Woman Arrested After Blocking an Uber Delivery Robot in Philadelphia

A woman in Philadelphia was arrested after she stood in front of an Uber delivery robot and refused to let it move along the sidewalk. Police charged Carolyn Marvin with disorderly conduct when she would not step out of the machine's path.

refused to let it move= 表示拒絕讓機器人繼續沿著人行道前進。「refuse to do」指拒絕做某事。

Marvin said she blocked the robot to protect human workers. She told local television station ABC13 that delivery robots take jobs away from people, and she has been protesting them whenever she sees them by standing in their way. When police officers arrived and asked her to move, she refused, and the officers placed her in handcuffs.

take jobs away from= 意為「搶走……的工作」，常用於討論自動化取代人力的語境。

Small delivery robots have become a common sight on the streets of downtown Philadelphia, but they have also caused growing anger among residents. This was not Marvin's first encounter with the machines, and earlier this year, another robot was kicked over in the city's Center City area.

a common sight= 表示在某個地點「隨處可見的景象」或「常見的事物」。

The sidewalk incident shows rising public concern about automation. People are worried about how autonomous technologies, including delivery robots, robotaxis, and artificial intelligence programs, are threatening jobs, especially for lower-skill workers.

rising public concern= 意為「大眾日益高漲的擔憂」，是新聞報導中描述社會焦慮的常見片語。

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文法整理

句型	意思
refused to let it move	表示拒絕讓機器人繼續沿著人行道前進。「refuse to do」指拒絕做某事。
take jobs away from	意為「搶走……的工作」，常用於討論自動化取代人力的語境。
a common sight	表示在某個地點「隨處可見的景象」或「常見的事物」。
rising public concern	意為「大眾日益高漲的擔憂」，是新聞報導中描述社會焦慮的常見片語。

詞彙整理

單字	意思
concern	重要而值得關注的事；與某人或某事有關、會造成影響的事項。
incident	入射的；射到物體表面的（指光線等）
encounter	偶然或意外的相遇、碰面。
automation	運用先進科技，尤其是電子設備，使機器、設備或作業流程能自動控制與執行的技術或過程。
residents	居住在某地的；住在某地的

延伸學習

•外送機器人在人行道上行駛時，機器人的通行可能與行人使用空間產生衝突。本文也提到居民對機器人搶走工作感到不滿。
•在美語新聞與法律用語中，「disorderly conduct（妨害治安／擾亂秩序）」指被指控擾亂公共秩序的行為。本文中，警方以此罪名指控拒絕讓出機器人行進路線的馬文。