北师大版高中英语模块3--Unit 9 Wheels 2

[00:01.72]By the 1950s, cars with much more interesting
[00:05.07]designs were being¹ produced.
[00:06.95]Some of the car companies,
[00:08.59]like Cadillac, based² their designs on airplanes
[00:12.38]In the 1960s,
[00:14.26]the American public became bored
[00:16.10]with the choices offered
[00:17.46]by American car companies.
[00:19.78]Around this time a lot of stylish³
[00:22.05]but cheaper cars were coming out of Europe,
[00:24.54]made by companies like BMW and Mercedes.
[00:28.29]American-made cars stopped being as popular
[00:31.45]and the rule of the American car was ending.
[00:35.80]Today cars are a very important part
[00:37.87]of American culture.
[00:39.75]Wherever you go in America
[00:41.98]you can find highways⁴,
[00:43.09]multi-storey car parks,drive-in cinemas
[00:46.75]and drive-through fast food food restaurants,
[00:49.38]all built to suit the needs of car owners.
[00:52.78]Motor cars have changed America and the world.
[00:56.89]Cars, buses and taxis make our lives
[01:00.22]so much simpler.
[01:01.80]Traveling from place to place
[01:03.93]is now so much cheaper and easier.
[01:06.60]Roads now connect⁵ the biggest cities
[01:08.77]to the smallest towns
[01:10.67]so it's possible to go anywhere at anytime.
[01:14.02]And it all began with the American Model T Ford⁶
[01:17.24]

1 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

2 based   

v.立基于

参考例句：

• The movie is based on a real-life incident. 这部电影以现实生活中的一件事为基础。
• In borderline cases teachers will take the final decision, based on the student's previous work. 在难以定夺的情况下，教师将根据学生先前的作业做出最终评分。

3 stylish   

adj.流行的，时髦的；漂亮的，气派的

参考例句：

• He's a stylish dresser.他是个穿着很有格调的人。
• What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world.巴黎女性时装往往会引导世界时装潮流。

4 highways   

n.公路( highway的名词复数 )；公用通道；（空中，水上或陆上的）直接航线或路线；最好的途径

参考例句：

• Rivers are generally highways that speed trade and communication. 河流通常是促进贸易和运输的通道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The country is planning a major overhaul of its highways. 该国正计划对全国公路进行大规模的检修。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 connect   

vt. 连接, 联合, 联系;vi. 连接, 联合, 联系;

参考例句：

• I cannot connect the two things in my mind.在我心中,我无法将这两件事情联系在一起。
• The wires connect under the floor.电线是在地板下接通的。

6 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。