专业英语第七章.

pressure plate 压盘
clutch cover 离合器盖 release bearing 分离轴承 release fork 分离叉
driven disk
Pressure plate and cover pressure plate
cover
flywheel
release levers and release yoke
release levers
release yoke
II. Text Explanation
The clutch has a clutch disc as its major part, and the clutch disc consists of a circular metal plate attached to a reinforced splined hub. circular [’sə:kjulə]adj. 圆形的, 环形的; 循环的 reinforce [’ri:ɪn,fɔ:s]vt. 增强; 加强 splined hub 花键毂 译文：离合器有一个离合器盘作为主要部件，离合器盘包 括一个圆形的金属盘，它与强化的花键毂连接在一起。 attached to a reinforced splined hub 是过去分词短语作状语 修饰metal plate
driving members control mechanisms pressing mechanisms
driven members
II. Text Explanation
In a car, you need a clutch because the engine spins all the time, but the car's wheels do not.
spin [spin] vt. & vi. 使…旋转
译文：汽车上需要一个离合器，因为发动机一直在旋转， 而车轮却不是（一直旋转）。
II. Text Explanation
In order to stop without killing the engine, the wheels need to be disconnected from the engine somehow.
I. Pre-questions
What is the function of the clutch?
Connect or disconnect the power from the engine to the drive line.
I. Pre-questions How many main parts does the clutch consist of ?
Unit 7 Clutch
Specialized English for Automobile
Contents
I. Pre-questions
II. Text Explanation III. Exercises
What will you do when you move the car？
What will you do when you change gears?
Release the clutch pedal
clutch
I. Pre-questions
Where is the clutch in the automobile?
A-engine B-clutch C-clutch pedal D-manual transmission
Diagram of car showing clutch location
II. Text Explanation
The clutch （ shown in Fig. 3-2 ） allows us to smoothly
engage a spinning engine to a non-spinning transmission by controlling the slippage betweenBaidu Nhomakorabeathem. slippage [’slipidʒ] n. 滑动 译文：离合器（图 3-2 所示）允许我们将旋转的发动机和 不转的变速器平稳地连接起来，这种连接通过控制它们之 间的相对滑动来实现。
Depress the clutch pedal Neutral position
First gear Depress the clutch pedal second gear
Start the car
First gear Release parking brake and the clutch pedal and push down gas
Fig. 3-2 Clutch
1-pressure plate; 2-driven disk; 3-flywheel; 4-clutch cover
II. Text Explanation
Most cars equipped with a manual transmission use a single clutch disc, a diaphragm type spring，a pressure plate and clutch cover assembly, a clutch release bearing, and a clutch release fork. single clutch disc 单片离合器盘 diaphragm type spring 膜片式弹簧
somehow 以某种方式，不知怎么
译文：为了使停车时发动机不熄火，车轮需要以某种方式
与发动机断开连接。
这句话中killing the engine 表示使发动机熄火
Somehow
我们必须设法在明天早上以前把工作做完。 We must get the work finished somehow by tomorrow morning. 不知怎么地我们迷了路。 Somehow we lost our way.