Brian started the engine and pulled away slowly, but picked up speed once he entered Oakwood Drive.

布赖恩发动引擎，慢慢驶离，但上了奥克伍德大道后就开始加速。

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The final step came when steam was introduced into the cylinder to drive the piston backward as well as forward, thereby increasing the speed of the engine and cutting its fuel consumption.

最后一步是将蒸汽引入气缸，使得活塞前后推动，从而提高了发动机的速度，降低了燃料消耗。

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The drive for improved living conditions has been an engine of growth.

改善生活条件一直是经济增长的动力。

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The new optional engine on Silverado and Sierra also beats out the 15 mpg in the city and 21 mpg on the highway yielded by the 5.0L V-8 engine in two-wheel-drive versions of the F-150 and the 14 mpg in the city and 20 on the highway provided by a 4.7L V-8 engine in two-wheel drive versions of Ram.

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Like the unique mid-engine four-wheel drive Baja Boot that Vic Hickey built in the 30 days prior to the inaugural NORRA Mexican 1000 in 1967, the SRI EV1 will become living proof that innovation with an eye toward the future is a powerful concept that may never become obsolete.

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This is the first vehicle built with the so-called MQB, which stands for Modularer Querbaukasten, or "modular transverse toolbox, " for small to midsize, front-drive, transverse-engine cars.

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