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外刊精选|“中国速度”惊艳慕尼黑车展,外媒报道耐人寻味
9月4日至10日在德国慕尼黑举办的大型车展,吸引了全球目光。慕尼黑车展脱胎于法兰克福车展,是欧洲最大的车展。此次车展不仅汇聚了德国本土车企,还有来自中国、美国、韩国等多国企业参与,其中,中国参展企业数量比上一届翻了一番,甚至成为了展会焦点。中国汽车何以成为此次车展的主角?《纽约时报》的报道在字里行间暗藏着什么玄机?
Chinese Cars Star at Munich Auto Show, Underscoring German Economic Woes
By Melissa Eddy
For decades, the phrase "Made in Germany" signaled cutting-edge automotive technology and design. But now German automakers are falling behind in the global race to produce more electric vehicles, and some executives are using a new catchphrase to describe how quickly they need to catch up: "China speed."
The term reflects the rapid transformation of the Chinese car industry into a battery-powered juggernaut. And that speed was on display Monday at I.A.A. Mobility, a massive auto show in Munich, with newcomers from China stealing the show.
BYD, an all-electric Chinese carmaker that overtook Volkswagen as China's best-selling brand this year, unveiled a sleek, new sedan and a sport utility vehicle to applause from a packed crowd.
The show arrives at a precarious time for the German auto industry, the largest in Europe. Once a critical driver of the country's economy, German automakers have instead become a drag.
The doldrums extend beyond automakers. Economic output in Germany is stagnating, weighed down by the high cost of energy and raw materials. The government in Berlin is rushing to respond. It approved 32 billion euros in corporate tax cuts over four years to help revive production.
Ferdinand Dudenh ffer, director of the Center Automotive Research in Duisburg, Germany, described this year's auto show as a "Zeitenwende". "A Zeitenwende, that sees Europe becoming an interesting market for Chinese electric vehicles," he said. "The competition will be tougher."
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.star英 [stɑ ] 美 [stɑ r] v. _____________________________
2.auto n. _____________________________
3.score v. _____________________________;n. _____________________________
4.woe英 [w ] 美 [wo ] n. _____________________________
5.signal英 [ s ɡn l] 美 [ s ɡn l] v. _____________________________
6.cutting-edge英 [ k t ed ] 美 [ k t ed ] adj. _____________________________
7.catchphrase英 [ k t fre z] 美 [ k t fre z] n. _____________________________
8.underscore英 [ nd sk ] 美 [ nd r sk r] v. _____________________________
9.transformation英 [ tr nsf me n] 美 [ tr nsf r me n] n._____________________________
10.battery-powered英 ['b t ri:p'a d] 美 ['b t ri:p'a d] adj. _______________________
11.nuclear-powered adj. _____________________________
12.solar-powered adj. _____________________________
13.juggernaut英 [ d ɡ n t] 美 [ d ɡ rnɑ t] n. _____________________________
14.overtake英 [ v te k] 美 [ o v r te k] v. _____________________________
15.unveil英 [ n ve l] 美 [ n ve l] v._____________________________
16.sleek英 [sli k] 美 [sli k] adj. _____________________________
17.sedan英 [s d n] 美 [s d n] n. _____________________________
18.precarious英 [pr ke ri s] 美 [pr keri s] adj._____________________________
19.critical英 [ kr t k l] 美 [ kr t k l] adj. _____________________________
20.drag英 [dr ɡ] 美 [dr ɡ] n. _____________________________
21.doldrums英 [ d ldr mz] 美 [ d ldr mz] n. _____________________________
22.stagnate英 [st ɡ ne t] 美 [ st ɡne t] v. _____________________________
23.revive英 [r va v] 美 [r va v] v._____________________________
24.see英 [si ] 美 [si ] v. _____________________________
25.massive英 [ m s v] 美 [ m s v] adj_____________________________
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1._____________________________车展
2_____________________________ 汽车保险
3._____________________________汽车工业
4._____________________________ 尖端的技术
5._____________________________前卫的设计
6._____________________________落后
7._____________________________赶上
8._____________________________展览,展出
9._____________________________德国国际车展
10._____________________________(出人意料地)最受欢迎,最为出彩
11._____________________________备受关注
12._____________________________成为关注焦点
13._____________________________艳压群芳
14._____________________________运动型多用途汽车(SUV)
15._____________________________全场的掌声
16._____________________________不稳定的财务状况
17._____________________________ 一项重大决定
18._____________________________让......感到担忧、沮丧,心力交瘁
19._____________________________急切地去做某事
20._____________________________使某人重燃希望
21._____________________________ 使某人重树信心
22._____________________________让某人时来运转
23_____________________________转折点
拓展练习阅读理Every year, as the surface water temperature off the United States mid-Atlantic coast rises steadily from late spring through the summer, a pocket of uncharacteristically cool and crisp water gets trapped at the bottom of the ocean. Packed with nutrients this thick band of cold water, known as the mid-Atlantic cold pool, is a vital home for shellfish species. Extending at its seasonal peak from Nantucket, Massachusetts, to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, the cold poll creates a diverse ecosystem ranging from algae(海藻)to fish — and some of the most valuable shellfish fisheries in the United States.
Now, however, two pressures have scientists worrying about whether the cold pool will last. The first is no surprise: climate change. Over the past five decades, climates change has destabilized the cold pool, causing it to warm and pared with 1968, the cold pool is now 13℃ warmer and has lost more than one-third of its area.
The second concern is 1ess certain. In 2023, the US federal government approved plans to install(安装)98 wind turbines(涡轮机)off the New Jersey coast, covering an area of more than 300 square kilometers. Yet putting so many turbines to the seafloor could have unexpected consequences for the cold pool. That’s why Travis Miles, a researcher at New Jersey’s Rutgers University, and his colleagues are investigating. So far, Miles and his colleagues can’t definitively say what will happen to the cold pool, saying more research is needed to assess how climate change and offshore wind, together, could affect the cold pool. However, their initial analyses suggest the cold pool should be fine — at least in normal conditions.
New Jersey’s offshore wind plans are strongly opposed mainly by fossil fuel-industry funded efforts. Miles worries that an overabundance of caution or fear of potential impacts, including on the cold pool, might slow down the development of renewable energy. “...it’s quite clear that climate change is far more damaging than installing wind farms,” he says. “I don’t think any scientist would argue with that.”
15.What do we know about the mid-Atlantic cold pool
A.It forms in early spring. B.It’s a band of cold near-bottom water.
C.It serves as a habitat of most sea species. D.It extends from Nantucket to New Jersey.
16.What does the underlined word “shrink” in paragraph 2 mean
A.Break down. B.Get polluted. C.Dry up. D.Become smaller.
17.Miles’ attitude toward installing wind farms can be described as ______.
A.supportive B.dismissive C.overcautious D.skeptical
18.What is the best title for the text
A.The Cold Pool Plays a Role on species
B.Opinions Divide on Offshore Wind Farms
C.Scientists Eye Potential Risks to the Cold Pool
D.Renewable Energy Helps to Race Against Climate Change
外刊精选答案
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.star英 [stɑ ] 美 [stɑ r] v. 担任主演、主角
2.auto n. 车(automobile)
3.score v. 划线;n. 划线,刻痕
4.woe英 [w ] 美 [wo ] n. 困难,灾难
5.signal英 [ s ɡn l] 美 [ s ɡn l] v. 通过信号提供信息
6.cutting-edge英 [ k t ed ] 美 [ k t ed ] adj. 尖端的
7.catchphrase英 [ k t fre z] 美 [ k t fre z] n. 流行语
8.underscore英 [ nd sk ] 美 [ nd r sk r] v. 突出,强调;在......下面划线
9.transformation英 [ tr nsf me n] 美 [ tr nsf r me n] n. 彻底的改变
10.battery-powered英 ['b t ri:p'a d] 美 ['b t ri:p'a d] adj. 用电池来供电的
11.nuclear-powered adj. 以核能为动力的
12.solar-powered adj. 以太阳能为动力的
13.juggernaut英 [ d ɡ n t] 美 [ d ɡ rnɑ t] n. 不可抗拒的强大力量
14.overtake英 [ v te k] 美 [ o v r te k] v. (在数量或程度上)超过
15.unveil英 [ n ve l] 美 [ n ve l] v. 首次推出
16.sleek英 [sli k] 美 [sli k] adj. 线条流畅的,造型优美的
17.sedan英 [s d n] 美 [s d n] n. 轿车
18.precarious英 [pr ke ri s] 美 [pr keri s] adj. 形势不稳定的,危险的
19.critical英 [ kr t k l] 美 [ kr t k l] adj. 至关重要的
20.drag英 [dr ɡ] 美 [dr ɡ] n. 阻碍进展的东西
21.doldrums英 [ d ldr mz] 美 [ d ldr mz] n. 停滞,萧条
22.stagnate英 [st ɡ ne t] 美 [ st ɡne t] v. 停滞不前,不发展
23.revive英 [r va v] 美 [r va v] v. 使复兴
24.see英 [si ] 美 [si ] v. 见证
25.massive英 [ m s v] 美 [ m s v] adj. 巨大的
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1.auto show车展
2.auto insurance 汽车保险
3.the auto industry 汽车工业
4.cutting-edge technology 尖端的技术
5.cutting-edge design 前卫的设计
6.fall behind落后
7.catch up赶上
8.on display展览,展出
9.I.A.A. Mobility德国国际车展
10.steal the show(出人意料地)最受欢迎,最为出彩
11.in the spotlight 备受关注
12.be the centre of attention 成为关注焦点
13.outshine others 艳压群芳
14.sport utility vehicle运动型多用途汽车(SUV)
15.applause from a packed crowd全场的掌声
16.a precarious financial position 不稳定的财务状况
17.a critical decision 一项重大决定
18.weigh down让......感到担忧、沮丧,心力交瘁
19.rush to do something急切地去做某事
20.to revive someone's hopes 使某人重燃希望
21.to revive someone's confidence 使某人重树信心
22.to revive someone's fortunes 让某人时来运转
23.Zeitenwende(德文)转折点
【全文翻译】
中国汽车成为慕尼黑车展上的主角,凸显德国经济多重难题
几十年来,“德国制造”四个字曾标志着汽车行业的尖端技术和前卫设计。但现在,德国汽车制造商在生产更多电动汽车的全球竞赛中落在了后面,一些高管在形容他们需要多快行动才能迎头赶上的时候使用了一个新的流行词:“中国速度”。
“中国速度”反映了中国汽车工业转型为电动汽车巨头的速度之快。该速度于周一在德国国际汽车及智慧出行博览会(I.A.A. Mobility)上得到展现,来自中国的后起之秀在这个慕尼黑大型车展上抢尽风头。
中国的纯电动汽车制造商比亚迪今年超越了大众,成为中国最畅销的汽车品牌。它在此次车展上推出了一款造型流畅的新型轿车和一款运动型多用途车,赢得满堂彩。
此次车展举办之际,居欧洲之首的德国汽车工业正陷入危机。曾为德国经济提供关键驱动力的汽车制造商,现在却在拖累国家经济。
遭遇经济低迷的不止是汽车制造商。因为能源和原材料成本上升造成的重负,德国的经济产出停滞不前。德国政府正做出紧急回应,批准了在未来四年削减总计320亿欧元的企业税,从而帮助生产复苏。
德国杜伊斯堡汽车研究中心主任费迪南德·杜登霍夫(Ferdinand Dudenh ffer)形容今年的车展是一个“转折点”。“这个转折点见证了欧洲正成为中国电动汽车的重要市场。”杜登霍夫说,“竞争将会更加激烈。”
拓展练习阅读理解参考答案
15.B 16.D 17.A 18.C