德国车统治世界的十大原因_BEC初级作文

德国车统治世界的十大原因

2. Winning by racing

2．赛车制胜

No country -- not even Italy -- has a racing heritage like Germany's: the "silver arrow" Auto Union and Mercedes' cars of the 1930s; drivers like Juan Fangio, Stirling Moss and Michael Schumacher; and the fabled Nurburgring, which loops around a medieval castle and was nicknamed "The Green Hell." Even its accidents are memorable: Eighty-three spectators died at LeMans in 1955 when a Mercedes 300 SLR plowed into the crowd. You can't put a price on racing heritage, but nobody doubts its value.

没有一个国家拥有像德国这样深厚的赛车传统——甚至就连意大利也比不上。早在上世纪30年代，号称“银箭”的汽车联盟和奔驰公司的赛车就被人津津乐道；胡安•范吉奥、斯特林•莫斯和迈克尔•舒马赫等汽车史上赫赫有名的赛车手都是德国人。德国还有著名的纽伯林赛道，这条传奇赛道围绕着一个中世纪城堡修建而成，被车手戏称为“绿色地狱”。就连德国人的车祸都是令人难忘的。在1955年的勒芒赛上，一辆梅赛德斯300SLR赛车失控冲进人群，83名观众不幸身亡。德国人的赛车遗产没办法用价格来衡量，但没有人会怀疑它的价值。

3. No speed limits

3. 高速公路无限速

The nearly 8,000 miles of German autobahns are some of the few public roads in the world with no speed limits. Urban areas, traffic congestion, and construction keep speeds on most sections below 72 miles per hour, and German manufacturers limit their cars to a top speed of 155 mph under a gentlemen's agreement, but 190 mph on some stretches is still possible. Cars are built to go this fast nowhere else in the world.