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VOA慢速英语:Volkswagen and Takata Shares Drop Amid Fresh Scandals

2015-11-06来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. This could affect about 800,000 more cars and cost at least an extra $2 billion, reported the Wall Street Journal.

at least 至少
例句：For that day at least he lost heart.
至少这一天他是垂头丧气的。

2. The cars give off up to nine times more pollution than the amount allowed by the EPA.

give off 发出; 放出
例句：They give off discrete amounts of radiant energy.
它们放出不连续的辐射能量。

3. Honda Motors, Takata’s biggest client, said it would no longer buy airbags from the company, just hours after the announcement.

no longer 不再，已不
例句：The mine is no longer being worked.
这座煤矿现在已不开采了。

4. The airbags exploded instead of inflated during accidents.

instead of （用…）代替…，（是…）而不是…
例句：I decided to treat myself to a taxi, eg instead of walking.
我决定坐他一次计程车。