【新唐人2011年5月21日訊】【看新聞學英語】
Teleconference Between 50 Cars Sets New Indonesian Record
五十輛車上電傳會議創新印尼紀錄
文／Daniel Chen, David Lee
【新聞關鍵字】
1. Teleconference n. [ˋtɛlə͵kɑnfərəns] 電傳會議
2. Set record ph. 創紀錄
3. Fiesta n. [fɪ’ɛstə] 節慶；嘉年華
4. Mark v. [mɑrk] 紀念；慶賀
5. Telecommunications n. [ˈtɛləkəˈmjunə’keʃənz] 電信
6. Distracted adj. [dɪ’stræktɪd] 分心的
7. device [dɪˋvaɪs] n. 裝置
STORY:
The chairman of the Indonesian World Record Museum is awarding Ford Indonesia and “Infinity," a special club for Ford Fiesta car users. It’s to mark their success in holding a conference call between 50 Ford Fiesta cars for one hour… using the cars’ built in hands free phone system.
印尼世界紀錄博物館館長正在頒獎給福特印尼和「無限」，一個福特嘉年華轎車用戶的特別俱樂部。這是在慶祝他們成功地利用汽車上建置的免持免費通話系統，在50輛福特嘉年華轎車上召開達一小時的電話會議。
It allows the driver to communicate through voice instructions with the use of a teleconference room provided by a third party… a new experience for people on the go.
這讓駕駛能透過語音指示，利用第三方提供的電話會議室系統來做溝通。這是一種人們在駕駛中全新的體驗。
[Jaya Suprana, Indonesian World Record Museum]:
“Today’s record is special because it had never happened before. There is a community of car owners with the same brand using their cars… as well as the telecommunications technology to establish a social network. It is actually very good. They can be pioneers. And hopefully later other car communities can also form a community like this."
印尼世界紀錄博物館的加雅蘇帕那說：「今天的紀錄很特別，因為它從來沒發生過。這是一個擁有相同品牌汽車的用戶社群，用他們的車加裝通訊科技，建立一個社交網路。這確實非常好。他們可能是領頭先鋒。希望之後其它的汽車社群，也能形成像這樣的社群。」
In December 2010, the Indonesian government banned the use of handheld phones while driving. Drivers instead required a hands-free device like a headset while driving.
在2010年12月，印尼政府禁止駕駛中使用手持電話。因此駕駛們在駕駛中需要一種像是耳機這樣的免持裝置。
In 2010, there were over 6,000 automobile accidents in Indonesia and over 100 of them were caused by distracted drivers talking on the phone while driving.
在 2010 年，印尼有超過6000起汽車事故，其中還有超過100件是肇因於不專心的駕駛在行進中講電話。
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http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_life/2011-05-09/teleconference-between-50-cars-sets-new-indonesian-record.html
本專欄由前衛英語李德良老師主編 www.davidlee.url.tw
【佳句精選】
In 2010, there were over 6,000 automobile accidents in Indonesia and over 100 of them were caused by distracted drivers talking on the phone while driving.
在 2010 年，印尼有超過6000起車禍，其中超過100件肇因於駕駛在行進中講電話分心 。
【每日一句】
They can be pioneers.
他們可能是先驅者。