VOA慢速英语:How Will Driverless Technology Change Our Lives?

短语讲解：

1. But how will this technology change our lives when cars no longer need humans to drive them?

no longer 不再，已不
例句：She no longer feared that they should misunderstand her.
她不再害怕他们会误解她了。

2. But the risk of that is that research suggests people tend to over rely on the equipment, and may or may not be able to jump back in and take over on short notice.

rely on 依靠; 依赖; 信赖
例句：They will more further rely on parents.
他们将更加依赖父母。
be able to 能够
例句：The car would be unlikely to be able to make the turn.
汽车未必能作这样的转弯。

3. Officials said the crash happened in Florida when a tractor-trailer turned in front of the Tesla Model S.

in front of 面前; 在…前面; 当着…的面
例句：A doctor has the title 'Dr' in front of his name.
医生的名字前有“Dr”这个称呼。

4. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is investigating the accident, as well as the design and performance of Tesla’s Autopilot system.

as well as 也，又
例句：Let' s share in our troubles as well as in our joys.
让我们同甘共苦吧。

5. Even though few accidents is good, Anderson said this would cause a lot of economic disruption.

a lot of 诸多; 许多的
例句：He is a man with a lot of experience under his belt.
他是个阅历很深的人。

6. For us, the most exciting thing is that it’s going to have a profound impact on mobility in our cities.

impact on 对…冲击，碰撞，影响
例句：There will be a bigger impact on America than the civil war.
对美国将有一个比内战还要大的冲击。

7. Intersections where vehicles don’t need to stop at a junction, but they can keep going and simply avoid bumping into each other.

each other 互相，彼此
例句：Do you often help each other with your lessons?
你们经常互相帮助复习功课吗？