computer systems that increase the efficiency and safety of highway transportation Originally known as Intelligent Vehicle /Highway Systems(IVHS), these technologies can provide real-time information exchange between drivers and the roads, giving rise to the terms"smart cars'" and"smart highways. As the technologies have expanded to include public transportation and commercial vehicles, this range of technologies has become known as the Intelligent Transportation System. Increasingly, drivers will have access to up-to-the-minute information on traffic conditions alternate routes, and directions to unfamiliar destinations. Ultimately, vehicle control may be automated Language Study Words and Expressions 1) Turn sth. into a reality(使)变成,(使)成为 become a reality变成现实 Working at home and communicating with fellow workers via their PCs has become a reality for some make sth. a reality实现某事,落实 to escape from reality逃避现实 bring sb. back to reality使某人面对现实,不再抱有幻想 (2rank (pl) The armed forces军队,武装部队; a body of people classed together; numbers群众, 归类在一起的人们;成员: - oined the ranks of the unemployed加入到失业大军中 people of all ranks and classes各阶层人民 -a- painter of the first rank第一流的画家 pull rank: To use one's superior rank to gain an advantage弄权,利用某人的高级职位 谋求利益( pull one's rank on[美俚滥用职权,对…,强迫命令) vtr.* To place in a row or rows排列,排入一排或数排中 归类 a particular order or position to, classify分等/级,给予…特定的次序或位置; To His name will be ranked with the great names of history.将列入历史伟人之列。 R-the provinces in the order of size.按面积大小依次排列各省 I rank his abilities very high我认为他的能力很强。 v Intr. To hold a particular rank列为,位于,占据一个特定的等级( among,wth) ith top students in class在班上名列前茅 This town ranks high among beauty spots这城市在风景区中享有盛名。 * To complain抱怨; To engage in carping criticism. Often used with on:吹毛求疵,揭疮 疤,持续不断地进行尖刻的批评。通常与on连用 Stop ranking on me all the time.不要总对我吹毛求疵 dj* Growing profusely or with excessive vigor茂密丛生的,生长得茂密或速度极快的 rank vegetation in the jungle丛林中茂密丛生的植物 rank grass A生的杂草 * Yielding a profuse, often excessive crop, highly fertile极度肥沃的,生长出茂密乃至超 常植物的 rank earth肥沃的土壤 Absolute; complete绝对的,完全的 a rank amateur一个地道的业余者 a rank stranger十足的陌生人 - a rank beginner十足的新手 rank fraud大骗局 Conspicuously offensive恼人的,极其使人不快的: rank injustice极端的不公正 rank language下流话 (3).prototype: the first model or design of sth. from which other forms are copied or10 computer systems that increase the efficiency and safety of highway transportation. Originally known as Intelligent Vehicle / Highway Systems (IVHS), these technologies can provide real-time information exchange between drivers and the roads, giving rise to the terms “smart cars” and “smart highways.” As the technologies have expanded to include public transportation and commercial vehicles, this range of technologies has become known as the Intelligent Transportation System. Increasingly, drivers will have access to up-to-the-minute information on traffic conditions, alternate routes, and directions to unfamiliar destinations. Ultimately, vehicle control may be automated. Language Study Words and Expressions (1).Turn sth. into a reality (使)变成, (使)成为 become a reality 变成现实 --Working at home and communicating with fellow workers via their PCs has become a reality for some. --make sth. a reality 实现某事, 落实 --to escape from reality 逃避现实 --bring sb. back to reality 使某人面对现实, 不再抱有幻想 (2)rank: (pl) The armed forces 军队, 武装部队; A body of people classed together; numbers 群众, 归类在一起的人们；成员： --joined the ranks of the unemployed 加入到失业大军中 --people of all ranks and classes 各阶层人民 --a painter of the first rank 第一流的画家 --pull rank: To use one's superior rank to gain an advantage 弄权, 利用某人的高级职位 谋求利益 (pull one's rank on [美俚]滥用职权, 对... 强迫命令) v.tr. *To place in a row or rows 排列, 排入一排或数排中 *To give a particular order or position to; classify 分等/ 级, 给予…特定的次序或位置； 归类 --His name will be ranked with the great names of history .将列入历史伟人之列。 --R-the provinces in the order of size.按面积大小依次排列各省。 --I rank his abilities very high.我认为他的能力很强。 v.intr. To hold a particular rank 列为, 位于, 占据一个特定的等级(among, with ) --ranked first in the class/ rank among / with top students in class 在班上名列前茅 --This town ranks high among beauty spots.这城市在风景区中享有盛名。 *To complain 抱怨; To engage in carping criticism. Often used with on:吹毛求疵，揭疮 疤, 持续不断地进行尖刻的批评。通常与 on 连用： --Stop ranking on me all the time.不要总对我吹毛求疵 adj. *Growing profusely or with excessive vigor 茂密丛生的, 生长得茂密或速度极快的 --rank vegetation in the jungle 丛林中茂密丛生的植物 --rank grass 丛生的杂草 *Yielding a profuse, often excessive crop; highly fertile 极度肥沃的, 生长出茂密乃至超 常植物的 --rank earth 肥沃的土壤 *(Absolute; complete 绝对的，完全的： --a rank amateur 一个地道的业余者 --a rank stranger 十足的陌生人 --a rank beginner 十足的新手 --rank fraud 大骗局 *Conspicuously offensive 恼人的, 极其使人不快的： --rank injustice 极端的不公正 --rank language 下流话 (3).prototype: the first model or design of sth. from which other forms are copied or