特斯拉中国停售Model S和Model X新车

4月11日，媒体报道称，特斯拉中国官网显示，目前两款进口车型Model S和Model X均已不再提供单独的“订购新车”选项。

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🤔️小作业：

1. Which statement can be logically inferred from the data provided?

A) Tesla's China-made vehicle sales are growing faster than its U.S.-made imports.

B) Tesla's local production has replaced its need for imports.

C) BYD's sales remained stable while Tesla's declined sharply.

D) Tesla's competitors are outperforming it in the Chinese EV market.

无注释原文：

Tesla Halts Orders in China on U.S. Imported Models

From: The New York Times

Tesla has stopped accepting new orders in China for two car models that it imports from a factory in the United States.

On Friday, Tesla's website in China removed the “order” button from the Model S sedan and Model X sport utility vehicle. Customers still have the option of purchasing one of those models, produced at its Fremont, Calif., factory, if the company has existing inventory.

Tesla did not explain why customers could no longer order those models, but the change came a day after China raised its import tariffs on U.S. goods to match the level of President Trump's so-called reciprocal tariffs at the time.

Since then, Mr. Trump raised tariffs an additional 41 percent to punish Beijing for its retaliatory move, bringing the total duty on imports from China to 145 percent. On Friday, China countered by also lifting its tariffs another 41 percent on American imports, starting on Saturday.

Tesla is still selling the Model S in a few Chinese cities where it has inventory. The Model S and Model X, two of the company's more expensive offerings, are not big sellers in China.

Tesla did not immediately respond to an email for comment.

Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive and an aide to Mr. Trump, has not openly criticized the president's tariff campaign, but he has made veiled remarks advocating for all tariffs to be removed. He has also publicly feuded with Peter Navarro, a White House senior adviser and one of the architects of Mr. Trump's trade policy.

Tesla operates an automobile factory and a battery plant in Shanghai. The Gigafactory, which opened in 2020, was Tesla's first car factory outside of the United States. At the Shanghai facility, the company produces the Model 3 midsize sedan and Model Y sport utility vehicle for sale in China and export abroad.

Among foreign automakers, Tesla has one of the coziest relationships with China. Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory was the first automobile factory in China to gain approval to be wholly owned by a foreign company without a domestic partner.

In March, Tesla's sales of its China-made cars fell 11.5 percent compared to a year earlier, according to the China Passenger Car Association. Tesla has struggled to fend off Chinese competitors from aggressively chipping away at its market share in China. The company's main competitor, BYD, marked a 23 percent increase in sales during the month.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Tesla Halts Orders in China on U.S. Imported Models

From: The New York Times

Tesla has stopped accepting new orders in China for two car models that it imports from a factory in the United States.

特斯拉（Tesla）已在中国暂停接受两款从其美国工厂进口车型的新订单。

halt /hɒlt/ 作名词，表示“停止，停下，中止”，英文解释为“an occasion when something stops moving or happening”如：the recent halt in production 最近的停产。

作动词，1）表示“使停住；停住”，英文解释为“When a person or a vehicle halts or when something halts them, they stop moving in the direction they were going and stand still.”举个🌰：They halted at a short distance from the house. 他们停在离房子不远处。

2）表示“使完全停止；完全停止”，英文解释为“When something such as growth, development, or activity halts or when you halt it, it stops completely.”举个🌰：Workers halted production at the auto plant yesterday. 昨天，汽车厂的工人完全停止了生产。

🎬电影《危情时速》（Unstoppable）中的台词提到：Emergency responders want to halt all activity near the line 应急响应人员打算停止铁路附近的所有活动。

import /ɪmˈpɔːt/ 可用作动词，也可以作名词，表示“进口”，英文解释为“to buy or bring in products from another country”举个🌰：We import a large number of cars from Japan. 我们从日本进口大量的汽车。

反义词：

📍export表示“出口；输出”，英文解释为“to send goods to another country for sale”

On Friday, Tesla's website in China removed the “order” button from the Model S sedan and Model X sport utility vehicle. Customers still have the option of purchasing one of those models, produced at its Fremont, Calif., factory, if the company has existing inventory.

周五，特斯拉（Tesla）中国官网撤下了Model S轿车和Model X运动型多用途汽车的“订购”按钮。不过，只要特斯拉公司还有库存，消费者仍可购买这两款产自加利福尼亚州弗里蒙特工厂的车型。

sedan /sɪˈdæn/ 表示“小轿车；（三厢）四门轿车”，英文解释为“a car with four doors and a boot/trunk (= space at the back for carrying things) which is separated from the part where the driver and passengers sit”如：a five-seater family sedan 五座家庭式轿车。

sport utility vehicle，缩写SUV，表示“多功能运动型车，休闲越野车”，英文解释为“a large powerful car with an engine that supplies power to all four wheels”

option /ˈɒp.ʃən/ 1）表示“选择，选项；选择权”，英文解释为“one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make a choice”举个🌰：The best option would be to cancel the trip altogether. 最好的选择是彻底取消这次行程。

2）表示“期权；未来购买权”，英文解释为“the right to buy something in the future”如：a share/stock option 股票期权。

1）表示“（商店的）存货；存货价值”，英文解释为“the amount of goods a shop has, or the value of them”举个🌰：The inventory will be disposed of over the next twelve weeks. 在未来的十二个星期中将进行清仓处理。

2）表示“（某处的）物品清单”，英文解释为“a detailed list of all the things in a place”

3）表示“盘点，清点存货”，英文解释为“the counting of all the goods, materials, etc. kept in a place such as a shop”

Tesla did not explain why customers could no longer order those models, but the change came a day after China raised its import tariffs on U.S. goods to match the level of President Trump's so-called reciprocal tariffs at the time.

特斯拉并未说明为何客户无法再订购这些车型，但这一变动正好出现在中国上调对美进口商品关税后的第二天，当时该关税已提高至与Trump所谓“对等关税”相当的水平。

tariff /ˈtærɪf/ 表示“关税”，英文解释为“A tariff is a tax that a government collects on goods coming into a country.”

reciprocal /rɪˈsɪp.rə.kəl/ 表示“相互的；互惠的；报答的”，英文解释为“A reciprocal action or arrangement involves two people or groups of people who behave in the same way or agree to help each other and give each other advantages.”

Since then, Mr. Trump raised tariffs an additional 41 percent to punish Beijing for its retaliatory move, bringing the total duty on imports from China to 145 percent. On Friday, China countered by also lifting its tariffs another 41 percent on American imports, starting on Saturday.

随后，Trump将对中国进口商品的关税再上调41%，以报复中国的反制举措，使总税率达到145%。周五，中国也进行了反击，宣布从周六开始再次将对美国进口商品的关税提高41%。

retaliatory /rɪˈtæl.i.ə.tɔːr.i/ 表示“报复的；回击的”，英文解释为“A retaliatory action is one that is harmful to someone who has done something to harm you.”举个🌰：He urged people not to resort to retaliatory violence. 他力劝人们不要以暴制暴。

duty /ˈdʒuː.ti/ 熟词僻义，表示“税；（尤指进口）关税”，英文解释为“a tax paid to the government, especially on things that you bring into a country”举个🌰：There's a high duty on alcohol. 酒类的关税很高。

counter /ˈkaʊn.tər/ 作动词，表示“反驳；反对；对抗”，英文解释为“to react to something with an opposing opinion or action, or to defend yourself against something”举个🌰：When criticisms were made of the school's performance, the parents' group countered with details of its exam results. 当有人对学校的业绩提出批评时，家长团举出具体的考试成绩予以反驳。

作名词，表示“柜台”，英文解释为“a long, flat, narrow surface or table in a shop, bank, restaurant, etc. at which people are served”举个🌰：There was nobody behind/on the counter when I went into the bank, and I had to wait to be served. 我进银行时柜台后没人，我只得等候有人出来服务。

Tesla is still selling the Model S in a few Chinese cities where it has inventory. The Model S and Model X, two of the company's more expensive offerings, are not big sellers in China.

特斯拉仍在其有库存的少数几个中国城市销售Model S。Model S和Model X同属高端车型，在中国销量并不大。

1）表示“用品；剧作；作品；供消遣的产品”，英文解释为“something that is produced for other people to use, watch, enjoy etc.”如：the latest offering from the writer 那位作家的最新作品。

2）表示“祭品；供品”，英文解释为“An offering is a gift that people offer to their God or gods as a form of worship.”

📺美剧《康斯坦丁》（Constantine）中的台词提到：we present you offerings from life into death 吾等向汝供奉由生入死的祭品。

seller /ˈsel.ər/ 除了表示“卖方，销售者”，英文解释为“a person who is selling something”如：flower/newspaper/souvenir sellers 卖花/卖报/卖纪念品的人，还可以表示“畅销商品”，英文解释为“a product that a lot of people buy”举个🌰：This car is our biggest seller so far this year. 这种汽车是我们目前卖得最好的一款。

Tesla did not immediately respond to an email for comment.

特斯拉尚未对媒体的邮件置评请求作出回应。

Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive and an aide to Mr. Trump, has not openly criticized the president's tariff campaign, but he has made veiled remarks advocating for all tariffs to be removed. He has also publicly feuded with Peter Navarro, a White House senior adviser and one of the architects of Mr. Trump's trade policy.

特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）作为Trump的顾问，并未公开批评其关税政策，但曾多次以委婉方式表达希望取消所有关税的立场。他还曾与白宫高级顾问、Trump贸易政策推手之一彼得·纳瓦罗（Peter Navarro）公开交锋。

aide /eɪd/ 表示“助手”，英文解释为“An aide is an assistant to someone who has an important job, especially in government or in the armed forces.”

表示“不明言的；含蓄的；掩饰的”，英文解释为“Veiled words or ways of behaving are not direct or expressed clearly.”如：a veiled reference/threat/warning 含蓄的指称/威胁/警告，a thinly veiled threat 几乎不加掩饰的威胁。

feud /fjuːd/ 表示“（与…）长期斗争；结世仇”，英文解释为“to have a feud with someone”举个🌰：They've been feuding with their neighbours for years over a boundary issue. 多年来，他们一直为了地界问题与邻居不和。

作名词，表示“夙怨；世仇；长期争斗”，英文解释为“an argument that has existed for a long time between two people or groups, causing a lot of anger or violence”如：a family feud 家族世仇。

📺英剧《神探夏洛克》（Sherlock）中的台词提到：This petty feud between us is simply childish. 相比之下我们的小恩小怨不过儿戏。

Tesla operates an automobile factory and a battery plant in Shanghai. The Gigafactory, which opened in 2020, was Tesla's first car factory outside of the United States. At the Shanghai facility, the company produces the Model 3 midsize sedan and Model Y sport utility vehicle for sale in China and export abroad.

特斯拉在上海拥有一家整车工厂和一家电池工厂。2020年落成投产的“超级工厂”是特斯拉在美国以外设立的首座汽车制造基地。在上海工厂，特斯拉生产Model 3中型轿车和Model Y运动型多用途车，既面向中国市场，也出口海外。

熟词僻义，作名词，表示“工厂；电厂”，英文解释为“A plant is a factory or a place where power is produced.”

Among foreign automakers, Tesla has one of the coziest relationships with China. Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory was the first automobile factory in China to gain approval to be wholly owned by a foreign company without a domestic partner.

在所有外资车企中，特斯拉与中方关系可谓最为密切。特斯拉上海超级工厂是中国首家获准外资独资、无需本地合资方的汽车工厂。

英式 cosy 美式 cozy /ˈkəʊ.zi/ 1）表示“（尤指建筑物因为小及温暖而）温馨的，温暖舒适的，惬意的，安逸的”，英文解释为“comfortable and pleasant, especially (of a building) because of being small and warm”举个🌰：This room is nice and cosy in the winter. 这房间冬天十分温暖舒适。

2）表示“（与…）相互勾结的”，英文解释为“used to describe a situation that is convenient for those involved but may not be honest or legal”

作名词，表示“保暖罩”，英文解释为“a cover that you put on a teapot or a boiled egg to keep it warm”

In March, Tesla's sales of its China-made cars fell 11.5 percent compared to a year earlier, according to the China Passenger Car Association. Tesla has struggled to fend off Chinese competitors from aggressively chipping away at its market share in China. The company's main competitor, BYD, marked a 23 percent increase in sales during the month.

中国乘联会数据显示，今年3月，特斯拉在中国生产的汽车销量同比下降了11.5%。在中国市场，特斯拉正面临本土竞争对手不断蚕食其市场份额的压力。其主要竞争对手比亚迪（BYD）同期销量增长了23%。

fend sth off 表示“避开，回避”，英文解释为“to avoid dealing with something that is unpleasant or difficult”举个🌰：Somehow she managed to fend off the awkward questions. 不管怎么着，她还是设法避开了那些尴尬的问题。

fend sb off 表示“抵挡，推开，击退”，英文解释为“to push or send away an attacker or other unwanted person”举个🌰：He managed to fend off his attackers with a stick. 他设法用一根棍子击退了攻击者。

表示“逐渐削弱或减少；一点点地除掉；从……抽去实质性的东西”，英文解释为"to gradually reduce or weaken something over a long period of time"。举个🌰：The constant stress of his job was chipping away at his health. 他工作时持续存在的压力正在逐渐影响他的健康。

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halt、 import、 sedan、 sport utility vehicle、 option、 inventory、 tariff、 reciprocal、 retaliatory、 duty、 counter、 offering、 seller、 aide、 veiled、 feud、 plant、 cozy、 fend off、 chip away at sth

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