Of the modern car was a horseless carriage with a petrol engine .
现代汽车的前身是不用马拉的,装有汽油发动机的车子。
He dreamed of a horseless carriage .
他曾经梦想着去制造一辆无马行进的车。
For example , we called railroad engines iron horses and automobiles were labeled horseless carriages .
例如,我们曾把火车头称为“铁马”,把汽车称为“无马的马车”。
Have you ever heard of elwood haynes ? Well , maybe you have heard of some of his inventions : stainless steel , the thermostat , and the horseless carriage .
您听过海恩斯这个名字吗?那麽,也许您曾听过他发明的一些物品,如:不钢、恒温器及无马马车。
In 1888 bertha benz , wife of the carmaker karl , drove 66 miles from one german city to another to prove to the world that the " horseless carriage " was suited to everyday use .
At the end of the nineteenth century , there were a few horseless carriages on the roads , but most of them were driven by electricity or steam .
19世纪未叶,路上只有为数不多的不用马拉的车子(指汽车),但其中大多数是用电或蒸汽驱动的。
The first automobile , for example , was called a horseless carriage , a name that allowed the public to position the concept against the existing mode of transportation .
In the days when a horseless carriage was the talk of the town .
在汽车成为街谈巷议的话题的日子里。
When he gave up his regular job to work all day on his " horseless carriage , " they were even more shocked , because the fords did not have much money , and the family was in real need .