汽车里空间难题.doc

汽车里的空间难题 In The Car, I Need A Spot For... Car makers can design marvels of engineering, like vehicles that self-park and brakes that sense a crash. But creating the perfect spot for a handbag or a cellphone? That is challenging. 车制造商可以设计出工程学奇迹。他们可以让车辆自动泊车，还可以让轿车在感应到冲击时自行刹车。但是专门为手提包或手机设计一个理想的安放点？这才是真正的挑战。 We realize there does need to be a solution out there and there isnt really a good one, says Chris Shinouskis, an engineer at General Motors Co., of the bag problem. 通用汽车公司(General Motors Co.)的工程师克丽丝?辛努斯基斯(Chris Shinouskis)谈起放包空间的问题时说：“我们意识到这个问题需要解决，可是却没有什么好的方法。” Ms. Shinouskis, whose title is Engineering Specialist for Storage, is one of a handful of engineers and designers in the auto industry whose job is to keep tabs on the ever-growing array of items people bring into their cars, and then carve out cubbies and compartments to hold them. 辛努斯基斯是一位储存工程专家(Engineering Specialist for Storage)，在汽车行业里，有为数不多的工程师或设计师和她一样，要留意人们带进轿车的越来越多的物品，然后要在车内为这些物品设计出存放空间。 Adding storage can at times be a hard-fought battle, especially as cars today come crammed with high-tech safety, information and entertainment systems, all of which require space-hogging wiring and hardware. 在车内添加储存空间本已困难重重，而且如今的轿车又配置了各种高科技的安全、信息以及娱乐系统──这些设施的电线和硬件都需要空间。 But buyers are demanding it, especially as they spend more time on the road and bring more items in the car with them to stay plugged into their lives岸things like pricey tablets that they dont want sliding off the front seat. And its not just a matter of convenience. Unsecured items can easily roll under the drivers feet or become projectiles during a sudden stop or crash. 这不仅仅是便利的问题。没有固定的物品很容易在急刹车或交通事故中滚落到司机脚下或甩出去。 Whether she plops her purse on the front passenger seat or jams it between her seat and the door, Tina Parker, a teacher in Detroit, says she worries that, in an abrupt stop, everything will go flying. Ms. Parker, 45, who says she travels frequently in her 2003 Nissan Altima, hasnt figured out an ideal cellphone spot either. She usually