夏说英语新闻晨读 第584期:特斯拉电动车静置自燃

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Tesla is investigating after one of its vehicles appeared to explode in China. A short video of surveillance footage posted on Chinese social media site Weibo showed white smoke emerging from what looks like a white Tesla car parked at a lot in Shanghai. After a few seconds, the electric vehicle bursts into flames and the clip ends soon afterward¹. Tesla would not confirm any of the details, other than to say it is investigating the incident alongside Chinese authorities.

investigate: vt. 调查
explode: vi. 爆炸
surveillance: n. 监控；监视
surveillance camera: 监控摄像机
footage: n. 片段；一段影片
emerge: vi. 出现
park: vt. 停车 n. 公园
lot: n. 停车场
electric vehicle: 电动汽车
burst into flames: 熊熊燃烧
burst into laughter/tears: 突然大笑/大哭
clip: n. 视频片段
confirm: vt. 证实
other than: 除了
incident: n. 事件

1 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。