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safety recall汽车召回，通常指vehicle safety recall

airbag安全气囊

【pump the brakes on sth】

1. Literally, to depress and release the brake pedal on a vehicle several times in quick succession.

It's pretty icy out there, so remember to gently pump the brakes. Otherwise your wheels might lock up and you'll start sliding uncontrollably.

2. slang ： To act more slowly and carefully, usually to stop oneself from doing from doing something embarrassing.

eg①A: "And that woman Camille! Isn't she just the biggest pain?" B: "Psst! Pump the brakes, dude—Sarah is her niece!"

eg②I really want to ask this girl out, but I know I need to pump the brakes since I only just met her.

【NHTSA】国家公路交通安全管理局（National Highway Traffic Safety Administration）

【ARC Automotive Inc】美国艾尔希汽车公司

unreasonable risk of death injury

【unreasonable】 ①not guided by or based on good sense;②beyond the limits of acceptability or fairness.

【project】 v.投掷，喷射，发射 eg.Seeds are ~ed from the tree.

【rupture】 n&v （使）（体内组织等的）断裂，破裂

【metal fragments】金属碎片

【deploy】展开（deploy the inner bag）

【the blink of an eye】眨眼之间

While incidents are rare, the incidents that have occurred have been severe.

虽然这些事情发生概率低，但这些事一旦发生就是不可挽回的悲剧。

【legal battle】打官司

inflator充气机，增压泵

【put sth in perspective for sb】通过比较，给某人解释某物

across this population

【out of an abundance of caution】用了out of sth的结构，并且在sth前面增加修饰语，表达强调，“尤其谨慎”

【if a standoff drives on】如果僵局持续下去...

take sb to court起诉某人，把某人告上法庭

be notified by被通知（notify）

cars VIN number

车辆识别号码（Vehicle Identification Number）

keep an eye up for sth继续留意，保持关注