Task 2 Read More for Useful Information
Passage 2
Language points
1. ultra-fast adj.超快的
e.g. Ultra-fast railways will have their day.
极速铁路总会有迎来成功的一天。
A dozen years ago, ultra-fast broadband connections were rare.
十几年前超快的宽带连接很稀少。
2. Experts at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) believe the high-speed connection will also improve the reliability and capability of automated vehicles to the point where they will be safer than the manual cars being driven today.
Translation:格拉斯哥喀里多尼亚大学的专家认为，高速互联网还将提高自动化车辆的可靠性和性能，使其比目前使用的手动驾驶汽车更安全。
Explanation: where they will be safer than the manual cars being driven today是关系副词where引导的定语从句，先行词是point。其中being driven today是现在分词短语的被动式，作后置定语，修饰cars。
reliability n.可靠性
e.g. Car buyers are more interested in safety and reliability than speed.
比起速度，汽车买主更关注安全性和可靠性。
The reliability of the application is very important.
应用程序的可靠性是非常重要的。
3. I’m sure anyone who has had a bad experience on frozen roads would have benefited from knowing about the dangerous conditions in advance so they could have adjusted their speed or, if possible, even avoided that route altogether.
Translation: 我相信任何在冰冻道路上有过糟糕经历的人都会从提前了解危险情况中受益，这样他们就可以调整车速，如果可能的话，甚至完全避开这条路线。
Explanation: who has had a bad experience on frozen roads是关系代词who引导的定语从句，先行词是anyone, who 在定语从句中作主语。
benefit vt. ＆ vi.使受益；得益于
e.g. We should spend the money on something that will benefit everyone.
我们应该把钱花在大家都能受益的事上。
Who will benefit from these changes?
谁会从这些变革中受益？
in advance: 提前
e.g. You needn’t book the tickets in advance.
你不必提前订票。
Some people may not want to know their fate in advance.
有些人可能不希望提前就知道自己的命运。
4. Cars that are close enough to the danger area will transmit warning messages to other cars around them using short-range communication technologies, but also to cars further away using 5G, fast and reliably.
Translation: 距离危险区域足够近的汽车将使用短程通信技术向周围的其他汽车发送警告信息，同时通过5G网络将此信息传送到距离更远的汽车，快速且可靠。
Explanation: that are close enough to the danger area是关系代词that引导的定语从句，先行词是cars, that 在定语从句中作主语。using short-range communication technologies和using 5G是现在分词短语作方式状语。
transmit vt.＆vi.传输；发射
e.g. The system transmits information over digital phone lines.
该系统通过数字电话线传输信息。
Knowledge is transmitted from teachers to students. 知识由老师传给学生。
5. boost n.推动；激励
e.g. The tax cuts will give a much needed boost to the economy.
减税将给经济带来迫切需要的推动力。
Winning the game is a wonderful boost to her.
赢得比赛对她是极大的鼓舞。
6. reveal vt.透漏；揭露
e.g. Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper.
地方报纸披露了谋杀的细节。
Police officers could not reveal how he died.
警官不能透露他的死因。
7. beam vt.发射（电波）；播送
e.g. Live pictures of the game were beamed around the world.
比赛经实况转播传到世界各地。
This was the first sports broadcast to be beamed across the Atlantic.
这是第一个横跨大西洋的体育广播。
参考译文
5G网络将助力实现车与车“对话”
科学家称，汽车很快就可以通过5G网络互相“对话”，让司机意识到前方的危险。超高速的移动互联网将使信息可以快速传输，并让司机意识到前方的黑冰、坑洞或其他危险。
几家汽车制造商已经将5G网络技术融入汽车生产，包括以此来帮助引领自动驾驶汽车时代的到来。格拉斯哥喀里多尼亚大学的专家认为，高速互联网还将提高自动化车辆的可靠性和性能，使其比目前使用的手动驾驶汽车更安全。他们预测，道路交通事故的数量将因此大幅下降。据世界卫生组织统计，全球每年因道路交通事故死亡的人数超过130万，受伤人数高达5000万。
研究小组的迪米特里奥斯·利奥卡皮斯博士说：“为了更好地了解未来会是什么样子，想想你有特斯拉那样的车，它不仅使用传感器来扫描周围，车辆之间还可以相互交流，并且交换附近几平方英里内的安全信息。我相信任何在冰冻道路上有过糟糕经历的人都会从提前了解危险情况中受益，这样他们就可以调整车速，如果可能的话，甚至完全避开这条路线。路遇坑洞也是如此。”
在5G网络的帮助下，未来几年内，可能会出现能向司机发出警报的车载预警系统。距离危险区域足够近的汽车将使用短程通信技术向周围的其他汽车发送警告信息，同时通过5G网络将此信息传送到距离更远的汽车，快速且可靠。然后这些车将同样的信息发送给附近的车，以此类推，形成一个连成一体的多车通信链，延伸到更广的范围。
5G网络是一项激动人心的移动技术，它将极大地推动智能城市和自动驾驶汽车等领域的发展。
汽车巨头福特公司已经开始研发联网汽车。今年早些时候，该公司透露，计划在2020年生产的80%的汽车中配备一种技术，用于提醒司机注意前方的交通事故、恶劣天气和交通堵塞。该系统将来自其他联网道路用户、应急服务机构和管理部门的数据汇聚在一起，并将数据从云端直接传输到汽车上。
☛Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage you’ve read.
( T ) 1. According to the passage, cars could be communicating with each other using 5G in the near future.
( F ) 2. The experts don’t think that automated vehicles will be safer than the manual cars.
( F ) 3. According to the World Health Organization, road traffic accidents cause 1.3 million people injured worldwide every year.
( T ) 4. With the help of 5G, a vehicle-generated early warning system that alerts drivers is likely to be achieved within the next few years.
( F ) 5. Ford intended to fit all its 2020 vehicles with technology that warns drivers about upcoming road accidents, bad weather and traffic jams.
After-reading Activity Build a Word Bank
☛ The following words are all about shopping. Read and match their meanings.
1. H 2. E 3. A 4. D 5. F 6. C 7. B 8. J 9. G 10. I
☛ Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1. Network environment brings about new opportunities and challenges for business competitors.
网络环境为企业竞争带来了新的机遇和挑战。
2. The cars will transmit warning messages by using short-range communication technologies.
这些汽车将通过短程通信技术发送警告信息。
3.5G is an exciting mobile technology, which will give a massive boost to smart cities and autonomous vehicles among many other things.
5G网络是一项激动人心的移动技术，将极大地推动智能城市和自动驾驶汽车等领域的发展。
4.The professor gave us a lecture about communication technology.
教授给我们做了一场有关通信技术的讲座。
5. In this system, the mode of information transmission is very important.
在该系统中，信息传输的方式很重要。