本书以公路运输为主线,系统地选编了有关汽车构造、交通环境、交通**、运输车辆和运输管理、物流管理等方面的英语课文共38篇。为便于自学,书中对每篇课文中的语法难点和长句、难句作了较详细的分析,对常用英译汉翻译技巧进行了简要介绍,并附有生词解释。
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汽车运输和管理部门的技术人员和管理人员参考。

Unit One Structure of Automobile
Lesson 1 Fundamentals of Automobile
Lesson 2 Internal Combustion Engine
Lesson 3 Fuel Systems
Lesson 4 Drivetrain
Lesson 5 Automatic Transmissions
Lesson 6 The Steering System
Lesson 7 The Brakes
Lesson 8 The Electrical System
Unit Two Vehicles and Environment
Lesson 9 The Environment and Automotive Technology
Lesson l0 Production, Use and Legislation
Lesson 11 Raw Materials, Energy and Fuel
Lesson 12 Commercial Vehicle Emissions in Perspective
Lesson 13 The Future Role of the Bicycle
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 Vehicle
Lesson 19 The Braking Performance of Vehicles and the Role of Braking in Accidents
Lesson 20 What Happens to Vehicles in Accidents(PartⅠ)
Lesson 21 What Happens to Vehicles in Accidents(PartⅡ )
Lesson 22 Protective Measures
Unit Four Transport Management and Vehicles in Transport
Lesson 23 Speed Limits
Lesson 24 Motorway Driving
Lesson 25 Vehicle Fuel Economy
Lesson 26 Mobile Communications and Information Technology in Transport
Lesson 27 Quality Management in Transport
Lesson 28 Vehicle Dimensions
Lesson 29 Some Constructional Requirements
Lesson 30 Annual Testing of Goods Vehicles
Unit Five Logistics Management
Lesson 31 Logistics and the Supply Chain
Lesson 32 Competitive Advantage Provided by Logistics
Lesson 33 Supply Chain Costing: An Activity-Based Perspective
Lesson 34 The Supply Chain Initiative
Lesson 35 Global Logistics
Lesson 36 Just-in-Time
Lesson 37 Lean Thinking
Lesson 38 Logistics Future Challenge--The New Supply Chain Environment
Vocabulary
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