2016年底特律国际汽车展

 　　Automakers are gearing up to unveil their newest designs at the North American International Auto¹ Show.

　　Organisers say, on the media preview days falling on next Monday and Tuesday, around 45 new production vehicles and experimental concept cars will make their world debut³ at the event.

　　Max Muncey, the show's public relations manager, says a major renovation⁴ on exhibits is also underway to give visitors a fresh feel.

　　"New this year: 70 percent of our floor plan is brand new. So, people coming down to the show can expect to see brand new exhibits. Double-deckers are back. One automaker actually has an escalator in their exhibit. And what that means, too, is about 200 million dollars of investment automakers have put just into their exhibits in Detroit alone."

　　2016年底特律国际汽车展

　　The show is set to open to the public from next Saturday at Detroit's Cobo Center convention hall.

　　Visitors can see 750 cars spread over 17 acres.

　　Muncey is confident that the Detroit auto show can compete with other top international motor shows.

　　"We follow right behind shows (such) as Frankfurt and Shanghai, but we're in the brotherhood⁵ of the top three internationally."

　　The headlines of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week were dominated by automotive technology, which brings concerns over the amount of attentions Detroit could get.

　　Some say that because electronic technologies are now closely connected to automobiles⁶, such as driverless cars and in-vehicle software, the presence of auto makers² is no longer limited to traditional auto shows.

　　AP automotive writer Dee-Ann Durbin says the thing that makes Detroit stand out is the media coverage⁷ it receives.

　　"The Detroit auto show is not the biggest in terms of square footage. It's not the biggest in terms of attendance. It has about 800,000 visitors who come each year from the general public. However, it is the biggest in terms of media attendance."

　　More than 5 thousand journalists from 60 countries and 40 states in the US are expected at this year's event.

　　The show is also a hot ticket for tens of thousands of automotive engineers, designers, and other industry attendees.

　　For CRI, this is Fei Fei.

1 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

2 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

4 renovation   

n.革新，整修

参考例句：

• The cinema will reopen next week after the renovation.电影院修缮后，将于下星期开业。
• The building has undergone major renovation.这座大楼已进行大整修。

5 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

6 automobiles   

n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。