万花筒 2008-11-24&11-25 你不能错过的视频！

Take a look at this. A dramatic and dangerous chase down an Oklahoma City freeway, this guy is flying. It started out as a traffic stop, but quickly became something else as the Gold sedan weaves in and out of traffic. The police cruiser can barely keep up. Speeds topped out at more than 130 miles an hour. He tries to swing into a parking lot, and hits a curve, knocks over a sign, ends up boxed-in a parking lot of a Chili’s. Both the driver and the passenger are dragged out and cuffed¹, and you know officers won't be gentle after a stunt² like that.

 

Need proof of how badly the car industry is struggling? One auto³ dealer⁴ near Chicago is practically giving cars away, and that’s not an exaggeration. Mancari’s Chrysler Jeep in Oak Lawn is offering a 2008 PT Cruiser for just one dollar when you buy a new Jeep Grand Cherokee, or a Pacifica Mini-van for about 40, 000 bucks⁵, the dealership⁶ says there're about 20 vehicles left.

 

Elephants, giraffes, and water buffalo⁷, oh, my! If your dream vacation involves an African safari⁸, now might be the time to make that dream come true, because of the struggling tourist trades some luxury resorts in Africa are offering discounts. For Take a Look at This, I’m Michelle Wright.

 

1 cuffed   

v.掌打，拳打( cuff的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She cuffed the boy on the side of the head. 她向这男孩的头上轻轻打了一巴掌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mother cuffed the dog when she found it asleep on a chair. 妈妈发现狗睡在椅子上就用手把狗打跑了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

3 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

4 dealer   

n.商人，贩子

参考例句：

• The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
• The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。

5 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 dealership   

n.商品特许经销处

参考例句：

• The car dealership has a large inventory of used cars. 这家汽车经销商拥有数量庞大的二手车。
• A key to this effort is the experience in the dealership. 达到这个成果的关键是销售的体验。

7 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

8 safari   

n.远征旅行(探险、考察)；探险队，狩猎队

参考例句：

• When we go on safari we like to cook on an open fire.我们远行狩猎时，喜欢露天生火做饭。
• They went on safari searching for the rare black rhinoceros.他们进行探险旅行，搜寻那稀有的黑犀牛。