Name: 無人駕駛汽車試驗 - BBC新聞評論 (Driverless car trial - BBC News Review)
Uploaded: 2022-04-05T16:45:30.000Z
Duration: 10 min 39 s

Driverless cars: would you travel in one?

Well, there's a trial taking place in the UK

to see if they can be used on public roads.

以瞭解它們是否可以在公共道路上使用。

Hello, I'm Rob and this is News Review from BBC Learning English

大家好，我是Rob，這裡是BBC學習英語的新聞評論。

and to talk about the story, I'm joined by Neil. Hello Neil.

為了談一談這個故事，我請來了尼爾。你好，尼爾。

Yes, if you'd like to test yourself on the vocabulary

是的，如果你想測試一下自己的詞彙量

that you hear in this programme, there's a quiz on our website

你在這個節目中聽到的，在我們的網站上有一個測驗。

But now, let's hear some more about the story from this BBC News report:

但現在，讓我們從BBC新聞的報道中聽到更多關於這個故事的資訊。

So, driverless cars: it's a technology that is coming

是以，無人駕駛汽車：這是一項即將到來的技術

and they make people feel a little bit nervous,

but there is a trial going on in the UK at the moment,

但目前在英國有一個試驗正在進行。

before they can start being used properly.

在它們能夠開始被正確使用之前。

Yes, and we've got three words and expressions

是的，而且我們有三個詞和表達方式

that we can use to talk about this news story.

我們可以用它來談論這個新聞故事。

We have: 'kick off', 'large-scale' and 'hit'.

我們有。'開球'、'大規模'和'擊中'。

That's 'kick off', 'large-scale' and 'hit'.

這就是 "開球"、"大規模 "和 "擊球"。

OK. Well, let's have a look at your first news headline

好的。好吧，讓我們看看你的第一個新聞頭條

to learn about one of those words. What is it please?

來了解其中一個詞。請問是什麼？

OK. So, looking in the Times newspaper —

好的。是以，在《泰晤士報》上看--

that's from the UK — we have the headline:

That's right. 'Kick off' is a phrasal verb,

這就對了。踢掉 "是一個短語動詞。

And we hear this expression used in football, don't we?

而我們在足球中也聽到了這種表達方式，不是嗎？

Yeah. So, at the beginning of a football match

是的。是以，在一場足球比賽的開始

Or the players 'kick off' as a verb and it means just start the game.

或者球員'開球'作為一個動詞，它的意思是剛剛開始比賽。

Obviously, in football you 'kick' the ball

and so 'kick off' means start the football match.

所以 "開球 "是指開始足球比賽。

So, are we talking about football in this story here?

那麼，我們在這裡談論的是足球的故事嗎？

So, 'kick off' originates from football but it can be used

是以，"開球 "源於足球，但它也可以用於

Although, actually in this story there is a connection to football

雖然，實際上在這個故事中，有一個與足球的聯繫

from the team MK Dons — transporting them around —

從團隊MK Dons - 運送他們到各地 -

so the headline writer has had a bit of fun there;

是以，標題作者在這裡有一點樂趣。

he's using 'kick off' to mean start something in general,

他用'踢開'來指一般地開始某事。

but there is a connection to its original meaning about football.

但與它關於足球的原始含義有聯繫。

And it's quite an informal expression, this one, as well, isn't it?

這是一個相當非正式的表達方式，這個表達方式，也是如此，不是嗎？

That's right, yes. You wouldn't see in...

這是正確的，是的。你不會看到在...

you know, sort of, official documentation

你知道，某種程度上，官方文件

but we use it all the time and it's OK to use in headlines, obviously.

但我們一直在使用它，而且顯然在標題中使用它是可以的。

Yeah. OK. So, we 'kick something off' or we 'kick off something':

是的。好的。所以，我們 "踢掉一些東西 "或我們 "踢掉一些東西"。

that's the kind of way we use it generally, yeah?

這就是我們一般使用它的方式，是嗎？

so that means you could put something in the beginning:

所以這意味著你可以在開頭放一些東西。

we can 'kick off the project' or 'kick the project off'.

我們可以 "啟動該項目 "或 "啟動該項目"。

OK. Great. Let's have a summary then of that phrase:

好的。很好。那麼讓我們對這句話做個總結。

所以，我們一直在談論 "開球"。

but we use the word 'kick' in another English expression,

但我們在另一個英語表達中使用'kick'這個詞。

and we talked about this expression in one of our videos:

我們在我們的一個視頻中談到了這種表達方式。

How can we watch that video again please, Neil?

我們怎樣才能再看一遍那個視頻呢，尼爾？

Yes, don't 'kick it into the long grass';

是的，不要'把它踢到長草裡'。

watch this video by clicking on the link below.

點擊下面的鏈接，觀看這個視頻。

Yeah, it's just down below there. Great. OK.

是的，就在那下面。很好。好的。

Let's have a look at your next headline please.

請讓我們看看你的下一個標題。

OK. The next headline comes from BBC News and it is:

好的。下一個標題來自BBC新聞，它是。

That's 'large-scale' — involving many people or things.

這就是 "大規模"--涉及許多人或事。

Yeah. So, 'large-scale' — here an adjective made up of two parts.

是的。所以，"大規模"--這裡是一個由兩部分組成的形容詞。

And 'scale' — and 'scale' refers to the size of something

而'規模'--而'規模'指的是事物的大小

and it isn't necessarily something big or small.

而且它不一定是大的或小的東西。

'Scale' in itself is neutral; it needs something to modify it,

規模 "本身是中性的；它需要一些東西來修改它。

'Large-scale'. OK. But, when I use maps, I see a 'scale' on there.

'大規模'。好的。但是，當我使用地圖時，我看到上面有一個'尺度'。

Is that a similar thing? Is that related?

那是一個類似的事情嗎？那是相關的嗎？

Yeah, that's right. So, when you look at the...

是的，這就對了。所以，當你看到...

look at a map, you'll see there is a 'scale'

看地圖，你會發現有一個 "刻度"。

and it tells you what the relationship is

between the size of the map and the size of the real thing

地圖的大小與真實事物的大小之間的關係

So, 'large-scale' is about lots of things and people or about a large area.

是以，"大規模 "是指很多東西和人，或者是指一個大區域。

So, sometimes we might see 'large-scale' flooding

是以，有時我們可能會看到 "大規模 "的水災

在一場大面積的暴風雨之後，是嗎？

Yeah, that's right, Rob. So, as you said,

是的，這就對了，羅伯。所以，正如你所說的。

in this example it's a 'large-scale' project

在這個例子中，它是一個 "大型 "項目

but 'large-scale' can also be used to describe a geographical area

但 "大規模 "也可用於描述一個地理區域

So, as you said, 'large-scale' destruction

是以，正如你所說，"大規模 "的破壞

or devastation caused by a natural disaster.

And we also know that the recent Covid pandemic —

而且我們還知道，最近的Covid大流行 --

that's had a 'large-scale' impact on the economy, on businesses.

這對經濟和企業產生了 "大規模 "的影響。

這就對了。是的，沒錯，是的。

The Covid-19 has had a really 'large-scale' impact:

Covid-19已經產生了真正的 "大規模 "影響。

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