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Rob: Hello I'm Rob and this is 6 Minute English -

a programme that brings you an interesting topic,

authentic listening practice and some vocabulary

to help you improve your language skills.

Joining me today is Neil.

Neil: Hello. And today we're discussing those pilotless aircraft

that we seem to be hearing

and reading a lot about at the moment.

Rob: You mean drones. And yes, they are in the news

quite often for good and bad reasons.

They've been used for many things from smuggling drugs,

detecting water leaks and surveillance.

Neil: And surveillance - that means 'the act

of carefully watching someone or something' -

perhaps a criminal - but also it means spying,

maybe on me and you Rob?

So should we be welcoming

the rise of the use of drones?

Rob: Well, before our discussion about that 'takes off',

we need to set today's question for you to answer, Neil.

Neil: What are you droning on about Rob?

And by that I don't mean 'flying a drone' -

I mean 'talking too much in a very boring way'!

Rob: Thanks Neil. Now just answer this, will you?

Drones are sometimes also referred to

as UAVs. So, what does UAV stand for? Is it...

a) Unidentified aerial vehicle,

b) Unmanned aerial vehicle

or c) Unaided aircraft vehicle

Neil: Well, I'm going to go for b)

unmanned aerial vehicle.

Rob: Ok well, we'll see if you're right later on.

Now let's talk more about drones,

which, apparently, seem to be everywhere now.

Neil: But are they safe and are they necessary?

I've heard about them being a hazard to aircraft

because they've been flown close to airports.

Rob: Well, figures in 2016 showed that in the UK

there were 70 near misses involving drones.

And that's more than double the year before.

So that is a little worrying.

Neil: Yes. And there's the potential risk

of people's privacy being invaded when a drone

is flown over their property with a camera attached to it.

Rob: Ah, but those cameras are also good at capturing

some great aerial footage - that's the film recording

of the view from the above the ground.

So they're not all bad. And Dr Yoge Patel would agree.

She is CEO of Blue Bear,

which supplies unmanned planes and drones.

Here she is speaking about drones on the BBC's

Woman's Hour programme...

Dr Yoge Patel: They have the potential

to be dangerous, agreed. They also have though,

on the flip side, the ability to be a game changer

in both domestic use and in military use.

So, some of our drones are being used

for aircraft inspections. We've put our drones

into Fukishima.

Rob: So there you go Neil. There are many useful things

drones can do, and Dr Patel said

they have the ability to be a game changer.

Neil: And by that you mean 'something that

completely changes the way something is done

or thought about'.

Rob: Yes. Her company has used drones to inspect

the inside of the damaged Fukishima nuclear

power station in Japan.

And another example of drones being a game changer

is UNICEF and the Malawian government testing drones

for carrying medical supplies.

This could help save lives in remote places.

Neil: And I have read that in Australia,

lifeguards are using drones to help rescue

swimmers who get in trouble in the sea.

Rob: And have you heard about a Japanese firm

that's planning to use a drone to force employees out of their offices

by playing music at them

if they stay to work evening overtime.

Neil: I haven't, but you've convinced me -

it seems like the sky's the limit

for the uses of drones!

I mean there's no limit to what they can do.

But I am a little concerned

about how they are regulated or controlled.

Rob: Well Dr Yoge Patel says because the technology

is new, regulations - or legal controls -

are developing all the time...

Dr Yoge Patel: As technology progresses,

regulation and operational use needs to then be harmonised with it.

And we are, as a community, going through

that whole process of saying what is

proportionate and appropriate regulation

to go with different uses of drones.

Neil: So she talked about regulations being

harmonised as technology progresses.

Rob: So I think she means 'making regulations suitable

and appropriate for what the drones

are being used for'. So they need some control,

but not so they can't be useful and effective.

Neil: Like flying drones to stop you working late!

Now Rob, I'm dying to know

what the other name for a drone is.

Rob: OK, let me tell you. So earlier I asked you

what does UAV stand for? Was it...

a) Unidentified aerial vehicle

b) Unmanned aerial vehicle

or c) Unaided aircraft vehicle

Neil: And I said b) - was that correct?

Rob: Yes Neil, you know your drones - that's correct.

Well done. UAVs or drones have been around

for quite a while in different forms.

It's thought they were first used for providing

practice targets for training military personnel.

OK Neil, let's quickly go over some of the vocabulary

we have mentioned today,

starting with surveillance.

Neil: "The police kept the jewellery shop

under surveillance because they had a tip-off

about a robbery." So that means 'carefully

watching someone or something,

usually to try to stop something illegal'.

Rob: Then we mentioned aerial footage -

that's film recording made from the sky.

"The aerial footage on TV of the dolphins swimming

was spectacular."

Neil: Yes, drones have been a game changer

for wildlife programmes on TV. That means

'something that completely changes the way

something is done or thought about'.

Rob: We also mentioned the phrase 'the sky's the limit',

meaning 'there's no limit to something'.

"The sky is the limit to what professional

footballers can earn these days."

Neil: Then we discussed harmonised -

that describes two things being suitable for each other

to allow them to work properly.

"The garden has been designed to harmonise

with the natural landscape."

Rob: Very useful vocabulary, Neil.

But let's stop droning on - and that means

'talking too much in a boring way' - and remind everyone

to check out our You Tube, Facebook, Twitter

and Instagram pages - and of course, our website

at bbclearningenglish.com. See you next time.

Goodbye.

Neil: Goodbye

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Rob: Hello I'm Rob and this is 6 Minute English -

a programme that brings you an interesting topic,

authentic listening practice and some vocabulary 本物の|||||

to help you improve your language skills. تا به شما در بهبود مهارت های زبانی کمک کند.

Joining me today is Neil.

Neil: Hello. And today we're discussing those pilotless aircraft |||||||pilotlosen| |||||||bezzałogowe| |||||||sem piloto| |||||||無人|

that we seem to be hearing aeronaves que parecemos estar ouvindo

and reading a lot about at the moment.

Rob: You mean drones. And yes, they are in the news

quite often for good and bad reasons.

They've been used for many things from smuggling drugs, |||||||Schmuggeln von| |||||||trafficking| |||||||przemycanie| |||||||contrabando de drogas| |||||||密輸| Byly používány k mnoha věcem, od pašování drog, Były używane do wielu rzeczy, od przemytu narkotyków,

detecting water leaks and surveillance. Erkennung von|||| ||leaks||monitoring and detection 検出する|||| detecção||vazamentos||vigilância ||||nadzór zjišťování úniků vody a dohled. wykrywanie wycieków wody i nadzór.

Neil: And surveillance - that means 'the act ||vigilância||||

of carefully watching someone or something' -

perhaps a criminal - but also it means spying, ||犯罪者|||||スパイ行為 talvez|||||||espionagem

maybe on me and you Rob? może na mnie i na ciebie Rob?

So should we be welcoming ||||歓迎する ||||acolhedores Czy powinniśmy więc być mile widziani?

the rise of the use of drones? |increase||||| ||||||drones wzrost wykorzystania dronów?

Rob: Well, before our discussion about that 'takes off', |||||||leva| Rob: No, než se naše diskuse o tom "rozjede", ロブ: ええと、それについての議論が「始まる」前に、 Роб: Ну, до того, как наша дискуссия об этом "взлетит",

we need to set today's question for you to answer, Neil.

Neil: What are you droning on about Rob? ||||rambling||| ||||つまらないことを言って||| ||||falando monótonamente||| Neil: O čem to mluvíš, Robe? Neil: O czym ty gadasz, Rob?

And by that I don't mean 'flying a drone' - ||||||||ドローン ||||||||veículo aéreo não tripulado A tím nemyslím "létání s dronem" - A nie mam na myśli 'pilotażu dronem' -

I mean 'talking too much in a very boring way'! Mam na myśli 'mówienie zbyt wiele w bardzo nudny sposób'!

Rob: Thanks Neil. Now just answer this, will you? Rob: Dzięki Neil. Teraz po prostu odpowiedz na to, dobrze?

Drones are sometimes also referred to ||||bezeichnet| ||||言及される| Drony czasami określane są także jako

as UAVs. So, what does UAV stand for? Is it... |Unmanned Aerial Vehicles||||Unmanned Aerial Vehicle|||| |||||bezzałogowy statek powietrzny|||| |||||veículo aéreo não tripulado|||| UAV. Co zatem oznacza skrót UAV? Czy to...

a) Unidentified aerial vehicle, |Unidentified|| |未確認|| a) Niezidentyfikowany pojazd powietrzny,

b) Unmanned aerial vehicle |without a pilot|| |Bezzałogowy|| |não tripulado|| ||航空の|

or c) Unaided aircraft vehicle ||unbemannt|| ||Without assistance|| ||Bez pomocy|| ||não tripulado|| ||無人||

Neil: Well, I'm going to go for b)

unmanned aerial vehicle. Without a pilot|flying| 無人の|| não tripulado||

Rob: Ok well, we'll see if you're right later on.

Now let's talk more about drones,

which, apparently, seem to be everywhere now. |anscheinend||||| które, jak się wydaje, są teraz wszędzie.

Neil: But are they safe and are they necessary? Neil: Ale czy są one bezpieczne i czy są one konieczne? 尼尔：但是它们安全吗？有必要吗？

I've heard about them being a hazard to aircraft ||||||Gefahr|| ||||||danger|| ||||||perigo para|| من شنیده ام که آنها برای هواپیما خطرناک هستند Słyszałem, że stanowią zagrożenie dla samolotów 我听说它们对飞机有危害

because they've been flown close to airports. |||levados de avião|||

Rob: Well, figures in 2016 showed that in the UK ||Zahlen|||||| Rob: Cóż, dane z 2016 roku pokazały, że w Wielkiej Brytanii

there were 70 near misses involving drones. |||Beinaheunfälle|mit| |||close calls|with| |||事例|関与する| |||perigosas aproximações|| došlo k 70 téměř nehodám s bezpilotními letadly. 70 مورد از دست دادن هواپیماهای بدون سرنشین وجود داشت. doszło do 70 przypadków prawie zderzeń z dronami. 无人机险些被击中 70 起。

And that's more than double the year before. و این بیش از دو برابر سال قبل است. I to ponad dwukrotnie więcej niż rok wcześniej.

So that is a little worrying. |||||preocupante

Neil: Yes. And there's the potential risk نیل: بله. و خطر بالقوه وجود دارد

of people's privacy being invaded when a drone ||||verletzt||| ||people's privacy||||| ||プライバシー||侵害される||| 无人机侵犯人们隐私

is flown over their property with a camera attached to it. ||||||||angebracht|| ||||||||anexa a ela|| 飞机飞过他们的领地，机身上还装有摄像机。

Rob: Ah, but those cameras are also good at capturing |||||||||aufnehmen |||||||||撮影する Роб: А, но эти камеры также хорошо снимают

some great aerial footage - that's the film recording |||Aufnahmen|||| |||Aerial film recording|||| |||materiał|||| ||aérea|filmagem aérea|||| |||映像||||

of the view from the above the ground. |||||oben|| |||||acima||

So they're not all bad. And Dr Yoge Patel would agree. Also||||||||||zustimmen |||||||Dr. Patel|Dr. Patel||

She is CEO of Blue Bear, |||||Blue Bear |||||Urso

which supplies unmanned planes and drones. |versorgt|||| |fornece suprimentos||||

Here she is speaking about drones on the BBC's

Woman's Hour programme...

Dr Yoge Patel: They have the potential

to be dangerous, agreed. They also have though, |||||||aber |||concordo||||

on the flip side, the ability to be a game changer ||anderen Seite|||||||| ||On the other hand|||||||| ||反対の||||||||チェンジャー ||no entanto||||||||mudança de jogo na druhé straně schopnost měnit pravidla hry. з іншого боку, здатність змінювати правила гри

in both domestic use and in military use. ||häuslicher||||| ||home-based||||military use| ||民間||||| як для побутового, так і для військового використання.

So, some of our drones are being used Так, деякі з наших дронів використовуються

for aircraft inspections. We've put our drones ||点検|||| ||as inspeções|||| для перевірки літаків. Ми запустили наші дрони

into Fukishima. |into disaster zone |福島 у Фукісіму.

Rob: So there you go Neil. There are many useful things Роб: Ось так, Ніл. Є багато корисних речей.

drones can do, and Dr Patel said |||||パテル|

they have the ability to be a game changer. вони мають здатність змінювати правила гри.

Neil: And by that you mean 'something that Ніл: І під цим ви маєте на увазі "щось, що

completely changes the way something is done повністю змінює спосіб, у який щось робиться

or thought about'. |pensamento|

Rob: Yes. Her company has used drones to inspect

the inside of the damaged Fukishima nuclear

power station in Japan.

And another example of drones being a game changer

is UNICEF and the Malawian government testing drones |UNICEF|||||| ||||Malawi's||| |ユニセフ|||マラウイ||| ||||malawiana|||

for carrying medical supplies.

This could help save lives in remote places. ||||||abgelegenen| ||||||isolated areas|

Neil: And I have read that in Australia,

lifeguards are using drones to help rescue Rettungsschwimmer|||||| rescue personnel||||||rescue people ライフガード||||||救助 salvavidas||||||

swimmers who get in trouble in the sea.

Rob: And have you heard about a Japanese firm |||||||japanische| ||||||||会社 Rob: A slyšeli jste o japonské firmě.

that's planning to use a drone to force employees out of their offices |||||||zwingen||||| která plánuje použít dron, aby donutila zaměstnance opustit kanceláře. ドローンを使って従業員をオフィスから追い出すことを計画している

by playing music at them pouštět jim hudbu

if they stay to work evening overtime. |||||Abend| ||||||残業 ||||||horas extras pokud zůstanou pracovat večer přesčas.

Neil: I haven't, but you've convinced me - |||||überzeugt| نیل: من نه، اما تو من را متقاعد کردی -

it seems like the sky's the limit ||||空の|| 似乎天空才是极限

for the uses of drones! برای استفاده از پهپادها!

I mean there's no limit to what they can do.

But I am a little concerned |||||besorgt |||||preocupado 但我有点担心

about how they are regulated or controlled. در مورد نحوه تنظیم یا کنترل آنها.

Rob: Well Dr Yoge Patel says because the technology |||ヨゲ|||||

is new, regulations - or legal controls - ||規制|||

are developing all the time...

Dr Yoge Patel: As technology progresses, |||||進歩する |||||avança Dr. Yoge Patel: Poge: S rozvojem technologií,

regulation and operational use needs to then be harmonised with it. ||practical implementation|||||||| 規制||運用||||||調和させる|| ||||||||harmonizada|| s ním pak musí být harmonizovány předpisy a provozní použití. регулирование и оперативное использование должны быть затем гармонизированы с ним.

And we are, as a community, going through

that whole process of saying what is

proportionate and appropriate regulation verhältnismäßige||angemessen| Balanced and suitable||suitable| proporcjonalne||| proporcional||| 適切な|||

to go with different uses of drones. ドローンのさまざまな用途に対応します。

Neil: So she talked about regulations being Ніл: Тож вона говорила про те, що правила

harmonised as technology progresses. гармонізовані з розвитком технологій.

Rob: So I think she means 'making regulations suitable |||believe||||| Роб: Я думаю, вона має на увазі "зробити правила придатними". Rob：所以我认为她的意思是‘制定适当的法规

and appropriate for what the drones |angemessen|||| |適切||||

are being used for'. So they need some control,

but not so they can't be useful and effective. しかし、そうではなく、有用で効果的ではありません。

Neil: Like flying drones to stop you working late!

Now Rob, I'm dying to know |||sterben|| |||morrendo de vontade||

what the other name for a drone is.

Rob: OK, let me tell you. So earlier I asked you

what does UAV stand for? Was it...

a) Unidentified aerial vehicle

b) Unmanned aerial vehicle

or c) Unaided aircraft vehicle ||無人|| або c) безпілотний літальний апарат

Neil: And I said b) - was that correct? Ніл: І я сказав б) - це було правильно?

Rob: Yes Neil, you know your drones - that's correct. Роб: Так, Ніл, ви знаєте свої дрони - це так.

Well done. UAVs or drones have been around |||||||exist Dobrze zrobione. Drony lotnicze UAV są obecne

for quite a while in different forms. |||for a while||| od dłuższego czasu w różnych formach.

It's thought they were first used for providing |man glaubt|||||| |pensa-se|||||| Uważa się, że po raz pierwszy zostały użyte do dostarczania Вважається, що вони вперше були використані для забезпечення

practice targets for training military personnel. |Ziele|||| тренувальні мішені для підготовки військовослужбовців. 为军事人员培养提供实践目标。

OK Neil, let's quickly go over some of the vocabulary Гаразд, Ніле, давай швидко пройдемося по деяких термінах

we have mentioned today,

starting with surveillance.

Neil: "The police kept the jewellery shop |||||宝石店|

under surveillance because they had a tip-off |being watched|||||| 因为他们得到了密报而受到监视

about a robbery." So that means 'carefully ||Über einen Raubüberfall|||| ||強盗|||| ||um roubo||||

watching someone or something,

usually to try to stop something illegal'. ||||||illegal ||||||違法な

Rob: Then we mentioned aerial footage - |||||Luftaufnahmen |||||映像 |||||filmagem aérea

that's film recording made from the sky. це кінозйомка, зроблена з неба.

"The aerial footage on TV of the dolphins swimming |||||||dolphins| ||映像|||||| "Кадри з повітря на телебаченні, як дельфіни плавають “电视上拍摄的海豚游泳的航拍画面

was spectacular." був вражаючим".

Neil: Yes, drones have been a game changer

for wildlife programmes on TV. That means

'something that completely changes the way

something is done or thought about'.

Rob: We also mentioned the phrase 'the sky's the limit',

meaning 'there's no limit to something'.

"The sky is the limit to what professional "Небо - це межа того, що може зробити професіонал.

footballers can earn these days." os futebolistas|||| футболісти можуть заробляти в наш час". 如今，足球运动员可以赚钱。”

Neil: Then we discussed harmonised - Neil||||synchronized ||||調和した Ніл: Потім ми обговорили гармонізовану -

that describes two things being suitable for each other |||||adequadas uma à outra|||

to allow them to work properly. |||||ordentlich |||||correctly

"The garden has been designed to harmonise the|||||| ||||||harmonizar-se

with the natural landscape."

Rob: Very useful vocabulary, Neil.

But let's stop droning on - and that means |||talking|||| |||falando sem parar||||

'talking too much in a boring way' - and remind everyone Rambling reminder|||||||||

to check out our You Tube, Facebook, Twitter ver|||||||

and Instagram pages - and of course, our website e|||||||

at bbclearningenglish.com. See you next time.

Goodbye.

Neil: Goodbye