万花筒 2009-07-08&07-09 超级警车的超牛配置

Criminals beware! Carbon Motors' purpose-built E-7 police car could be an officer's dream come true.

 

"What we’ve developed is a homeland security platform of technologies. The amount of equipment and technology in this vehicle not only provides them the appropriate performance capabilities¹, but unparalleled safety."

 

The 15-inch touch screen computer console, which Li compares to the biggest iphone you've ever seen, controls many of the high-tech² features.

 

"And this is the patrol screen."

 

There's a radar³ screen that monitors cars in the front and rear, a fore⁴ and back seat facing camera, an infrared⁵ camera that detects heat signatures at night and a license⁶ plate recognition system that can automatically read up to 1,500 license plates per minute as the officer drives, then crosschecks them against national and local databases.

 

"Let's go back 50 years, right? You had a vehicle, maybe you had a radio and one little light goes on top here. That's no longer the case."

 

Georgia is the home state of Carbon Motors and among several in discussions to manufacture the vehicle, which is expected to produce 10,000 new jobs. Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss hopes it can provide a much-needed economic boost for the state.

 

"Georgia's like every other state. We're suffering from an economic standpoint right now. We've seen a huge loss of jobs in our state, in the manufacturing sector⁷ particularly. And any time, you have a new company coming in, that suggests that they may employ up to 10,000 people. That's huge."

 

The demonstration⁸ vehicle touring various states has drawn⁹ attention for more enforcement. But some officers are taking a wait-and-see approach.

 

"They’re gonna have to produce a few vehicles that they can take to a major police department, and say, take these two cars and test them for 15 or 30 days. Day in and day out, and gives us a report back."

 

"Hold on!"

 

The E-7 looks likes it should be featured in a summer blockbuster film, but Li says there's one major difference between it and Hollywood crime fighting cars.

 

"We've heard this is the car of the future. We've heard it compared to robot car and James Bond and Kay and all those things. But, you know, the fact of the matter is, this is the real deal."

 

The expected date of production is 2012.

 

DJ Homes, CNN, Atlanta.
 

1 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

2 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

3 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

4 fore   

adv.在前面；adj.先前的；在前部的；n.前部

参考例句：

• Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.你的座位在飞机的前部。
• I have the gift of fore knowledge.我能够未卜先知。

5 infrared   

adj./n.红外线(的)

参考例句：

• Infrared is widely used in industry and medical science.红外线广泛应用于工业和医学科学。
• Infrared radiation has wavelengths longer than those of visible light.红外辐射的波长比可见光的波长长。

6 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

7 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

8 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

9 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。