CNN News:大众CEO辞职（双语）

CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Great to have you along for this Thursday edition of CNN STUDENT NEWS. My name is Carl Azuz.

很高兴大家观看周四的CNN 学生新闻。我是卡尔·阿祖兹。

Taking off our 10 minutes of current events coverage, Volkswagen is a big brand facing a big problem. It owns VW, Audi and Porsche, and just past Toyota as the world`s biggest carmaker.

10分钟时事播报。大众这一知名品牌现在遭遇巨大难题。大众集团旗下拥有大众汽车、奥迪、保时捷。并刚刚超过日本丰台成为世界上最大的汽车制造商。

Its chief executive officer has apologized and resigned amid a growing scandal. It has to do with emissions.

在日益发酵的丑闻中，大众首席执行官道歉并宣布辞职。该丑闻是关于大众汽车尾气排放。

The U.S. government has limits on the kinds and the amounts of pollutants that cars may give off. That`s why most cars in the U.S. have to get annual emissions test. Instead of using technology to meet U.S. standards, regulators say Volkswagen use technology to cheat on the tests and the problem goes well beyond U.S. Shores.

美国政府限制汽车排放尾气中污染物的数量以及种类。因此美国大多数车辆每年必须通过排放检测。监管机构表示大众没有使用符合美国标准技术，而是通过在检测中造假，而且这样的问题也在美国之外的国家出现。

PETER VALDES-DAPENA, CNNMONEY: The EPA recently announced that Volkswagen cheated on emissions tests, allowing almost half a million baldy polluting diesel cars onto America`s roads, and there are millions more of them around the world. It`s a scandal that`s rocked the German automaker, sending its stock plummeting, and angering some of VW`s most loyal customers. Lawsuits have been filed, apologies have been issued.

彼得，纽约：环保署最近宣布大众汽车在排放检测时造假，让近100万污染柴油汽车行驶在美国公路上，而且世界各地也有数以百万计的这种车辆。这次丑闻使得这家德国汽车制造商身陷信任危机，其股票暴跌，而且激怒了公司一些忠实客户。对此，相关部门已经提出诉讼，大众集团也已经公开道歉。

But how exactly did one of the world`s top-selling automakers get away with cheating on such a gigantic scale? And can it ever undo the damage?

但世界上最畅销的汽车制造商到底是如何在这样庞大规模的检测中侥幸过关的呢?这家公司能够弥补过失吗?

About 480,000 diesel-powered VW cars don`t meet federal emissions. In fact, they don`t even come close. They release 10 to 40 times the legal limit of nitrogen oxide, dangerous pollutants linked to asthma and other health problems. But for years, no one knew. That`s where the cheating comes in.

约480000辆大众柴油动力汽车不符合联邦排放标准。事实上，这些汽车甚至距标准很远。

它们释放出超出法律限制10到40倍的氧化氮，这种危险的污染物能够引发哮喘及其他健康问题。但多年来，却无人知晓。这就是造假。

Volkswagen installed software in diesel cars that detects when the vehicle is undergoing emissions test. When the software recognizes that inspection is underway, it automatically switches modes, reducing emissions below the legal limit. As soon as testing is over, though, it`s back to dirty driving.

当这些柴油汽车进行排放测试大众公司在车内安装了软件。当软件识别到正在进行检测后会自动切换模式，使得排放低于法定上限。只要检测结束，就可以上路污染环境。

VALDES-DAPENA: When it comes to emissions, diesel engines are a challenge. They`re fuel efficient but they tend to burn dirty. Automakers have spent millions on research to figure out how to maintain that efficiency, but cleanup diesel emissions, so their cars can get good fuel economy without releasing nasty pollutants. Apparently, VW couldn`t find a way to do that, nor did it want to. Either way, somewhere inside VW, someone decided to cheat.

彼得：在尾气排放方面，柴油引擎是一个难题。这种车会非常省油，但更易对环境造成污染。汽车制造商已经花费数百万美元来研究来如何维持效能，但如果在洁净柴油排放这个环节也能找到方法，他们的车就可以在没有释放污染物的情况下获得良好的燃油经济性。显然，大众并没有找到当中的突破口，也不愿这样做。无论如何，在大众内部，有人决定瞒天过海。

The questions now are, how high up the corporate leader did this decision go? And how much in fines, recall costs and damage reputation is it going to cost VW?

现在的问题是，高层是如何做出这样的决定?并且罚款，车辆收回以及信誉损坏又会给大众造成多大的影响。