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Toyota Motor Corp. says it's on track to become the world's largest automaker. CNN's Eunice Yoon reports

In the race for the title of world's largest automaker, Toyota of Japan proved Tuesday it's on track to unseat US car giant General Motors.

'We've posted record highs from sales to net profit in our third quarter.'

In its latest quarterly earnings report, profits jumped 7% to more than $3.5 billion. The company sold enough Camry sedans, Prius hybrid electric cars, and other vehicles in North America to warrant the construction of new factories there.

'The impressive thing about Toyota is they're expanding in multiple regions at the same time and that's giving them a lot of momentum, er, to take that number one spot.'

Drivers worldwide have praised Toyota for making what they consider low maintenance, high mileage vehicles. That formula is working in North America where the automaker is now thinking of building an eighth assembly plant, a move that could help ward off political pressure. But there has been growing criticism in the US over Toyota's rising imports. One American politician from the heart of the American auto industry in Detroit says the Japanese carmaker benefits unfairly from state-run pension systems and a government that dabbles in the currency markets. The weak yen played a big part in Toyota's profits. Yet many car analysts say those remarks are unfair.

'If a politician wants to come out against Toyota, he's gonna have to come out against employment and environmental technology, and that's pretty tenuous ground to be standing on.'

Toyota says it's sticking by its full year forecasts and analysts say the company is on course for an eighth straight year of record earnings. Still, Toyota in Japanese tradition is staying modest.

'There is a lot of talk of us becoming number one in the world. We are trying not to be too conscious of it. We want to produce cars that the market wants.'

And with it looking as though the market wants more Toyota-made cars, analysts say the company will drive by GM as soon as this year.

Eunice Yoon, CNN, Seoul.

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ward off phr-v. To ward off a danger or illness means to prevent it from affecting you or harming you.
She may have put up a fight to try to ward off her assailant.

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He dabbled in business.

文本参考中文翻译

丰田汽车公司表示，他们逐渐变成世界上最大的汽车制造商。

在争夺世界上最大的汽车制造商的角逐中，日本的丰田汽车于周二证明，它们正击败美国汽车巨头通用汽车。

“我们第三季度的销量和纯收入都达到最高纪录。”

在最新的季度收益报告中，丰田的收益上涨7%，总额高达35亿美元。丰田在北美地区销售了大量Camry sedans，Prius hybrid电力汽车以及其他机动车，足以保证该公司在那里建设新的工厂。

“丰田汽车给人印象最深的是他们同时在许多不同的地区进行扩展，这给他们占领第一位带来许多动力。”

世界各地的司机都赞誉丰田汽车保养费用低廉，行驶路程长。这种规则在北美非常有效。该公司目前正在筹划建设拥有80条生产线的工厂，该举动可以有效避开政治压力。来自底特律的美国汽车制造业一名政治家说，日本的汽车制造商从国营体系和日本货币市场的疲软中受益，这并不公平。日元的疲软在丰田的收益中起到很大作用。

如果一个政治家试图反对丰田，他就是在跟就业和环保技术做对，他是在铤而走险。

丰田表示，他们受到全年预测的支持，分析家表示，该公司正在创造连续第八年的收益记录。然而，拥有日本传统的丰田汽车仍然很谦逊。

“许多人在谈论我们成为世界第一的问题。我们正在试着不要太在意。我们希望能生产出市场需要的汽车。”

似乎市场需要越来越多的丰田汽车，分析家表示，该公司今年之内很有可能超越通用汽车。

ward off :避开

dabble:玩水,泼溅