《研究生学术英语读译教程》课件Unit 6 Driverless Cars.pptx

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1、Questions before reading:What do you know about self-driving vehicles?What impact do you see it may have on our life?How do you understand the title“Driverless Cars Could Make Transportation Free for Everyone-with a Catch?”,a catch:a hidden problem/trap in an apparently ideal situation The title mea

2、ns driverless cars could make transportation free for everyone,yet it will also bring problems to us.,Skim the text and get to know the structure and the content of the article.,Para.1It presents predictions from journalists,futurists,economists and ethicists,serving as a backdrop to the authors pro

3、gnostications.,Paras.2-6The authors predictions:transportation will become free.,Unchecked consumption,customers being manipulated by businesses,potential pitfall and inherent conflicts,Paras.7-20 Analyze how the system of driverless transportation works for the benefits of businesses through compar

4、ing it to the existing promoted rides,like UberFree.The author points out that the only difference,if there is any,is that the new hi-tech system is better at persuading people to buy.,Scan the text and answer the following questions:1.What are the hidden problems with driverless vehicles according

5、to the author?Answer:Driverless vehicles provide free transportation to passengers,which in turn may result in unchecked consumption,more damage to the environment and even more health problem.2.For the driverless vehicle system who would be the“driver”?Answer:The company that controls the algorithm

6、.,Learning paraphrasing skillLearning the skill of paraphrasing(expressing the meaning of the literary text by using different words)is very important skill as it is instrumental for you to show your understanding of the original text.Furthermore,learning to paraphrase is a preparatory and fundamental for summary writing.Now try to paraphrase some sentences from the text.,Tasks,1.As self-driving cars inch closer to everyday reality,journalists,futurists,economists,and ethicists have weighed in w