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VOA慢速英语:MIT Seeks 'Moral' to the Story of Self-Driving Cars(翻译)
短语讲解:
1. Every time we get behind the wheel of a car, we put our lives and the lives of others at risk.
at risk 有危险
例句:Were those patients now at risk?
那些病人现在是否处于危险之中呢?
2. To avoid hitting a child, for example, human drivers might sharply turn a car away from the child even if others might be injured.
even if 哪怕; 虽然
例句:Even if you are right, that's not the way to put it.
就算你对了,也不该那么说呀!
3. Then, see how your choices compare to those others have made.
compare to 把…比作, 喻为; 与…相比
例句:Cultural life in the country cannot compare to that of a large city.
农村的文化生活不能与大城市的相比拟。
4. At the end of the session, you are shown the results, based on the choices you made.
at the end of 在…结尾,在…末端
例句:At the end of the wood, the path diverges to the left.
在树林的尽头,小路向左拐去。
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