Weird Butterfly Ceremony

課文：

Possibilities

WiTricity said in a release, “Toyota has identified this technology as a key differentiator in the marketplace because of its seamless operation and convenience.”

A key question will be if WiTricity can keep losses to a minimum. The industry standard is about 90 percent efficiency, or a 10 percent transmission loss.

release：發行、發表
differentiator：差異化因素、區別或辨識的條件（前提）
differentiate：區別、區分
seamless：無縫的、流暢的、銜接完美的
seam：接縫
-less：沒有
industry：行業、企業
efficiency：效率、效能
transmission：傳輸、傳送

Toyota has already explored wireless charging in the Avalon – for cellphones. The car has an optional pad that will charge any phone dropped on it. But Giler pointed out that the Avalon system uses multiple inductive coils, not a magnetic resonance system. Magnetic resonance offers the possibility of being able to recharge multiple devices at once.

optional：隨意的、非必須的
point out：指出、提出
multiple：複合的、多樣的、並聯系統
inductive coil：感應線圈

Anticipation

The release date of the LE is unclear. Nissan had originally said 2014, but then it delayed the car sa it waited for new developments in wireless charging.

Said Giler: “We envision a world in which wireless charging accelerates the adoption of clean, green electrified vehicles. To have Toyota, the world’s leading carmaker, licensing our intellectual property, underscores the importance of the technology.” Toyota did not issue its own statement at the same time.

anticipation：期盼、期望、期待、預期
anticipate：預先看見（知道、行動）
unclear：不清楚的
envision：想像、展望
accelerate：加速、加快
adoption：採納、正式通過
intellectual：智力的
property：屬性、財產
underscore：強調、凸出、強化
score：劃線、刻下刻痕

文法：
keep … to a minimum = to make sure the amount of something is the smallest amount or lowest number（把…降到最低）

特別補充：
mankind：人類、男子、男人
multitask：多重任務處理