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第四篇 Motoring Technology第四篇汽车技术 1.2 million road deaths worldwide occur each year, plus a further 50 million injuries. To reduce car crash rate, much research now is focused on safety and new fuels. —though some electric vehicle and biofuel1 research aims at going faster. 在世界范围内，每年发生 120万起交通死亡事故，加上 5000万起伤残事故。 为降低车祸发生率，现在有很多研究的重点是安全问题和新燃料问题。尽管一些电动车和生物燃料的研究旨在达到更快的速度。 1. biofuel:生物燃料。 bio(-)用于名词或形容词前，表示“使命”或“生物”。 Travelling at speed has always been risky. One cutting edge area2 of research in motoring safety is the use of digital in-car assistants3. They can ensure you don’t miss crucial road signs or fall asleep. The use of artificial intelligence software allows these assistants to monitor your driving and makes sure your phone or radio doesn’t distract you at a vital moment. Most crashes result from human and not mechanical faults. 高速驾驶一向是很危险的。一项在机动车安全前沿领域的研究是有关车内数字化辅助设施的。这些设施会确保司机们不会错过重要的路况指示牌或在开车时睡着。通过运用人工智能软件，这些辅助设施可监控行车过程并确保在关键时刻司机不会被手机或广播干扰注意力。许多车祸是由人为原因造成的而非机械故障。 2. cutting edge area: 较先进的领域。 edge: an advantage（优势） 3. in-car assistants:车内辅助设施 distract / v.使……分心，使……分散注意力 Some safety developments aim to improve your vision. Radar can spot4 obstacles in fog, while other technology “sees through” high-sided5 vehicles blocking your view6. And improvements to seat belts, pedal controls and tyres are making driving smoother and safer. The colour of a car has been found to be linked with safety, as have, less surprisingly, size and shape7. 一些行车安全方面的改进力图改善司机的视野。雷达可对雾中的障碍物定位，而其他的科技手段可透过阻碍你视线的高大车辆看到前方。 对安全带、刹车板控制和车胎的改进也使行车过程变得更顺畅、安全。人们发现车的颜色与安全有关，令人不会感到惊讶的是，车的大小和形状也与安全有关。 radar /n.雷达 4. spot:在此作动词用，意思是 :看见。 5. high-sided:高大的；其反义词为 low-sided:矮小的。 6. blocking your view:挡住你的视线 pedal /n.制动踏板 7. The colour of a car has been found to be linked with safety, as have, less surprisingly, size and shape:人们发现车的颜色与安全有关，令人不会感到惊讶的是，车的大小和形状也与安全有关。 as have, less surprisingly, size and shape可以理解为 as, less surprisingly, size and shape have been linked with safety。 And alternatives t