[双语]Cars of the future await clearance for takeoff

2021-12-12 11:27:43

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Cars of the future await clearance for takeoff

未来的汽车等待起飞许可

HT Aero, an affiliate of Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng,demonstrateda flying car late last month, saying it plans tointroducethese vehicles in 2024.

中国电动汽车制造商小鹏汽车的子公司HT Aero上个月底展示了一款飞行汽车，并表示计划在2024年推出这些汽车。

The cars will feature a lightweight design and rotors thatfold away, so that the vehicles can be driven on roads before and after flight. With a number of safety features, including parachutes（降落伞）, eachvehiclewill cost less than 1 million yuan ($156,400), the company said.

这些汽车将采用轻量化设计和可折叠的螺旋桨，因此车辆可以在飞行前后在道路上行驶。该公司表示，凭借包括降落伞在内的多项安全功能，每辆车的成本将不到100万元人民币（156,400美元）。

Globally, some 250 companies are developing and producing flying vehicles, and the list is growing, according to a report by consultancy McKinsey.

根据咨询公司麦肯锡的一份报告，全球约有250家公司正在开发和生产飞行器，而且这个名单还在增加。

Robin Riedel, a McKinsey partner, said the flying cars sector hasexistedfor more than a decade, and the "convergence of several trends "hasled toincreased interest in it.

麦肯锡合伙人Robin Riedel表示，飞行汽车行业已经存在了十多年，“几种趋势的融合”让人们增加了对它的兴趣。

The emerging flying vehicles sectoris now viewed asa serious solution to urban traffic congestion and a newalternativeto personal mobility in cities.

新兴的飞行汽车行业现在被视为解决城市交通拥堵的重要解决方案和城市个人出行的新替代方案。

1.demonstrate

英[demnstret]美[demnstret]

v.证明；示范，演示

同根词：demonstrationn.示范；证明；示威游行

2.introduce

英[ntrdjus]美[ntrdus]

v.介绍，引见；使初次了解，使尝试；实施，推行

同根词：introductionn.介绍；引进；采用；入门

3.vehicle