Slate Auto Makes a Cheap Electric Truck
Slate Auto 製造廉價電動貨車
Introduction
Slate Auto is a new company. They are selling a cheap electric truck made in America.
Slate Auto 是一家新公司。他們正在銷售一款美國製造的廉價電動貨車。
Main Body
The company has $1.3 billion. Jeff Bezos gave them money. The truck costs $24,950. It is very simple. It has no radio and no touchscreens. You move the windows by hand.
該公司擁有 13 億美元。傑夫·貝佐斯（Jeff Bezos）為其提供了資金。這款貨車的價格為 24,950 美元。它的設計非常簡單，沒有收音機也沒有觸控螢幕。窗戶需要手動操作。
The factory is in Indiana. It is very big. The truck can drive 205 miles with one battery charge. You can choose from 100 colors for the truck.
工廠位於印第安納州，規模非常大。這款貨車單次充電可行駛 205 英哩。你可以從 100 種顏色中選擇貨車的顏色。
Other electric trucks cost more than $30,000. Slate Auto wants to help people who do not have much money. Many people like the truck. 180,000 people asked for one.
其他電動貨車的價格通常超過 3 萬美元。Slate Auto 希望幫助預算有限的人。許多人喜歡這款貨車，已有 18 萬人提出需求。
Conclusion
People can order the truck now. The company will make many trucks in 2027.
現在已經可以訂購該款貨車。公司將在 2027 年大量生產。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Simple' List
In this story, the author describes the truck using No + Noun. This is the easiest way to say something is missing.
- No radio (It does not have a radio)
- No touchscreens (It does not have touchscreens)
How to use it: Just put "No" before the object. Example: "My room has no window."
💰 Price Comparison
Look at how we compare costs in the text:
- The truck costs $24,950.
- Other trucks cost more than $30,000.
Quick Rule: Use More than [Number] to show a higher price or amount.
📅 Future Time
"The company will make many trucks in 2027."
When we talk about the year 2027, we use Will + Action.
- Will make Future action.