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听力原文：
Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury cars, buses, coaches, and trucks. It is a division of itsparent company, Daimler AG. Mercedes-Benz was founded in 1881 and is the oldest car maker around today. Its history includes the first petrol-powered car, created by Karl Benz in 1886. The company marketed its first Mercedes car in 1901. Mercedes has built up a reputation for designing high-quality, safe and luxurious cars. They have become a status symbol for business people and the rich and famous. The company is synonymous with speed and has been involved with motor sports since 1926. The company first won the Formula 1 championship in 1954. The company website says keeping customers satisfied is “at the heart of the Mercedes-Benz customer-care philosophy”.
梅赛德斯-奔驰是德国汽车制造品牌，它生产奢华轿车、巴士、卡车以及长途车。它是母公司戴姆勒股份公司的分支。奔驰成立于1881年，如今，它也是最古老的汽车制造商。它的历史包括在1886年由卡尔·本茨发明的首辆烧油汽车。该公司于1901年开始出售奔驰汽车。奔驰因生产安全、奢华以及高质量的轿车而著名。它已经成为了商业人士、富人以及名人的地位标志。从1926年起，奔驰就参与了赛车运动，它也成为了速度的代名词。1954年，奔驰首次赢得F1大奖赛的冠军。企业网站称始终让顾客满意是梅赛德斯-奔驰顾客至上理念的核心思想。
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文章解析
1.motor sports 汽车运动
例句：The company began in Turin in 1949 where its co-founder, Carlo Abarth, tuned cars for various motorsports.
该车厂于1949年在图灵成立，它的创始人之一卡洛·阿巴斯把普通汽车改装成各种运动跑车。
2.petrol-powered 汽油动力的
例句：Honda claims the vehicle offers three times better fuel efficiency than a traditional, petrol-powered car.
本田声称这辆车的效能是传统汽油动力汽车的3倍。
3.high-quality 高质量的
例句：However, they almost all depend upon the experience and collaboration of the team to perform the actual software development work in a consistent and high-quality manner.
然而，它们几乎都依赖于以一种一致的和高质量的方式执行实际软件开发工作的团队的经验和协作。
4.status symbol 地位象征
例句：In Africa, cattle are important for food and as a cultural status symbol: the more cows you have thericher you must be.
在非洲，牛是重要的食物来源，也是文化社会地位的象征：你拥有的牛越多，你也就越富有。
