法兰克福车展"更小更轻"

短语讲解：

1. To adapt to increasing concerns over environment preservation and the eventually exhaustible fossil fuel reserves, world-leading auto makers have set the tone of future car development as environment-friendly, fuel-saving and intelligent.

adapt to变得习惯于…, 使适应于, 能应付…
例句：I adapted quickly to the new climate.
我很快地适应了这种新的气候

2. Volkswagen's single-passenger vehicle "Nils" focuses on urban mobility and lone drivers.

focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句：Today we're going to focus on the question of homeless people.
今天, 我们主要讨论无家可归者的问题。

3. Measuring only 3.54 meters in length, the mini model is targeted at urban residents who strive for a lifestyle of both economy and conformability.

strive for奋斗,争取
例句：We must strive for further increase in production.
我们必须为进一步发展生产而奋斗。

4. Audi has also come up with its own similar one-seater study called "Urban Concept." A sliding canopy, resembling that of a fighter jet, provides access to the car.

come up with想出, 提出
例句：I hope you can come up with a better plan than this.
我希望你们能提出一个比这个更好的计划。

5. As "downsizing" is inlaid with car design, more intelligent devices will ensue to help less skilled drivers, as a complete automatic parking device is soon to be applied to realize driver-free parking.

apply to运用
例句：In this way they can better apply theory to practice.
这样他们就能更好地把理论运用到实践中去。

6. We will start with a significantly higher volume of production in 2014 and we foresee in the year 2016, at the latest '17, to accomplish a cost position which is equal or similar to diesel hybrid.

similar to跟...类似,与...同样
例句：My problems are very similar to yours.
我的问题和你的差不多。

7. This year, it managed to add an optional third row of seating in its Prius+ thanks to innovations in producing lithium batteries that are lighter and smaller.

thanks to幸亏, 多亏, 由于
例句：Thanks to you, I was saved from drowning.
幸亏你, 我才没有淹死。