An American Love Affair

AnAmericanLoveAffairGroupThree蒙启泳樊伟王清波祝俊Groupdivision：1、Backgroundintroduction蒙启泳2、Analysisofstructure樊伟3、Themeandmainidea王清波4、Explanationofdifficultwordsandsentences祝俊AnAmericanLoveAffairBackgroundintroductionQuestions：1、Doyouwanttohaveanowncar?2、Isitasymbolofwealthifyouownacar?3、Howmuchcarculturedoyouknow?CarCulture1、Carshaveplayedamoreandmoreimportantroleinourdailylives.2、Carshelpusindifferentareas,suchassports,arts,andespeciallytransportations.3、Onlywhenwegetmuchclosertothem,canwefoundthattherewasalreadyahugecarcultureformedbeyondeverypartofearth.HistoryofautomobileThehistoryoftheautomobilebeginsasearlyas1769,withthecreationofsteam-poweredautomobilescapableofhumantransport.Thefirststage：SteamautomobilesItisgenerallyacknowledgedthatthefirstreallypracticalautomobileswithpetrol-poweredinternalcombustionengineswerecompletedalmostatthesametimebyseveralGermaninventorsworkingindependently.HistoryofautomobileThesecondstage：ElectricautomobilesHistoryofautomobileThethirdstage：Vintagecar（老式汽车）ThevintagecarslastedfromtheendofworldwarI(1919),throughthewallstreetcrash(华尔街经融风暴)attheendof1929.duringthisperiod,thefront-enginedcarcametodominate,withclosedbodiesandstandardisedcontrolsbecomingthenorm.HistoryofautomobileThefourthstage：ClassiccarIn1930,thenumberofautomanufacturersdeclinedsharplyastheindustryconsolidatedandmatured,thanksinparttotheeffectsoftheGreatDepression.Betterdesignersandcompaniessurvived.HistoryofautomobileThefifthstage：Antiquecar(古式汽车）AutomobiledesignfinallyemergedfromtheshadowofWorldWarIIin1949,smallperformancecarsfromBMW（宝马）,Toyota（丰田）,andNissan（日产）tooktheplaceofbig-enginedcarsfromAmericaandItaly.HistoryofautomobileThesixthstage：ModerncarThemoderncarisnormallydefinedasthe25yearsprecedingthecurrentyear.However,therearesometechnicalanddesignaspectsthatdifferentiatemoderncarsfromantiques.Withoutconsideringthefutureofthecar,themoderncarhasbeenoneofincreasingstandardisation,platformsharing,andcomputer-aideddesign.Howmanyautomobilebrandsdoyouknow?BrandofautomobileInChineseBYD（比亚迪）Chery（奇瑞）Geely（吉利）BrandofautomobileInAmericaFord（福特）Buick（别克）Cadillac（卡迪拉克）BrandofautomobileInGermanyVolkswagen（大众）Benz（奔驰）Audi（奥迪）BrandofautomobileInFranceCitroen（雪铁龙）Peugeot（标致）BrandofautomobileInJapanHonda（本田）Toyota（丰田）Goldenroadster（跑车）about￥threebillion!!Canyouguesswhat“anAmericanloveaffair”meansto?AnAmericanLoveAffair1、Americansregardtheircarsastheirloveaffair;2、Americaisknownasasocietyonthewheel;3、Americanpeopleliketomovefromoneplacetoanotherbydrivingautomobiles;4、Almosteveryfamilyhasitsowncarorcars.AnalysisofstructureTheGistofParagraphsPara1Q1:Whatsocialandeconomicstatusdidtheauthor’sfatherenjoyinhisdays?Q2:ForwhatreasondidhisfatherchangefromaStutzmantoaBuickman?Q3;Whydoestheauthorsay‘Tothedayhedied,hisBuicksweremorethanmundanetransportationmodules’?A1:Heenjoyedamiddle-classstatussincetheBuickmanisbetteroffthanaPontiacman,notaswelloffasaCadillacman.A2:BecauseoftheGreatDepressionandtheconsequenttragicshiftintheeconomy.A3:BecausetheBuicksnotonlyservedasordinarytransportationtools,butalsostatedhissocialstatus.MainIdea:Thecaronedrivescanimmediatelyshowsone’ssocialeconomicstatus.Para2Q1:Whatdoes‘loyalties’mean?A1:Itreferstofaithfullybuyingand/orpraisingaparticularbrandofcar.TopicSentence:Americansreverethesemachinesaboveallothers.Para3Q:What’sthedifferencebetweencarsandotherhigh-techproducts,suchasthetelephone,thetelevision,thepersonalcomputer,etc.?A:Thedifferenceliesinthefactthatcarsenjoyanthropomorphicstatus.Theyaretreatedasmembersofthefamilyandhavetheirownnames.Peoplecursethemwhentheyfailandfeelsorryforthemwhentheytradethemin.MainIdeaAmericanscherishtheircarsaboveallothersandcarsenjoysanthropomorphicstatus.Para4,5Q1:WhydoestheAmericansloveaffairannoyenvironmentalists,safetyadvocatesandsocialengineers?Q2:Whatdotheyhopefor?Q3:Whatdoestheauthorintendtomeanbytheexampleof“theDukeofWellington”?A1:Becausetheythinkthatautomobilespollute,kill,maimanddisplacepopulationatacontemptiblerate.A2:1.Masstransit2.Futuristicbicycles3.ExcisingtheautomobilefromtheplanetassoonaspossibleA3:TheauthorgivestheexampleoftheDukeofWellingtontoillustratehowtheprivilegedclassesdidnotencouragecommonpeopletohavethefreedomtomovearound.MainIdeaEnvironmentalists,safetyadvocatesandsocialengineersseeautomobilesnegativelyPara789and10Inparagraph7,8,9and10,theauthordealswiththeproblemscausedbyautomobilesandtheirpossiblesolutions.Whatarethey?Problem1:Carhurtpeople.Solution:Automobileshavebeenmademuchsaferbymeansofvarioustechnologicaladvances.Problem2:Carspollute.Solution:a.Advancesinfuelqualityandefficiencyandinmicroprocessedenginetechnologyb.Theeliminationofpoorlytuned,agingcarsorvehiclesfromthehighwaysProblem3:Carsarethesourceoftrafficjamsandurbansprawl.Solution:a.Peopletakethebusesandtrainsthegovernmenthassothoughtfullyprovided.b.Peoplebehaveproperly.(Ifonly…)Para11--12Aimat:1)echoingwiththebeginning2)Carswillexistforever.Whatistheconclusiontheauthorhasmadeaboutthefutureofautomobiles?Wewilllivewiththeautomobiledespitealltheproblemsithasb