Talk about future cars

 

 

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Talk about future cars

Car technology is an important field of research. Carmakers are competing against each other to develop the best new vehicles.

Things like Bluetooth connectivity were top-shelf options in the past. Now, they're basic features. In eco-friendly cars, fuel efficiency is getting better every year.

Drivers can protect the environment and also save some cash. Hybrid cars have already been widely commercialized. Plus, it's only a matter of time before electric cars. become common.

Self-driving cars are also being developed.

Already, cars do a lot of driving on their own.

They can maintain speed on an expressway. In an emergency. they can brake automatically to avoid a crash.

 

Key Vocabulary & Expressions

field of research 연구 분야

carmaker 자동차 회사

compete against each other.

Bluetooth connectivity 블루투스 기능

top-shelf option 최고급 옵션

basic feature 기본 옵션

eco-friendly 친 환경적인

fuel efficiency 연비

protect the environment 환경을 보호하다

save some cash 비용을 절약하다

hybrid car 하이브리드 자동차

be widely commercialized 널리 상용화 되다

it's only a matter of time before ~할 때까지 단지 시간 문제다

electric car 전기 자동차

self-driving car 자율 주행 자동차

on one's own 스스로

maintain speed 속도를 유지하다

in an emergency 응급 상황 시

avoid a crash 충돌을 피하다

 

 

field of research 연구분야

Car technology is an important field of research.

Can you explain you're filed of research to me?

This is a completely new field of research.

 

 

eco-friendly 친환경적인

Eco-friendly cars are getting better every year/

I would like to buy an eco-friendlier product.

Organic food is grown in an eco-friendly manner.

 

 

be widely commercialized 널리 상용되다.

Hybrid cars have been widely commercialized.

Tablet PCs have been widely commercialized.

How long will it take before this is widely commercialized?

 

 

it's only a matter of time before ~할 때까지 단지 시간 문제다

It's only a matter of time before electric cars become common.

It's only a matter of time before it starts to snow.

It's only a matter of time before she finds out what happened.

 

 

on one's own 스스로

Cars do a lot of driving on their own.

He is old enough to get dressed on his own.

If you won't help me. I'll do my own.

 

 

Extra Topics

 

What is your favorite modern feature in a car?

 

What kind of new technology would you like to see in cars?

 

Would you feel safe in a self - driving car? Why or why not?

 

 

billiards 당구 have a game of billiards, play at billiards.

detect 감지하다 Do I detect a note of criticism.

analyze 분석하다, 분해하다 He sat down to analyze his sales chart.

In point of ~의 점에서, ~에 관해서 In point of learning, the first plan is the better 학문점 관점에서는,

scratch the surface of something 수박 겉핡기 식, 초안, 시작점 

You can't become a professional if you just scratch the surface of something.

in terms of ~의 관해서 This title tanks alongside the Olympics in terms of importance.

Car technology is an important field of research. 연구분야

Carmakers are competing against each other. 서로 경쟁하다

Things like Bluetooth connectivity were top-shelf options in the past. Bluetooth connectivity 블루투스 기능

fuel efficiency is getting better every year. fuel efficiency 연비

Hybrid cars have already been widely commercialized. be widely commercialized 널리 상용화되다.

It's only a matter of time before electric cars become common. *it's only a matter of time before ~**할 때까지 단지 시간 문제다.

Self-driving cars are also being developed. self-driving cars 자율주행 자동차