本书结合汽车专业英语的教学经验，注重培养学生的综合能力；内容主要选自国内外知名教材、权威网站，力求反映当今主要汽车的新结构、新技术；注重信息的筛选，深度适宜，篇幅符合大多数高等院校的教学要求；由浅入深，循序渐进，符合认知规律，便于学习；条理清晰，文字规范，语言流畅，图文结合，便于理解。可供各大专院校作为教材使用，也可供从事相关工作的人员作为参考用书使用。

本书参考了国内外知名教材和权威网站的专业文献，在注重介绍当今主要汽车新结构、新技术的同时，加强了汽车服务类专业人员所需汽车服务信息的内容，满足了汽车类专业学生综合性专业知识结构的要求。本书每篇课文提供相关的专业背景资料，便于课文内容的理解。对于课文中一些重点内容，给出了相关的参考译文，对于重点词汇也有释义。同时在每篇课之后，本书还提供一篇与课文内容相关的专业文献，作为泛读内容。因此本书涵盖的信息量大大增加，弥补了以往此类教材信息量较少的不足。

本书可供普通高校汽车工程类专业教学使用，也可作为国内汽车工程类专业就业群体学习提高和汽车工程行业职工培训教材或教学参考读物使用。

前言

Lesson 1 History of the Automobile

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials The Development of Automobile

Lesson 2 Structure of Automobiles

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Car Classification

Lesson 3 Engine Construetions

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Internal Combustion Engine Classification

Lesson 4 Fuel System

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials How Direct Injection Engines Work

Lesson 5 Cooling System

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Radiators

Lesson 6 Lubrication System

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Fluid Bearing

Lesson 7 Charging System

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Lead-acid Batteries

Lesson 8 Ignition System

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Ignition System

Lesson 9 Starting System

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Material Starter Motor

Lesson 10 The Drive Line

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Four-wheel Drive

Lesson 11 Manual Transmission

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Semi-automatic Transmission

Lesson 12 Automatic Transmissions

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials CVT

Lesson 13 Braking System

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Anti-lock braking system"

Lesson 14 Suspension System

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Important Properties of Suspension

Lesson 15 Steering System

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Power Steering

Lesson 16 Monocoque Construction Body

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Automotive Design

Lesson 17 Lighting System

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials History of Modern Lighting and Lighting System Maintenance

Lesson 18 Air Conditioning Systems

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Choosing and Using Alternative Refrigerants for Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning

Lesson 19 The Brief History of Electric Vehicle Technology

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Electric Car

Lesson 20 The Electric Hybrid Vehicle

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Hybrid Vehicle Drivetrain-"

Lesson 21 Automobile System Diagnosis

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Auto Mechanic

Lesson 22 Automobile Maintenance

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Automotive Technician Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement

Lesson 23 Vehicle and Engine Analyzers

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials On-board Diagnostics

Lesson 24 Safety and Performance Testers

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Automobile Safety

Lesson 25 The 5W's of World Class Customer Service Training

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Customer Relationship Management

Lesson 26 Selling a Car Online

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Car Dealerships in North America

Lesson 27 Automobile Marketing Skills

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Integrated Marketing

Lesson 28 Vehicle Insurance

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Auto Insurance in the United States

Lesson 29 New Car Assessment Program

 New Words & Terms

 Questions

 Reading Materials Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP)

Lesson 30 Estimating for Automobile Repair-.

 New Words & Terms

 Notes

 Questions

 Reading Materials Vehicle Recovery

Vocabulary

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