燃油效率

    周一，现代起亚同美国当局达成一致，将为夸大燃油效率支付3.6亿美元罚款。在美国《清洁空气法案》下，现代收到了金额最大的一次该类罚单。请看本报昨日的报道：

    Kia and Hyundai have agreed to a US$360 million penalty for overstating the fuel efficiency of their vehicles, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday.

    The penalty, the largest-ever of its kind, includes a US$100 million fine, US$210 million in forfeited greenhouse gas emissions credits, and US$50 million for steps to ensure similar problems do not arise, including independent auditing of vehicle gas mileage.

    报道中的fuel efficiency就是“燃油效率”，也可以说fuel economy，fuel consumption或者 gas mileage (例如百公里油耗)。Fuel是“燃料”，汽车的燃料汽油还可以说gas，例如“加油站”就是gas station; efficiency是“效率”，形容词是efficient (高效的)。