VOA慢速英语:US Technology Students Prepare for 2014 RoboCup

1. A major football event will happen in the South American country later this month, but with teams of robots playing the game, which is known as soccer in the United States.

be known as 被认为是; 号称; 叫做
例句：Be known as the most beautiful woman of chinese.
号称中国最美的女人。

2. Watching robots play football is similar to watching children play the game.

be similar to 与…相似; 类乎
例句：This behavior is similar to buckling of strut. 
这种状态类似于压杆的屈曲。 

3. The kicks are not good, there's a lot of falling down, and people are there to guide and support the team members.

fall down 倒塌，跌倒
例句：In autumn the leaves fall down from the trees. 
秋天树叶从树上掉下来。 

4. He also wants the robots to be able to know where they are on the playing field.

be able to 能，会; 能够
例句：How soon will china be able to clean up its air?
中国能在多短时间内将空气变清洁？

5. She says if there are three robot players on the field at the same time, they will communicate with each other to decide the different responsibilities for each robot.

at the same time 同时;  一起; 但是
例句：At the same time learning moved online.
同时，学习走上了网络。

6. They have very good team player right now.

right now 立即; 此刻
例句：The perfect age is right now.
起步的最佳年龄就是眼下。

7. As long as their detection is good, I think they'll be very competitive; we just hope to compete against the real good German teams, because the Germans always do very well," says Akatsuka.

as long as 只要;  如果
例句：It will prosper as long as china does.
只要中国繁荣，澳大利亚就会兴旺发达。