2014年ESL之旅行交通购物 06 Using GPS When Driving

时间：2014-10-08 02:44:22

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（单词翻译）

Using GPS When Driving

Justin: Okay, we’re ready. Let’s get on the road.

Fay: Wait! We don’t know where we’re going. We’re strangers in a strange land. Where’s our guide?

Justin: We don’t need a guide. See this? It’s GPS and it’ll help us navigate¹ to where we want to go.

Fay: I’m not sure it’s reliable. We’re in a pretty remote location.

Justin: Relax and let me explain how this works: GPS systems use satellites to locate your current location. Information is transmitted to this receiver, so it always knows exactly where we are. We input² the address of our destination and presto³! It gives us onscreen or voice directions.

Fay: I know how a GPS system works. I’m worried that there aren’t reliable maps to where we want to go. I read that many printed maps of this region are outdated⁴ and unreliable.

Justin: Don’t worry. This GPS is the state-of-the-art. I’m sure it’ll be accurate.

Fay: A fool with a tool is still a fool.

Justin: What did you say?

Fay: Nothing.

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

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收听单词发音

1 navigate
v.航行，飞行；导航，领航
参考例句：
He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。 Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。

2 input
n.输入(物)；投入；vt.把(数据等)输入计算机
参考例句：
I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。 All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。

3 presto
adv.急速地；n.急板乐段；adj.急板的
参考例句：
With something so important,you can't just wave a wand and presto!在这么重大的问题上，你想挥动一下指挥棒，转眼就变过来,办不到！ I just turned the piece of wire in the lock and hey presto,the door opened.我把金属丝伸到锁孔里一拧，嘿，那门就开了。

4 outdated
adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时
参考例句：
That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。 Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。

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