Tesla to unveil Cybercab, its big bet on self-driving cars
特斯拉将公布其自动驾驶出租车原型Cybercab
Tesla boss Elon Musk is to unveil the firm's long-awaited robotaxi prototype, the Cybercab, at the Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, California on Thursday.
Self-driving cars have long fascinated Mr Musk and he has made a series of bold predictions about them - including that they will save lives or earn their owners money, through being rented out for rides or even overnight stays.
特斯拉公司老板埃隆·马斯克将于周四在加利福尼亚州伯班克的华纳兄弟影城发布该公司期待已久的自动驾驶出租车原型--Cybercab。
长期以来，自动驾驶汽车一直令马斯克痴迷，他曾对自动驾驶汽车做出一系列大胆的预测——包括它们将拯救生命，或通过将车租出去载客甚至提供过夜服务为车主赚钱。
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long-awaited
英 [ˌlɒŋ əˈweɪtɪd] 美 [ˌlɔːŋ əˈweɪtɪd]
adj. 被期待已久的

A long-awaited event or thing is one that someone has been waiting for for a long time. 等待已久的
...the long-awaited signing of a peace agreement.
...一个期待已久的和平协议的签订。

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prototype
英 [ˈprəʊtətaɪp] 美 [ˈproʊtətaɪp]
n. （新型汽车、机器等的）原型，雏形；典型，范例；蓝本，最初形态；（电子）原型滤波网络；（生物、天体等的）原始型；（建筑、汽车等的）全真模型
v. 制作（产品的）原型
A prototype is a new type of machine or device that is not yet ready to be made in large numbers and sold. 样机
Chris Retzler has built a prototype of a machine called the wave rotor.
克里斯·雷兹勒做出了一台叫做波转子的样机。

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fascinate
英 [ˈfæsɪneɪt] 美 [ˈfæsɪneɪt]
v. （尤指蛇）以眼神震慑（人，动物），使无法动弹；深深吸引，迷住
第三人称单数fascinates
现在分词fascinating
过去式fascinated
过去分词fascinated
If something fascinates you, it interests and delights you so much that your thoughts tend to concentrate on it. 使着迷
Politics fascinated Franklin's father.
政治让富兰克林的父亲着迷。