跟读练习: An App That Predicts Traffic Delays - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report.
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Around the world, commuters in big cities spend a lot of time stuck in traffic.
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In America, Los Angeles and San Francisco tie for second place on the list of cities with the worst traffic.
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The Texas A&M University Transportation Institute says Washington, D.C is in first place.
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Professor Cyrus Shahabi knows about traffic jams.
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He lives more than 65 kilometers from his office at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
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He says he is always late for meetings,
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even with the help of a navigation system.
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So he decided to develop an app for his mobile phone that would help.
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The ClearPath app is designed to do what other navigation systems cannot.
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Professor Shahabi says his program uses historical data to predict traffic conditions before the driver leaves the house.
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The app uses traffic data gathered for more than two years from 9,000 sensors on the roads of Los Angeles.
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It also collects information on accidents.
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Cyrus Shahabi says his system does more than respond to current traffic conditions.
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With it, he says, a driver can enter what time he wants to leave on a specific date,
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and ClearPath will give the fastest route.
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It considers the entire road network,
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including streets and highways, before the driver begins his or her trip.
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A free ClearPath app for roads in Los Angeles is expected to be launched soon.
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In a year, the computer science professor says he hopes to have ClearPath available around the country
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and then in foreign countries after traffic data in other cities is collected.
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Zairus Shahabi says he wants to get companies that already have navigation systems,
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such as Google and Apple,
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to use the new technology.
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For VOA Learning English, I'm Laurel Bowman.
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在大城市中，交通渲染了人们的日常生活，尤其是在洛杉矶和旧金山这样的大都市。通过观看有关交通预测应用的视频，学习者可以获取与现代技术相关的词汇和表达，同时理解如何在生活中实践这些知识。该视频提供了一个真实的场景，适合练习口语和增强听力技巧。跟随视频中的对话，您不仅可以提高自己的英语说话能力，还能学习如何用英语讨论技术与日常生活的结合。想象一下，在与朋友或同事讨论这些话题时，您能自如地运用所学的语言，这将大大提升您的自信心。
语法与表达在语境中的运用
- 使用历史数据: 讲者提到“使用历史数据来预测交通状况”，这种表达强调了数据在决策过程中的重要性。
- 不止于反应: 视频中提到“我的系统做的不只是反应当前交通状况”，这个短语用来阐明新技术的优势。
- 考虑整个道路网络: 通过使用“考虑整个道路网络”的表达，讲者展示了该应用的综合性与全面性。
- 预计推出: “预计推出免费的ClearPath应用”，通过这种方式，讲者引导听众了解未来发展的愿景。
通过这些例子，学习者可以更好地掌握如何在口语中灵活运用复杂的结构，同时感受科技相关讨论的真实语境。
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