Task 2 Read More for Useful Information
Passage 2
Language points
1. drone n.无人机
e.g. Drone sales and research budgets will continue to grow.
无人机的销售和研究预算肯定还要不断增长。
The police use high-tech radar drones to catch speeders.
警方使用高科技雷达无人机捕捉超速者。
2. delivery n.递送（商品）；交货
e.g. Most Indian restaurants offer free delivery.
大多数印度餐厅都提供免费送货服务。
We try to maintain a high standard of delivery service to our customers.
我们努力为客户提供高水准的送货服务。
3. operational adj.经营的，运营的
e.g. We need to cut our operational costs in half. 我们需要把运营成本削减一半。
Our operational budget is over £1,100 million. 我们的运营预算超过11亿英镑。
4. grocery n.杂货店
e.g. They buy some of the stuff at the grocery. 他们在杂货店买一些东西。
The grocery is closed up for the night, we’ll have to come back tomorrow.
杂货店晚上不营业, 我们只好明天再来。
5. scale up 扩大规模
e.g. Moreover, it is almost impossible to scale up a farmyard operation.
此外，扩大农场经营规模几乎是不可能的。
We need to scale up these approaches, so that we can have national, regional and global impact.
我们需要扩大这些规划的规模，以便对国家，地区和全球产生影响。
6. claim v.声称
e.g. He claimed that he didn’t see anything. 他声称自己什么也没看见。
The girls claim to have seen the fairies. 女孩们声称见过仙女。
7. suburb n.郊区
e.g.I was born and brought up in a suburb of New York City. 我是在纽约市郊区出生并长大的。
Don’t you get bored living out here in the suburbs? 你不觉得住在郊区无聊吗？
8. courier n. 快递员
e.g.A courier arrived with the documents just before the meeting.
会议之前，一位快递员把文件送到了。
A courier brought me news, which was brief but favourable.
一位快递员给我带来了简短但有利的消息。
9. retail n.零售
e.g. We are looking for more retail outlets for our products.
我们正在为我们的产品寻找更多的零售店。
I’ve worked in retail for two years. 我在零售业工作了两年。
10.multiple adj.多重的,多个的
e.g.Tom received multiple job offers. 汤姆收到了多份工作邀请。
That question had multiple answers. 那道问题有好几个答案。
11.reduction n.减少;降低
e.g. The company has made efforts at cost reduction. 公司在降低成本方面付出了努力。
There has been a significant reduction in traffic since the bypass was built.
自从旁路建成以来，交通流量大幅减少。
12. option n. 选择
e.g. Another option is to rent somewhere for six months. 另一种选择是在某个地方租六个月。
I had no option but to fire him. 我别无选择只能解雇他。
13. a fleet of 一队……
e.g.A fleet of ambulances took the injured to hospital. 一队救护车把伤者送往医院。
A fleet of French ships was sighted in the North Sea. 在北海突然发现了一支法国船队。
14. team up with 与……合作
e.g. He didn’t want to team up with anybody. 他不想与任何人合作。
I knew he was a guy I wanted to team up with.
我当时就知道他这个人我能与之长久合作共事。
15. predict v. 预测
e.g. Experts predict that the economic situation will improve. 专家预测经济形势将会改善。
It is difficult to predict what the long-term effects of the accident will be.
很难预测事故的长期影响是什么。
16.viable adj. 可行的
e.g. The committee came forward with one viable solution. 委员会提出了一个可行的解决方案。
Perhaps the only viable solution is to merge the hospitals.
也许唯一可行的解决方案是合并医院。
参考译文
无人机送外卖开始在冰岛商用
居住在冰岛首都雷克雅未克的人现在可以收无人机送来的外卖了。该市推出了世界上首个商用无人机送货服务。这些无人机运送的产品范围包括杂货店和餐厅的食物，其速度比送货车快得多。提供该服务的公司计划在未来几个月内扩大服务规模，每天派出无人机送货数百次。
操纵这些无人机的公司是总部位于特拉维夫的无人机派送订单服务公司Flytrex。该公司声称，以往在雷克雅未克需要25分钟车程送到的货物，现在无人机只要4分钟就可以送达。Flytrex首席执行官Yariv Bash称，“这是一种工作制度，不是昙花一现的奇迹。”
负责送货的是Flytrex公司的自动送货无人机Mule，它最多可以携带6.5磅（3公斤）的货物飞行6英里（约10公里）。无人机在郊区的一处场地降落交货。这里有一名送货员会根据距离开车或徒步将货物直接送到客户家中。
与这些无人机合作的是冰岛最大的购物和零售网站AHA，该公司经营的业务在雷克雅未克。AHA目前一次只递送一批货物。不过，该公司称递送多批货物是可能的，一台控制器可以同时控制多架无人机。Flytrex打算每天送货20次，且将在未来几周内增至更多。在接下来的几个月中，Flytrex计划将无人机送货规模扩大到一天数百次。到目前为止，AHA表示，相比于陆运和海运，无人机送货的成本要减少60%。
AHA自2011年4月起开始通过运输车队提供配送服务，主要配送克雅未克市内的商品、生活用品及餐厅食品等。但该公司认识到变革的需要，并联手Flytrex打造更快速更高效的送货服务。AHA首席执行官Maron Kristofersson表示：“最近几个月内，我们的在线投递订单大幅增加，尤其是零售产品方面，我们预测，未来几个月内生活用品配送订单将迅速增长。过去四年里，我们一直在关注全球在线投递解决方案技术，并认为Flytrex拥有智能、安全且商业上可行的解决途径。我们不仅希望与他们在冰岛合作，而且希望未来能在国际上合作。”
☛ Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage you’ve read.
( T ) 1.Locals in Reykjavik are now getting their takeaways delivered by drone.
( F ) 2.The drones transport much slower than delivery vans.
( F ) 3. One controller can’t fly a number of drones at the same time.
( T ) 4. There has been a 60 percent reduction in drone delivery costs compared with land-based and sea options.
( T ) 5. AHA has been focusing on online delivery solution technologies around the globe.
After-reading Activity Build a Word Bank
☛ The following words are all about aviation and logistics. Read and match their meanings.
1. E 2. I 3. H 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. G 9. J 10. F
☛ Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1.The world’s first operational drone delivery service has been launched in Iceland’s capital city.
冰岛首都推出了世界上首个商用无人机送货服务。
2. Cooperating with the drones is Iceland’s largest shopping and retail website AHA which operates in Reykjavik.
与这些无人机合作的是冰岛最大的购物和零售网站AHA，该公司经营的业务在雷克雅未克。
3.AHA has been delivering goods since April 2011, using a fleet of delivery vehicles, focusing on products, groceries and restaurant food in Reykjavik.
AHA自2011年4月起开始通过运输车队提供配送服务，主要产品包括雷克雅未克市内的商品、生活用品及餐厅食品等。
4.In recent months, there has been a great increase in our online delivery orders, especially in the retail products.
最近几个月内，我们的在线投递订单大幅增加，尤其是零售产品方面。
5. This information is available from specific retail statistics, and market surveys.
这些信息可从具体的零售统计数据和市场调查中获得。