考研四六级英语双语精读题源纽约时报|拥有六足的亚马逊智能机器人让人类感到不安
- 2026-09-24 06:23:06

📰 Amazon Workers With 6 Arms Make Humans Feel Murmur Below
📅 The New York Times | September 22, 2026
📝作者:Juliet 📝 词数:161词 | 难度:★★★★☆

第一段:理查森的神秘嗡嗡声
英文原文
RICHARDSON, Texas — The sound came out of nowhere. It began as an unnerving high-pitched hum, like a mosquito flitting around a dark room at bedtime, and it grew louder as it drew closer. A family lounging in a backyard pool in Richardson, just north of Dallas, couldn’t help noticing it. “There’s another one coming this way!” Eric Anderson shouted from his pool float, pointing to an area above a tall line of trees. His 9-year-old daughter, Isla, removed her swim goggles for a clearer look at what could be a scene from science fiction.
中文翻译
【理查森,得克萨斯州讯】—那种声音不知从何处传来。起初是一阵令人不安的尖鸣嗡响,像蚊子在睡前的暗房间里飞绕;随着它越飞越近,声音也变得越来越大。理查森市(位于达拉斯以北)的一家人正闲躺在后院泳池里,不由自主地注意到了这声音。"又有一个朝这边来了!"埃里克·安德森躺在泳池浮垫上指着一排高树上方的一片区域大喊。他9岁的女儿艾拉取下了泳镜,想看得更清楚—眼前景象恍若科幻电影里的场景。
⭐ 长难句解析
It began as an unnerving high-pitched hum, like a mosquito flitting around a dark room at bedtime, and it grew louder as it drew closer.
- 结构
:主系表结构 + 介词短语插入语(含现在分词后置定语) + 并列主句 + 时间状语从句 - 解析
: It是主语;began as是系动词 + 介词(表语起点),后接an unnerving high-pitched hum(hum 是名词,意为"嗡嗡声",high-pitched 是复合形容词,意为"音调高的");like a mosquito flitting around a dark room at bedtime是介词短语作插入语,对 hum 进行明喻修饰(like 意为"像"),其中flitting around a dark room是现在分词短语作后置定语修饰 mosquito(flit 意为"掠过、轻快地飞",at bedtime 是介词短语作时间状语);and it grew louder是并列主句;as it drew closer是 as 引导的时间状语从句(as 意为"随着") - 要点
:英文写作常用 like + 名词 + 现在分词短语结构进行明喻,让读者有画面感;as + 主谓引出"随着……"的时间状语从句,是描述动态场景常用句型;复合形容词high-pitched(音调高的)、unnerving(令人不安的)体现英文前缀构词法
📚 固定搭配
- The sound came out of nowhere
那种声音不知从何处传来 - like a mosquito flitting around a dark room at bedtime
像蚊子在睡前的暗房间里飞绕 - couldn’t help noticing it
不由自主地注意到 - for a clearer look at what could be a scene from science fiction
为了看清楚可能是科幻电影里的场景
第二段:6臂无人机的外观与使命
英文原文
Within a minute or so, an 83-pound drone with six blue arms and whirring propellers appeared in a corner of the sky before zipping over nearby houses, looking like a cross between a mechanical dragonfly and an X-wing fighter. The drone’s mission: delivering an Amazon package.
中文翻译
不到一分钟,一架83磅重、配有六个蓝色机臂和嗡嗡作响的螺旋桨的无人机便出现在天空的一角,然后嗖地一声飞过附近的房屋,看上去像是机械蜻蜓和X翼战机的混合体。这架无人机的使命是:投递一个亚马逊包裹。
⭐ 长难句解析
Within a minute or so, an 83-pound drone with six blue arms and whirring propellers appeared in a corner of the sky before zipping over nearby houses, looking like a cross between a mechanical dragonfly and an X-wing fighter.
- 结构
:时间状语 + 主语(含复合形容词) + 介词短语作伴随状语 + 谓语 + 地点状语 + 时间/方式状语(含动名词) + 伴随状语(含 between A and B 结构) - 解析
: Within a minute or so是介词短语作时间状语(within 意为"在……之内");an 83-pound drone是主语,其中 83-pound 是复合形容词;with six blue arms and whirring propellers是介词短语作伴随状语,描述无人机的外观特征(whirring propellers 意为"嗡嗡作响的螺旋桨",whirring 是现在分词作前置定语);appeared是谓语;in a corner of the sky是介词短语作地点状语;before zipping over nearby houses是介词短语作时间/方式状语,其中 zipping 是动名词(zip 意为"嗖地飞过、迅速移动");looking like a cross between a mechanical dragonfly and an X-wing fighter是现在分词短语作伴随状语,其中a cross between A and B是英文惯用表达(意为"A与B的混合体/介于A和B之间的事物") - 要点
: a cross between A and B是英文描述混合体的经典句型;现在分词短语作伴随状语(looking like…)描述主语当下的状态,与主要动作(appeared)同时发生;复合形容词83-pound、mechanical dragonfly、X-wing fighter通过连字符或空格将多个词合并为形容词,描述具体特征;电影/科幻典故引用(X-wing fighter 源自《星球大战》)是英文新闻常见的修辞
📚 固定搭配
- with six blue arms and whirring propellers
配有六个蓝色机臂和嗡嗡作响的螺旋桨 - appeared in a corner of the sky
出现在天空的一角 - zipping over nearby houses
嗖地飞过附近的房屋 - looking like a cross between a mechanical dragonfly and an X-wing fighter
像机械蜻蜓和X翼战机的混合体
第三段:包裹细节与截断
英文原文
The single cardboard box of cargo held a maximum of five pounds and was loaded into the drone at Amazon’s distribution
中文翻译
这单一瓦楞纸箱货物最重可达5磅,在亚马逊配送中心被装入无人机—(请翻至A18版)
⭐ 长难句解析
The single cardboard box of cargo held a maximum of five pounds and was loaded into the drone at Amazon’s distribution
- 结构
:主语(含介词短语作后置定语) + 谓语(并列:主动 + 被动)+ 宾语 + 地点状语 - 解析
: The single cardboard box of cargo是主语,其中of cargo是介词短语作后置定语修饰 box(cargo 意为"货物");held是谓语(主动语态,过去式);a maximum of five pounds是宾语(a maximum of 意为"最多达……");was loaded into the drone是并列谓语(被动语态,被动态);at Amazon's distribution是介词短语作地点状语 - 要点
: hold a maximum of + 数量是英文描述"最大承载量"的标准表达;英文常用并列谓语(主动 + 被动)描述同一主语的两个相关动作,避免句子重复啰嗦;介词短语of cargo作后置定语,体现英文"重后置"特点;原文段末为 “Continued on Page A18”,按不扩充原则保留截断状态
📚 固定搭配
- The drone’s mission: delivering an Amazon package
无人机的使命:投递亚马逊包裹 - The single cardboard box of cargo
这单一瓦楞纸箱货物 - held a maximum of five pounds
最重可达5磅 - was loaded into the drone at Amazon’s distribution
在亚马逊配送中心被装入无人机
⭐ 考研/四六级重点词汇
1. hum /hʌm/ n./v. 嗡嗡声、哼声;嗡嗡响、哼唱
- 释义
:(verb) to make a low continuous sound; (noun) a low continuous sound - 考点
:高频拟声词;作名词时常见搭配 a low hum(低沉的嗡嗡声)、a hum of conversation(低沉的谈话声);作动词时常见搭配hum with activity(忙碌起来)、hum a tune(哼曲调);过去式/过去分词 hummed;近义词buzz(嗡嗡响)、drone(嗡嗡响)、murmur(低语) - 例句
:It began as an unnerving high-pitched hum, like a mosquito flitting around a dark room at bedtime.(起初是一阵令人不安的尖鸣嗡响,像蚊子在睡前的暗房间里飞绕。)
2. drone /droʊn/ n. 无人机;嗡嗡声 v. 嗡嗡响、低沉地说
- 释义
:(noun) an aircraft without a pilot that is controlled by someone on the ground; a continuous low sound; (verb) to talk in a boring way about something - 考点
:高频科技/军事/物流类词汇;作名词时常见搭配 delivery drone(送货无人机)、military drone(军用无人机)、a drone of bees(蜜蜂的嗡嗡声);作动词时意为"嗡嗡响、低沉地说";近义词UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,无人机)、buzz(嗡嗡响) - 例句
:Within a minute or so, an 83-pound drone with six blue arms and whirring propellers appeared in a corner of the sky.(不到一分钟,一架83磅重、配有六个蓝色机臂和嗡嗡作响的螺旋桨的无人机便出现在天空的一角。)
3. propeller /prəˈpelər/ n. 螺旋桨、推进器
- 释义
:a device with blades that spin around to make an aircraft or ship move - 考点
:高频航空/航海类词汇;常见搭配 propeller blade(螺旋桨叶片)、ship propeller(船用螺旋桨)、variable-pitch propeller(变距螺旋桨);同源词propel(v. 推进)、propulsion(n. 推进力)、propellant(n. 推进剂);相关词engine(发动机)、turbine(涡轮) - 例句
:An 83-pound drone with six blue arms and whirring propellers appeared in a corner of the sky.(一架83磅重、配有六个蓝色机臂和嗡嗡作响的螺旋桨的无人机便出现在天空的一角。)
4. cargo /ˈkɑːrɡoʊ/ n. 货物、(飞机/船装载的)载荷
- 释义
:the goods that are carried in a ship, plane, or vehicle - 释义拓展
:a box of cargo(一箱货物)、cargo plane(货运飞机)、cargo ship(货船) - 考点
:高频物流/运输类词汇;常见搭配 cargo plane/ship/train(货运飞机/轮船/列车)、cargo hold(货舱)、cargo bay(货舱)、bulk cargo(散装货物);复数形式 cargos 或 cargoes;近义词freight(货运/货物)、goods(货物)、commodity(商品)、shipment(装运的货物) - 例句
:The single cardboard box of cargo held a maximum of five pounds.(这单一瓦楞纸箱货物最重可达5磅。)
📖 全文概括
中文段落大意
- 第一段
:得州理查森市一户人家在后院泳池闲躺时,听到一种像蚊子在暗房里飞绕的尖鸣嗡嗡声;父亲埃里克·安德森躺在浮垫上大喊"又有一个朝这边来了",9岁女儿艾拉取下泳镜想看清楚这像科幻电影里的一幕 - 第二段
:不到一分钟,一架83磅重、配六个蓝色机臂和嗡嗡作响螺旋桨的无人机便出现在天空一角,嗖地飞过附近房屋,看上去像机械蜻蜓和X翼战机的混合体;其使命是投递亚马逊包裹 - 第三段
:单一瓦楞纸箱货物最重可达5磅,在亚马逊配送中心被装入无人机—(续A18版)
🎯 打卡作业
任务:请将以下句子翻译成中文,重点关注"复合形容词作前置定语 + 介词短语作伴随状语 + between A and B 混合体表达 + 动名词作介词宾语"这一复合句式。
Within a minute or so, an 83-pound drone with six blue arms and whirring propellers appeared in a corner of the sky before zipping over nearby houses, looking like a cross between a mechanical dragonfly and an X-wing fighter.
划线重点表达:
- Within a minute or so
不到一分钟 - an 83-pound drone with six blue arms and whirring propellers
一架83磅重、配有六个蓝色机臂和嗡嗡作响的螺旋桨的无人机 - appeared in a corner of the sky
出现在天空的一角 - before zipping over nearby houses
然后嗖地飞过附近的房屋 - looking like a cross between a mechanical dragonfly and an X-wing fighter
看上去像是机械蜻蜓和X翼战机的混合体
提示:
Within a minute or so是介词短语作时间状语(within 意为"在……之内"),强调无人机出现速度之快 83-pound是复合形容词(数字 + 单位 + 名词 → 形容词),作前置定语修饰 drone with six blue arms and whirring propellers是介词短语作伴随状语,描述无人机的外观特征 before zipping over nearby houses是介词 + 动名词结构(zipping 是动名词作 before 的宾语),zip 意为"嗖地飞过" a cross between A and B是英文描述混合体的经典句型,意为"A与B的混合体" X-wing fighter源自电影《星球大战》(Star Wars),是其中的标志性战机;翻译时可保留原名并附中文解释 翻译时可采用"主谓宾 + 伴随状语"的结构,先说主要动作(appeared),再说伴随情况(looking like)
📌 上期回顾
上篇文章:双语英语学习文章_20260921_WSJ_OilTankerShortage.md(《华尔街日报》Oil Tanker Shortage Threatens To Keep Fuel Prices Elevated)
上期打卡作业参考答案:
原句:Fewer available tankers are slowing oil deliveries just as record shipping costs are squeezing refiners’ margins, threatening to keep fuel prices high even if global crude prices fall.
参考答案: 可用油轮数量的减少正在减缓石油运输,而创纪录的运输成本却在压缩炼油商的利润空间,威胁着即使全球原油价格下跌、燃料价格仍将居高不下。
翻译要点:
- Fewer available tankers
:形容词比较级(fewer)+ 形容词(available)作主语,开头点出油轮紧缺事实;中文处理为"可用油轮数量的减少" - are slowing oil deliveries
:现在进行时谓语,强调动作正在进行;中文翻译为"正在减缓石油运输" - just as record shipping costs are squeezing refiners’ margins
:just as 意为"恰逢、正当",引出"时机上的巧合"—一边是油轮紧缺减慢运输,一边是运费飙升压缩炼油利润;其中 refiners’ margins 是"炼油商的利润空间"
🏛️ 本期文化背景补充
1. Richardson, Texas(理查森市,得克萨斯州) 位于美国得克萨斯州达拉斯县(Dallas County)北部,是达拉斯-沃斯堡都会区(Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex)的卫星城市,以科技产业和宜居社区著称。本期文章报道的无人机配送事件即发生于此。
2. Amazon Prime Air(亚马逊无人机配送服务) 亚马逊于2013年提出的无人机配送项目(Prime Air),旨在30分钟内将包裹送达客户。2022年起在美国加州、得克萨斯州部分社区试点,目前已成为全球最大规模的无人机配送项目之一。本期报道的就是亚马逊在得州理查森市的无人机配送业务。


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