每天学一句经济学人-2021.02.27

原文： THE SCRAMBLE to electrify motoring resembles a car race. Tesla and like-minded startups, unencumbered by the legacy of the internal combustion engine (ICE), are surging up the straight. Behind them, jostling for position at the first corner, are the established carmakers, urged on by ever-tightening government deadlines for clean power to supersede fossil fuels. （VW—Volkswagen's boss lays out his electric plans，2021-02-20）

生词（英-英）： unencumbered /ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbəd/：ADJ not burdened, impeded, or hampered jostle /ˈdʒɒsəl/：V-I If people or things are jostling for something such as attention or a reward, they are competing with other people or things in order to get it.

译文： 电动汽车的市场竞争就像一场汽车比赛。特斯拉和其他志同道合的初创公司，不受内燃机(ICE)的影响，正在直线上升。紧随其后的是老牌汽车制造商，它们在政府不断收紧清洁能源取代化石燃料期限的推动下，正在第一个弯道争夺排位。

生词（英-汉）： unencumbered无负担的; 无阻碍的 jostle争夺 volkswagen /ˈvoʊkswæɡən/大众汽车