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Henry Fords Famous Car
亨利·福特名车
My name is Henry Ford, and I invented a car called the Model T.
我叫亨利·福特，我发明了一种叫T型车的汽车。
I used to watch carriages on the streets.
我过去常常在街上看马车。
They were very interesting.
它们非常有趣。
Then,I got a job as a junior mechanic.
后来，我找到了一份初级机械师的工作。
My father criticized me.
我父亲批评了我。
He wanted me to run the farm.
他想让我管理农场。
When I shifted to Detroit,I worked for the Detroit Auto Company.
当我搬到底特律时，我在底特律汽车公司工作。
But I wanted to make cars using less labor.
但我想用更少的劳动力制造汽车。
That way, there would be fewer expenses.
那样的话，费用就会少一些。
I started the Ford Motor Company in 1903.
我在1903年创办了福特汽车公司。
At first, the company did not do well.
起初，公司经营得并不好。
But many people were betting on my success.
但很多人都赌我能成功。
I also had a sincere aim to make a car that anybody could buy.
我也有一个真诚的目标，那就是制造一辆人人都能买到的车。
Then,in 1908, l introduced the Model T.
然后，在1908年，我推出了T型车。
It confirmed that l was right: it was possible to build a car my way!
这证实了我是对的:按照我的方式造车是可行的!
The Model T differed from other vehicles.
T型车不同于其他车辆。
Each worker would attach a different part to the car.
每个工人需要在汽车上安装不同的部件。
This made their job easy to learn and saved a lot of time.
这使得他们的工作很容易掌握，节省了很多时间。
One Model T could be put together in 93 minutes.
一辆T型车可以在93分钟内组装好。
All of them had the same classic design.
它们都有同样的经典设计。
They were all the same size and height.
都是一样的大小和高度。
The prime reason for doing this was to save money.
这样做的主要原因是为了省钱。
We had a formal ceremony to celebrate our success when the millionth car was made in our factory.
当我们工厂生产出第100万辆汽车时，我们举行了正式的仪式来庆祝我们的成功。
Over 19 years, I sold more than 15 million Model Ts.
19年来，我卖出了1500多万辆t型车。
This sent a signal to other companies.
这向其他公司发出了一个信号。
People would buy cars to commute to work if the price was low enough.
如果价格足够低，人们就会买车上下班。
