本书以公路交通运输为主线，系统选编了有关汽车构造、车辆与环境、交通安全、运输管理和车辆、交通运输工程、物流管理6个单元的英语课文共38篇，对每篇课文中的部分长、难句进行了英译汉翻译，对其中的语法特点和语法难点作了较详细的分析或注释，对常用英译汉翻译技巧进行了简要介绍，并附有生词解释和词汇表。
本书为普通高等教育交通类专业规划教材，既可作为高等院校交通运输（汽车运用工程）和其他相关专业“专业英语”课程的教材，也可供具有一定英语基础的交通运输和管理部门的技术人员和管理人员参考。

前言
Unit One Structure of Automobile
Lesson 1 Fundamentals of Automobile
Lesson 2 Engines
Lesson 3 Fuel Injection System
Lesson 4 Ignition System
Lesson 5 Drivetrain
Lesson 6 Automatic Transmissions
Lesson 7 The Steering System
Lesson 8 The Brakes
Unit Two Vehicles and Environment
Lesson 9 The Environment and Automotive Technology
Lesson 10 Production, Use and Legislation
Lesson 11 Raw Materials, Energy and Fuel
Lesson 12 Commercial Vehicle Emissions in Perspective
Lesson 13 Environmental Product Considerations
Lesson 14 The Light Rail Option
Unit Three Traffic Safety
Lesson 15 The Main Features of the Road Accident Situation
Lesson 16 Characteristics Common to All Road Users
Lesson 17 The Features of Road Geometry
Lesson 18 Factors Influencing the Stability and Control of Vehicles
Lesson 19 The Braking Performance of Vehicles and The Role of Braking in Accidents
Lesson 20 What Happens to Vehicles in Accidents
Unit Four Transport Management and Vehicles in Transport
Lesson 21 Speed Limits
Lesson 22 Vehicle Fuel Economy
Lesson 23 Quality Management in Transport
Lesson 24 Vehicle Dimensions
Lesson 25 Some Constructional Requirements
Lesson 26 Annual Testing of Goods Vehicles
Unit Five Transportation Engineering
Lesson 27 Transportation and Transportation Engineering
Lesson 28 Modes of Transportation
Lesson 29 Highway
Lesson 30 Traffic Flow Theory
Lesson 31 Transportation Planning
Lesson 32 Intelligent Transportation Systems
Unit Six Logistics Management
Lesson 33 Logistics and the Supply Chain
Lesson 34 Competitive Advantage Provided by Logistics
Lesson 35 Supply Chain Costing: An Activity?Based Perspective
Lesson 36 Just in Time
Lesson 37 Lean Thinking
Lesson 38 Logistics Future Challenge—The New Supply Chain Environment
Vocabulary
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