每日英语口语练习 2026-08-25（周二 · BBC 6 Minute English）

今日题型轮换：周二 = BBC 6 Minute English。选题去重依据：已查 wiki/registries/英语口语训练记录表.md，主题「Sharing the road with driverless cars（与无人驾驶汽车共用道路）」未出现过。

📖 原文/对话（来源：BBC 6 Minute English「Sharing the road with driverless cars」）

Imagine crossing a road and turning to see a car heading towards you — without a driver. While this might sound like science fiction, driverless cars, also known as self-driving cars, autonomous cars or robotaxis, are already operating safely in many cities around the world. These vehicles contain huge amounts of technology designed to help them drive carefully alongside other road users. But a serious question remains: how will they interact with pedestrians, runners and cyclists?

At 6 Minute English, Phil and Pippa explore this puzzle with the help of Professor Stephen Brewster from Glasgow University. When you stand outside a normal car, you can see the driver, wave to them, and make eye contact. That tiny human moment — a glance, a nod, a raised hand — tells you whether it is safe to cross. But inside an autonomous vehicle there is no person in the driving seat. So how do you negotiate who goes first? How does the car signal its intentions to a pedestrian?

Professor Brewster’s research tries to make driverless cars more visible and readable to humans. Because many accidents happen when people fail to see oncoming danger, his team tests signals — lights, sounds and animated displays — that alert pedestrians, runners and cyclists to what the vehicle plans to do next. An external screen could replace the missing eye contact, showing a walking figure or a clear “stop” icon. Until then, Phil admits he would feel a little nervous crossing in front of a robotaxi, preferring to wait and walk behind it. As we grow more used to this technology, Pippa hopes, we will also learn how to share the road more confidently.

本周问答（Weekly Question）：Which was the first city to have fully driverless robotaxis on the streets? 答案：b) Phoenix（美国亚利桑那州凤凰城，2017 年起在公共道路运营无安全驾驶员的无人驾驶汽车）。

🎬 视频/音频资源

📝 重点词汇（10 个）

driverless /ˈdraɪvləs/ adj. 无人驾驶的 — Driverless cars are already operating in many cities.
autonomous /ɔːˈtɒnəməs/ adj. 自主的、自动的 — Autonomous vehicles use sensors to navigate busy streets.
pedestrian /pəˈdestriən/ n. 行人 — Pedestrians need clear signals from robotaxis.
(make) eye contact /aɪ ˈkɒntækt/ phrase 眼神接触 — The driver made eye contact and waved me across.
wave /weɪv/ v. 挥手（示意） — She waved to signal that it was safe to cross.
glance /ɡlɑːns/ n. 一瞥、匆匆一看 — He took a quick glance at the oncoming car.
alert /əˈlɜːt/ v. 警告、提醒（潜在危险） — Lights alert cyclists to the car’s intentions.
negotiate /nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt/ v. 协商、沟通（此处指通行博弈） — How do you negotiate who goes first at a crossing?
jaywalking /ˈdʒeɪwɔːkɪŋ/ n. 乱穿马路（美式） — Jaywalking is especially dangerous near robotaxis.
incompatible /ɪnkəmˈpætəbl/ adj. 不相容的、无法共处的 — Are humans and robotaxis simply incompatible?

💬 跟读练习建议

盲听（Blind listen）：先完整听一遍音频（约 6 分钟），不暂停，抓主旨——无人驾驶汽车如何与行人「沟通」。
分句跟读（Shadowing）：用官方 MP3，每句暂停后跟读。先模仿 Phil 的男声陈述句，再模仿 Pippa 的提问语调。
角色扮演：A 扮演行人、B 扮演 robotaxi，用 make eye contact / wave / alert 编一句安全过马路的短对话。
重点句复读：反复跟读 “But inside an autonomous vehicle there is no person in the driving seat.” 练连读与重音。

🔄 即兴口语练习

Would you feel safe sharing the road with a driverless car? Why or why not?
- 参考要点：nervous / trust the sensors / prefer a human driver；可用 I'd feel a bit nervous because...
How should a robotaxi “tell” a pedestrian it is safe to cross?
- 参考要点：lights / screen / sound / animated display；用 It could alert people by...
Do you think cities are ready for driverless cars? What should change first?
- 参考要点：laws / infrastructure / public trust；用 Before that, we need to...

📋 发音技巧提示

连读与弱读：make eye contact 中 eye 弱读为 /aɪ/，与后面 contact 自然衔接；wave me across 注意 me 弱读 /mi/。
重音与元音：negotiate 重音在第二个音节 /nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt/，易错读成第一音节；autonomous 重音在 /ˈtɒn/。
词尾 -ed：alerted 读作 /əˈlɜːtɪd/（元音后 -ed 发 /ɪd/），注意别漏掉尾音。

🗣 今日金句

“How do you negotiate who goes first, when there’s no one behind the wheel?” （当方向盘后空无一人，我们该如何协商谁先通行？）—— 揭示无人驾驶时代「人车沟通」这一全新命题，适合背诵并用作口语开场。