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On Thursday, Jeep fans everywhere had a reason to celebrate.
周四,“吉普迷”们可以庆祝一番了 。
The Jeep was patented 75 years ago on April 7th, 1941.
75年前的1941年4月7日,吉普轿车成功申请专利 。
The actual production of the first American Jeep was a joint effort, with American Bantam creating the winning design and receiving the patent.
第一辆美国吉普实为“合资”品,由美国班塔姆汽车公司设计,并获得专利权 。
But their engine didn't have enough kick, so the U.S. Military insisted that Willy-Overland's engine design had to go into the Jeep for Bantam to keep their military contract.
但吉普引擎后劲不足,美军为保证合同,坚持使用“Willy-Overland”公司设计引擎 。
From there, Ford had to step in to make sure enough Jeeps were being made to ship off to World War 2.
福特公司保证二战吉普供给 。
Since then, the Jeep has been a classic part of America's off road vehicle collection.
自此以后,吉普就成为了美国越野车的经典 。
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词语解释
1.off road 越野的
例句:The shock absorbers are big bore versions that are said to have been heavily beefed up to resist the rigours of off road racing.
该减震器是大口径版本,据说是重加强了抵御严酷的越野比赛 。
2.joint effort 共同努力
例句:We did it together; it was a joint effort.
这是我们一起干的,是共同努力的结果 。
3.step in 干预
例句:If no agreement was reached, the army would step in.
如果达不成协议,军队将会干预 。
4.make sure 确保
例句:And you have to make sure, what I always say.
所以我经常说,你要确保良好的工作环境 。