CCTV9英语新闻：电动汽车巨头市场扩大却也面临安全疑虑

American electric-car giant, Tesla Motors, has its sights set on China. The company has just delivered eight electronic vehicles to customers and unveiled its charging station in Shanghai this week. But several battery fires have raised concerns about the safety of the electric car. 

 

People are excited, but a little worried about Tesla electric cars. Tesla’s Model S is dubbed 1 the world’s first premium 2 electric car, providing a possible solution to air pollution in big cities. The sedan entered the global market last June, but since then five fires have been reported, causing jitters 3 among enthusiastic investors 4 and buyers.

 

Elon Musk 5, the CEO of Tesla Motors has defended the car’s safety.

 

With several batteries lining 6 the bottom of the car, Tesla’s Model S is capable of travelling 500 kilometers after being fully 7 charged. But buyers say such a large quantity of batteries is like a moving time bomb. Still, Elon Musk says electric cars are safer than those with petrol engines that haul around a tank full of flammable petroleum 8.

 

After the delivery of the first batch 9 of electric cars, Tesla is planning to invest several hundred million dollars in charging infrastructure 10 in China. Musk has said that the fires are very rare, and they shouldn’t give prospective 11 buyers any pause.

 

But with the high cost of around 730，000 yuan and having to put off customers’ doubts about safety, Tesla may still have a long way to go convincing people to buy.

 

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1
dubbed

  
 


v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制


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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》












2
premium

  
 


n.加付款；赠品；adj.高级的；售价高的


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You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后，清水便因稀而贵了。












3
jitters

  
 


n.pl.紧张(通常前面要有the)


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I always get the jitters before exams. 我考试前总是很紧张。
The whole city had the jitters from the bombing. 全城居民都为轰炸而心神不宁。












4
investors

  
 


n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )


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a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会












5
musk

  
 


n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫


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Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。












6
lining

  
 


n.衬里，衬料


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The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。












7
fully

  
 


adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地


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The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。












8
petroleum

  
 


n.原油，石油


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The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。












9
batch

  
 


n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量


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The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。












10
infrastructure

  
 


n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施


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We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。












11
prospective

  
 


adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的


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The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。