世界名牌博览：宝马

宝马德系三大豪华品牌之一，宝马的车系有1、2、3、4、5、6、7、i、X、Z、等几个系列，还有在各系基础上进行改进的M系（宝马官方的高性能改装部门）。

宝马公司创建于1916年，总部设在德国慕尼黑。

BMW的蓝白标志宝马总部所在地巴伐利亚州州旗的颜色。百年来，宝马汽车由最初的一家飞机引擎生产厂发展成为以高级轿车为主导，并生产享誉全球的飞机引擎、越野车和摩托车的企业集团，名列世界汽车公司前列。宝马也被译为“巴依尔”。

2016年3月7日 ，宝马与百度正在首页开启史无前例的互动，共同向网友发出邀请，见证宝马未来100年的驾驶乐趣。

 

BMW (Bavarian Motor Works in English) is a German car, motorbike and engine maker¹. It is well known for its high quality luxury vehicles. Its website states: “The BMW Group has its sights set firmly on the premium² sector³ of the international automobile⁴ market.” The company has its roots in aircraft engines. Its blue and white logo signifies an airplane propeller⁵ cutting through a blue sky. It moved to the production of motorbikes after World War I, and automobiles⁶ in 1928. The company bought the MINI brand in 2001 and owns Rolls Royce. The BMW group produces almost 1.5 million cars and 90,000 motorbikes a year. BMW is heavily involved in motorsport. It won the Paris-Dakar rally six times and the F1 driver’s championship once. The company’s current slogan is “Joy is BMW”.

 

 

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 premium   

n.加付款；赠品；adj.高级的；售价高的

参考例句：

• You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
• Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后，清水便因稀而贵了。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

4 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

5 propeller   

n.螺旋桨，推进器

参考例句：

• The propeller started to spin around.螺旋桨开始飞快地旋转起来。
• A rope jammed the boat's propeller.一根绳子卡住了船的螺旋桨。

6 automobiles   

n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》