老百姓对无人驾驶汽车技术的不放心
According to a report from AAA, consumer confidence in self-driving vehicles has dropped over the last six months.
美国汽车协会的报告显示,在过去半年里,消费者对自动驾驶车辆的信心下降了。
In late 2017, 63-percent of the survey's participants said they did not trust autonomous vehicles.
2017年年末,63%的调查参与者称他们信不过自动驾驶车辆。
But now that figure has increased to 73-percent.
而现在这一数字已经上升到了73%。
Among younger drivers, confidence in driverless cars has decreased the most.
年轻司机们对无人驾驶汽车的信心下降最大。
At the end of 2017, 49-percent of them distrusted the technology, but now 64-percent say they would not ride in one today.
2017年年底,有49%的人不信任该技术,而现在有64%的人说他们不会乘坐这样的汽车。
But older drivers were more concerned overall, with 71-percent saying they didn't feel safe in a vehicle without a driver.
但总的来说年纪较大的司机们更为担忧,有71%的人说没有司机的车会让他们觉得不安全。
Language focus语言点:
1.AAA: American Automobile Association美国汽车协会
2.Automobile industry汽车行业/ auto show车展
3.Vehicle [ˈviəkəl] 车辆,运输工具(不局限于汽车)
Self-driving vehicle自动驾驶车辆
4.Participant [pɑr'tɪsəpənt] 参与者
Our show is so lucky to have many active participants我们的节目很幸运能有这么多参与者。
5.Autonomous [ɔ'tɑnəməs] 自立的,自主的,自治的
Autonomous region自治区
6.Driverless cars无人驾驶车辆
7.Distrust [dɪs'trʌst] 不信任
Distrust makes it difficult for any kinds of teamwork to move forward猜疑无法让任何团队合作能够顺利展开
8.Figure ['fɪɡjɚ] 数字,身影,人物,雕像
9.Overall [,ovə'rɔl] 总体来说,总体的
It is not that hard to find a job overall.总体来说找到一份工作并不难