和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Rights Group Calls for Ban on Fully Autonomous Killer Robots

2012-12-03来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. One of the things that holds us back from barbarism in contexts of war obviously this distinction between combatants and civilians and we are worried about a robotic weapon of the future not being able to distinguish between a child holding out an ice cream and someone holding a weapon."

worry about 担心
例句:You worry about my health?
你担心我的健康?

2. He says discussions about the future of autonomous technology should not be limited to its military uses.

limit to (把…)限制在…,局限于…
例句:I mean there is physical limit to our potential.
我是说我们的潜在能力爱到肉体的限制。

3. "There also needs to be a public discussion around some of the wider applications, such as in the use of disaster management and humanitarian relief."

such as 例如
例句:I enjoy songs such as this one.
我欣赏像这首一样的歌。

4. In the next few weeks, a group in Britain will carry out test flights of a Jetstream 31 passenger airplane.

carry out 执行
例句:We must carry out the party's policies.
我们要贯彻党的政策。

5. Safety pilots will be on the aircraft to make sure everything operates correctly.

make sure 确定
例句:How do you make sure this is clear?
你怎么能确定这足够明确呢?