VOA慢速英语:Cars that Talk to Each Other could Prevent most Accidents

短语讲解：

1. United State officials are close to approving new requirements for enabling vehicles to communicate with each other.

close to 离…近; 与…关系密切; 近乎; 临近
例句：China used to be close to zero.
以前中国的金融混乱程度接近于零。
each other 互相，彼此
例句：Let them reinforce each other.
让它们二者互相补充。

2. Vehicle-to-vehicle, or V2V, is a communication technology. It enables vehicles to share information about their speed and movement at a rate of 10 times a second.

at a rate of 以…速度
例句：I got through the work at a rate of knots. 
我很快结束了工作。 

3. The drivers will be able to see, hear and even feel the warning signals through shaking of the seat.

be able to 能，会; 能够
例句：We must be able to stay impartial at all times. 
我们必须经常保持公正的态度。 

4. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration expects the new system to reduce the number of car accidents by as much as 80 percent.

as much as 差不多
例句：I try to ward off fatigue by resting as much as possible. 
为了防止疲劳，我尽可能多休息。 

5. He says the new technology will change the way people deal with traffic accidents.

deal with 应付;  对待
例句：So how should you deal with a braggart?
那么应该怎么对待一个吹牛的人呢？

6. The way to look at it is the first 50 years of transportation safety were focused on surviving crashes.

look at 看; 评判
例句：Look at our verse today.
看我们今天的章节。

7. Critics admit that V2V technology is a major development, but they are concerned about possible conflicts with other wireless devices.

concern about 使（自己）关心
例句：There is a lot of concern about political transition.
人们对它的权力交接交接有很多担忧。

8. He worries about the possibility of using V2V technology to follow individual drivers and document their driving habits.

worry about 担忧， 烦恼
例句：Don't worry about the results.
不要担心结果。