英语新闻听写 优步自动驾驶汽车项目安全性受到严格审查

Uber decided¹ to retire its fleet of self-driving Ford² Fusion³ cars in 2016, in favor of Volvo sport utility vehicles.

2016年，优步决定弃用福特“Fusion”自动驾驶汽车，取而代之的是沃尔沃运动型多用途汽车。

The company also chose to scale back on the safety sensors⁴ used to detect objects on the road.

该公司还选择减少用来侦测路上物体的安全传感器。

The decision resulted in a self-driving vehicle with more blind spots than its earlier generation of autonomous⁵ cars.

该决定造成了自我驾驶车辆比它前一代的自动驾驶汽车的盲点更多。

The safety of Uber's self-driving car program is now under strong scrutiny⁶, after a woman was killed last week by the vehicle.

上周一女子被优步自我驾驶汽车撞死之后，它的自我驾驶汽车项目的安全性现在正在接受严格的审查。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

3 fusion   

n.溶化；熔解；熔化状态，熔和；熔接

参考例句：

• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc. 黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
• This alloy is formed by the fusion of two types of metal.这种合金是用两种金属熔合而成的。

4 sensors   

n.传感器，灵敏元件( sensor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were more than 2000 sensors here. 这里装有两千多个灵敏元件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Significant changes have been noted where sensors were exposed to trichloride. 当传感器暴露在三氯化物中时，有很大变化。 来自辞典例句

5 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

6 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。