【个人手工制作】中学生VOA英语阅读之电子设备让驾驶更加简便安全.docx

中学生VOA英语阅读之电子设备让驾驶更加简便，安全Electronics Make Driving Easier, SaferSome new models are flashy and others are fuel efficient, and embedded technology is at the heart of all of them.有些模型是华丽的，而其他的则是节省燃料的，而嵌入式技术则是两者的核心。The new Ford Escape has a radar-enabled adaptive cruise control to avoid collisions, with sensors on the front and side of the car. The electronic system can be accessed through the dashboard or a smartphone.新的福特Escape有着一个嵌入雷达感应巡航控制仪来避免碰撞，而车的前面和两遍都有感应器。这个电子系统可以通过仪表盘或者智能电话接入。“Where I am from, in Michigan, if it is a cold morning, I can have it start up right before I am scheduled to leave to go to the airport or go to work. You can find your car or if one of your family members, a kid, borrowed the car, it will show you exactly where it is.”“我来自于密歇根，如果是寒冷的早晨，我可以在我准备出门去机场或者工作之前就启动车。你可以找到你的车，或者如果你的家庭成员，一个孩子借走了这台车，它将会准确地显示你在哪。”Third-party products now in development, like this emergency warning system, help drivers who fail to hear an approaching siren. A near-miss with an ambulance inspired the product.第三方产品正在发展中，比如这个紧急报警系统，帮助那些不能听到靠近的警报的司机。一个差点和救护车相撞的人启发了这个产品。“It scared me enough that I started looking for a product that would alert me when they are coming.”“它真的吓到了我，所以我开始寻找一种产品，让它能够在别的车接近我的时候提醒我。”A sobriety detector is sold to companies with fleets of vehicles, such as buses. It senses alcohol in the skin.一个灵敏的探测器被卖给了有着车队的公司，比如公共汽车。它可以感应到皮层下的酒精。“If I am drinking and I have levels above a preset limit, it immobilizes the vehicle, so you cant move the vehicle that you are driving.”“如果我喝了酒，而且我在预定限额以上，它就会让车子瘫痪，这样你在驾驶中就没办法移动车辆了。”Drivers can control many of this system over the Internet that one company founder says connected technology is changing our lives at home and on the highway.司机可以通过网络控制很多这种系统，一个公司创立人表示连接技术正在改变我们在家还有高速公路的生活。“You can buy a washing machine, you can buy a microwave that has wifi and connects to a router. There are connected thermostats. There are lights.”“你可以买一个洗碗机，你可以买一个微波炉，他们都有Wifi并且可以连接到路由器上。他们（连接）着恒温控制器。他们很轻盈。”And increasingly for cars, connected technology has become as important as performance and styling.而随着汽车的增加，连接技术已经成为和外观以及款式同样重要的一部分。单词及例句详解1flashy低频词，记不记随你啦英 fli 美 fli TOEFLadj.浮华的，俗丽的; 闪光的，瞬间的，昙花一现的; （脾气等）暴烈的变形比较级：flashier最高级：flashiest例句1.Hooker didnt squander his money on flashy cars or other vices.胡克没有将自己的钱浪费在豪华轿车或其他恶习上。2.I just want a good reliable car, nothing flashy.我只要一辆性能可靠的轿车，不要华而不实的那种。3.He was much less flashy than his brother.他远没有他的兄弟那么招摇。2 fuel fjul燃料；（为身体提供能量的）食物；（维持、增加感情的）刺激物；竞选提神（或兴奋）剂（一种健怡可乐，饮用后能使人精力充沛地从事竞选活动）；例句1.A new method offuelinjection was developed during the war.一种新的注油方法在战争期间发展起来。2.One of the main disadvantages of this system is that it uses very large amounts offuel.该系统的主要弱点之一是消耗大量燃料。3.The newspaper article provided him withfuelfor his speech.报纸上的这篇文章为他的演讲提供了启发。3 efficient ifint有效率的；（直接）生效的；能干的；（因省钱、省时或省力等而）收效大的；例句1.A quietlyefficientmanservant brought them coffee and brandy.一个不起眼而能干的男仆给他们端来了咖啡和白兰地。4model英 mdl 美 m:dl n.模型; 模特儿; 模式; 典型vt.& vi.做模特儿vt.模仿; 制作模型，塑造; 将做成模型adj.典型的，模范的变形复数：models过去式：modelled过去分词：modelled现在分词：modelling第三人称单数：models例句1.He wants companies to follow the European model of social responsibility.他希望各公司能够以欧洲公司为榜样，承担社会责任。2.The functionalist model of industrial society was subjected to conceptual criticism.工业社会的实用主义模型在概念上遭到了批判。3.This basic utilitarian model gives a relatively unsophisticated account of human behaviour.这个实用的基础模型较为简略地解释了人类的行为。5embed英 mbed 美 mbd vt.&vi.把嵌入; 栽种; 深留（记忆中）变形过去式：embedded过去分词：embedded现在分词：embedding第三人称单数：embeds例句1.They used to kind of embed it in the glass.他们往往把它嵌在玻璃里.2.My dear duckling , do you still embed in mind the dream of white swan ?亲爱的 “ 小鸭子 ”, 还在做 “ 白天鹅 ” 的梦 吗 ?3.Create your own slideshow, then embed in your classroom blog.创建自己的幻灯片, 然后嵌入到教学博客中.6 technology teknldi科技（总称）；工业技术；工艺学；总称术语；例句1.About 30 major medical centers in the United States have xenon CAT scantechnology.美国大约有30家主要医疗中心有氙气CAT扫描仪技术。2.The results of this research can be applied to new developments intechnology.这项研究成果能应用于新的技术开发方面。3.Anyone who tries to resist the spread of newtechnologyis fighting a losing battle.想阻止新技术传播的人注定要失败。7 escape iskeip逃脱；（气体，液体等）漏出；（未受伤或只受了一点伤害而）逃脱；声音（不自觉地）由发出；例句1.A fox breaks wind in order toescapefrom hunting dogs.狐狸放屁以逃避猎狗。8 radar reid雷达；雷达装置；无线电探测器；例句1.All modern vessels of any size are fitted withradarinstallations.所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。2.They were able to position the yacht by means ofradar.他们能够用雷达测定快艇的方位。3.Theradarscanned the sky for enemy planes.雷达密切监视天空，搜索敌机。9 adaptive dptv适应的；有适应能力的；例句1.Simplified hough transformation(HT) and adaptive including box method(AIB) approach are proposed.提出了简化的霍夫变换HT(HoughTransform)方法和适应性包容盒AIB(AdaptiveIncludingBox)原理。10 cruise kru:z巡游；漫游；巡航；例句1.The early warning detection to cruise missile is the first condition of intercepting cruise missile.对巡航导弹进行预警探测，是拦截巡航导弹的首要条件。2.Thesecruiseships can turn round in two days.这些游船可用两天的时间装卸完毕。3.Several privateer oftencruisenear the entrance of the channel.几只武装民船经常在这个海峡的进口附近巡航。11collision英 kln 美 kln n.碰撞; 冲突; （意见，看法）的抵触; （政党等的）倾轧变形复数：collisions例句1.He heard tires squeal as the car braked to avoid a collision.为避免相撞而刹车时，他听到了轮胎与地面刺耳的摩擦声。2.The two communities are now on a collision course.这两个社区之间现在有可能会发生冲突。3.Its the collision of disparate ideas that alters ones perspective.是迥然不同的观点之间的碰撞改变了人们的看法。12sensor英 sens(r) 美 sns, -sr n.传感器，灵敏元件变形复数：sensors例句1.The gauge relies upon a sensor in the tank to relay the fuel level.油表靠油箱里的感应器来显示燃料的液位。2.The temperature sensor is making the computer think the engine is cold when, in fact, its hot.温度传感器发给计算机的信息为发动机是冷却的，可实际上它的温度很高。3.If you buy a drier, look for one with a sensor which switches off when clothes are dry.你若要买烘干机，找一台带感应器的，可以在衣服干的时候自动断电。13 electronic ilektrnik电子的；电子操纵的；用电子设备生产的；用电子设备完成的；例句1.Although the problem is intricate and complex, it can be solved very quickly with anelectroniccomputer.这道题虽然错综复杂，但用电子计算机很快就能解出。2.The firm is Britains main producer ofelectronicequipment.该公司为英国主要的电子设备制造厂家。3.I like to read books onelectronicmusic.我喜欢读一些关于电子音乐的书。14access英 kses 美 kss n.入口，出口; 接近，进入; 增长; 爆发vt.接近，进入; 使用，接近，获取变形过去式：accessed过去分词：accessed现在分词：accessing第三人称单数：accesses例句1.The home is situated within easy access of shops and other facilities.房子位置便利，距离商店及其他设施都不远。2.U.N. aid convoys have unimpeded access to the city.联合国救援车队可以畅通无阻地进入该市。3.How does a private pilot get access to the airways?私人飞行员如何进入航空路线呢？15 dashboard db:d仪表板；仪表的控制盘；挡泥板；仪表盘；例句1.Notifications that are not cleared will display their current status within a dashboard panel.没有被清空的通知事件将会在dashboard面板里显示他们的当前状态。16 scheduled edju:ld规定价格的；预定的；排定的；严格按时间表生活的；例句1.Daily scheduled maintenance plan will mainly revolve around the customers production schedule planning, scheduled time.日常定期维护计划将主要围绕客户的生产日程计划制定，在预先安排的时间进行。2.Rain or shine, the game will be held asscheduled.不论下不下雨，比赛照常举行。3.The task assigned, dangerous or otherwise, must be finished asscheduled.所指派的工作，危险或不危险，必须如期完成。17 party p:ti社交聚会；党，党派；当事人；同类，伙伴；例句1.Policy is the starting point of all the practical actions of a revolutionarypartyand manifests itself in the process and the end-result of thatpartys actions.政策是革命政党一切实际行动的出发点，并且表现于行动的过程和归宿。2.The Labourpartywent out in 1980.工党于1980年下野。3.He disobeyed his mother and went to theparty.他不听母亲的劝告，参加了那次聚会。18 emergency im:dnsi紧急情况；突发事件；非常时刻；例句1.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UNemergencyrelief.联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。19 warning w:n警告；征候，预兆；前车之鉴；例句1.Experts regarded it as awarningsignal of an economic smashup.专家们把它看作是一场经济灾难的警告信号。2.The police arewarning(motorists) of possible delays.警方通知(驾驶汽车的人)交通可能受阻。3.Even as he shouted thewarningthe car skidded.就在他高喊注意的时候，汽车滑动了。20 system sistm体系，系统；制度；身体；方法；例句1.In software engineering, the degree of complication of asystemorsystemcomponent, determined by such factors as the number and intricacy of interfaces, the number and intricacy of conditional branches, the degree of nesting, the在软件工程中，系统或系统组成部分的复杂程度由下述因素确定：接口的数量和错综程度、条件转移的数量和错综程度、嵌套的深度、数据结构的类型，以及其它一些系统特性。2.She just blames it all on thesystem.她把这全归咎于制度。3.What are the difference between the American and Britishsystemsof government?英美两国的政府体制有什么不同？21 siren sairin汽笛；妖冶而危险的女人；危险的诱惑；塞壬（古希腊传说中半人半鸟的女海妖，惯以美妙的歌声引诱水手，使他们的船只或触礁或驶入危险水域）；例句1.Hearing thesirenfrom the mine, all the miners wives were greatly alarmed.听到矿上的警报后，所有的矿工的妻子都受到极大的惊吓。2.He made out of the cabin at once on hearing thesiren.他一听到汽笛声就立即走出船舱。3.We all heard the air-raidsiren.我们都听到了空袭警报器的声音。22 ambulance mbjulns救护车；野战医院；例句1.A doctor and a nurse are handing my father from theambulance.一个医生和护士把我父亲从救护车上扶下来。23inspire英 nspa(r) 美 nspar vt.鼓舞; 激励; 赋予灵感; 启迪vi.吸，吸入变形过去式：inspired过去分词：inspired现在分词：inspiring第三人称单数：inspires例句1.Our challenge is to motivate those voters and inspire them to join our cause.我们面临的挑战是如何调动那些选民的积极性并鼓励他们加入我们的事业。2.These herbs will inspire you to try out all sorts of exotic-flavoured dishes!这些香草会激发你去品尝各种异国风味的菜肴！3.The caves cannot but inspire wonder in the beholder.这些洞穴让观者无不叹为观止。24scare英 ske(r) 美 sker vt.使惊恐，惊吓; 使害怕，使恐惧; 把吓跑vi.受惊吓; 感到害怕n.惊恐，惊吓; 恐惧; 恐慌adj.骇人的，令人恐惧的; 引起恐慌的; 用以吓唬人的变形过去式：scared过去分词：scared现在分词：scaring第三人称单数：scares例句1.The new Democratic Party is not likely to scare off voters.新成立的民主党不太可能吓跑选民。2.Despite the scare there are no plans to withdraw the drug.尽管大家忧心忡忡，可是并无撤回药物的计划。3.Dont you realize what a scare youve given us all?你难道不知道你把我们大家都吓得不轻吗？25 alert l:t警觉的，警惕的，注意的；思维敏捷的；活泼的；例句1.You must keep alert when you are in a completely unknown environment.alert:在一个完全陌生的环境里，你必须随时保持警惕。2.Thealertleopard went up to a deer quietly.警觉的豹子静悄悄地走近一只鹿。3.Although hes over eighty his mind is still remarkablyalert.他虽已年过八十，但头脑仍然十分机敏。26sobriety英 sbrati 美 brati, so- n.清醒; 未醉; 严肃; 节制例句1.When women started working in offices, they opted for severity in