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By Vincent Makori
Washington
14 March 2008
 

With the cost of owning a car in the U.S. soaring, many Americans are looking for others ways to get around. One car company is offering its customers an alternative to owning a car, a concept that is gaining popularity in a several large American cities. VOA's Vincent Makori has more.
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0 company gX4yf     
n.公司
参考例句：
  • Is this your company?这是你的公司吗？
  • Which company was that?那是哪家公司？
0 popularity bO4xU     
n.普及，流行，名望，受欢迎
参考例句：
  • The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.这本小说在美国读者中赢得广泛的声望。
  • Our product enjoys popularity throughout the world.我们的产品饮誉全球。
0 Americans 165813154207e6cacef030430ea09616     
n.美国人，美洲人( American的名词复数 )；美国英语
参考例句：
  • Some Americans see Oxford as an intellectual Disneyland. 一些美国人把牛津视为知识分子的乐园。
  • She says that Americans are usually big tippers. 她说美国人通常给小费很大方。
0 owning 9367f306bed5c6c4c6bb7fce210b7dff     
v.承认( own的现在分词 )；拥有；服从于；认领
参考例句：
  • Politics used to be the perquisite of the property-owning classes. 政治曾经是有产阶级的特权。
  • There is a lot of prestige attached to owning a car like this. 拥有这样一部汽车会显得很气派。
0 several STMzb     
adj.几个，若干，数个；各个的，各自的
参考例句：
  • Words often have several meanings.单词往往有若干个意思。
  • Several new members have come into the club since last year.自去年以来，又有些新成员加入了俱乐部。
0 ways 0ea77a57a4c9c3cfdf55835f3b221542     
n.方法；（做某事现有的）方法和资源；你不可能做到两全其美；（所说的话）不止一个意思；路( way的名词复数 )；方法；方向；某方面
参考例句：
  • You can customize the software in several ways. 你可用几种方法按需要编制这个软件。
  • There are three essentially different ways of tackling the problem. 解决这个问题有三种根本不同的方法。
0 offering IIhxb     
n.提供，奉献物，牲礼
参考例句：
  • What is your competition offering?你的竞争者提出的条件是什么？
  • The police are offering a big reward for information about the robbery.警方出大笔赏金要求提供那起抢劫案的破案线索。
0 American aLKy1     
adj.美国(洲)的；美国人的；n.美国人，美洲人
参考例句：
  • Jim is an American boy.吉姆是个美国男孩。
  • Are they American or Australian?他们是美国人还是澳大利亚人？
0 others mmczaZ     
prep.(pl.)另外的人
参考例句：
  • Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
  • She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。
0 customers 4b6f7d34a58ba399f077685951d06738     
n.[商业]客户( customer的名词复数 )；主顾；[口]家伙；[计算机]用户
参考例句：
  • If you want to attract more customers, try advertising in the local paper. 如果你要吸引更多顾客，就试试在当地报纸登广告。
  • He enjoyed exchanging banter with the customers. 他喜欢和顾客开玩笑。
0 large W2JxL     
adj.大的，大量的，宽大的
参考例句：
  • How large is this room?这个房间有多大？
  • How large is your house?你家住房多大？
0 soaring ziSzOe     
adj.往上爬升的；高耸的
参考例句：
  • The house prices in the city seemed soaring up without limit. 这个城市的房价好像在无限制地飞涨。
  • They were amazed at the soaring drive of our oil workers. 他们对我国石油工人的冲天干劲感到惊奇。
0 cost 2zaxi     
n.价钱，费用，成本；损失，牺牲
参考例句：
  • What does the book cost?这本书值多少？
  • He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿。
0 cities a66b311547bf3da88f01139271d5bb50     
n.城市( city的名词复数 )；全市居民；（由国王或女王授予特权，通常有大教堂的）特许市；（由政府授予特权的）特权市
参考例句：
  • recent bombings in major cities 近期发生在大城市的投放炸弹事件
  • The bulk of the population lives in cities. 大多数人口居住在城市里。
0 around xN9y0     
adv.大约，到处，在周围；prep.在...周围
参考例句：
  • It was dark around me.我周围一片黑暗。
  • Is there a shopping center around?这附近有没有购物中心？
0 gaining d62c29aacc27dae148c19f26b2d6b0f6     
n.开槽v.获得( gain的现在分词 )；赢得；增加；（钟、表）走快
参考例句：
  • The police car was gaining ground on the robbers. 警车正在逼近抢劫犯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Acupuncture anesthesia is rapidly gaining ground in surgical operations. 针刺麻醉在外科手术上正在得到广泛应用。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 concept mXLyW     
n.概念，观念，思想
参考例句：
  • A small baby has no concept of right and wrong.婴儿没有是非概念。
  • He was asked to define his concept of cool.他被要求说明自己关于“酷”的定义。
0 March Ko4z9a     
n.三月
参考例句：
  • I planted the rice in March.我三月份种植水稻。
  • March 8 is the International Woman's Day.三月八日是国际妇女节。
0 alternative 3LFyh     
n.两者挑一的，可供选择的；adj.选择性的，二中择一的
参考例句：
  • There was no alternative for them to vote in favor.他们别无选择，只有投票赞成。
  • She had no alternative but to ask for a few days'leave.实在不得已，她只好请几天假。

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