The Frankfurt Motor Show 崭新车款的华丽舞台－法兰克福车展
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- 创建于 2013年9月04日
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- 发布于 2013年9月04日
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Start your engine and get ready for one of the world’s best auto exhibitions. The Frankfurt Motor Show hosts car makers who want to show off their latest innovative models. The event occurs every two years and generally attracts over 900,000 car lovers. Nearly 1,000 brands from 30 countries come to show off their goods and create a spectacle. The cars on display range from the practical and affordable to the exotic and experimental.
发动你的引擎并且准备好参加世界上最顶尖的汽车大展。法兰克福车展迎接那些极欲展示自己最近创新车款的汽车制造商。此盛事每两年举办一次，通常可吸引超过90万名汽车迷入场参观。来自30个国家、将近一千个厂牌的车商齐聚一堂展示自家产品并且共创一个壮观场面。而展示的汽车类型从负担的起的实用车到异国的实验性车款都有。
The show’s first exhibition took place in a Berlin hotel in 1897. Visitors to that show had a mere eight cars to look at. However, the show gradually became popular enough for it to turn into a regular event. The 1939 show was one of the most memorable shows because that’s when Volkswagen first displayed its famous VW Beetle. In 1951, organizers moved the exhibition to Frankfurt and decided to make it a biennial event. As automotive technology keeps improving, every show is more sensational than the last.
这场盛事的第一次展览是在1897年于柏林的一家旅馆举办。当时的参观者只有极少数的八台车可以观赏。然而，这场汽车秀渐渐受到欢迎，最终足以让它成为例行盛事。1939年车展是最令人难忘的展览之一，因为当时福斯汽车首度展出它最有名的福斯金龟车。1951年，主办单位将车展移到法兰克福，并决定让它成为两年一度的车坛盛事。汽车科技日新月异，使得每一届法兰克福车展都比上一届更造成轰动。
单词发音
Vocabulary
engine [ˋɛndʒən] n. 引擎
Truck and bus engines burn more gas than those in scooters.
occur [əˋkɝ] v. 发生
(occur-occurred-occurred)
When big events occur, reporters show up to find out the facts.
practical [ˋpræktɪk!] adj. 实用的
Mark wanted a practical car that has lots of room and is not too expensive.
mere [mɪr] adj. 仅仅的，只不过的
Superman is a powerful alien, but Batman is a mere human.
gradually [ˋgrædʒʊəlɪ] adv. 逐步地，渐渐地
gradual adj. 逐渐的
It's impossible to learn a language in one day; you must learn gradually.
organizer [ˋɔrgə͵naɪzɚ] n. 主办单位
organize v. 组织; 筹划
The couple paid a wedding organizer to do all the planning.
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show off 卖弄, 炫耀
innovative [ˋɪno͵vetɪv] adj. 创新的
spectacle [ˋspɛktək!] n. 景象；奇观
exotic [ɛgˋzɑtɪk] adj. 外来的；外国产的
biennial [baɪˋɛnɪəl] adj. 两年一度的
automotive [͵ɔtəˋmotɪv] adj. 汽车的
sensational [sɛnˋseʃənəl] adj. 引起轰动的
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The Frankfurt Motor Show is a large event that occupies 12 buildings. A German giant, such as BMW, would get its own building. The 230,000 square meters that hold the show can fit 28 soccer fields. Despite the massive size of the place, the automakers attend to small details and design their displays wonderfully.
法兰克福车展是个占据12栋场馆的大型展览，像是BMW这样的德国汽车制造龙头会拥有自己的一栋场馆。总面积23万平方公尺的展场可塞进28座足球场。尽管使用场地如此宽大，各家车商们仍致力于细节且将陈列展场设计的极为美丽。
Once inside a building, a guest might notice cars actually zooming around them, since exhibitors construct tracks for test drives. After all, there is no better way to get excited about a dream car than to see it in action. There are plenty of powerful sports cars to make auto lovers drool, though more and more environmentally friendly cars are being featured every year.
参展的车商为了试驾而建造了跑道，因此当参观者一进入展览馆，可能就会注意到汽车真的在他们周遭疾驶。毕竟，没有什么比亲眼看到自己的梦想汽车正在发动更令人兴奋的了。虽然每年有越来越多环保车款出现在车展，现场还是有许多马力强大的跑车令车迷垂涎三尺。
The 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show takes place this September. Yet, as great as it’s going to be for hardcore motor heads, the event has more to offer than just cars. The exhibition is also a showcase for artistic design, green technology, and international business. For an exciting drive into the future, go and see the Frankfurt Motor Show.
2013年法兰克福车展将在9月登场。尽管对中坚龙头车厂来说，它仍将是相当重要的活动，不过这场盛事有比展出车款更需要去付出努力的地方。此展览同时是个艺术设计、绿色科技、国际商业的展示场。想体验兴奋的未来驾驭乐趣，起身前往法兰克福车展吧。
－by Geoffrey Trager
单词发音
Vocabulary
occupy [ˋɑkjə͵paɪ] v. 占（时间，空间）；占用
(occupy-occupied-occupied)
Cars occupied every spot in the parking lot at the shopping center.
construct [kənˋstrʌkt] v. 建造
Young children like to construct tiny buildings out of toy blocks.
showcase [ˋʃo͵kes] n. 供亮相的地方（或媒介）
The new sports car is a showcase of the latest technology.
artistic [ɑrˋtɪstɪk] adj. 艺术的
artist n. 艺术家
Lisa is artistic because she is good at singing and writing songs.
international [͵ɪntɚˋnæʃən!] adj. 国际性的
national adj. 国家的
McDonald's is an international company with restaurants all over the world.
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automaker [ˋɔtə͵mekɚ] n. 汽车制造业者
zoom [zum] v. 疾行; 迅速前进
attend [əˋtɛnd] to 注意, 致力于
drool [drul] v. 流口水
hardcore [ˋhɑrd͵kor] adj. 绝对的; 死忠的
Frankfurt Motor Show 2013