英语新闻听写 特斯拉将停售最便宜的车型

 

Elon Musk¹ announced that Tesla is retiring the cheapest versions of its Model S and X cars.

伊隆·马斯克宣布，特斯拉将裁掉价格最低的“Model S”和“Model X”这两款车型。

Musk made the announcement on Twitter and said that the deadline for the last orders of those models will be Monday, January 14.

马斯克在推特上宣布了这一消息并表示，预定这些车型的截止日期是1月14日星期一。

According to Business Insider, the move is being made because Tesla wants to move away from defining their cars by the size of their batteries.

据“Business Insider”报道，之所以作出这一决定，是因为特斯拉不希望以电池的大小来定义它的汽车。

In September 2018, Musk also retired² two of the seven color choices offered by Tesla.

2018年9月，马斯克还撤掉了特斯拉提供的七种可选颜色中的两种。

The highly successful Tesla Model 3 will still be available for orders at a more affordable³ starting price of $35,000.

大受欢迎的特斯拉“Model 3”依然会接受订单，售价为更能负担得起的起步价35000美元。

1 musk   

n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫

参考例句：

• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
• She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。

2 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

3 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。