Enigmatic Robot Era

Enigmatic Robot Era Science fiction and science fact is getting narrower and narrower. (scenes from “i, Robot”) Robot: You are experiencing a car accident. In i Robot, from Twentieth Century Fox,

科学美国人60秒 SSS Small Fraction of Pilots Suffer Suicidal Thoughts

In March 2015, the co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed the jet into the French Alps, killing himself and 149 others. Later on, investigators found out he'd googled poisons, and living wills. And he'd previously been treated for severe depress

2006年VOA标准英语-International Pilots Train to Fly U.S. Fighter

By Priscilla Huff Tucson, Arizona 31 July 2006 watch Training report The U.S. military's F-16 Fighting Falcon is one of the most popular fighter jets ever. About 4,500 have been sold all over the world. But pilots must be trained by Americans -- and

unit9 The memory robot

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事实：国际飞行员要求英语熟练-International Pilots Require English Proficiency

Pre-Listening Vocabulary aviation: related to air flight regulate: to make and oversee rules and standards proficient: demonstrating a high level or strong ability script: written text that is spoken fluency: the ability to express oneself without ef

Robot Explores Fukushima Reactor

A robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant this week to take pictures of the reactor destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011. The robot, nicknamed 'The Little Sunfish,' is very small about the size of a loaf of bread.

World’s First Robot College Student Learns About Love

Imagine you are a college student at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California. You walk into your philosophy class on the first day of the new term only to find a robot looking you right in the eye. This robot is no huge piece of equipme

Japanese Engineer Builds Huge Robot of His Dreams

Japanese engineer Masaaki Nagumo had always dreamed of operating a robot from Mobile Suit Gundam. 日本工程师南云正章（Masaaki Nagumo）一直梦想着操作《机动战士高达》中的机器人。 That is the name of a popular Japanese an

VOA常速英语2008年-Pilots Attacked on New Zealand Plane

By Phil Mercer Sydney 08 February 2008 A woman has been arrested after allegedly stabbing two pilots and threatening to blow up a 19-seat commuter plane in New Zealand. Police say the mid-air drama took place over the country's South Island. From Syd

VOA慢速英语2011--How Two Pilots Flew Non-Stop Around the World

EXPLORATIONS - How Two Pilots Flew Non-Stop Around the World SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: EXPLORATIONS -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. It was called the last great goal in flying. It would be a flight around the world without stopping o

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Women Pilots in Worl

FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. November eleventh is Veterans Day. A veteran is anyone who has served in the armed forces. Veterans Day honors the living. A separat

VOA标准英语2010年-Israel Trains German Pilots to Fly Dro

Some German pilots that are part of NATO operations in Afghanistan are in Israel for training on special reconnaissance drones. The Jewish state's expertise is helping to train the Germans to protect ground troops and convoys in Afghanistan. At Israe

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Pilots do very important jobs. They have the lives of all their passengers in their hands. I wanted to be a pilot when I was little. I thought it would be great to fly all over the world. I also liked the pilots uniform. I wasnt so good at science so

听一分钟英文：Pilots-飞行员

Pilots do very important jobs. They have the lives of all their passengers in their hands. I wanted to be a pilot when I was little. I thought it would be great to fly all over the world. I also liked the pilots uniform. I wasnt so good at science so

South Korean Students Learn English from Robot Teacher

Many South Korean families spend thousands of dollars a year on English language education for their children. Students attend private academies(学院) often until late at night everyday. Most such schools hire teachers from abroad, but a team of en

VOA标准英语2009年-Robot Helps Children with Disabilities

Julie Taboh | Washington 08 December 2009 Watch: Taboh report Windows Media | MP4 Cosmobot has made speech therapy fun for Kevin Fitzgerald, 6. He has developmental dyspraxia, a condition which makes it difficult for him to move his mouth and tongue.

Space Shuttle Discovery to Carry Robot on Final Mission

Crews at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are preparing the Space Shuttle Discovery for its final launch, scheduled for Thursday. Among the things it will carry to the International Space Station will be a humanlike robot designed to help astronau

英语笑话听力+文本：Can pilots fly飞行员就会飞吗

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CCTV9英语新闻：2 Chinese pilots die in a Navy aircraft accident

China's navy announced today that an instructor and his student died in a navy aircraft accident on May 13 in northeast China's Liaoning province. The navy released the news on its microblog, saying that the two pilots discovered that the aircraft's

CCTV9英语新闻：China's qualification tournament for 2016 Robot WC begins

China's qualifying tournament for the 2016 Robot World Cup has begun in Hefei, the capital of east Chinas Anhui province. Almost 2,000 contestants and 300 teams are taking part in the competition. Robots are playing various roles, from houseworkers a