That sound you hear may be the gears of the industrial marketing engine turning a bit faster compared to recent years.

您似乎已经听到了今年工业营销“发动机”上的“齿轮”，与近几年相比要转得更快。

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In the early days of cars, you actually had to crank the engine with a little handle. Now the cranking motor or starter is just powerful enough to start the engine turning.

以前的汽车需使摇柄才能使发动机启动，现在启动机或点火机已足以使发动机启动了。

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But instead of just sticking to the dull but profitable business of keeping the engine of Germany's economy turning, IKB turned its hand to dabbling in America's housing markets.

但是代替这种愚钝行为的是以完全盈利的产业作为德国经济扭转的引擎，IKB就已开始涉足美国的住房市场。

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At 80 mph, the engine is turning about 1, 800 rpm (redline is 4, 500 rpm).

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Then they realized people would have to fly without the reassuring blur of propellers turning and dropped the jet engine like a hot potato.

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Gene Kan proved its usefulness by turning Gnutella into a fast search engine.

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