VOA慢速英语:Production of India's Ambassador Car Halted

短语讲解：

1. The box-shaped car was based on a car design by Britain's Morris Oxford.

base on 使建立在…基础上
例句："Base on Yunfu, orient to the world and aim at the future." 
立足云浮,面向世界,走向未来。 

2. They are a bit retro, so they feel a little outdated, and I don't think they will have the same amount of power and swiftness that you want in a car in today's day and age.

amount of (不可数名词)大量的
例句：An awesome amount of information is stored in each video disk. 
每个电视唱片可存贮数量惊人的信息。 

3. Last year, dealers sold only 2,200 of them out of 1.8 million car sales.

out of 由于（原因，动机）; 用…（材料）; 自…离开; 得自（来源）
例句：He acted so out of gratitude.
他是出于感激而这么做的.

4. There are reports about search for new Amby investor.

search for 搜索，搜寻
例句：The search for peace also means the search for justice. 
寻求和平也意味着寻求正义。