十种方法让你的爱车少“喝油”

　　十种方法让你的爱车少“喝油”

　　How To Boost Your Fuel Efficiency : We're regularly being reminded of the impact our lifestyle have on the environment. Being environmentally-friendly can also wind up saving you money。

　　如何提高燃料效率：常常有人提醒我们要注意我们的生活方式对环境所造成的影响。而反过来，环保也能为我们省钱。

　　There are a number of things you can do to make sure you're getting the highest number of miles out of your tank of petrol, while simultaneously¹ lowering your emissions²:

　　有很多方法都可以让你的燃料利用率达到最高，同时也能实现减排：

　　1.Improve your fuel economy, lower your CO2 emissions

　　提高燃料利用率，减少二氧化碳排放量。

　　2. Keep your tyres properly inflated³ – if they're deflated⁴ at all your car will find it harder to move, and as such will use more petrol in an effort to maintain speed. If one of your tyres is under-inflated by just two pounds per square inch, fuel consumption goes up by 1%。

　　轮胎的气要打足。如果一点儿都不充气，你的车动起来会很难，而如果这时还想保持一定的速度，那就会多耗油了。如果轮胎少冲2磅/平方英寸的气，耗油量就会上升百分之一。

　　3. Change the oil regularly to keep the engine ticking over at full efficiency。

　　定期换机油，让发动机全效率运行。

　　4.Don't cart a boot full of heavy stuff around unnecessarily – it's dragging you down and costing you money。

　　不要在不必要的情况下载着一车的重货跑-这样会给你的车造成很大的阻力，会更耗油。

　　5. Turn off the AirCon: it puts extra strain on the engine, which consequently guzzles⁵ more petrol。

　　关掉空调：它会给引擎造成额外的压力，很费油。

　　6.Close the windows: it reduces the inherent aerodynamic sleekness⁶ of your car, and can lead to a 10% decrease in fuel economy。

　　关上车窗：这能增强汽车的流线性，降低空气阻力，可以提高百分之十的燃料利用率。

　　7. Keeping your speed constant over long distances uses less petrol, so don't stop and start. Allow your speed to creep up – revving⁷ the engine and causing the car to accelerate quickly is wasteful⁸, as is speeding up to traffic lights and having to stop。

　　跑长途时匀速驾驶能省油，不要开开停停的。加速要缓-当高速行驶时遇到红灯需要停车时，过快加速会造成浪费。

　　8.Move up a gear as soon as possible – if traffic conditions allow, slip into a higher gear. You're at your most eco-friendly between 40 and 60 miles per hour。

　　尽快抬高车档-如果交通状况允许的话，把车档抬高。车速达到每小时40到60英里时最为环保。

　　9. Don't leave the engine to warm up in winter; you're burning petrol unnecessarily。

　　冬天的时候，不要让引擎空转，这是在不必要地费油。

　　10. Car share-split a journey with someone else – that's one less car on the road, ruining things。

　　和别人同乘一辆车-这样，路上就能减少一辆能够对环境造成污染的车了。

1 simultaneously   

adv.同时发生地，同时进行地

参考例句：

• The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
• The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。

2 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

3 inflated   

adj.（价格）飞涨的；（通货）膨胀的；言过其实的；充了气的v.使充气（于轮胎、气球等）( inflate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）膨胀；（使）通货膨胀；物价上涨

参考例句：

• He has an inflated sense of his own importance. 他自视过高。
• They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity. 他们对自己的集体身份似乎都持有一种夸大的看法。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 deflated   

adj. 灰心丧气的

参考例句：

• I was quite deflated by her lack of interest in my suggestions.他对我的建议兴趣不大，令我感到十分气馁。
• He was deflated by the news.这消息令他泄气。

5 guzzles   

v.狂吃暴饮，大吃大喝( guzzle的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Turn off the AirCon: it puts extra strain on the engine, which consequently guzzles more petrol. 关掉空调：它会给引擎造成额外的压力，很费油。 来自互联网
• Ally surreptitiously guzzles water at every chance to avoid the dreaded dry mouth kiss. 爱莉经常饮水，希望不会嘴辱很乾。 来自互联网

6 sleekness   

油滑； 油光发亮； 时髦阔气； 线条明快

参考例句：

• The sleekness of his appearance reminded me of his financial successes. 他着装的光鲜告诉我他财大气粗。
• Urban sleekness and traditional quaintness highlight the contrasts of Hong Kong. 城市的优美造型和传统的古雅情趣突出了香港的种种反差。

7 revving   

v.（使）加速( rev的现在分词 )；（数量、活动等）激增；（使发动机）快速旋转；（使）活跃起来

参考例句：

• The team are revving up for next week's game. 这个队伍对下周的比赛跃跃欲试。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Since the introduction of new techniques, the production has been revving up. 自从新技术的引进，产量一直都在增加。 来自互联网

8 wasteful   

adj.（造成）浪费的，挥霍的

参考例句：

• It is a shame to be so wasteful.这样浪费太可惜了。
• Duties have been reassigned to avoid wasteful duplication of work.为避免重复劳动浪费资源，任务已经重新分派。