【读新闻学英语】奥克兰市中心惊现车祸，白色法拉利超跑被无情拖走
2019年7月23日 13:58
A supercar that crashed in Auckland's Victoria Park tunnel on Saturday, causing an 8km traffic jam, was a $290,000 Ferrari - with the dealer keeping tight-lipped about whether it was a test drive gone wrong.
周六（20日）在奥克兰维多利亚公园隧道内，一辆超跑发生车祸，随后该路段交通拥堵一度长达8公里。事故车辆是一台法拉利，售价高达29万纽币。是不是试驾出了问题，经销商一直闭口不谈。
Tight-lipped：闭口不谈的
It is understood the white Ferrari 458 Italia was listed for sale by Continental Cars, but the dealer has refused to comment on whether it was on a test drive at the time of the crash. The company says the matter is "confidential".
据悉，这辆白色的法拉利458 Italia 由Continental Cars进行销售，但事故发生时是否在试驾，经销商拒绝评论，而是称此事属于“机密”。
Continental：大陆的
Confidential：秘密的，机密的
Generally a car dealer takes responsibility for insuring vehicles for sale and this extends to an incident that takes place during a test drive.
一般来说，汽车经销商需要负责为在售车辆投保，这类保险可适用于试驾期间发生的事故。
Extend：包括；影响到；适用于
The 2013 Ferrari 458 Italia Coupe was listed for sale at $289,000.
这辆2013年的Ferrari 458 Italia Coupe售价为289000纽币。
The sports car has a 4.5-litre engine and can go from 0-100 km/h in under 3.4 seconds - with a top speed of 325km/h.
这辆跑车的发动机为4.5升，加速时间为3.4秒，最高时速可达325km/h。
sports car：（常为双座的）跑车
A police spokeswoman said Saturday's crash happened just after midday. The vehicle was blocking the left two lanes in the tunnel, heading north.
一位警方发言人表示，周六的车祸发生在中午时分。这辆车当时堵住了隧道中左边两条北向车道。
No ambulance was called as the driver had not been injured. Police organised a tow truck which took the car away at 1.31pm, but traffic was heavy in the area for another hour.
由于司机没有受伤，救护车并未出现。警方找来了拖车，并在1:31分把车拖走，但在接下来一个小时，该地区交通依旧拥堵。
Police were still making inquiries and no charges have been laid at this stage, a spokesman said today.
一位发言人今日表示，警方目前正在就事件进行调查，该阶段还没有指控任何人。
Charge：（警方）指控，控告
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