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Elon Musk announced that Tesla is retiring the cheapest versions of its Model S and X cars.
伊隆·马斯克宣布，特斯拉将裁掉最便宜的“Model S”和“Model X”这两款车型8]Wqsg9Txy!1Ah&。
Musk made the announcement on Twitter and said that the deadline for the last orders of those models will be Monday, January 14.
马斯克在推特上宣布了这一消息并表示，预定这些车型的截止日期是1月14日星期一)GkV[UYl.y1.n。
According to Business Insider, the move is being made because Tesla wants to move away from defining their cars by the size of their batteries.
据“Business Insider”报道，之所以作出这一决定，是因为特斯拉不希望以电池的大小来定义它的汽车efD|%+KsE..hmcnh.。

In September 2018, Musk also retired two of the seven color choices offered by Tesla.
2018年9月，马斯克还撤掉了特斯拉提供的七种可选颜色中的两种3(&_7K1T|71ul^i_ce。
The highly successful Tesla Model 3 will still be available for orders at a more affordable starting price of $35,000.
大受欢迎的特斯拉“Model 3”依然会接受订单，售价为更能负担得起的起步价35000美元%Hu,[lXtp#0~ORwa。

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词语解释

1.retire v. （令）退职；（使）退休

例句：If they prove ineffective they should be demoted or asked to retire.
如果事实证明他们已无力胜任，应该将他们降级或让他们退休vcJwK^!qoO1buHKxgUCu。

2.define v. 阐明；明确；界定

例句：When people are asked 'What is intelligence?' they tend to reply: 'I don't know how to define it, but I can certainly recognize it when I see it.'
当被问及“智力是什么”的时候，人们往往会回答说：“我不知道该如何定义它，但我见到了肯定就能认得出%WhovjoRsNyYt~vPp。”