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大众“尾气门”波及1100万辆柴油车

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2015-09-23 07:32 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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The German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) on Tuesday revealed that a total of 11 million diesel¹ cars may have been involved in the emissions-testing manipulations.

德国汽车生产商大众公司周二透露，共计有1100万辆柴油车卷入此次“尾气门”事件。

The company also said in a statement that it had set aside 6.5 billion euros (7.3 billion U.S. dollars) to cover the costs of the issue. The share prices of the company continue to slump³ on Tuesday, losing 20 percent during the trading.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that the software on VW diesel cars showed false emission² data. The software installed by Volkswagen in its cars has violated the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in a statement on Friday. The software called "defeat device" by the EPA can turn on full emission controls only when the car is undergoing emission tests to make the car meet the legal emission standards, but during normal driving, the car will emit nitrogen oxides at up to 40 times the standard.

"Using a defeat device in cars to evade⁴ clean air standards is illegal and a threat to public health," said Cynthia Giles, EPA's assistant administrator⁵ for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance⁶ Assurance.

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1 diesel
n.柴油发动机，内燃机
参考例句：
We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。 My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。

2 emission
n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发
参考例句：
Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。 Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。

3 slump
n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌
参考例句：
She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。 Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

4 evade
vt.逃避，回避；避开，躲避
参考例句：
He tried to evade the embarrassing question.他企图回避这令人难堪的问题。 You are in charge of the job.How could you evade the issue?你是负责人，你怎么能对这个问题不置可否？

5 administrator
n.经营管理者，行政官员
参考例句：
The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。 He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。

6 compliance
n.顺从；服从；附和；屈从
参考例句：
I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。 She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。

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