美駕駛員“超級惜油”攻略
[ 2008-05-06 14:50 ]
隨著美國國內油價的不斷上漲,越來越多的車主都開始尋找“用有限的油量跑更多里程”的竅門。由此,致力于鉆研惜油良方的駕駛者們還專門造了一個詞來推廣他們的“超級惜油”良策。
請看外電的報道:
As US gasoline prices hit records on almost a daily basis, an increasing number of motorists are following a radical driving technique designed to eke out every last mile from a tank of fuel. Known as 'hypermiling', the method can double gas mileage, even in gas-guzzling vehicles that would normally get less than 20 mpg.
美國油價幾乎每天都創出新高,于是越來越多的駕車人士想方設法用一箱油跑最多的路。被稱為“超級惜油”的駕駛方法能夠使汽油里程數加倍,即使在那些平時每加侖行駛不到20英里的高油耗車上也能實現。
該報道中,hypermiling就是美國的節油車主們造出來表達“超級惜油”的新詞,也是“用有限的油量跑更多里程”的意思。Gas mileage是the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned(一加侖汽油所行駛的里程數),而gas-guzzling vehicle指的是an automobile that has low fuel efficiency, getting relatively few miles per gallon(高油耗的機動車),也叫做gas-guzzler。
(英語點津 Helen 編輯)
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