车辆工程专业英语重点汉译英

3）Piston Rings（活塞环）
In modern engines, each piston has three rings. (Piston in older engines
Gas Rings sometimes had four rings, or even five.) The inside surface of the ring fits in the groove on the piston. The ring's outside surface presses against the cylinder walls. 在新型发动机上，每个活塞有三个活塞环。（在老式发动机上，每个活塞有四个甚至五个活塞环）环的内侧装在活塞的环槽里，环的外表面紧压在气缸壁上。
2.2.5 Oil Pan or sump （油盘或油底盖）
4) The oil pump in the lubricating system draws oil from the oil pan and sends it to all working parts in the engine. The oil drains off and runs down into the pan. Thus, there is constant circulation of oil between the pan and the working pats of the engine. 润滑系的机油泵从油底壳抽出机油并把机油输送给发动机的所有工作部件。机油从油底壳流进流出.因而在油底壳和发动机的工作部件之间就有机油定向循环流动。 2.3.2 Piston Assembly(活塞总成)
缸体上，包括气缸、水套和油道，以及固定在缸体底部的曲轴等。 2.2.2 Cylinder Sleeves（气缸套）
2) Cylinder sleeves are used in engine blocks to provide a hard wearing material for pistons and piston rings. The block can be made of one kind of iron that is light and easy to cast while the sleeves uses another that is better able to stand up wear and tear. There are two main types of sleeves: dry and wet. 缸体中的气缸套为活塞和活塞环提供了一种坚硬耐磨的材料。缸体可以采用某种重量轻且易铸造的铁来制造，而缸套使用的却是另一种更加耐磨损的材料成。主要有两种类型的气缸套：干缸套和湿缸套。 2.2.3 Cylinder Head（缸盖）
Chapter 1 Automotive Basics（汽车基础）
(1) Today s average car contains more than 15,000 separate, individual parts that must work together. These parts can be grouped into four major categories: body, engine, chassis and electrical equipment 。
means must be provided to expel the burnt gas and recharge the cylinder with
a fresh petrol-air mixture: this control of gas movement is the duty of the valves; 活塞通过连杆和轴连接，使得气体带动轴旋转半圈。作功冲程耗尽了所有的气体，这样就必须采取相应的措施排出废气以及向气缸内再充入新鲜的可燃混合气：气体的运动由气门来控 。
5) N.B. No.4 piston is always performing the companion stroke to No.1: when the inlet valve in No.4 cylinder is fully open, No.1 cylinder inlet valve is fully closed --- this feature is useful to remember when checking valve clearances.注意4号活塞和1号活塞总是成对运行：1号气缸进气门全闭时，4号气缸进气门全开这个特点在检查气门间隙时是很有用的。
piston. In-line engines of light vehicles have just one cylinder head for all cylinders; larger in-line engines can have two or more. 气缸盖安装在缸体的顶部，就像安在房子上的屋顶一 样。缸盖的下方和活塞顶部形成燃烧室。轻型车上使用的直列发动机，所有气缸仅有一个气缸盖，较大的直列发动机有两个或更多缸盖。
(4) The purpose of the complete suspension system is to isolate the vehicle body from road shocks and vibrations, which will otherwise be transferred to the passengers and load. It must also keep the tires in contact with the road regardless of road surface.
(3)The internal combustion engine is most common: this obtains its power by burning a liquid fuel inside the engine cylinder. There are two types of engine: gasoline and diesel . Both engines are called heat engines; the burning fuel generates heat which causes the gas inside the cylinder to increase its pressure and supply power to rotate a shaft connected to the transmission . 内燃机是最常见的，其动力来自气缸里液体燃料的燃烧。发动机有汽油机和柴油机两种，都称为热机燃料燃烧产生热量，使得气缸内气体压力升高，从而提供动力，带动连接变速器的轴旋转. 1.3 Chassis（底盘） 1.3.3 Suspension（悬架）
2.2.1 Engine Block（发动机缸体）
1) The engine block is the basic frame of the engine. All other engine parts either fit inside it or fasten to it. It holds the cylinders, water jackets, and oil galleries. The engine block also holds the crankshaft, which fastens to the bottom of the block. 缸体是发动机的基体。发动机其它的部件都安装或固定在
Chapter 2 Internal Combustion Engine （内燃机）
2.1.2 Engine Terms（发动机条款）
2) Linking the piston by a connecting rod to a crankshaft causes the gas to rotate the shaft through half a turn. The power stroke "uses up" the gas, so
整个悬架系统的作用是隔离来自路的冲击和振动对车身的影响,防止它们传递给乘客和货物。另外不论路面如何,悬架系统都应该保持轮胎和路的接触。 1.3.4 Braking（制动）
(5) Drum brakes have a drum attached to the wheel hub, and braking occurs by means of brake shoes expanding against the inside of the drum. With disc brakes, a disc attached to the wheel hub is clenched between two brake pads. 在鼓式制动器上，制动鼓和轮毂连接，制动蹄张开压紧制动鼓内侧从而产生制动。在盘式制动器上，连着轮毂的制动盘，被紧紧夹在两个制动块之间。 1.4 Electrical system（电气系统）
当今的车辆一般都由15000多个分散、独立且相互配合的零部件组成。这些零部件主要分为四类：车身、发动机、底盘和电气设备。 1.1 Body（车身）
(2) The body is designed to keep passengers safe and comfortable. The body styling provides an attractive, colorful, modern appearance for the vehicle. 车身的设计要保证乘客安全舒适。车身的款 式使得汽车看起来漂亮迷人、色彩斑斓、时尚前卫。 1.2 Engine（发动机）
4) The connecting rod little end is connected to the piston pin. A bush made from a soft metal, such as bronze, is used for this joint. The lower end of the connecting rod fit the crankshaft journal. This is called the big end. 连杆小头与活塞销连接，连接处有像青铜这样软金属制成的衬套，连杆下端连接在曲柄轴径上，称为连杆大头。