英闻天下——132 New-energy Cars Prevail in Detroit Auto Show

 　　The show that will be open to the public from January 19 to January 27 features more than 500 vehicles from over 40 famous automakers from all over the world.

 

　　The media preview started with the announcement of the 2013 North American Car and North American Truck/Utility of the Year, industry awards decided² by a jury of 49. General Motors Corp's Cadillac ATS and Chrysler's Ram³ 1500 won the awards respectively.

 

　　Rod Alberts, executive director of the North American International Auto¹ Show says confidence has been restored in the USA's auto sales due to the market rebound⁴ in 2012.

 

　　"From the standpoint of the show, you have to understand we are coming back after four years of some tough economy in the US, and this strength that we are seeing and the rebound and the comeback to Detroit, and for the industry, and suppliers is great. I think a combination of the efficiencies, and what the manufactures are doing and actually getting more in tune⁵ with the consumer, along with the ability of the consumer to buy in the US, and the economy improving. I think we can hit 15 million cars (in 2013)."

 

　　New-energy vehicles are still popular at the show. Meanwhile, consumers have shown high demand for sports cars, limousines⁶ and pick-ups as the economy began to recover and the price of oil fell. As a result, automakers are paying more attention to exterior⁷ and interior designs as well as technology.

 

　　Chevy's new next generation C7 Corvette, one of the most attractive new models, made its debut⁸.

 

　　Mark Reuss is the president of General Motors North America.

 

　　"I think the architecture, the use of materials in a way those materials are blended is very unique. I think it's in-mass production. And I think the mass production again of carbon fiber⁹, the painting of that, the use in the base car is very special."

 

　　The annual auto show is North America's largest and provides the public with a great opportunity to preview new and concept vehicles.

 

　　Guangzhou Automobile¹⁰ Group Co or GAC Motor is one of China's several state-owned automotive enterprises and runs manufacturing and sales joint¹¹ ventures with Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co and Fiat¹² SpA.

 

　　It is the first time for the company, based in the Southern China industrial city of Guangzhou, to take part in the Detroit auto show.

 

　　GAC Motor exhibits several "newly developed" cars, including three green vehicles: a four-wheel-drive hybrid¹³ sedan called Trumpchi which is ready for mass production; an electric SUV "prototype" dubbed¹⁴ Trumpchi GS5; and range-extended electric hybrid E-jet, a concept car.

 

　　For CRI, I am Zhang Wan¹⁵.

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 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 ram   

(random access memory)随机存取存储器

参考例句：

• 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。

4 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

5 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

6 limousines   

n.豪华轿车( limousine的名词复数 )；（往返机场接送旅客的）中型客车，小型公共汽车

参考例句：

• Elearor hated to use White House limousines because she didn't want people spying on her. 埃莉诺很不愿意使用白宫的小轿车，因为她不愿让人暗中监视她。 来自辞典例句
• Maybe they are seeking for spacious houses and limousines. 也许在追求阔宅豪车。 来自互联网

7 exterior   

adj.外部的，外在的；表面的

参考例句：

• The seed has a hard exterior covering.这种子外壳很硬。
• We are painting the exterior wall of the house.我们正在给房子的外墙涂漆。

8 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。

9 fiber   

n.纤维，纤维质

参考例句：

• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
• The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。

10 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

11 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

12 fiat   

n.命令，法令，批准；vt.批准，颁布

参考例句：

• The opening of a market stall is governed by municipal fiat.开设市场摊位受市政法令管制。
• He has tried to impose solutions to the country's problems by fiat.他试图下令强行解决该国的问题。

13 hybrid   

n.(动，植）杂种，混合物

参考例句：

• That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
• The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。

14 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 wan   

(wide area network)广域网

参考例句：

• The shared connection can be an Ethernet,wireless LAN,or wireless WAN connection.提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网、无线局域网或无线广域网。