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Shinier, Pointier Future. But the Windows Might Need Work.

“Cybertruck”:更闪、更尖的未来车型,不过车窗还得再下点功夫


--------From YLYK 每日外刊精读专辑


① Elon Musk on Thursday unveiled the “Cybertruck,” an electric pickup truck that Tesla hopes will rival Ford’s best-selling F-150 line.

埃隆•马斯克在周四发布了新款车型“Cybertruck”,特斯拉希望这款电动皮卡能与福特汽车公司最畅销的F-150系列相匹敌。

② Its design ensured it would certainly stand out on the road. Looking little like traditional pickup trucks, the Cybertruck has a stainless steel exterior with a triangular roof.

“Cybertruck”的设计无疑将使其成为路上瞩目的焦点,它的外表是不锈钢的,车顶是三角形的,这看起来与传统皮卡车大不相同。

③ But its introduction at an event in Los Angeles didn’t quite go as planned. During a demonstration of the truck’s toughness, its designer lobbed a metal ball at one of its windows, unexpectedly cracking it. He tried again on another window, which also cracked.

然而,在洛杉矶的那场发布会上,这款新车的推出出现了意外。在演示卡车的坚硬程度时,设计师用钢球砸向其中一扇车窗,没想到把它砸裂了。设计师又试着砸了另一扇车窗,同样碎了。

④ “Maybe that was a little too hard,” said Mr. Musk, Tesla’s chief executive.

“可能球扔得太猛了些。”特斯拉的首席执行官马斯克回应道。

⑤ The demonstrations that led to the cracked windows were meant to prove that the trucks were “really tough, not fake tough,” according to Mr. Musk.

用他的话来说,这场导致车窗碎裂的演示原本是用来证明卡车是“真的结实,而不是说说而已”。

⑥ Some analysts predicted that the Tesla truck would appeal more to tech enthusiasts than to traditional truck buyers. “Everything from its styling to its drivetrain will be a major departure from standard pickup trucks,” said one expert.

一些分析人士预测,相较于传统卡车买家而言,这款特斯拉卡车对技术发烧友来说将更具吸引力。一位专家称:“它从外观样式到传动系统的一切元素都将与普通皮卡车截然不同。”

⑦ In interviews before the unveiling, Mr. Musk, a brash Silicon Valley billionaire whose companies and public comments make headlines regularly, acknowledged that the truck’s look wasn’t exactly conventional. “It’s not going to be for everyone,” he said, with characteristic bravado.

在新品发布前的一次采访中,马斯克承认这辆卡车的造型颠覆了传统。“它并不是所有人的菜。”他如其一贯那样虚张声势道。这位自以为是的硅谷亿万富豪的公开言论和公司新闻三天两头就会登上头条。


生词好句

shiny UK /ˈʃaɪni/ US /ˈʃaɪni/ adj. 亮闪闪的(bright)

shine v. 闪光,照耀

pointy UK /ˈpɔɪnti/ US /ˈpɔɪnti/ adj. 尖的

point n. 尖端

need work 需要改进(need improvement)

Your writing perhaps needs some extra work.

你的写作可能需要改一改。

unveil UK /ʌnˈveɪl/ US /ʌnˈveɪl/ vt. 发布,推出(launch)

Cybertruck 特斯拉新出车型名

前缀 cyber- adj. 网络相关的

cyberspace 网络空间

cyberwar 网络信息战

cybercafé 网吧

rival UK /ˈraɪvəl/ US /ˈraɪvəl/ vt. 比得上(compete)

best-selling UK /ˌbestˈselɪŋ/ US /ˌbestˈselɪŋ/ adj. 最畅销的

bestseller n. 畅销书

line UK /laɪn/ US /laɪn/ n. 系列(series)

product line 产品线

ensure UK /ɪnˈʃɔːr/ US /ɪnˈʃʊr/ vt. 确保,保证(make sure/guarantee)

Hardworking leads to/ensures better achievements.

好好学习能取得好成绩。

stand out 显眼,突出

outstanding adj. 出色的,显眼的

stainless steel 不锈钢

stain n. 污点,锈点

stainless adj. 一尘不染的

steel n. 钢

exterior UK /ɪkˈstɪəriə/ US /ɪkˈstɪriər/ adj. 外表的(outside surface)

interior adj. 内在的

interior design 室内设计

modern exterior 现代的外立面

triangular UK /traɪˈæŋɡjələ/ US /traɪˈæŋɡjələr/ adj. 三角形的

triangle n. 三角形

tri- 三,三个

angle n. 角

内容拓展:

英文写作思维:

从抽象到具体,从观点到事实/事例。

中文写作思维:

散点出发,最终集中。

introduction UK /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/ US /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/ n. 揭幕;引见;介绍

event UK /ɪˈvent/ US /ɪˈvent/ n. 活动(activity)

social event/activity 外交活动

business event 商业活动

opening event 开业活动

go as planned 如期进行(前面一般是否定)

toughness UK /ˈtʌfnəs/ US /ˈtʌfnəs/ n. 坚固性

tough adj. 坚固的;坚韧的;牢固的

unexpectedlly UK /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/ US /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/ adv. 超出期待地;想不到的(surprisingly)

lob UK /lɒb/ US /lɑːb/ vt. 投掷,扔(throw/toss/fling/sling/hurl)

crack UK /kræk/ US /kræk/ vt. (使)破裂;(使)裂开;(使)产生裂纹 n. 裂缝,缝隙

really + adj., not fake + adj. 真的……,不是……(强调形容词的口语化表达)

really good, not fake good 真的好

really bad, not fake bad 真的不好

predict UK /prɪˈdɪkt/ US /prɪˈdɪkt/ vt.(believe/think)

appeal to sb. 对某人有吸引力(be attractive to sb.)

appealing adj. 有吸引力的;有感染力的;令人感兴趣的

enthusiast UK /ɪnˈθjuːziæst/ US /ɪnˈθuːziæst/ n. 热衷于……的人;热心者;爱好者

enthusiastic adj. 非常感兴趣的;热心的;热情的

enthusiasm n. 巨大兴趣;热情;热忱;热心

more A than B 相比于B,更倾向于A;宁愿A而不愿B

I believe more that it is true than that it is not true.

我更倾向于相信它是真的。

styling UK /staɪlɪŋ/ US /staɪlɪŋ/ n. 设计(design)

drivetrain UK /'draivtrein/ US /'draivtrein/ n. 动力传动系统

major UK /ˈmeɪdʒə/ US /ˈmeɪdʒər/ adj. 大的(big)

departure UK /dɪˈpɑːtʃə/ US /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/ n. 偏离(deviation);离开

depart v. 离开;出发

unveiling UK /ˌʌn'velɪŋ/ US /ˌʌn'velɪŋ/ n. 揭幕

Silicon Valley 硅谷

billionaire UK /ˌbɪljəˈneə/ US /ˌbɪljəˈner/ n. 亿万富豪

brash UK /bræʃ/ US /bræʃ/ adj. 自我的;(人)傲慢的;粗鲁的;自以为是的(full of oneself)

comment UK /ˈkɒment/ US /ˈkɑːment/ n. 言论

make headlines regularly 经常见诸报端;抢得头条

acknowledge UK /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ US /əkˈnɑːlɪdʒ/ vt. 承认(admit)

conventional UK /kənˈvenʃənəl/ US /kənˈvenʃənəl/ adj. 传统的(traditional)

bravado UK /brəˈvɑːdəʊ/ US /brəˈvɑːdoʊ/ n. 虚张声势;佯装自信

bravo 【西班牙】勇气(bold);【英语】漂亮!好!

characteristic UK /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/ US /ˌkerəktəˈrɪstɪk/ adj. 有代表性的(symbolic)

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