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America on the Wheel
車輪上的美國
Although the motor car was invented in 1889 by a German man called Gottlieb Daimler,
雖然汽車在1889年由一個叫戴姆勒的德國人發明，
it was an American man called Henry Ford who created the motor car as we know it today.
但是是一個叫亨利·福特的美國人創造了今天我們知道的汽車。
In 1908, Ford began production of the Model T Ford, the motor car that would change the world forever.
1908年，福特開始生產福特T型汽車，這種汽車永遠地改變了世界。
The Model T Ford was the first mass production car in the world.
福特T型汽車是世界上第一批大規模生產的汽車。
Before 1908, when Ford's cars became available to the public, it was only the very rich who could afford to own a car.
1908年福特汽車問世以前，只有非常有錢的人才能買得起汽車。
Ford found a way to mass-produce the motor car cheaply, making it possible for many more people to own one.
福特找到一個可以大規模生產汽車的低廉方法，這樣更多的人都可能擁有一輛汽車。
The Model T Ford was simple, practical and cheap. It was a huge success.
福特T型汽車簡單、實用，而且便宜。它取得了巨大成功。
Between 1908 and 1927, Ford made and sold over 18 million Model T cars.
1908到1927年間，福特生產并銷售了1.8億多輛T型汽車。
By the 1930s, people in America wanted something more than the Model T Ford.
到20世紀30年代，美國人想要比福特T型汽車好一點的汽車。
They didn't want cars to just be practical; they wanted them to look beautiful too.
他們不僅僅想要實用的汽車；他們還想要外型美觀。
Soon car companies, like Ford, were forced to change their car production to suit the public's needs.
不久汽車公司，像福特，被迫改變它們的汽車生產以適應大眾需求。
