世界名人简介 第42期:恩佐·法拉利

 Enzo Ferrari was born in 1898 and died in 1988. He made his name known all over the world for fast cars and motor racing¹. Ferrari was an Italian car driver and businessman. He founded the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team. It became the most successful Formula² 1 team in history. Ferrari also built a factory to produce super-fast sports cars.

恩佐·法拉利出生于1989年，1988年去世。他因跑车和赛车比赛而声名远扬。法拉利是一名意大利的汽车司机，商人。他创建了法拉利国际汽车赛车队。该车队也是F1赛车队历史上最为成功的车队。法拉利还创办了生产超级跑车的工厂。

Ferrari was born in Modena, Italy. He grew up with a passion for fast cars and racing. He served in the Italian Army during World War I. After he returned home, he tried to find a job at FIAT³, without success. He joined a smaller car company called CMN and took up racing in 1919 but wasn’t so successful.

法拉利出生于意大利摩德纳。他从小就对跑车和赛车产生了浓厚的兴趣。一战期间，他在意大利军队服役。退役之后，他试图在菲亚特汽车公司谋求职位，但没有成功。他加入了一个名叫“森姆尼”的小型公司，并在1919年加入了“森姆尼赛车队”，但并未成功。

In 1920, Ferrari joined Alfa Romeo and did well as a racer throughout the 1920s. He managed a team of 40 drivers and took responsibility for the development of Alfa’s cars. Ferrari resigned from Alfa and went his own way, setting⁴ up his own company in 1947. He built a car to participate in the very first Formula 1 World Championship race in 1950.

1920年，法拉利加入了阿尔法·罗密欧汽车制造公司，20年代，他成为了一名成功的赛车手。他管理了一个由40名车手所组成的团队，并肩负起了阿尔法汽车的发展重任。之后，法拉利从阿尔法辞职，并于1947年创建了自己的公司。1950年，他生产了赛车，并参加了首届F1世界锦标赛。

Ferrari’s first victory came in the British Grand Prix in 1951. The first championship came in the 1952-53 season. Ferrari started making sports cars in order to finance⁵ his Grand Prix and Le Mans adventures. Ferrari headed the company until he stepped down in 1971. He died in his hometown of Modena. His name is the most famous in motor sports.

法拉利的首次胜利来自1951年的英国国际赛车比赛。并于1952-1953赛季夺冠。为了参加国际赛车比赛和Le Mans adventures，法拉利开始制造自己的跑车。1971年，法拉利宣布退休，在这之前，他一直是公司主席。他在家乡摩德纳去世。他的名字也是赛车领域最为知名的。

1.sports car 跑车

例句：In 1955 James Dean⁶ died in his new sports car.

在1955年，詹姆士·迪安逝世在他的新运动车上。

2.take responsibility for 对…负责

例句：You’ll never have the power to change the situation until you take responsibility for it.

你永远不会行使自己的权力去改变这个情况直到有一刻你承担了这个责任。

3.step down 辞职

例句：I would step down if the people wanted.

如果人民有此愿望，我会辞职的。

4.set up 建立

例句：Using these tips you can set up an effective budget for yourself and your household.

使用这些技巧，你可以为您和您的的家庭设立一个有效的预算。

1 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

2 formula   

n.公式；配方，外方；规则，一定的做法

参考例句：

• His father is acting on his formula.他的父亲总是按他的原则办事。
• Here are some applications of Taylor's formula.下面举例说明泰乐定理的应用。

3 fiat   

n.命令，法令，批准；vt.批准，颁布

参考例句：

• The opening of a market stall is governed by municipal fiat.开设市场摊位受市政法令管制。
• He has tried to impose solutions to the country's problems by fiat.他试图下令强行解决该国的问题。

4 setting   

n.背景

参考例句：

• The play has its setting in Vienna.该剧以维也纳为背景。
• Where and when a story takes place is called the setting.故事发生的地点和时间称为故事背景。

5 finance   

n.财务管理，财政，金融，财源，资金

参考例句：

• She is an expert in finance.她是一名财政专家。
• A finance house made a bid to buy up the entire company.一家信贷公司出价买下了整个公司。

6 Dean   

n.(大学)院长，系主任，教务长

参考例句：

• The students much like the new dean.学生们很喜欢这位新系主任。
• Who is the dean of the Foreign Languages Department?外语系主任是谁？