◆ 如何用英文解釋轎車和SUV的區別？

◆ 如何描述后座、車頂、后備箱等車的部件？

◆ 英文里有兩廂車和三廂車的概念嗎？

Identifying Cars 認汽車

(Driving on the interstate)

Mom: Did you know Daddy wants to buy a new car?

媽媽：你知道爸爸想買輛新車嗎？

Our little sedan is getting old and worn out.

我們的小轎車太老、太破了。

Child: Awww ... but I like this car.

寶寶：噢……但是我喜歡這輛車。

Mom: Well，we won&39;t go。

媽媽：嗯，要是它動不了了，咱們就不喜歡它了。

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so it's time to upgrade!

所以該升級了！

Child: Well，what are we getting?

寶寶：嗯，咱們要買什么樣的呢？

Mom: He's looking at crossovers.

媽媽：他在看跨界車。

They are a nice size with some extra storage space.

它們大小適中，還有額外的置物空間。

Child: What's a crossover?

寶寶：跨界車是什么？

Mom: It's like a small SUV.

媽媽：它就像小型SUV。

It is still a sport utility vehicle。

它還是運動型多功能車。

but it has a smaller frame.

但是它的框架更小。

Sometimes they are boxy

有的方方正正的。

and others have more of a sedan shape。

有的和轎車外形更像。

but are still bigger than the sedan.

但還是比轎車大。

Let's make a list of different cars you can find:

咱們列個單子，看看你能找到哪些不同的汽車：

sedan，SUV，crossover.

轎車、SUV、跨界車。

By the way，a sedan is a two or four door car with full rear seats.

另外，轎車是有后座的雙門或四門車。

Rear讀作 [ri?]。

It's the most commonly used car for daily transportation and usually cheaper.

它是最常用于日常交通的汽車，通常比較便宜。

An SUV is a sport utility vehicle

SUV是運動型多功能車。

and you can spot it

汽車的英文是car。英 [kɑ?(r)] 　 美 [kɑ?r]n. 汽車；車廂；吊艙 例句：A new type of car is on the market now.翻譯：現在一種新型小汽車正在上市。短語：hire a car 租車 近義詞 drag 英 。

你能認出它。

because it sits higher，is taller than a sedan。

因為它底盤較高，比轎車高。

and can sometimes have three rows of seats.

有時會有三排座位。

It has plenty of extra space.

它有充足的額外空間。

車頂一直延伸到汽車的后部。

汽車的英文是：car。讀法英 [kɑ?(r)] 美 [kɑ?r]n. 汽車，轎車；<美>（火車的）車廂；（火車上作特殊用途的）車廂（如餐車、臥鋪車廂）；（電梯的）梯廂，（索道或氣球的）吊艙；<文>戰車 詞匯。

which is also true for the station wagon and the crossover.

旅行車和跨界車也是這樣的。

I had a station wagon in my college days.

我上大學的時候有一輛旅行車。

It's a lot like the sedan except that the roof extends all the way to the back of the car.

它很像轎車，除了車頂一直延伸到汽車后部這點不一樣。

汽車英文是car; automobile; auto; motor vehicle; autocar。1、他正在學開汽車。翻譯：He is learning to drive.2、汽車的前端和車身分開了。翻譯：The front end of the car separated from the rest of the vehicle 。

Let's see ... that car speeding by is an SUV.

咱們看看……超過去那輛車是SUV。

Child: What's this one? (points to the sports car)

寶寶：這輛呢？（指著一輛跑車）

Mom: A sport car.

媽媽：是跑車。

跑車有兩個座位，零碎兒較少，后備箱空間小。

with more than average power in the engine。

發動機動力水平高于平均值。

不那么舒適，總重量較輕。

That one's a Mazda Miata.

那輛是馬自達米亞達。

See how the roof is fabric.

看，車頂是布的。

It's also a convertible -- the roof can come off.

它還是敞篷車——車頂可以打開。

It's great to drive on pleasant sunny days.

在晴朗的日子駕駛它是很愉悅的事。

Child: That's the one I want!

寶寶：這是我想要的車！

I would go so fast.

我會開得很快。

馬自達后面那輛肯定不是跑車。

That's a van，I know that.

那是輛面包車，我知道。

It's for moving lots of people or stuff.

它用來運輸較多人或貨物。

Mom: Yes，it has 7 to 8 seats

媽媽：嗯，它有7到8個座位。

and sliding doors in the back.

后邊有滑動門。

A minivan is just a smaller van

廂式旅行車就是較小的面包車。

Minivan是一種美國的汽車分類類型，GL8等車型在國內被稱為商務車或MPV。

and is popular with large families.

比較受大家庭的歡迎。

Child: Well，what does Grandpa use?

寶寶：嗯，爺爺開的什么？

Mom: He has a pickup truck.

媽媽：他有一輛皮卡。

它有封閉駕駛室，還有開放的載貨區叫貨箱。

which has a tailgate.

帶有后擋板。

Child: Whoa，look at that tiny car!

寶寶：哇，看那輛小車！

What are those called?

它叫什么車呢？

Mom: That's a microcar.

媽媽：那是微型車。

It's a very small car made for 1 or 2 people.

它是很小的車，只能乘坐1到2人。

That one's a Smart Car.

那輛是Smart。

There is also a compact car。

還有緊湊型車。

汽車的英文是：car 讀音：英 [kɑ?(r)] 美 [kɑ?r]car的基本意思是“汽車”，尤指私人小轎車，是可數名詞。car的另一個意思是“(火車)車廂”, the cars可作“一列火車”解。car還可作“火車”。

but that is more like a small sedan.

但是它就像小轎車。

More basic and cheaper than the sedan。

比轎車更基礎、更便宜。

but definitely bigger than a microcar.

但是肯定比微型車大。

Take a look at that one.

看一下那輛。

It's a hatchback，which means that the back opens upwards.

它是掀背車，意思是后備箱蓋可以向上打開。

英文里沒有兩廂車和三廂車的概念，而是用車型表達，比如hatchback就是一種典型的兩廂車。

更多汽車相關英文，可以點擊下方鏈接，查看第23章 坐汽車（（入選小雅與英美友人編寫的《你和寶寶說英語》一書，并配有15節學習課程。））