夏说英语新闻晨读 第143期:特斯拉北京撞车

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Tesla said one of its cars had been involved in a crash in Beijing while in “Autopilot” mode¹, the first known incident of its kind in China. The car’s owner, who was uninjured, said sales staff had overstated the extent² to which the car could drive itself. Tesla said the data showed the driver had not kept his hands on the wheel, as recommended when using Autopilot.

词汇讲解：
Autopilot: 自动驾驶
Incident：事件
Overstate：夸大
Wheel：方向盘

1 mode   

n.方式，样式，模式，风格，时兴；[音乐]调式

参考例句：

• Wearing jeans is out of mode at present.现在穿牛仔裤过时了。
• His mode of doing business is offensive to me.他干事情的方式叫我很不喜欢。

2 extent   

n.程度，范围，限度；广度，宽度，大小

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent. 这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• What's the extent of the damage? 损坏的程度如何?