An Audi commercial that aired in China is drawing anger and criticism for comparing women to used cars.
近日在中国播放的一则奥迪二手车广告将女性比作二手车， 引发了人们的愤怒和批评。
Commercial：商业广告
Air：播放；播出
Draw：引起（某种反应）
Criticism：批评
Compare to：把...比作
Used car：二手车

It starts off innocently enough. A bride and groom stand at the altar, enduring the most heart-thumping moment of their lives as they prepare to take their vows.
广告开头很正常。一对新郎新娘站在祭坛旁，正准备发表结婚誓词，享受他们人生中最令人心跳加速的瞬间。
Innocently：纯洁地
Bride and groom：新娘和新郎
Altar：祭坛
Heart-thumping：心跳加速
take a vow：发誓

But then the grooms mother seems to have some final concerns.
但是这时候，新郎的母亲似乎还有些最后的忧虑。

"Wait a minute," she shouts as she franticallyapproaches the young couple, grabs the brides noes, checks behind her ear and examines the brides mouth.
她一边火急火燎地赶到这对年轻夫妻面前，一遍大喊：“等一下”。随后她抓住新娘的鼻子，检查她的耳背和嘴巴。
Frantically：火急火燎地；疯狂地
Approach：靠近

"What are you doing!?" asks the horrified groom as he pulls the mother away.
“你这是干嘛！？”吓到的新郎把母亲拉到一旁问道。
Horrified：惊骇的；吓坏的

The mother then begins to walk back to her seat, and turns around to signals an 'Okay' hand sign to the couple.
这位母亲于是开始向自己的座位走去，还转过身来对着这对夫妻做出“Okay”的手势。
Turn around：转身

The bride and groom seem relieved. But it's short-lived as the mother glances back at the brides breasts.
新郎新娘仿佛松了一口气。但是，这位母亲很快又回头扫了一眼新娘的胸部。
Relieved：如释重负；放心的
Glance：扫视；匆匆一看

The ad then cuts to a red Audi A3 on a motorway as the a voice actor announces, "an important decision must be made carefully."
然后，广告便切到了一辆红色奥迪A3在高速路上行驶的画面，配音演员说着，“重要决定必须谨慎。”
Voice actor：（男）配音演员

The ad encourages viewers to consider "Audi-approved" secondhand cars. "Only with an official certification can you rest easy," says the voice actor in the final line.
这则广告鼓励观看着考虑“奥迪认证”的二手车。“官方认证才放心，”配音演员最后说到。
Rest easy：高枕无忧；大放宽心

On Twitter and Weibo (a Chinese social media platform), people have criticized the commercial as sexist and "disgusting."
在推特和微博（一种中文社交平台）上，网友们都批评说这则商业广告涉嫌性别歧视，让人无法接受。
Social media：社交媒体
Sexist：性别歧视
Disgusting：令人厌恶的；让人无法接受

"I am not a woman and I am disgusted. I'll turn to Cadillac …” said one Weibo user.
一位微博用户说：“我不是女的，但是我很反感（这则广告）。我会选择凯迪拉克…”
Disgusted：反感；厌恶
Cadillac：凯迪拉克轿车

“I was against it — and now I see it is definitely impossible to buy any Audi car. They build shoddy cars and make a huge profit in China, and now release such a vulgar commercial. Shame on you, Audi.”
“我以前就反对奥迪车——现在我发现我是绝对不可能买奥迪车了。他们的汽车质量平平，却在中国赚取高额利润，现在还推出这么一条低级广告。奥迪，你们真丢脸。”
Shoddy：劣质的；粗制滥造的
Vulgar：低级的；低俗的

One twitter user simply added: "How to make an ad that will turn off customers."
一名推特用户简单地写说：“如果制作一则会损失客户的广告。”
Turn off：赶走

An Audi spokesman has told the South China Morning Post that the company is looking into the commercial and that it was produced by a joint-venture partner.
一位奥迪公司发言人已向《南华早报》表示，这则广告由另一家合资伙伴制作，目前奥迪公司正在对广告进行调查。
South China Morning Post：《南华早报》
Look into：调查

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