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America on the Wheel

车轮上的美国
Although the motor car was invented in 1889 by a German man called Gottlieb Daimler,
虽然汽车在1889年由一个叫戴姆勒的德国人发明，
it was an American man called Henry Ford who created the motor car as we know it today.
但是是一个叫亨利·福特的美国人创造了今天我们知道的汽车。
In 1908, Ford began production of the Model T Ford, the motor car that would change the world forever.
1908年，福特开始生产福特T型汽车，这种汽车永远地改变了世界。
The Model T Ford was the first mass production car in the world.
福特T型汽车是世界上第一批大规模生产的汽车。
Before 1908, when Ford's cars became available to the public, it was only the very rich who could afford to own a car.
1908年福特汽车问世以前，只有非常有钱的人才能买得起汽车。
Ford found a way to mass-produce the motor car cheaply, making it possible for many more people to own one.
福特找到一个可以大规模生产汽车的低廉方法，这样更多的人都可能拥有一辆汽车。
The Model T Ford was simple, practical and cheap. It was a huge success.
福特T型汽车简单、实用，而且便宜。它取得了巨大成功。
Between 1908 and 1927, Ford made and sold over 18 million Model T cars.
1908到1927年间，福特生产并销售了1.8亿多辆T型汽车。
By the 1930s, people in America wanted something more than the Model T Ford.
到20世纪30年代，美国人想要比福特T型汽车好一点的汽车。
They didn't want cars to just be practical; they wanted them to look beautiful too.
他们不仅仅想要实用的汽车；他们还想要外型美观。
Soon car companies, like Ford, were forced to change their car production to suit the public's needs.
不久汽车公司，像福特，被迫改变它们的汽车生产以适应大众需求。