{"id":5105,"date":"2017-01-12T15:43:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T21:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=5105"},"modified":"2017-11-14T23:55:55","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T05:55:55","slug":"will-faraday-future-reformat-the-future-or-are-they-fucked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/will-faraday-future-reformat-the-future-or-are-they-fucked\/","title":{"rendered":"will faraday future reformat the future or are they fucked?"},"content":{"rendered":"

last week at the international consumer electronics show (ces)<\/strong> in las vegas, nevada, (usa)\u00a0faraday future <\/strong>introduced\u00a0their electric car, the ff91<\/strong>. \u00a0this video from the dezeen<\/strong> youtube channel is entitled<\/p>\n

Faraday Future unveils<\/em> electric car to rival Tesla<\/h2>\n

unveil<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>means\u00a0reveal, present<\/em>. tesla<\/strong> is considered the leader in the nascent<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(just starting) electric car market.<\/p>\n

\nhttp:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/faraday-future-unveils-electric-car.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

at :30 on the video, we can see that the design of the car is<\/p>\n

a seamless<\/em> connection between form and function<\/h4>\n

seamless<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means not visible, unnoticeable<\/em>. \u00a0how the car looks and how it works are the same thing.<\/p>\n

\"nick<\/h4>\n
billionaire investor jia yueteng and faraday future vice president of r&d<\/u>\u00a0nick sampson present the ff91 at the 2017 ces<\/em><\/h6>\n

an article<\/a> at verge.com<\/strong> last month by andrew j. hawkins <\/strong>has this\u00a0<\/strong>headline<\/p>\n

BEHIND THE SCENES AT FARADAY FUTURE, AN ELECTRIC CARMAKER ON THE BRINK OF<\/em> COLLAPSE<\/h1>\n

and the teaser under the headline is….<\/p>\n

if you\u2019re an investor, you\u2019re fucked<\/em>.<\/h4>\n

on the brink of<\/strong><\/em> means very close, on the edge<\/em>. fucked<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means in serious trouble<\/em>. according to the article, investors are fucked<\/em> because\u00a0a separate entity was created in the cayman islands as the owner of faraday future’s intellecutal property.<\/p>\n

\"nikki<\/p>\n

u would definitely rather be on the brink of<\/u>\u00a0greatness than\u00a0on\u00a0the brink of<\/u>\u00a0collapse. (thequotepedia.com)<\/em><\/h6>\n

ryan felton<\/strong> at jalopnik.com<\/strong> talked with<\/a> bill strickland<\/strong>, faraday future’s vehicle line executive. strickland compared his experience working at ford and chrysler to his current company and said the looser<\/a> mentality of a startup<\/a> has been a breath<\/a> of fresh air <\/em><\/strong>which means a nice change. <\/em>felton’s article explains<\/p>\n

the company has been bogged down<\/em> by concerns over its financial state, and strickland didn\u2019t shy away<\/em> from<\/em> that.<\/h4>\n

bog down<\/strong><\/em> refers to slow movement<\/em> or problems in general<\/em>. it is used in present perfect passive voice<\/strong> here (auxiliary have + been + past participle). shy away from<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is the opposite of confront<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"an<\/p>\n

the phrasal verb bog down<\/u> gives the impression of a bog<\/strong> (swamp). this elvis impersonator is preparing to do a little snorkeling in a bog.<\/em><\/h6>\n

nbcnews.com reported on<\/a> some of the financial concerns.<\/p>\n

faraday has been sued<\/em> for unpaid bills by a handful<\/em> of suppliers<\/em> and is struggling<\/em> to pay others,<\/h4>\n

sue<\/strong><\/em> means take legal action<\/em>. \u00a0it is another example of present perfect passive voice. handful<\/strong><\/em> means a few. suppliers<\/strong><\/em> provide services or materials for a company<\/em>. struggle<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0means have problems<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"a<\/p>\n

a handful<\/u>\u00a0of beans. do u think faraday future owes that many suppliers? (Neil Palmer-CIAT)<\/em><\/h6>\n

nbcnews.com also talks about what ryan felton refers to as the elephant in the room<\/strong><\/em> (the very obvious issue that nobody wants to talk about) in his jalopnik.com article.<\/p>\n

a cash shortfall<\/em> forced faraday to halt<\/em> work on the $1 billion assembly plant it is building in the desert north of las vegas.<\/h4>\n

shortfall<\/strong><\/em> means not having enough<\/em>. halt<\/strong> <\/em>means stop<\/em>. this clip from 22 jump street<\/em> <\/strong>uses the expression elephant in the room<\/em>. \u00a0what is the elephant in the room that ice cube<\/strong><\/a> is talking about?<\/p>\n

http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/22-Jump-Street-Schmit-f-cked-the-Captains-daughter-HD.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

according to the article\u00a0nick sampson<\/strong>, faraday’s senior vice president of r&d<\/strong><\/em> (research and development), admits to rough<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(difficult) moments for the company but told reporters that work on the assembly plant will resume<\/strong><\/em> (start again) “very soon”.<\/p>\n

fun english practice\u00a0\":)\"<\/span>\u00a0richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n

nbc\u00a0points out<\/strong><\/em> (mentions) that even if construction does resume<\/em>, there are plenty<\/strong><\/em> (more than enough) of skeptics<\/strong><\/em> (doubters). in fact, the headline of the article says<\/p>\n

Faraday Future: Tesla Competitor or Just an Also-Ran<\/em>?<\/h2>\n

an also-ran<\/strong><\/em> is a non-factor<\/em>, an insignificant competitor<\/em>.<\/p>\n

faraday future officials don’t see it that way though. they insist they will come through <\/strong><\/em>(succeed, win), and sampson promises they will \u00a0“reformat the future”.<\/p>\n

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auto producer\u00a0nissan also promises an alternative future, but not a complete\u00a0reformat.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

alexander kalogianni<\/strong> at digitaltrends.com<\/strong> was not impressed with faraday’s presentation at ces, as evidenced in the headline of his article<\/a><\/p>\n

Faraday Future needs to start making cars, and stop stroking its own ego<\/em><\/h2>\n

and commentary from his article<\/p>\n

faraday\u2019s presentation felt like little more than chest-thumping<\/em>.<\/h4>\n

stroking an ego<\/strong><\/em> means\u00a0flattering,\u00a0saying nice things.<\/em>\u00a0chest thumping<\/strong><\/em> is a gesture of pride<\/em> or boasting<\/em><\/a>. it’s a metaphor. \u00a0this video for a track by eclectic method<\/strong> shows a lot of literal chest thumping<\/em> in the movie wolf of wall street<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n