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A road safety organisation in Australia has created a mock-up of the perfect body needed to survive a car crash. Australia's Transport Accident Commission (TAC) has called its human-looking creation 'Graham'. TAC commissioned a sculpture of Graham and released a video to educate road users about road safety. Although Graham is humanesque, he is somewhat grotesque in parts and resembles a character from a horror movie. The BBC says: "He has a head shaped like a boulder, feet snarled like tree roots and a chest like a wrinkled battering ram." A spokesperson from TAC said Graham was designed to highlight how frail and vulnerable the human body is when involved in a vehicle collision on the roads.

TAC commissioned celebrated artist Patricia Piccinini to create the artwork for Graham. She collaborated with a leading trauma surgeon and a road crash investigation expert to get the right look and build for Graham. She gave Graham a thick skull, a wider neck, an inflatable chest that acts like airbags, and hoof-like legs that allow Graham to jump out of dangerous situations. TAC chief executive Joe Calafiore commented on why his organisation commissioned Graham as an educational tool. He said: "Cars have evolved a lot faster than humans and Graham helps us understand why we need to improve every aspect of our roads system to protect ourselves from our own mistakes."

中文翻译

澳大利亚道路安全局制作车祸人体模型，称这类体型的人群可在车祸中幸免于难s,RR~h^Lu*qB。澳大利亚交通事故委员会将这种人脸模型称之为“Graham”aODgX;[m*[+W。TAC（澳大利亚交通事故委员会）授权制作“Graham”模型，并公布了有关道路安全视频Obvc2EO@ONqu。尽管“Graham”形似人形，但许多身体部位非常怪诞，类似恐怖电影中的角色bj50oxh@DB7X04。BBC表示：“他的头形似卵石，双脚像树根一样互相缠绕，胸部就像起了褶皱的破城锤g@&9dKy(KN~)。”TAC发言人称“Graham”的设计目的在于，展现人类在车祸中脆弱的一面eg9V+(RZLD(t。

TAC委任著名艺术家帕翠西亚·皮奇尼尼制作“Graham”w+Pa!)vh(I。她与创伤外科医生，以及车祸调查专家一同完成“Graham”的制作fep5qUTw4P+。“Graham”的头骨更厚，脖子更宽，充气型胸部就如同气囊，双腿像马蹄一样可以让他逃离危险69nLAn*d35n%#90。TAC行政长官乔·卡拉菲奥雷对制作“Graham”教学模型的原因发表了看法!okY(vRtsO^BlQ1EM。他称：“汽车的发展速度要远超人类，而通过“Graham”我们可以得知，我们为什么需要提升道路系统的方方面面来保护我们，避免我们犯错误XFAzR9|#t-v。”

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重点讲解

1.collaborate with 合作

例句：Will you collaborate with me to finish the project?
你会和我合作完成这个项目吗？

2.protect from 使免受

例句：A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury.
防止破坏或受伤的一种保护层-l=|8J*FQsk39u。

3.comment on 对……评论

例句：I won't comment on what people say.
对人们说的话我不作评论3eCBv+|Hov5wm。

4.horror movie 恐怖片

例句：I saw a horror movie last night.
我昨晚刚看了部恐怖电影eL,1Ea_8^%^Y=GW。

听力题目

1) What did Australia's TAC make something to be able to survive?
a) mock-ups
b) creation
c) long drives
d) a car crash

2) What did Australia's TAC commission?
a) a human
b) a sculpture
c) interest rates
d) an organisation

3) What does Australia's TAC want to educate people about?
a) parts
b) cars
c) road safety
d) horror movies

4) What did the BBC compare Graham's feet to?
a) tree roots
b) spaghetti
c) boulders
d) wrinkles

5) What did Australia's TAC want to highlight as being vulnerable?
a) trees
b) our feet
c) the human body
d) cars

6) What kind of surgeon worked with the artist who created Graham?
a) a neurosurgeon
b) a trauma surgeon
c) a tree surgeon
d) a plastic surgeon

7) What kind of skull does Graham have?
a) a high-tech one
b) a nice one
c) a plastic one
d) a thick skull

8) What does Graham's chest act like?
a) airbags
b) drums
c) rams
d) hooves

9) What did the chief executive say have evolved faster than humans?
a) accidents
b) aspects
c) cars
d) roads

10) What did the chief executive say we needed to protect ourselves from?
a) aspects
b) our own mistake
c) Graham
d) road systems

听力答案

1.d
2.b
3.c
4.a
5.c
6.b
7.d
8.a
9.c
10.b