英语新闻听写 要会过马路 无人驾驶车拥护者如是说

 

Some self-driving car boosters are arguing that pedestrians¹ don't know how to cross the street following the first pedestrian death attributed to an autonomous² vehicle.

第一位行人死于无人驾驶机动车的事故发生后，一些无人驾驶汽车拥护者认为行人不知道如何过马路。

In March, an Uber self-driving car killed a woman in Arizona who was walking a bicycle across the street at night outside a designated crosswalk.

今年三月，一辆优步无人驾驶汽车在亚利桑那州撞死了一名晚上推自行车横穿马路的女子，她当时没走指定的人行横道。

AutoNews.com reports the incident is still under investigation³.

“AutoNews.com”报道称该事故仍在调查之中。

A preliminary report from federal safety regulators said the car's sensors⁴ had detected the woman but the software detected it as a false positive.

联邦安全监察机构的初步调查报道上说，该汽车的传感器侦测到了这位女子，但其软件却认为是误报。

Google affiliate⁵ Waymo has promised to launch a self-driving taxi service later this year.

谷歌子公司“Waymo”承诺在今年晚些时候推出无人驾驶出租车服务。

Elon Musk⁶, however, has shelved his plans for autonomous Teslas.

而伊隆·马斯克却搁置了Tesla无人驾驶汽车的计划。

Researcher Andrew NG says that pedestrians can adjust, explaining, "If you look at the emergence⁷ of railroads, for the most part people have learned not to stand in front of a train on the tracks."

研究员吴恩达表示行人是能适应的，并解释道，“如果你看了铁路的发展历程，在大多数情况下，人们已经认识到不能站在在轨道上行驶的火车前。”

1 pedestrians   

n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 sensors   

n.传感器，灵敏元件( sensor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were more than 2000 sensors here. 这里装有两千多个灵敏元件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Significant changes have been noted where sensors were exposed to trichloride. 当传感器暴露在三氯化物中时，有很大变化。 来自辞典例句

5 affiliate   

vt.使隶(附)属于；n.附属机构，分公司

参考例句：

• Our New York company has an affiliate in Los Angeles.我们的纽约公司在洛杉矶有一个下属企业。
• What is the difference between affiliate and regular membership?固定会员和附属会员之间的区别是什么？

6 musk   

n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫

参考例句：

• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
• She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。

7 emergence   

n.浮现，显现，出现，（植物）突出体

参考例句：

• The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。
• Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。