NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2014-05-18
时间：2018-12-17 作者：英语课 分类：2014年NPR美国国家公共电台5月
英语课
From NPR news in Washington, I am Jack 1 Spear.The federal government has heed 2 General Motors with a 35-million-dollar fine for violating safety laws. The penalty was imposed of GM handling the recalled cars with faulty egnition switches. The fact has been linked to 13 death. NPR started to explain it's the largest fine the government composed.
Deneral motors has made its wrong doing in failing to inform the public about a problem of egnition switches, which is shemy co-bolts and several other cars. It's a problem that GM about it far back suit 2001, but didn't tell regulators or the public about it until this year. David Freedmen is a head of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The process was broken. They need to fix it. And that's exactly the goal on up to this concenter.
As a part of agreement, GM will set more oversight 3 and reports to the government in ways that other automakers don't have to. This penalty doesn't end the civil lawsuit 4 or any criminal or...
1 jack
n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克
- I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
- He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
2 heed
v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心
- You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
- For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。