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On January 29th, 1886, the German engine designer Karl Benz was granted the patent for his first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine.
1886年德国的卡尔·本茨凭借自己制造的世界上第一辆内燃机动力汽车被授予专利PegIC%fh.RsCrhpV。
The day later became known as the birthday of the modern automobile.
此后这一天就成了现代汽车的诞生日Jf0T!pjte;i。
When Mr.Benz concentrated his intellect on his invention more than 100 years ago, he might never have foreseen the future prevalence of his invention and the transformative effects it would have on human society.
当100年前本茨先生将自己过人的智慧用在自己的发明上时,他可能永远都不会预见到他的发明在未来的流行及对人类社会的变革作用W.%imjPouE。
In the US, 75% of the households living below the poverty line have at least one car.
在美国生活在贫困线以下75%的家庭至少都拥有一辆汽车.Kq4gJaUm[#L7FJOZ。

China is a late comer to the auto industry, but demand is growing rapidly.
中国是汽车行业的后起之秀,但这个国家对汽车的需求正在迅速增长aYNE-.2)Ac~7p(P1D)()。
In 2014, more than 23 million vehicles were manufactured and roughly the same number were sold in China.
2014年超过2300万辆汽车被制造而在中国的汽车销售量大致就是这个数字Ac@FqY9jAy。
The number of private cars in China has expanded 35 times since 2000.
中国的私家车数量自2000年以来已经扩大了35倍K(2T*)=zR;O(6Kr_g7gW。
So, from a historical perspective, what are some of the major influences the automobile has made on human society?
因此从历史的角度而言汽车已经对人类社会产生了哪些主要影响?

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词语解释

1.concentrate on 集中；全神贯注于

They will concentrate on teaching the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic.
他们将集中教授阅读、写作和算术基础知识t--I2-,AZL#I3hYD。

They should concentrate on rejuvenating the existing vegetation, like grass and shrubs.
他们应该侧重于修整现有的绿化植被，比如草和灌木B)zJTLE=6QRzdH。

2.at least 至少；最低限度

Try to eat at least four slices of bread a day.
每天尽量至少吃4片面包_tx(|,yHV|J0ta6+MI。

At least three British golf courses are now owned by the Japanese.
现在英国至少有3家高尔夫球场为日本人所有d4Z,Mjq,ZtWRW@。