事实：兰博基尼最开始创立的是拖拉机公司-Lamborghini Started as a Tractor Company

Pre-Listening Vocabulary

 

army surplus: extra machinery¹ from the army

wealthy: rich

factory: a building or group of buildings where parts are assembled

clutch: the part of a car that connects and disconnects the engine from the transmission

hire: to give a person a job

 

Lamborghini Started as a Tractor Company

Ferruccio Lamborghini was always interested in engines, and he loved repairing any kind of vehicle. After World War II, he began to build tractors out of army surplus supplies. By 1960, his tractor company was building close to 400 tractors a month, and he was a very wealthy man. Lamborghini loved owning and driving sports cars. According to one story, he was inspired to build his own sports car, because a Ferrari that he owned had a weak clutch. He opened a new factory, and hired some successful engine builders. His first sports car was the Lamborghini 350 GT, which came out in 1964.

1 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。