NPR边听边练219:美国产汽车开始复苏
时间：2018-12-26 作者：英语课 分类：NPR边听边练
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For the first time in 20 years, Consumer Reports _1_ its top score to a sedan made in the U.S.. Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton reports it's welcome news for General Motors.
20年来第一次，《消费者报告》杂志给美国产的轿车打了最高分。据密歇根广播电台的特雷西·萨米尔顿报道，这对通用汽车公司来说是个好消息。
Consumer Reports gave the Chevy Impala a score of 95 out of 100 above sedans by Lexus, Audi, Acura and Jaguar 1. The magazine earlier gave Chrysler's Ram 2 1500 the top score for _2_. Jack 3 Fisher is Consumer Reports director of auto 4 testing. He says the scores point to an emerging domestic renaissance 5.
《消费者报告》给雪佛兰羚羊打了95分，满分为100分，这个成绩领先雷克萨斯、奥迪、讴歌及捷豹等品牌。早前该杂志曾在最佳选择汽车评比中为克莱斯勒的Ram 1500车型打了最高分。杰克·费舍尔是《消费者报告》杂志汽车测试部门的负责人。他说，这个评分表明国内品牌开始出现复兴之势。
"What this showing in what other automakers are showing. Chrysler _3_ that's Ford 6 showing, these cars, they can compete head on head in term of everything."
“这所表明的事情其他汽车制造商也正在表明。克莱斯勒显示出了这个趋势，福特也表明了这个趋势，这些汽车可以与任何品牌进行正面竞争。”
Fisher says Detroit automakers still have to close a reliability 7 gap with foreign based competitors. For NPR News, I'm Tracy Samilton.
费舍尔表示，底特律汽车制造商仍然要缩小与外国竞争对手之间的差距。NPR新闻，特雷西·萨米尔顿报道。
Two hundred more automotive jobs will _4_ at a Toyota manufacturing plant in Princeton, Indiana. The car company says it _5_ to boost production of its Highlander 8 midsize SUVs, starting next year. The increased investment will bring the Toyota facilities workforce 9 there to close to 5,000.
丰田位于印第安纳州普林斯顿的制造厂将新增200个与汽车相关的工作岗位。丰田汽车公司表示，他们计划从明年开始提高汉兰达中型SUV车型的产量。新增加的投资使丰田工厂的员工总数达到近5000人。
词汇解析：
1. emerge
vi.出现，浮现；暴露；
eg. A wonderful idea emerged in my mind.
我的脑海里浮现出一个极妙的想法。
eg. It's still hard to tell who will emerge victorious 10.
鹿死谁手尚难逆料。
eg. Many facts emerged as a result of the investigation 11.
调查结果,许多事实暴露出来。
2、renaissance
n. 新生；再生；复活
eg:the Renaissance masterpieces in London's galleries.
…伦敦美术馆里文艺复兴时期的杰作。
参考答案：
1、is giving 2、pickups 3、showing
4、be added 5、plans
1 jaguar
n.美洲虎
- He was green with envy when he saw my new Jaguar car.看见我那辆美洲虎牌新车，他非常妒忌。
- Should you meet a jaguar in the jungle,just turn slowly,walk away.But slowly,never look back.你在丛林中若碰上美洲虎，就慢慢转身走开，可一定要慢，切莫回头看。
2 ram
(random access memory)随机存取存储器
- 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。
3 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。
4 auto
n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车
- 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。
5 renaissance
n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴
- The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
- The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。
6 Ford
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
- They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
- If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
7 reliability
n.可靠性，确实性
- We mustn't presume too much upon the reliability of such sources.我们不应过分指望这类消息来源的可靠性。
- I can assure you of the reliability of the information.我向你保证这消息可靠。
8 highlander
n.高地的人，苏格兰高地地区的人
- They call him the highlander, he is Rory McLeod! 他们叫他寻事者，他是罗瑞·麦克劳德！ 来自互联网
9 workforce
n.劳动大军，劳动力
- A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
- A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。
10 victorious
adj.胜利的，得胜的
- We are certain to be victorious.我们定会胜利。
- The victorious army returned in triumph.获胜的部队凯旋而归。
11 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。