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美国历史《我们的故事》第十一集超级大国164:汽车时代即将到来

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And the journey that once took Eisenhower 62 grueling days now it can be done in 4.

艾森豪威尔用62天艰难走过的全国旅行,如今只需要4天

Those were the means can take to the roads.

以下是这条路建成的秘诀

There was nothing that could stop person from being what they want,

什么也阻挡不了人们成为自己想成为的人

going where they want, doing what they want.

去自己想去的地方,做自己想做的事

Freedom to travel where you want.

想去哪就去哪的自由

Freedom not to be stuck to where the trolley rails go.

不被铁路运行范围所限的自由

A freedom and life-style that came with it that really celebrate that sense that the car was your ticket to personal freedom.

这份自由及由此带来的生活方式真正颂扬了这一观点,即汽车是个人自由的通行证

This is a country that will not accept being shackled,

这是一个无法忍受羁绊的国度

perhaps because of our georgraphy and we are able to expand the wheel and move where we wanna to.

也许这是因为我们的地理环境,同时我们有能力将车轮推及每一个角落

Good roads need more cars.

好路需要更多的汽车

Bigger, faster, better.

更大 更快 更好的汽车

1946. 2 million of them are manufactured in America.

1946年,美国年产200万部汽车

And that's just the beginning.

这还只是个开始

It's the age of the automobile.

汽车时代即将到来

When I came to America, the first thing I want to think about,"How can I get hold of a car?"

我来到美国时首先考虑的是怎样弄到一辆车

I didn't have enough money.

我的钱不够

so I shared with two friends by a jalopy.

所以我和两个朋友一起买了一部旧车

I've crossed the country with that.

靠着它 我走遍了美国

I had a love affair with the car from the very beginning because this method of movement that can enable you to see vast, expansive space

我从一开始就疯狂地爱上了汽车,因为那种移动方式能够带我领略天地的广阔无垠

From as soon as they could get their hands on one,

美国人自从开上汽车以来

Americans have always liked their cars.

一直就爱开车

Now the whole country has fallen in love with the automobile.

现在举国上下 全都迷上了汽车

1955.Americans are spending $65 billion on car,

1955年,美国人花在汽车上的钱多达650亿美元

buying 8 million of them every 12 month.

每年汽车销量800万部

By now, the USA is making 80% of the world's automobiles.

此刻 美国的汽车产量已占到世界的80%

More than 20,000 cars a day roll off the production line across the country.

每天都有两万多辆汽车从全国各地的生产线上生产完成

Four times as many as the Model T at its height.

是T型车鼎盛时期产量的四倍

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grueling ['ɡruəliŋ]

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n. 惩罚;劳累 adj. 累垮人的;折磨人的 v. 使

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movement ['mu:vmənt]

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n. 活动,运动,移动,[音]乐章

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vast [vɑ:st]

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adj. 巨大的,广阔的
n. 浩瀚的太

 
wheel [wi:l]

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n. 轮子,车轮,方向盘,周期,旋转
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expand [iks'pænd]

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v. 增加,详述,扩展,使 ... 膨胀,
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