【大家说英语】 第352期:自动驾驶汽车(1)

 　　Alex, do you like to drive? 阿莱克斯，你喜欢开车吗？

　　Sure. But I don't like to sit in traffic! 当然。但是我不喜欢堵在路上。

　　When I'm tired, I avoid driving. 当我比较疲惫的时候，我会避免开车。

　　I know. It is not safe. I don't drive when the weather is bad. 我了解。疲劳驾车不安全。当天气糟糕的时候，我不会开车。

　　So a self-driving car would be really great. 所以一辆自动驾驶的汽车真的会很棒。

　　A what? 一辆什么？

　　A self-driving car. You can go places at the push of a button. 一辆自动驾驶的汽车。你只要按下一个按钮，就可以去别的地方了。

　　Susie, what do you know about self-driving cars? 苏西，你了解自动驾驶的汽车吗？

　　Not much. Isn't Google developing¹ one? 不是很多。是谷歌正在研发的那个吗？

　　Yes. I was just reading about it online. It's really great. 是的。我刚刚在网上读到了有关它的信息。真的太棒了。

　　How does it work? 那它是如何操作的？

　　Choose a place you want to go and program the car. Then you push a button. And the car takes you there. 选择一个你想去的地方，然后把车子设定好就可以了。然后你按下一个按钮。之后汽车就会带你去那里了。

　　You don't have to do anything? 你什么都不必做吗？

　　No. You just enjoy the ride! 不必。你只需要享受旅途就可以了！

　　Rob² is really excited about self-driving cars. 罗布对自动驾驶汽车感到很兴奋。

　　I know. He's talking to everyone about them. 我知道。他和每个人都在谈论它们。

　　What do you think about them? Would you want one? 你觉得自动驾驶汽车怎么样？你想要一辆吗？

　　They sound scary³ to me. I like to control my car myself. 我觉得它们听起来很可怕。我喜欢自己控制我的汽车。

　　But not everyone can control their car well. So people have accidents. 但是不是每个人都能把车开得很好。所以会有车祸的发生。

　　I know. But don't trust a self-driving car to avoid an accident. 的确。但是不要认为自动驾驶汽车就能避免车祸。

1 developing   

adj.发展中的

参考例句：

• Transport has always been the key to developing trade.运输一直是发展贸易的关键。
• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。

2 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

3 scary   

a.引起惊慌的；害怕的

参考例句：

• What animal do you think is the most scary?你认为什么动物最可怕？
• Are you afraid of scary movies?你害怕恐怖电影吗？