(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
The troubled German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) has announced it will recall around 11 million cars following the emissions tests scandal that has mired the company in controversy. Some industry analysts predict the recall could cost the auto manufacturer more than $6.5 billion. Last week, VW admitted cheating in diesel emissions tests in the United States and Europe. It manipulated data to falsely show that VW cars were a lot more fuel-efficient than was really the case. The company is Europe's largest carmaker and employs over 750,000 people. It has lost more than a third of its market value on stock markets and has badly tarnished its reputation as being a leader in clean energy.
Chief executives at VW could face criminal charges over the scandal. Olaf Lies, a Volkswagen board member, told the BBC TV programme Newsnight that some staff acted criminally over emission tests. He said: "Those people who allowed this to happen, or who made the decision to install this software, acted criminally. They must take personal responsibility." He added: "We only found out about the problems in the last board meeting, shortly before the media did. I want to be quite open, so we need to find out why the board wasn't informed earlier about the problems when they were known about over a year ago in the United States."
中文翻译
由于大众在尾气排放检测中造假,致使大众争议不断,德国制造商大众汽车宣布召回1100万辆汽车
大众主管也会因此次作弊门而面临指控
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重点讲解
1.make decision 作出决定
例句:I have a particular responsibility to ensure I make the right decision.
我肩负特殊责任,必须确保自己作出的决定是正确的
。2.a lot 许多
例句:He said a lot to hearten me.
他对我说了许多鼓励的话
。3.stock market 股票市场
例句:The stock market will soon rally.
股票行情不久即将回升
。4.market value 市场价值
例句:He inferred from the market survey that it had great market value.
他从市场调查推断它具有很高的市场价值
。听力题目
1.What does the article say the scandal has mired VW in?
a) fortune
b) muck
c) controversy
d) debt
2.How much could the scandal cost VW?
a) $6.5 billion
b) $6,500,000
c) $65,000,000
d) $65 billion
3.What did VW manipulate in the scandal?
a) data
b) exhaust systems
c) chief executives
d) gasoline
4.How many people work for VW in Europe?
a) 75%
b) more than 750,000
c) three-quarters of a million
d) more than 7,500,000
5.What did VW have the reputation of being a leader in?
a) controversy
b) abbreviated company names
c) Formula 1
d) green energy
6.What could VW chief executives face over this scandal?
a) heads
b) criminal charges
c) fuel-efficiency testing
d) promotion
7.How did a board member say people who installed software acted?
a) criminally
b) skilfully
c) discreetly
d) honestly
8.When did the board member find out about the scandal?
a) a year before it erupted
b) 2014
c) at the last board meeting
d) after the media found out
9.What does the board member want to be with people?
a) anonymous
b) a whistle-blower
c) a hero
d) open
10.Where have the problems been known about for a year?
a) the USA
b) Porsche
c) on the factory floor
d) car showrooms
听力答案
1.c
2.a
3.a
4.b
5.d
6.b
7.a
8.c
9.d
10.a