
Chokwe Selassie, aged 13, is working hard to help drivers avoid potholes(坑洼). The eighth-grader was inspired to kick off his creation on a recent morning, when his mother was driving him to school. Their car was damaged as it went over a huge pothole in the middle of the street in their hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. He decided to do something about the pothole problem in his city.
Chokwe developed the app with his friends Rodriguez Ratliff and Emmanuel Brooks. When the app detects a pothole, it is highlighted in red. And if you get close to the pothole, your phone will warn you with a beep. Drivers can also use the app to report any potholes and look for other routes they can take to avoid roads that have them.
The app relies on current available information about the streets of Jackson, already stored in a database of the city’s 311 call system. Through the call system, citizens dial 3-1-1 to report non-emergency problems which include potholes. Chokwe and his friends determined that focusing on the 10 busiest streets in Jackson would give them a large enough sample size to test the prototype.
While developing the app, the boys took part in a Minority Male Makers program sponsored by Verizon and held at Jackson State University. They learned 3D printing and design, and how to create apps. Through the program Chokwe and his friends received encouragement and guidance.
Although the app isn’t yet available for sale, Chokwe is already looking for ways to improve the app. He hopes to add more to it until it spreads all over the country.
13岁的Chokwe Selassie正在努力帮助司机避开坑洞(坑洼). 最近的一个早晨,当他的母亲开车送他去学校时,这位八年级学生受到启发,开始了他的创作。在他们的家乡密西西比州杰克逊市,他们的汽车在穿过街道中央的一个巨大坑洞时受损。他决定为他所在城市的坑洞问题做点什么。
Chokwe与他的朋友Rodriguez Ratliff和Emmanuel Brooks共同开发了这款应用程序。当应用程序检测到坑洞时,它会以红色突出显示。如果你靠近坑洞,你的手机会发出嘟嘟声警告。驾驶员还可以使用该应用程序报告任何坑洞,并寻找其他可以避开坑洞的路线。
该应用程序依赖于杰克逊街道的当前可用信息,这些信息已经存储在该市311呼叫系统的数据库中。通过呼叫系统,市民拨打3-1-1报告包括坑洞在内的非紧急问题。Chokwe和他的朋友们决定,专注于杰克逊最繁忙的10条街道将为他们提供足够大的样本量来测试原型。
在开发该应用程序时,男孩们参加了由Verizon赞助的、在杰克逊州立大学举行的少数族裔男性创业者计划。他们学习了3D打印和设计,以及如何创建应用程序。通过这个项目,Chokwe和他的朋友们得到了鼓励和指导。
尽管该应用程序尚未上市销售,但Chokwe已经在寻找改进该应用程序的方法。他希望增加更多,直到它在全国各地传播。
句子成分分析:
The eighthgrader was inspired tokick off his creation [on a recent morning, (when his mother was driving him to school)].
句子语法结构详解:
* inspired 为谓语,采用一般过去时和被动语态。
* to kick 为不定式,作状语。
* when 为关系副词,引导非限制性定语从句。
* driving 为谓语,采用一般过去进行时。
* him 为人称代词宾格。his 为形容词型物主代词。was 为助动词。the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
kick...off | 1) 踢掉, 踢脱, 踢开 2) 开始... |
Vocabulary:
inspire [in'spaiә] | vt. | 1) 激励,鼓舞 2) 赋予灵感,激发想法(尤指艺术的或虚构的),启发,启示 |
creation [kri:'eiʃәn] | n. | 1) 创造,创建 2) 创造物,(尤指)艺术作品,富于想象力的作品 |
recent ['ri:snt] | a. | 近来的,新近的 |
morning ['mɔ:niŋ] | n. | 1) 上午,早晨 2) 午夜至正午的时间 |
mother ['mʌðә] | n. | 1) 母亲,妈妈 2) (对女修道院院长的尊称) |
drive [draiv] | vt. | 1) 开车送(某人) 2) 驾驶, 开(车) |
school [sku:l] | n. | 1) (中、小)学校 2) 专科学校,专业学校 3) 流派,学派 |
句子成分分析:
Drivers can also use the app to report any potholes and look for other routes (they can take to avoid roads (that have them)).
句子语法结构详解:
* use 为谓语。
* to report 为不定式,作宾语补足语(或称复合宾语)。
* they 开头为定语从句,引导词 that 被省略。
* take 为谓语。
* to avoid 为不定式,作状语。
* that 为关系代词,引导定语从句。
* have 为谓语,采用一般现在时。
* can 为情态动词。they 为人称代词主格。them 为人称代词宾格。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Vocabulary:
driver ['draivә] | n. | 1) 驾驶员 2) (计算机)驱动程序 |
also ['ɔ:lsәu] | ad. | 而且;此外;也;同样 |
use [ju:z] | vt. | 1) 使用,利用,运用 2) 消耗 |
app | n. | 1) (下载到智能手机或平板电脑等设备上使用的)应用软件 2) 应用程序;应用软件 |
report [ri'pɔ:t] | vt. | 1) 报道,公布,发表,宣布 2) 汇报,通报,报告 |
any ['eni] | a. | 任何的, 任一的 |
pothole ['pɔthәul] | n. | 1) (路面的)坑洼 2) 岩石中的溶洞;地壶;瓯穴 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
look [luk] | n. | 1) 样子,外观,相貌,外表 2) 看,瞧 |
other ['ʌðә] | a. | 1) 其他的, 另外的, 其余的 2) 另一 |
route [ru:t] | n. | 1) 路线,路途 2) (公共汽车和列车等的)常规路线,固定线路 |
take [teik] | vt. | 1) 拿开,取出 2) 拿,抱, 握,取, 抓住 3) 携带, 运载 |
avoid [ә'vɔid] | vt. | 1) 避免,防止 2) 回避,避开,躲避 |
road [rәud] | n. | 1) 路,道路,公路 2) (Road)(用于道路名称,尤指城镇的)路 |
have [hæv] | vt. | 1) 有,持有 2) 吃,喝, 抽(烟) 3) 患病,出现(某症状) |
句子成分分析:
While developing the app, || the boys took part in a Minority Male Makers Program sponsored [by Verizon] and held [at Jackson State University].
句子语法结构详解:
(took 为 take 的过去式。held 为 hold 的过去式。)
* while 为连词,引导状语从句。
* developing 为现在分词。
* 第2个 the 开头为陈述句。
* took 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* sponsored 为过去分词,作后置定语。
* held 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
take part in... | 参加..., 参与... |
state university | (美国)州立大学 |
Vocabulary:
while [hwail] | conj. | 1) 当...的时候:, 在...期间; 2) 而, 然而(表示对比或相反) 3) 虽然 |
develop [di'velәp] | vt. | 1) 发展, 使壮大 2) 开发,研制 |
app | n. | 1) (下载到智能手机或平板电脑等设备上使用的)应用软件 2) 应用程序;应用软件 |
boy [bɔi] | n. | 1) 男孩,男青年 2) 年少的儿子 |
minority [mai'nɔriti] | n. | 1) 少数派,少数民族,少数群体 2) 少数,少数派,少数人 |
male [meil] | a. | 1) 男性的,雄性的,男的 2) (植物)雄性的 |
maker ['meikә] | n. | 1) 生产者;制造者;制定者 2) (th, his, your ,etc. Maker) 上帝 |
program ['prәugræm] | n. | 1) (计算机)程序,指令 2) 节目 3) 计划,行动方案,活动安排 |
sponsor ['spɔnsә] | vt. | 1) 赞助,资助 2) 主办,举办,促成 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
hold [hәuld] | vi. | 1) 拿住,握住 2) 顶住,坚持住,保持原位 |
Jackson | n. | [地名] 杰克逊 |
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