起跳價僅4元人民幣
Driverless taxis in Wuhan, China, are threatening the jobs of the city’s taxi drivers.
中國武漢市的無人駕駛計程車正在威脅到當地計程車司機的工作。
CNN has reported that this is due to rides in these new “robotaxis” being much cheaper than rides in Wuhan’s nearly 17,000 regular taxis.
據CNN報導，這是因為這些新型「機器人計程車」的乘車費用比武漢近17,000輛普通計程車便宜許多。
report(v.)報導、報告due to由於;因為ride(n.)搭乘regular(adj.)普通的;一般的
Currently, there are 500 driverless taxis in Wuhan serving areas of the city where nearly half of its 11 million residents live.
目前，武漢市有500輛無人駕駛計程車，服務區域涵蓋武漢近一半人口居住的地區（武漢總人口1,100萬）。
currently(adv.)目前;現在serve(v.)(提供)服務、提供餐點resident(n.)居民;住戶
These robotaxis, operated by Apollo Go — a division of the Chinese tech giant Baidu — offer fares starting at just four yuan.
這些機器人計程車由中國科技巨頭百度旗下的公司Apollo Go營運，起跳價僅4元人民幣。
operate(v.)營運division(n.)部門;旗下公司tech giant科技巨頭fare(n.)車費
In contrast, fares for taxis with human drivers start at 18 yuan.
相比之下，有司機的計程車起跳價為18元人民幣。
in contrast相較之下、反觀contrast(n.)差別、對比
Because of this, robotaxis have become popular with people looking to save money.
正因如此，機器人計程車受到了希望省錢的乘客的青睞。
popular(adj.)受歡迎的be popular with／among+人 受～歡迎look to VR計畫;打算
Some riders even say commuting by driverless taxi is so convenient that they do not need to own a car.
有些乘客甚至表示，乘坐無人駕駛的計程車上下班非常方便，他們甚至不再需要擁有車子。
commute(v.)通勤convenient(adj.)方便的so adj. that+子句，如此～以致於～own(v.)擁有;持有
CNN has said that Apollo Go is looking to add another 500 robotaxis by the end of 2024.
CNN表示，Apollo Go計劃在2024年底之前再增添500輛機器人計程車。
look to VR預計、計劃要做某事情by+時間點，表達期限、截止日
This larger fleet could cause even more problems for Wuhan’s taxi drivers who are already struggling because of China’s weak economy.
這一擴張可能會給武漢的計程車司機帶來更多問題，因為中國經濟疲軟，他們已經陷入困境。
fleet(n.)艦隊、船隊struggle(v.)(n.)掙扎;努力;拼搏struggle to VR拼命做某事，表動作無法順利進行economy(n.)經濟;經濟制度
Many now fear that their jobs may be at risk, as there will be even more driverless taxis offering cheaper fares to riders.
現在許多人擔心，隨著車資較低的無人駕駛計程車變多，更多的工作機會可能會受到威脅。
fear(v.)擔心;害怕(n.)恐懼for fear that S+V...擔心、生怕、唯恐～at risk面臨風險;有危險offer(v.)提供offer sth. to sb.向某人提供某事物