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If you're interested in cars, this is where you want to be.
如果你对汽车感兴趣，那么来这里没错。
It's not a big garage or a dealer showroom.
这不是大型车库，或是商家陈列室。
It's the underground Petersen Automotive Museum's Vault.
这是彼得森地下汽车博物馆宝库。
Here are hundreds of the world's most iconic vehicles, cars, trucks and motorcycles
这里有数百辆全球最具代表性的汽车、卡车和摩托车，
representing over 120 years of automotive history.
展示了汽车史的120多年历史。
Like any other museum, we cannot possibly display all the artefact we own.
像其它博物馆一样，我们无法展出所有展品。
We own over 300 cars and we have more than another hundred on loan to us
我们拥有300多辆汽车，还有100多辆暂借给我们的汽车，
so we have quite a treasure trove but we wanted people to be able to see those too.
我们有相当多的宝藏，同时我们希望人们也能看到这些。
So the museum has begun offering guided tours for visitors who want to learn more about global car culture.
因此，博物馆已开始为想了解更多全球汽车文化的游客提供导游服务。
The cars in the Vault come from around the world.
宝库中的汽车来自全世界。
And from the beginnings of the auto industry, there's the 1900 classic that Bob Hope had built for John Wayne;
这里有汽车业初期，鲍勃·霍普为约翰·韦恩设计的1900经典；
the very first Cadillac made in 1903 and a 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 which set the benchmark for luxury cars.
1903年生产的第一辆凯迪拉克，还有一辆1925生产的第一代劳斯莱斯幻影，它也是奢侈轿车的参照物。
The Vault also holds political history with three vehicles from presidential motorcades.
这个宝库还展现了政治历史，有三辆总统车队轿车。
Movie fans will recognize the car driven by the arch foe of Bond, James Bond in Die Another Day
影迷们可以认出这辆车是《007之择日而亡》里詹姆斯·邦德的死敌座驾，
and Black Beauty, The Green Hornet's weapons-laden Chrysler Imperial Crown.
《青蜂侠》中满载武器的克莱斯勒皇冠，人称“黑美人”。
And although Volkswagen just announced it will end production of the classic VW Beetle next year,
虽然大众汽车刚刚宣布将于明年停产经典大众甲壳虫，
it lives on in the Herbie the Love Bug movies.
但它仍然存在于《金龟车贺比》中。
Shayan Bokie of Petrolicious, a digital automotive lifestyle brand says the Vault is like a time machine.
数字汽车生活品牌“Petrolicious”的赛因·波基表示，这个宝库就像一个时光机。
Where else are you gonna find a Formula One car,
你能在哪里同时找到一级方程式赛车，
lowrider and the Shah of Iran's Bugatti in one place?
低底盘汽车，以及伊朗王的布加迪汽车？
So if you wanted to see these cars at an event, it would take a couple of lifetimes to get them all,
如果想一次领略这些汽车，你或许要等几辈子，
so seeing them all in one place is definitely a must see if you're even remotely interested in cars.
你能在这里全部欣赏到，即使你对汽车不太感兴趣，这里也一定要来。
The tour gives car lovers a chance to enjoy the evolution of the industry, the art and its history.
此次观光让汽车达人有机会欣赏汽车产业变革，它的艺术和历史。
For writer Faiza Elmasry, I'm Faith Lapidus, VOA news
VOA新闻，编辑法伊扎·埃尔马斯里，我是费斯·拉皮蒂斯。
