跟读练习: Why Cheaper Car Sales Have Fallen - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Affordability has been one of the biggest themes in the auto industry, and data show car buyers are feeling the pinch.

The market has changed a lot, really concerned about continued escalation in the fuel price.

We're seeing 84 -month financing, which a year ago was not really popular, almost a third of the market for new vehicles.

So people are stretching more and more to buy that new Ford.

Those 84 -month loans Farley mentioned have hit record levels.

Now one in four car buyers are getting them.

And monthly payments?

Record high.

Payments over $1 ,000 a month?

Record high for both new and used car buyers.

Total interest paid also hit an all -time high.

Has it gotten any better?

No way.

We're at like breaking points with people.

High -end vehicle sales dropped through the third quarter of 2026, while midsize and mainstream vehicles rose.

Even midsize cars and minivans were up.

But some of the least expensive cars on the market aren't seeing that same bump.

More affordable segments like compact SUVs and compact cars priced less than $40 ,000 have fallen year over year.

Even though sales in affordable segments are down year -to -date, lower -priced vehicles on dealer lots were selling faster in Q3 than in Q1,

and faster than higher -priced vehicles.

So if cheap cars are selling faster, why are sales still down?

There are a few possible reasons.

One, fewer options.

Two, customers unwilling to trade down.

And three, many buyers are still priced out.

First, there is an argument that there aren't enough cars available, or the selection that customers would like.

For one thing, the compact car segment has shrunk dramatically.

We've seen a whole number of inexpensive vehicles disappear from the marketplace.

And we still have Civics and Kia K4s and Toyota Corollas on the market, but you don't have a Chevy, you don't have a Ford,

you don't have a Dodge.

You have all these brands that have just abandoned the marketplace.

And those buyers would typically move into those showrooms are going to the used car market

and having to buy an entry level leftover 20 ,000, 30 ,000 mile compact or subcompact car.

In the wholesale used market, compact car prices have risen faster than for every segment besides EVs.

Compact vehicle buyers are very price sensitive.

And so when the price of gas goes up, that eats into their car payment.

That means that they can't afford a $500 or $600 a month car payment, and they have to move into the used market.

That's pushing up the prices of used cars.

A few popular SUVs in the lower price range have been in short supply as well.

Ford discontinued production of the Escape to make way for its new midsize EV pickup,

and some production changes have constrained the supply of the extremely popular Toyota RAV4.

But analysts like Ivan Drury also think the degree to

which consumers are stretching themselves financially suggests some are just not stepping down into a smaller, less well -equipped car.

The moment you get into that other vehicle and it's a little bit smaller, it's not as comfortable, it doesn't fit all your stuff,

all your kids' equipment for soccer practice, you're done.

And as long as we can't give those things up, we're going to continue to persist with people taking out longer loan terms,

stretching things financially, or just saying, you know what, I'll cut in other places in my life just to afford this vehicle.

The one small vehicle segment that did see some growth was subcompact SUVs.

Drury said that's a segment that attracts a lot of first -time buyers.

Because this is their first car, these buyers don't feel like they're stepping down from something better.

There are also a number of other financial and economic factors working against affordability.

Manufacturers are being more disciplined about production,

which means they are trying to match production with demand so they don't have to rely so much on incentives and leasing.

This is great for their financial performance, but it means there are fewer deals to be had by consumers.

Automakers are offering fewer incentives.

Leasing, which offers a lower monthly payment, is less common than it was in 2019.

We have kind of a resilient core of the market.

But that entry -level buyer has kind of priced out and that's brought, it's brought a smaller, more profitable market overall.

That entry -level buyer is looking at a daunting landscape.

Nearly one in three shoppers trading in a vehicle have negative equity,

meaning the outstanding cost of the loan is greater than the value of the vehicle.

That balance is often rolled into the next loan, which raises the new payment cost.

Lenders have been extending credit to customers with lower credit scores, but that comes with costs, too.

If you have a lower credit score, and most lenders do risk -based pricing, so a lower credit score gets you a higher interest rate,

all else being equal, well, that is going to add to that monthly payment.

And consumers are facing higher gas prices and higher costs overall.

There's three dials you can turn to do a deal to make a vehicle more affordable.

There's the income of the buyer.

There's the price of money, interest rate, and there's the cost of the vehicle.

And there's no relief coming on any of those three anytime soon.

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本课的词汇与口语要点

这节口语课以视频“Why Cheaper Car Sales Have Fallen”为素材。视频中反复出现的词有：vehicle, buyer, price, payment, compact。这段视频共有 70 个句子、903 个单词可供跟读。讲话部分时长为 5:37。说话人语速自然，每分钟约 161 个词，接近日常对话。 82% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：

单词	发音	释义
buyer 名词	/ˈbaɪ.əɹ/	買主 /买主, 購買人 /购买人
segment 名词	/ˈsɛɡmɛnt/	片斷 /片断, 段
compact 形容词	/kəmˈpækt/	緊湊的 /紧凑的
stretch 动词	/stɹɛt͡ʃ/	伸展, 拉
fewer	/ˈfjuː.ɚ/	較少 /较少, 更少
affordable 形容词	/əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/	支付得起的, 付得起的
lease 名词	/liːs/	租約 /租约
financially 副词		財政上地 /财政上地
incentive 名词	/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/	刺激, 誘因 /诱因
marketplace 名词		草市, 市井
lender 名词	/ˈlɛn.dɚ/	貸款人 /贷款人, 出借人
soccer 名词	/ˈsɑk.ɚ/	足球, 蹴球
sensitive 形容词	/ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/	敏感
landscape 名词	/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/	風景 /风景, 景色
equity 名词	/ˈɛk.wɪ.ti/	公平, 公平性

视频中出现的短语动词

单词	释义
go up 动词	上昇 /上升, 上去
take out 动词	取出

视频中的语法

说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：

结构	视频中的用法
现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事	has been · has changed · have hit
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的	are still priced · be had · is often rolled

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 17 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, we're, aren't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

“sh” 和 “zh” 音: escalation /ˌɛs.kəˈleɪ.ʃən/, shopper /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/, showroom /ˈʃoʊˌɹum/
长单词——注意重音位置: affordable /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/, manufacturer /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/, inexpensive /ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/, discontinue /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/, escalation /ˌɛs.kəˈleɪ.ʃən/

中文母语者容易读错的音：

/v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: incentive /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/, sensitive /ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/, inexpensive /ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/
词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: segment /ˈsɛɡmɛnt/, compact /kəmˈpækt/, stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/, lease /liːs/, incentive /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: affordable /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/, rely /ɹɪˈlaɪ/, dealer /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/, profitable /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bl̩/, resilient /ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/

如何用这段视频练习

先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 buyer, segment, compact 这类单词。

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