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The online store Amazon is testing a new method of delivering parcels. It wants to start using drones to get packages to customers, in just 30 minutes. The drones are small, remote-controlled helicopters called 'octocopters'. They look like toys. Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos talked about them on the American TV show '60 Minutes'. He said: "I know this looks like science fiction. It's not." He added: "We can do half-hour delivery...and we can carry objects, we think, up to 2.3kg, which covers 86 per cent of the items that we deliver." He joked that Amazon would not be able to deliver some things. He said: "It won't work for everything. We're not going to deliver kayaks, or table saws this way."

網(wǎng)上商城亞馬遜正在對全新配送方式進行檢測。亞馬遜希望在30分鐘內(nèi)利用無人機向客戶運送貨物。這種無人機體積小，是一種名叫“octocopters”的遠(yuǎn)程直升機。看起來就像是玩具。亞馬遜首席執(zhí)行官杰夫·貝佐斯在美國電視節(jié)目“60分鐘”里談?wù)摿舜耸隆Ｋf：“我知道這看起來有點科幻，但是這是真實的。”他還說：“我們將會在30分鐘內(nèi)送達(dá)，我們可以運輸物品，最大重量能夠達(dá)到2.3公斤，覆蓋了所有貨物的86%。”他開玩笑地說我們不是什么都能送達(dá)的。他說：“無人機不能運輸所有的物品，例如皮船，或是桌子。”

The new delivery system is going to be called 'Prime Air'. It could be in operation before the year 2018. Mr Bezos believes it will be good for the environment. "It's very green and it's better than driving trucks around," he said. The project still needs the green light from the U.S. government. The company is making sure the 'octocopter' meets all of the country's flying safety standards. Bezos only has one concern with his 'octocopters'. He said: "This thing can't land on somebody's head while they're walking around their neighborhood." He said Amazon needed to keep finding new ways to stay ahead. He knows that companies can have a short life span and that other businesses can overtake them, especially those using technology.

新的配送系統(tǒng)叫作“PrimeAir”。它將在2018年之前投入使用。貝佐斯先生相信這將有利于環(huán)境保護。他說：“這比開著卡車去送貨要好得多，非常環(huán)保。”這一項目仍然需要美國政府的許可。公司將確保“octocopter”能夠達(dá)到美國飛行安全的規(guī)定。貝佐斯對它只有一點擔(dān)心。他說：“飛機在社區(qū)中飛行時，絕對不能降落到他人的頭頂上。”他說只有找尋新方法，亞馬遜才能走在前面。他明白公司的存在很有可能是短暫的，其他產(chǎn)業(yè)也有可能戰(zhàn)勝他們，特別是利用技術(shù)的公司。