Suppose you're selling your car in order to buy a new boat, and you've calculated that you need to get $5000 for your car in order to buy the boat.

比如，你为了买游艇而需要卖掉你的汽车。

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That amount was set in 1993, when the average new passenger car on American roads got 28.4 miles per gallon (mpg), and the best-selling American car got 18mpg in the city and 27 on highways.

这一金额是在1993年定下的，那时新的乘用车每加仑油可以在美国道路上平均行驶28.4英里，最畅销的国产车在城里可以行驶18英里，在高速公路上可以行驶27英里。

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In 2010 the average new passenger car got 33.7mpg. The best-selling car got 22mpg in the city and 33 on highways.

2010年时新乘用车每加仑油平均可以行驶33.7英里，而最畅销车在城里可行驶22英里，在高速公路上可以行驶33英里。

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Several companies were interested in building and selling Fuller's house and car.

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Other countries will be watching with interest. Japan is considering its own plan, but with incentives there aimed more at selling hybrids and electric-car options.

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Of course car buffs know that an exotic-car company selling an SUV is not without precedent.

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Basically, Orac is saying that contrary to its claims, the study still involved deception, in the same way that a used car dealer can technically disclose to you that the car he is selling to you is a piece of junk, while at the same time he is talking the cars merits up so excitedly you hardly notice you are buying a lemon.

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When I borrow money from an automobile dealer to purchase a car, I realize they are making money not only by selling me the car, but also by giving me the loan.

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