不仅仅是一本车辆工程专业技术的英文版教材，又是一部规范的英语语言类书籍、一部车辆工程领域的百科全书。内容既对车辆工程专业的重要知识点有全面的覆盖，又进行了充分的拓展和延伸，在遵循与专业课程相对应的同时，注重相关知识体系的全面构建，保证结构的系统与严谨又不失内容的丰富和新颖。本书设置车辆工程基本知识、发展历程、汽车文化、车辆构造、保养与维修、市场与服务等六大部分，共计十七章，书后配有专业词汇的缩略词表，可实现简称、全称及中文名称的对照查询。教材的撰写注重知识结构与综合素质兼顾，内容组织上由浅入深，灵活匹配章节内容，除了建立良好的专业素养，又具备与其相适应的历史、文化、艺术等人文底蕴，章节设置与内容安排避免单一与枯燥，易于激发学生的学习热情，重点内容突出的同时又为学生提供了丰富的个性化选择。本书可作为高等院校车辆工程相关专业的英语教材，也是科技人员的参考工具，具有一定英语水平的普通读者也可以把它作为了解汽车，丰富相关方面知识、提高外语水平的科普读物。

CONTENTS
Section I Motor Vehicle Basics
Chapter l Introduction of Motor Vehicles
1. 1 Definition of Motor Vehicles
1. 2 Parts and Systems of Motor Vehicles
1. 2. 1 Basic Parts and Systems
1. 3 Motor Vehicles and Society
1. 3. 1 Promoting the Development of Social Economy
1. 3. 2 Accelerating the Road Transportation
1. 3. 3 Improving the Quality of Life
1. 3.4 Influencing Ecological Environment
1. 3. 5 Building Harmony of Motor Vehicles and Society
Reading Material
Chapter 2 Classification of Motor Vehicles
2.1 Functions
2. 1. 4 Trucks
2. 1. 7 Racing Cars
2. 1. 8 Vehicles for Special Transportation
2. 1. 9 Vehicles for Special Work
2. 1. 10 Agricultural Vehicles
2.3 Body Types
2. 3. 1 Sedans
2.3.2 Hardtops
2. 3. 3 Hatchbacks
2. 3. 4 Convertibles
2. 3. 5 Vans
2. 3. 6 Station Wagons
2. 3.7 Sport Utility Vehicles
2. 3. 8 Pickup Trucks
Reading Material
Section n Motor Vehicle Development
Chapter 3 History of Motor Vehicles
3.1 History of Foreign Automobiles
3. 1. 1 Steam Powered Vehicles
3. 1. 2 Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles
3.2 History of Chinese Automobiles
3. 3 Progress of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 4 Future of Motor Vehicles
4. 1 Lightweight Light Weight
4. 1. 2 Plastic and Polymers
4. 1. 3 Composite Materials
4. 2 Intelligence Smart Vehides
4. 2. 1 Safety Technologies
4. 2. 2 Automatic Technologies
4. 3. 1 Design of Structures
4. 3. 2 Diversity for Fuels
4. 4. 1 Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Section m Motor Vehicle Culture
Chapter 5 Notabilities of Motor Vehicles
5.1 Nicolaus August Otto
5. 1. 1 0ttos First Engine
5. 1. 2 Partnership with Langen
5. 1. 3 The Four-Stroke Engine
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