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Heaccusedsome institutions of operating the “diploma equivalent of puppy mills,” depriving those foreign students of a positive academic experience in the face of outsize hardships and a lack of intervention by provincial governments.

他指责一些院校经营“相当于幼犬犬舍的文凭工厂”，剥夺了外国留学生积极的学术体验，让他们面临特别大的困难，而省级政府却不出面干预。

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Para.1

A couple of years ago, we seemed to behurtlingtoward an electric-car future. Tesla had reached a trillion-dollar market cap; Hertz had signed a $4 billion deal with Tesla to supply cars for its rentalfleet; the Biden Administration had announced plans to make EVs comprise 50% of all new vehicles sold by 2030; and GM had committed itself to achieving 100% EV sales by 2035.

几年前，我们似乎正迅速迈进一个电动汽车的未来。特斯拉市值突破万亿美元；赫兹与特斯拉签下了一项价值40亿美元的协议，由特斯拉给其租赁车队供应所需汽车；拜登政府宣布计划到2030年时，电动汽车要占到新车销量的50%；通用汽车承诺到 2035年实现100%全部只销售电动汽车。

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1.hurtle

/ˈhɜːtəl/

vi. 猛冲；猛烈碰撞

n. 碰撞；猛冲

2.fleet

/fliːt/

adv. 浅，不深地

adj. 快速的; 快速的; (水)浅的

n. 船队，舰队; (某家公司控制的)车队; 小湾，水道

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Para.2

But now, as we move into 2024, something isamiss. Last year, Tesla discounted its cars several times, eventually slashing prices on its volume-driving Model S by nearly 25%, and Hertz announced plans tooffloadits Teslas. GM, for its part, announced that it would be abandoning its near-term EV goals, delaying the production of its EV pickup, andunwindinga joint EV venture with Honda.

然而，当我们进入2024年时，情况似乎有些不对劲。去年，特斯拉多次给车打折，最终将其主力车型Model S的价格下调了近25%，而赫兹则宣布其出售特斯拉的计划。至于通用汽车，它宣布放弃了近期的电动汽车目标，推迟了电动皮卡车的生产，解除了与本田合资的电动汽车项目合约。

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1.amiss

/əˈmɪs/

adj. 有毛病的，有缺陷的；出差错的

adv. 错误地

2.offload

/ˌɒˈfləʊd/

vt. 卸下；卸货

adj. 卸载的

3.unwind

/ʌnˈwaɪnd/

v. 放松，松弛; 解开，展开

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Para.3

News stories ran regularly during the year telling of EVs sitting unsold on dealers’ lots. Taking stock of the situation, Toyota’s chairman, Akio Toyoda, predicted that the vast majority of vehicles sold in coming decades would not be fully electric. Confirming that outlook, the Pew Research Center recently reported that half of American adults say their next car probably won’t be an EV.

一整年里，新闻都在经常性报道电动汽车在经销商的停车场上库存积压卖不出去的情况。丰田汽车的董事长丰田章男审视了这一情况后预测，未来几十年里，绝大多数销售的车辆不会是全电动汽车。皮尤研究中心最近的报告证实了这一观点，有一半的美国成年人表示，他们的下一辆车可能不会是电动汽车。

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Para.4

So what’s going on? The answer, I believe, is that in the world of greener vehicles, we have reached a classically difficult point in what’s known as the “technology-adoption life cycle” — specifically, the point where the challenge becomes figuring out how to move from what earlyadopterswant to what a broadersegmentof the market wants.

那么，究竟发生了什么？翻译划线句，在文末留言打卡，答案下期公布~

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1.adopter

/əˈdɒptə/

n. 养父母；(新技术)应用者；接受管

2.segment

/ˈsɛgmənt/

v. 分割，划分; (细胞)分裂

n. 部分，片段; (市场)细分的部分; (水果或花自然形成的)瓣，(昆虫的)节; 球缺，弓形; (直线或弧线上两点间的)段; (特定广播或电视节目的)时间段; 某一时段单独播放的节目; 音段

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Para.5

Our research suggests that while early adopters have prioritized performance, brand, and style, the early majority will prioritize environmental concerns, lower maintenance and operating costs, and the ease of charging. Consumers in the early majority don’t care much about the “cool new thing.” Instead, they’re more practical: They want cars that have been tested by others and are certain to make living their lives easier. And for that reason, they seehybridand plug-in hybrid vehicles as a bridge that will help them eventually get to an all-electric future.

我们的研究表明，尽管早期电动汽车购买者把性能、品牌和风格置于首位，但早期多数人优先考虑的是环境问题、更低的运维成本以及充电便利性。早期大多数消费者并不太在乎“新潮玩意儿”。相反，他们更实际：他们希望购买已经被其他人测评过并且能确保让他们生活更加便利的汽车。基于此，他们认为混合动力和插电混合动力车是有助于让他们最终实现全电动未来的桥梁。

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1.hybrid

/ˈhaɪbrɪd/

n. 混合物; 杂种; 混合动力车，油电混合车; 混合词，混种词

adj. 混合的; 杂种的，杂交成的

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本文节选自：Harvard Business Review（哈佛商业评论）

发布时间：2024.03.21

作者：Jeremy Korst

原文标题：Why Has the EV Market Stalled?

写作句总结

A couple of years ago, we seemed to be hurtling toward an electric-car future.

结构：A couple of years ago, we seemed to be hurtling toward an … future.

几年前，我们似乎正迅速迈进一个…的未来。

例句：A couple of years ago, we seemed to be hurtling toward a we-media trend future.

阅读理解题

In the context of the passage, what is the author's explanation for the current challenges facing the electric vehicle (EV) market?

A) Early adopters prioritize environmental concerns, lower maintenance costs, and ease of charging.

B) The Biden Administration's ambitious goals for EV sales have created unrealistic expectations.

C) The majority of consumers are more concerned with practicality and reliability than with being early adopters of new technology.

D) Tesla's price discounts have led to a decrease in consumer interest in electric vehicles.

C

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