VOA慢速英语:Deaf-Blind Woman First to Use New Phone

短语讲解：

1. These trials will take place at about the same time in Australia and the United States, where the technology was developed.

take place 发生
例句：Earthquakes take place far underground.
地震则发生在地球的极深处。

2. He will carry out the trial in the U.S.

carry out 执行;进行　
例句：He hasn't the funds to carry out his design.
他没有资金来施行他的计划。

3. So they would listen to as much as they can, speak with their own voice and then read everything that is being said to them by reading the Braille on the phone itself.

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。

4. Some groups say that number is likely to reach 1.2 million by 2050.

be likely to 可能
例句：They would not be likely to alight on the surface of the sea.
它们大概不会降落于海面上。