丰田给力武器证实"清白"无安全隐患

　　The company has acknowledged mechanical defects in accelerator pedals, and warned that out-of-place floor mats could cause pedals to jam.

　　该公司承认，其油门踏板存在机械故障，并警告称，脚垫位置不当可能会卡住踏板。

　　It paid a $16.4m fine to the US government in April to settle claims that it delayed reporting potentially dangerous defects to safety regulators.

　　今年4月份，丰田已向美国政府支付了1640万美元的罚金以了结这样一种说法——该公司未将潜在危险的缺陷及时知会安全监管部门。

　　Members of Congress excoriated the carmaker at hearings earlier this year, with many giving less credibility to Toyota than to researchers who questioned its testing procedures.

　　美国国会议员在今年早些时候的听证会上对丰田进行了严厉指责，许多议员更愿意相信质疑丰田测试程序的研究人员，而不太相信丰田。

　　However, Daniel Smith, an associate administrator at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said on June 30 that 'despite several investigations of Toyota's electronic throttle control system, NHTSA has not been able to find a defect'.

　　不过，美国国家公路交通安全管理局副行政官丹尼尔?史密斯在6月30日表示，“尽管对丰田电子油门控制系统进行了数次调查，但NHTSA并未发现任何缺陷”。