VOA慢速英语:'I Am Deeply Sorry,' Toyota Chief Tells US Congress

pay attention to注意，关心

例句：No attention was paid to his advice.
      他的建议没有引起注意。

too much非正〉过分；太多

例句：It really is too much of you.
      你太过分了。

      It's too much bother going there by a roundabout way.
      绕道去那儿太麻烦了。

2.But this week, lawmakers released a company document showing Toyota had saved one hundred million dollars by negotiating a limited recall over the issue.

这句话的主干是lawmakers released a company document。showing是现在分词作定语，后面是宾语从句。

3.The document added to criticisms that federal officials did not act aggressively enough against Toyota.

add to增加, 加强

例句：This lesson adds to the value of the book.
      这一课增加了这本书的价值。

      Since then, the palace has often been added to, rebuilt and repaired.
      从那以后, 那座宫殿不断得到扩建和修缮。

4.We haven't been sitting around on our hands. When people complain, we investigate.

sit around闲坐

例句：Some people are sitting around while others are doing all the work.
      有些人坐着无所事事, 而另一些人却在干所有的工作。

5.Rhonda Smith of Tennessee described how in two thousand six her Toyota-made Lexus sped up for a time to one hundred sixty kilometers an hour.

speed up(使)加速

例句：We'll never get there if he doesn't speed up.
      如果他不快些走, 我们一定到不了那里。

      We are speeding up the mechanization of our agriculture.
      我们正在加快农业机械化的步伐。