突破口语之独白(12):Private Transportation专用交通工具 Americans love big cars. They buy huge trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) that could go across a desert and back to take their kids to school. It really is a horrible thing for the environm

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Reporter: With the situation with layoffs and the lack of profit... why would GM want to continue to pour money into a development project such as the Volt (electric car) or any other advanced car, and will you continue to do that 记者:在很多工

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 世界500强CEO访谈

华盛顿领空遭无人机入侵 空域安全存在漏洞 When Florida Postal Service worker Doug Hughes landed his homemade gyrocopter on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol, in a daring bid to deliver a political message to the lawmakers, the securi

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One-Person Flying Vehicles Close to Reality 单人飞行器接近成为现实 Smart phones, essentially pocket-sized computers, we already have. Flying drones with cameras are available to everybody. Robots and self-driving cars are just around the c

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Close to 1.4 million workers are expected to benefit from a boost to the minimum wage. The Fair Pay Commission's awarded a $26-a-week increase, taking the minimum wage to 570 dollars. Employers had argued the increase should be limited to $ 12.50. Th

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The United Nations says it held secret talks with the Taliban to discuss a truce. The revelation was made as Foreign Ministers gathered in London to map out a plan to hand security back over to Afghan forces. They've also unveiled a 550-million-dolla

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: And people across the country - they do want to help. So they're opening up their wallets. The American Red Cross is one of the best known aid groups. But that organization has come under a lot of scrutiny after investigations by N

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary traffic jam: the loss of vehicle flow on a roadway congestion: heavy traffic that prevents vehicles from moving quickly rely on: to require help from others haul: to carry a heavy load expressway: highway; roadway where vehic

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By Greg Flakus Detroit 18 January 2008 At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week, there are hundreds of new cars on display that achieve high fuel efficiency and reduce pollution. Also on hand are representatives of the priva

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Auto experts say electric vehicles are a practical alternative to gasoline-powered cars, at least for some drivers. The biggest challenge for the auto industry is expanding the infrastructure for recharging the vehicles. With last year's release of t

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NOEL KING, HOST: President Trump surprised the world this week when he announced a truce on tariffs with Europe. But the administration could still slap Asia-based carmakers with tariffs on imported auto parts and vehicles. Companies like Kia, which

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Chinese authorities have strongly condemned the terror attack that happened in Xinjiang on Thursday So far 31 people have been confirmed dead and 94 injured. The international community has also condemned the violence. The attack took place at a mark

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By CCTV reporter Su Yuting Europe's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, is recalling more than 2.6 million cars worldwide, including 640,000 vehicles in China. It's the largest recall VW has ever had to carry out in China -- and a potentially costly mistak

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Thailand Races to Supply SE Asias Demand for Vehicles 泰国努力为东南亚市场生产汽车 RAYONG Thailand is gaining a reputation as the Detroit of the East for its booming automobile industry. It is now the world's third largest maker of comm

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By Scott Stearns Dakar 09 November 2009 The international law enforcement agency Interpol is cracking down on the sale of stolen luxury cars in Central Africa. Interpol says thousands of luxury cars stolen in Belgium, France, and Japan enter Cameroo

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In the sparsely populated western borders of Xinjiang, a building boom is underway. Though it is only a construction zone right now, it will soon become the third railway link between Xinjiang and Central Asia. A vast no man's land is the border betw

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NHTSA Opens Probe into Chevrolet Volt Fire Federal safety officials are looking into battery-related fires in General Motors' new electric-powered Chevrolet Volt automobile. The fires occurred after the officials crash-tested the vehicle. One of the

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By Malcolm Brown Washington 03 September 2007 As it seeks to reduce the dangers faced by American troops in Iraq, the U.S. military is turning to technology originally devised by the apartheid-era government of South Africa to counter similar threats

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With rising oil prices inflating the cost of almost everything, people are looking for other ways to power vehicles, and even for alternatives to vehicles. 油价的上涨带动了成本的上扬,人们期待著其它能源能够替代汽车燃油,

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Authorities in China have issued new regulations for road tests of self-driving cars, which will allow local authorities to sign off on vehicle tests that match local conditions, while ensuring that safety is the top priority. Xin Guobin, China's Vic

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