Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。
This news word was seen at this year's Washington Auto Show: hybrid.
这个新闻词汇出现在今年的华盛顿汽车展上：混合动力。
The Washington Auto Show was filled with shiny new cars and, for fun, a car simulator.
华盛顿汽车展上全是闪耀的新车，还有一台好玩的汽车模拟器。
There was a lot of interest in the fully electric and hybrid electric cars.
纯电力和混合电力的汽车吸引了很多人的注意。
A hybrid is something that is formed by combining two or more things.
“混合物”就是结合了两种或更多种东西而形成的物体。

A hybrid vehicle is one that is powered by both electricity and liquid fuel gasoline.
混合电力车辆就是由电力和液体燃油提供动力的车辆。
In biology, a hybrid is an animal or a plant produced from two different species.
在生物学上，“杂种”就是由两种不同的物种繁殖出的动物或植物。