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日內(nèi)瓦汽車展展出未來之車

From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report.
這里是美國之音慢速英語科技報(bào)道。

Many automobile makers present their newest designs at car shows around the world. Many designers seek to create the car of the future. One device that is popular among car manufacturers is an autopilot. Autopilot permits a car to drive itself without human control.
許多汽車制造商都在世界各地的汽車展上展示他們最新的設(shè)計(jì)。許多設(shè)計(jì)師試圖制造未來之車。自動(dòng)駕駛儀是汽車制造商中非常流行的一個(gè)設(shè)備，它使得汽車可以自行駕駛而無需人工控制。

A recent car show in Geneva, Switzerland also presented other possible designs, including cars manufactured in 3D printers.
瑞士日內(nèi)瓦最近的一次車展也展示了其它可能的設(shè)計(jì)方案，其中包括3D打印機(jī)制造的汽車。

Rinspeed is a Swiss design company. It demonstrated a vehicle based on the U.S. electric car Tesla Model S, but the Rinspeed car includes a large television and an espresso coffee maker.
林斯比得（Rinspeed）是一家瑞士設(shè)計(jì)公司。該公司展示了一輛基于美國特拉斯S型電動(dòng)汽車的車輛，但這輛林斯比得車包括了一臺(tái)大電視和一臺(tái)咖啡機(jī)。

Frank Rinderknecht is the chief executive officer of Rinspeed. He says he does not want to just sit and watch the steering wheel turn as he rides in a car with autopilot.
弗蘭克·林德克奈徹特（Frank Rinderknecht）是林斯比得公司總裁。他說，他可不希望自己在駕駛配備自動(dòng)駕駛儀的車輛時(shí)，眼睜睜地看著方向盤自己轉(zhuǎn)來轉(zhuǎn)去。

"I want to ride, I want to sleep, relax, watch movies, news, anything else. So that's the vision which we have. That one day on the boring motorway traffic, you just do anything which makes your life better," said Rinderknecht.
林德克奈徹特：“我想要在開車時(shí)睡覺、休息、看電影和新聞等等。而這就是我們的愿景。有一天在無聊的高速公路車流中，你可以做任何讓你生活更美好的事情。”

One of the most interesting ideas presented at the show is a car built on a 3D printer. The German engineering firm EDAG designed the car. The body of the vehicle called 'Genesis' is printed in one piece from a material called thermoplastic.
這次展會(huì)上最吸引人的想法之一是3D打印機(jī)制造的汽車。德國愛達(dá)克工程公司（EDAG）設(shè)計(jì)了這輛車。這輛被稱為Genesis的汽車的車身是用一種被稱為熱性塑料的材料一體成型打印出來的。

Cristoph Horvath is a spokesman for EDAG.
克里斯托弗·霍瓦特（Cristoph Horvath）是愛達(dá)克公司發(fā)言人。

"To create a car without the use of any tool. This would be a real revolution for the industry," said Horvath.
霍瓦特說，“不使用任何工具制造汽車，這將是該行業(yè)一次真正的革命。”

EDAG says it based its design on a turtle shell. The company says the design provides the right amount of strength and firmness.
愛達(dá)克公司表示其設(shè)計(jì)是基于龜殼。該公司表示，這種設(shè)計(jì)提供了合理的強(qiáng)度和硬度。

Other automakers did not look so far into the future. Czech automaker Skoda presented its 'Vision C' model vehicle. The car has an environmentally friendly natural gas engine.
其它汽車制造商并未著眼于遙遠(yuǎn)的未來。捷克汽車制造商斯柯達(dá)展示了其Vision C概念車。該車配備了一臺(tái)環(huán)保的天然氣發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)。

Jo Davidson is a company spokeswoman. She says the car releases very low levels of the pollutant gas CO2. Ms Davidson says the 'Vision C' plans to be launched in two years.
喬·戴維森（Jo Davidson）是該公司發(fā)言人。她說，這輛車的二氧化碳排放量特別低，二氧化碳是一種污染氣體。戴維森女士表示計(jì)劃在兩年內(nèi)推出Vision C概念車。

The Swedish company Volvo presented its so called Estate Concept car. Cecilia Stark is the design manager for Volvo. She says their design is all about comfort and creativity.
瑞典沃爾沃汽車公司展出了其Estate Concept概念車。塞西莉亞·斯塔克（Cecilia Stark）是沃爾沃公司的設(shè)計(jì)經(jīng)理。她說其設(shè)計(jì)著重舒適性和創(chuàng)造性。

"It's to show the Scandinavian arts and crafts and music scene, and fashion and things like that. To be emotional, expressive, charm-full," said Stark.
斯塔克表示，“這展示了斯堪的納維亞藝術(shù)、工藝和音樂氛圍，以及時(shí)尚之類的東西。它更激情，更富有表現(xiàn)力，更有吸引力。”

But the car also has high level technology. All the controls in this car can be operated by voice or a large touch screen. Experts say the idea is close to being ready for sale to the public.
但該車也具備較高的科技水平。該車的所有控制可以通過聲音或大觸摸屏操作。專家們表示，這個(gè)想法已經(jīng)接近于準(zhǔn)備好面向大眾推出。