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Guy Negre, a French engine designer for F1 racing cars, has developed a car prototype that simply run on air without a drop of gasoline.
設計F1賽車引擎的法國設計師尼可拉，最近研發出一款用空氣就可以驅動的車子，不需添加一滴汽油。
prototype(n.)原型
The engine functions through the compression and expansion of air and creates energy through this method.
空氣引擎原理是靠著氣體的壓縮與膨脹，來產生動力。
compression(n.)壓縮expansion(n.)膨脹;擴張
It only requires around NT$210,000 to build an air car, and you won’t have to spend more than NT$50 for it to run as far as 100 kilometers.
空氣汽車造價只要新台幣21萬元，行駛100公里的成本又只需要不到新台幣50元。
Due to its low cost, Tata Motors from India has invested more than NT$900 million in mass production in India.
因為造價低，印度塔塔汽車集團投資超過9億台幣，在印度量產該車款。
due to=because of=owing to 因為mass production 大量生產
Tata Motors has recently announced AirPod, cars that run on air, will hit the market in the near future.
塔塔汽車集團宣布，空氣汽車AirPod即將投入市場。
hit the market上市=be rolled out
An AirPod is a car equipped with three wheels and made of fiberglass that is lightweight yet has good strength.
它是三輪，車身以高強度而重量輕的玻璃纖維所製成。
equip A with B給…裝配上…be equipped with~有…裝備…
An AirPod can reach a top speed of 70 kilometers per hour and could travel up to 200 kilometers on a full tank. What’s even better, it only takes two minutes to refill the tank with air.
AirPod最高時速70公里，滿氣狀態可續航200公里，甚至更棒的是，加滿一次空氣只需要2分鐘。
Since AirPods are air-powered, no combustion is involved and thus no pollution.
空氣汽車產生動力的過程沒有任何燃燒發生，因此不會造成任何污染。
combustion(n.)燃燒
All the emissions from the car will pass through an air filter before being released.
排出來的空氣會先經過一個空氣過濾器。
filter(n.)過濾(器)
The exhaust might be so clean that you might take a deep breath instead of covering your face when an AirPod passes by.
產生的廢氣很乾淨，甚至當AirPod經過你身旁時，你無需掩鼻，甚至還可以深呼吸。
exhaust(n.)(引擎排放的)廢氣=exhaust fumes