汽车专业英语_课件第4章汽车专业英语_课件.pptVIP

　　Being caught in a long traffic jam on a hot day can be purgatory with all the exhaust fumes coming straight into your open windows, particulary if you are dressed for business－wet under the arms and hot under the collar－probably the time when you most wished that you had bought a car with AC. Technical Words 　　air conditioning n. 空调 　　core n. 中心部分，铁芯；线芯，电缆芯; 气门芯 　　radiator n. 散热器(片)；辐射器；(无线电) 干扰源 　　elaborate adj.；v. 精心(制成的)，精巧的，复杂 的；精心制作，精加工 　　enormous adj. 巨大的，庞大的，极恶的，凶暴的 　　friction n. 摩擦 　　BTU=British thermal unit n. 英国热量单位 　　air conditioner n. 空调 　　dehumidify v. 除湿，减湿 　　moisture n. 湿度，水分，潮气 　　environment n. 环境，周围(情 况，介质)，外界 　　interior adj. 内部的，里面的 　　compressor n. 压气机，压缩机 　　circulate v. (使)循环，环行， 流传，传播 　　refrigerant adj.；n. 致冷的，冷却的；(空调器/ 制冷系统)制冷剂 　　Freon n. 氟利昂 　　Xerox n. 施乐(复印机) 　　evaporator n. (空调器)蒸发器 　　condenser n. 冷凝器，电容器，聚光器 　　expansion valve n. (空调器)膨胀阀 　　humid adj. 湿的，湿气重的 　　puddle n. 水坑 　　suffocate v. 窒息 Phrases and Expressions 　　air conditioning and heating system　空气调节和加热系统 　　cleans and dehumidifies 　　清洁和除湿 　　open flame 　　明火 Notes on the Text 　　1．?Not only do we depend on our cars to get us where we want to go, we also depend on them to get us there without discomfort. 　　我们不仅靠汽车去我们想去的地方，而且还要让汽车将我们舒适地送达。 　　2．Your car’s air conditioner cleans and dehumidifies (removes excess moisture), the outside air entering your car. 　　你的轿车里的空调起到清洁和除湿(带走多余的水气)的作用，把外面的空气带进你的轿车里。 Fig.4.3.1 The main lighting switch 　　Individual switches are provided for special purpose lights such as directional signals, hazard warning flashers, back up lights, and courtesy lights. The main lighting switch may be of either the?“push-pull”or?“push-pull with rotary contact”?types. A typical switch will have three positions: off, parking, and headlamps. Some switches also contain a rheostat to control the brightness of the instrument panel lights. The rheostat is operated by rotating the control knob, separating it from