被指虚假宣传自动驾驶，特斯拉会栽跟斗吗？【健谈英语】

【头条播报】
Tesla was sued in a proposed class action accusing Elon Musk's electric car company of misleading the public by falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features. The complaint accused Tesla and Musk of having deceptively advertised the technology as fully functioning or "just around the corner" despite knowing that the technology did not work and made vehicles unsafe. The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco seeks unspecified damages for people who since 2016 bought or leased Tesla vehicles with Autopilot, Enhanced Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features.

【分句讲解】
①Tesla was sued in a proposed class action accusing Elon Musk's electric car company of misleading the public by falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features.
埃隆·马斯克的电动汽车公司特斯拉在一项集体诉讼中被起诉，被指控通过虚假宣传其自动驾驶仪和全自动驾驶功能来误导公众。

1. sue v. 控告，提起诉讼

sue sb for sth 因……起诉某人
sue him for breach of contract 控告他违犯合同
sue her for damages 起诉她要求赔偿损失

sue for sth 起诉要求……
sue for divorce 起诉要求离婚

2. class action 集体诉讼

3. accuse v. 控告，谴责

She accused him of lying.
她指责他说谎。
The government was accused of incompetence.
政府被指责无能。

4. advertise v. 推广，宣传，做广告

5. autopilot n. 自动驾驶仪

6. full self-driving 全自动驾驶

7. feature n. 特征，特点；功能；面容的一部分；特写，专题节目；故事片

Which features do you look for when choosing a car?
你选车时看中哪些特点？

his strong handsome features 他轮廓分明的英俊面孔

②The complaint accused Tesla and Musk of having deceptively advertised the technology as fully functioning or "just around the corner" despite knowing that the technology did not work and made vehicles unsafe.
这项集体诉讼指控特斯拉和马斯克在明知该技术不起作用并致使车辆不安全的情况下，欺骗性地宣传该技术为功能齐全或“指日可待”。

1. complaint n. 指控；抱怨，不满；疾病

The most common complaint is about poor service.
最常见的投诉与服务差有关。

a letter of complaint 投诉信

a skin complaint 皮肤病

2. deceptively adv. 欺骗性地，迷惑地，虚伪地

a deceptively simple idea 貌似简单的想法

3. just around the corner 即将发生，离得不远了；很近，在附近

Her house is just around the corner.
她家就在附近了。

4. despite prep. 尽管，即使

Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it.
尽管她竭尽全力控制自己，声音仍然在颤抖。

③The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco seeks unspecified damages for people who since 2016 bought or leased Tesla vehicles with Autopilot, Enhanced Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features.
此次向旧金山联邦法院提起的诉讼，要求对自2016年以来购买或租赁具有自动驾驶仪、增强型自动驾驶仪和全自动驾驶功能的特斯拉汽车的人，进行未指明具体数目的损害赔偿。

1. lawsuit n. 诉讼（complaint）

file a lawsuit against sb 向某人提起诉讼

2. federal court 联邦法院

3. seek v. 寻找；寻求，请求，争取

seek legal advice 咨询律师，寻求律师的意见
seek funding for a project 为项目筹集资金

4. unspecified damages 未指明具体数目的损害赔偿

damages n. 赔偿

unspecified adj. 未指明的，不明确的
The story takes place at an unspecified date.
这个故事发生的日期不详。