
Terrafugia Inc. said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. The vehicle-named the Transition – has two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. The Transition, which flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air. It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and bums 5 gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets 35 miles per gallon.
Around 100 people have already put down a $10,000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sale, and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show. But don’t expect it to show up in too many driveways. It’s expected to cost $279,000.And it won’t help if you’re stuck in traffic. The car needs a runway.
Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s, according to Robert Mann, an airline industry expert. But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality. The govemment has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly. The Transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards.
Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft, which are lower than those pilots of larger planes Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the Transition, a requirement pilots would find redatively easy to meet.
Terrafugia股份有限公司周一表示,其新型飞行汽车已经完成首飞,这使该公司更接近于在明年内销售飞行汽车的目标。这辆名为Transition的汽车有两个座位,四个轮子和可以折叠的机翼,所以它可以像汽车一样驾驶。上个月,“过渡”号在1400英尺的高空飞行了8分钟,在公路上时速可达70英里,在空中时速可达115英里。它使用23加仑的油箱飞行,每小时在空中颠簸5加仑。在地面上,每加仑可以行驶35英里。
大约有100人已经支付了1万美元的定金,在Transition上市时购买,而在Terrafugia本周晚些时候在纽约车展上向公众介绍Transition后,这一数字可能还会上升。但不要指望它会出现在太多的车道上。预计要花279000美元,如果你被困在车流中,那也无济于事。这辆车需要一条跑道。
航空业专家Robert Mann表示,自20世纪30年代以来,发明家们一直在尝试制造飞行汽车。但曼恩认为Terrafugia比任何人都更接近于实现飞行汽车。政府已经允许该公司使用特殊材料,使车辆更容易飞行。过渡号目前正在进行碰撞测试,以确保其符合联邦安全标准。
曼恩说,美国联邦航空管理局五年前决定为轻型运动型飞机制定一套单独的标准,这一标准低于大型飞机的飞行员。Terrafugia说,所有者需要通过测试并完成20小时的飞行时间才能驾驶过渡型飞机,飞行员会发现这一要求很容易满足。
句子成分分析:
TerrafugiaInc.said Monday (that its new flying car has) completed its first flight, bringing the company (closer to its
goal (of selling the flying car [within the next year])).
句子语法结构详解:
(has 为 have 的第三人称单数形式。closer 为 close 的比较级形式)
* that 为关系代词,引导定语从句。
* has 为谓语,采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* completed 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* bringing 为现在分词,作状语。
* closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year 为后置定语。
* selling 为动名词,作介词宾语。
* its 为物主代词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
1) (在某事物上)接近 2) (空间或时间上)离...近 |
Vocabulary:
Monday ['mʌndi] | n. | 星期一 |
its [its] | a. | 它的 |
new [nju:] | a. | 1) 新的,刚出现的,新近推出的 2) (the new)新东西,新事物 |
flying ['flaiiŋ] | a. | 会飞的, 飞行的 |
car [kɑ:] | n. | 1) (小)汽车 2) 火车车厢 |
have [hæv] | vt. | 1) 有,持有 2) 吃,喝, 抽(烟) 3) 患病,出现(某症状) |
complete [kәm'pli:t] | vt. | 1) 完成,结束 2) 填写(表格) |
first [fә:st] | a. | 1) 第一的 2) 最初的; 最先的 |
flight [flait] | n. | 1) 航班飞机,班机 2) (空中)航行,航程 3) 飞行, 飞翔 |
bring [briŋ] | vt. | 1) 带……到某处,带来,取来 2) 提供,供给 |
company ['kʌmpәni] | n. | 1) 公司 2) 陪伴 |
goal [gәul] | n. | 1) 目标 2) 球门 |
sell [sel] | vt. | 1) 出售,售卖 2) 促(销),推(销) |
next ['nekst] | a. | 1) 下一个的, 紧接着的,接下来的 2) 紧随其后的,下一个的 |
year [jiә] | n. | 1) 年 2) 一年时间 |
句子成分分析:
Around 100 people have [already] put down a $10,000 deposit toget a Transition||when they go on sale,||and those
(numbers will [likely] rise [after Terrafugia]) introduces the Transition to the public [later this week] [at the New York
Auto Show].
句子语法结构详解:
(put 为过去分词,与其动词原形拼写相同。)
* put 为谓语,采用现在完成时。
* to get 为不定式,作状语。
* when 为连词,引导时间状语从句。
* go 为谓语,采用一般现在时。
* and 为并列连词,连接并列句。
* numbers 开头为定语从句,引导词 that 被省略。
* rise 为谓语,采用一般将来时。
* introduces 为谓语,采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* will 为情态动词。they 为人称代词主格。those 为指示代词。have 为助动词。the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
1) 把...放下来 2) 把...写下来 | |
1) 去做(某事) (如: go on a trip) 2) 依据...来判断 | |
on sale | 1) 出售, 上市 2) 低价出售 |
1) (introduce sb to sb) 向某人介绍某人, 引见 2) (introduce sth to sb) 向某人介绍某物 | |
later this week | 这一周的晚些时候 |
New York | [地名] 纽约 |
Vocabulary:
around [ә'raund] | ad. | 1) 大约; 大概 2) 在四周; 在周围 |
people ['pi:pl] | n. | 1) 人,人们,大家 2) 国民,人民,臣民,群众 |
already [ɔ:l'redi] | ad. | 1) 已经;早已 2) (表示惊奇)已经,都 |
$10,000 | ||
deposit [di'pɔzit] | n. | 1) 首付,订金 2) 抵押金 |
get [get] | vt. | 1) 得到,获得 2) 去取,带来 |
transition [træn'ziʃәn] | n. | 过渡,转变,变革,变迁 |
those [ðәuz] | pron | 那些 |
number ['nʌmbә] | n. | 1) 数目,数字 2) 编号,号码, 序数 |
likely ['laikli] | ad. | 或许, 可能 |
after ['ɑ:ftә] | prep. | 1) (时间、次序或位置)在...之后 2) 仅次于 |
public ['pʌblik] | n. | 1) (the public)平民,百姓,民众 2) 志趣相同(或从事同一类活动)的群体 |
auto ['ɔ:tәu] | n. | 汽车 |
show [ʃәu] | n. | 1) 演出,表演 2) (电视或广播)节目 |
句子成分分析:
The Transition is [now] going through crash tests to make sure | it meets federal safety standards.
句子语法结构详解:
* going 为谓语,采用现在进行时。
* to make 为不定式,作状语。
* it 开头为宾语从句,引导词 that 被省略。
* meets 为谓语,采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* is 为助动词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
1) 经过(某地) 2) 履行;实行 | |
make sure | 1) 确保 2) 核实, 查明, 弄清楚 |
Vocabulary:
transition [træn'ziʃәn] | n. | 过渡,转变,变革,变迁 |
now [nau] | ad. | 现在, 目前 |
crash [kræʃ] | a. | 应急的,速成的 |
test [test] | n. | 1) 考查,考试,测试 2) 试验,测试 |
meet [mi:t] | vt. | 1) 遇到,见到 2) 会晤,会见,开会 |
federal ['fedәrәl] | a. | 1) 联邦制的 2) (尤指美国联邦制下的)联邦政府的 |
safety ['seifti] | n. | 1) 安全 2) 安全性 |
standard ['stændәd] | n. | 1) 标准,水平,规范 2) 正常水平,应达标准 |
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