VOA慢速英语:Human-like Robot Could Tackle Dangerous Situations

短语讲解：

1. Its name is Robo Sally. The machine can be controlled from a distance and can be used to do work that is dangerous for human beings.

be used to 习惯于，适用于
例句：Yet computing can also be used to tackle climate change.
然而，计算机同样也能用于解决气候变化问题。

2. She can use her fingers to pick up small objects, examine them in detail and do most things that human hands can do.

pick up 捡起
例句：Can you pick up the apple for me?
你能帮我捡起那个苹果吗？

3. And everything had to fit into a space about the size of a human hand.

fit into （使）适合
例句：How will religion fit into your lives?
你的宗教信仰适应你们的生活吗？

4. The next problem, he says, was to figure out how to control the artificial hand.

figure out 计算出，解决；弄明白
例句：Figure out why that is happening.
想想为什么会发生这样的事。

5. The glasses were permitted the operator to see the robot's hands, even though they are far away.

far away 遥远；迢迢
例句：He is far away, but he has made the bend.
他离她依然遥远，但已绕河湾跋涉而过。

6. You need to be able to go in and have the human-like capabilities in order to be able to work in that environment."

be able to 能，会
例句：Maybe he will be able to talk with them longer.
那个时候或许他们能聊的久一点。
in order to 为了
例句：In order to focus effectively, reverse the order.
为了有效地专注，将工作顺序反过来。