夏说英语新闻晨读 第115期:汽车厂商与打车应用

 本期内容：

Toyota formed a partnership¹ with Uber, the biggest ride-sharing app, to develop “mobility services”. And Volkswagen invested $300m in Gett, the Israeli outfit² behind the largest taxi-hailing app in Europe. Unlike Uber, Gett signs up only regulated drivers in the cities in which it operates, such as London’s black-cab drivers.

 

词汇讲解：
Ride-sharing: 出行分享
Outfit：团队

1 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

2 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。