【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.docxVIP

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 can’t 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 increa