VOA慢速英语:Drones to Deliver Fast Food to Virginia Tech University

短语讲解：

1. Students in the American state of Virginia will soon be able to order burritos carried by unmanned aircraft.

be able to 能够; 能
例句：He will be able to take up his normal routine shortly.
他不久就能处理日常事务。

2. The flights will be limited to an area on Virginia Tech property away from the main campus grounds, according to the university's Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership.

according to 根据
例句：According to her, grandfather called at noon.
据她说,祖父在中午打来电话。

3. The partnership is one of six groups approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to carry out unmanned drone tests.

carry out 进行; 执行; 完成
例句：No matter what we do, we must carry out our duties.
无论干什么工作,我们都应履行自己的职责。

4. In addition to Google's parent Alphabet, other companies are testing drones as a way to make deliveries faster and more efficient.

In addition to 除…之外
例句：In addition to the tractor, we have acquired a new rice transplanter.
除了拖拉机，我们又添了一台插秧机。