决了这一难题，是理想的高等院校双语教学教材。对汽车专业不同专业方向的学生而言也是理想的专业英语教材。此外，本书也是汽车行业专业技术人员理想的英文参考书籍，对热切期望提高专业技术英语水平的读者会有帮助。

　　李清民主编的《汽车技术（英语版）》全面细致地介绍了汽车构造、汽车工作原理、汽车检测维修以及汽车新技术的相关知识。全书共分为23个单元，涵盖发动机和底盘几乎所有总成。其中发动机部分在传统基本构造基础上增加新的内容，如进气增压技术、柴油发动机共轨技术和混合动力汽车技术：底盘部分对自动变速器、无极变速器和制动防抱死系统（驱动防滑转系统）的结构及工作原理进行了细致的阐述。每个单元包括正文、词汇、例句解析和思考题四部分。

《汽车技术（英语版）》既可作为大学本科、专科院校汽车类专业的专业英语教材或汽车构造双语教学教材，也可作为专业技术人员对外技术交流的参考书。

Unit 1 The Reciprocating Piston Petrol Engine

 1.1 Modem requirements

 1.1.1 0ptimum performance

 1.1.2 Good fuel economy

 1.1.4 Minimum noise level

 1.1.5 Easy cold starting

 1.1.6 Economic servicing

 1.1.7 Acceptable durability

 1.1.8 Least weight

 1.1.10 Economic manufacture

 1.2 Engine nomenclature

 1.2.1 TDC and BDC

 1.2.2 Piston stroke

 1.2.3 Piston displacement

 1.2.5 Mean effective pressure

 1.2.6 Indicated and brake power

 1.2.8 Compression ratio

 1.3 0perating principles of four-stroke petrol engine

 New words and expressions

 Notes to the text

Unit 2 Combustion Chambers and Processes

 2.1 Combustion in the petrol engine

 2.1.1 Basic considerations

 2.1.2 Normal and abnormal

 2.2 Petrol engine combustion chambers

 2.2.1 Hemisphericalchamber

 2.2.2 Wedge chamber

 2.2.3 Bowl-in-piston chamber

 2.3 Combustion in the diesel engine

 2.4 Diesel engine combustion chambers

 2.4.2 Advantages and disadvantages

 2.5 Cylinder charge agitation

 2.5.2 Compression turbulence

 New words and expressions

 Notes to the text

Unit 3 Cylinder Assemblies and Piston

 3.1 Cylinder and crankthrow

 3.1.1 Considerations in cylinderdesig

 3.1.2 Arrangement of engine cylinders

 3.1.3 Crankthrow arrangements

 3.2 Cylinder block, crankcase and head

 3.2.1 Cylinder block construction

 3.2.3 Crankcase construction

 3.2.4 Cylinder head construction

 3.2.5 Cylinder head gasket

 3.2.6 Cylinder liners

 3.3 Pistons and connecting rods

 3.3.1 Piston construction and nomenclature

 3.3.2 Piston materials and expansion

 3.3.3 Gudgeon pins and their locatio

 3.3.4 Types of piston ring and nomenclature

 3.3.5 Piston ring materials and expansion control

 3.3.7 Big-end bearing and nomenclature

 3.4 Crankshaft assembly and main bearings

 3.4. 1 Crankshaft construction and nomenclature

 3.4.2 Flywheel with torsional vibration dampe

 3.4.3 Crankshaft timing wheel and pulley

 3.4.4 Crankshaft main bearings and nomenclature

 3.5 Crankshaft torsional vibration

 3.5.1 The causes of crankshaft vibratio

 3.5.2 Methods of mounting torsional vibration dampers

 3.6 Valve train

 3.6.1 Side camshaft, push-rods and rockers

 3.6.2 Identifying the parts ofa cam

 3.6.3 Hydraulic tappets

 3.6.5 Valve springs

 3.7 Timing drive

 3.7.1 Valve timing diagrams

 3.7.2 Methods of driving camshafits

 3.7.3 Variable valve timing

 New words and expressions

 Notes to the text

Unit 4 Diesel Fuel Injection Systems

 4. 1 General layout

 4.2 The in-line fuel injection pump

 4.2.1 Construction and operation

 4.2.2 Pumping element control

 4.2.3 Pumping element delivery valve

 4.3 Goveming the in-line fuel injection pump

 4.3.1 Minimum and maximum speed

 4.3.2 All-speed governor

 4.4 Construction and Operation of the Distributor Fuel Inj ection Pump

 4.5 Timing in-line fuel injection pumps

 4.6.1 Basic requirements

 4.6.2 Types of fuel injector nozzle

 4.7 Introduction to electronic

 4.7.1 Basic features of an electronic diesel control system

 4.7.2 Electronic unit injector

 New words and expressions

 Notes to the text

Unit 5 Petrol Engine Fuel Injection

Unit 6 Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Unit 7 Engine Lubrication

Unit 8 Engine Cooling, Vehicle Heating and Air Conditioning

Unit 9 Intake and Exhaust System

Unit 10 Forced Induction

Unit 11 Engine Emission Control

Unit 12 Friction Clutches

Unit 13 Layshaft Gearboxes

Unit 14 Fluid Couplings and Torque Converters

Unit 15 Epicyclic Gearboxes

Unit 16 Automatic Transmissions for Passenger Cars

Unit 17 Propeller Shafts and Joints

Unit 18 Differential

Unit 19 Suspension

Unit 20 Steering

Unit 21 Brakes

Unit 22 Anti-Iock Brakes and Traction

Unit 23 Wheels and Tyres

附录A 混合动力汽车（释译）

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