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听力文本
A 13-year-old American has made a cheap machine that can help blind people read. People who cannot see canread by using Braille – a system of small bumps that people touch to read the letters. Machines that makethese small bumps into words, sentences and paragraphs are very expensive. They are called Braille embossers and usually cost at least $2,000. The American teenager, Shubham Banerjee, made a new Braille embosser from a Lego kit that lets people create robots. It costs just $350. Banerjee has called his new device theBraigo – a combination of the words Braille and Lego. It works by translating electronic text into Braille and then printing it using a computer or mobile device.
Banerjee designed his Braigo last year for a school science fair. Since then, he has caught the interest of Silicon Valley in the USA. The technology giant Intel invested in Banerjee's machine last November, but they did not say how much money they put in. Banerjee also got $35,000 from his father to help him start the project. His father works as a computer engineer at Intel. He spoke about why he gave so much money to his son, saying: "We as parents started to get involved more, thinking that he's on to something and this innovation process has to continue." Banerjee told the AP news agency that: "My end goal would probably behaving most of the blind people...using my Braille printer."
中文翻译
一名13岁的美国人创造出了一种能够帮助盲人阅读的廉价机器
。盲人可以通过盲文来阅读,这一系统有许多小突起,盲人可以通过触摸来识别文字 。这一机器将这些小突起变成了文字、句子、段落,这一机器价格昂贵 。人们把它叫作盲文打印机,最便宜的也在2000美金,Shubham Banerjee是盲文打印机的制造者,他运用的是人们用来制作机器人的乐高玩具 。它的价格只有350美金 。Banerjee把他的发明叫作“Braigo”,这是盲文和乐高的结合 。它的制作方式就是将电子文本转换成盲文,之后用电脑或是移动设备将其打印出来 。去年在学校的科技展览中,Banerjee设计出了Braigo
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重点讲解
1.catch the interest 赶兴趣
Some writers like to use a blind lead to catch the reader's interest.
一些作者写文章喜欢绕圈子以吸引读者
。2.translate into 转化成
Additional quantities of protein do not translate into added muscle.
多余的蛋白质并不能转化成更多的肌肉
。3.science fair 科学展览
His mother shook her head and wondered aloud whether life would be easier if he just let the science fair thing drop.
他的母亲摇着头说,她真想知道,如果科学展览会比赛的事情没有发生,是否他的日子会更容易些
。4.mobile device 移动设备
Or how about a mobile device that connects with other devices to exchange pictures and videos.
或者想象一下,可以让移动设备连接其他设备来交换图片和视频
。听力题目
1.Where is the teenager from?
a) UAE
b) UK
c) USA
d) Uruguay
2.What is Braille?
a) a system of bumps to help the blind read
b) a machine
c) a computer language
d) the name of a new device
3.How much do Braille embossers usually cost?
a) around $2,000
b) exactly $2,000
c) just under $2,000
d) at least $2,000
4.What is the name of Mr Banerjee's printer?
a) Braille Print Go
b) Braigo
c) Banerjee
d) Brinter
5.What does the new machine translate into Braille?
a) photocopies
b) library books
c) electronic texts
d) computer languages
6.Why did Mr Banerjee design his device?
a) as a hobby
b) for a school science fair
c) Intel told him to
d) to get money from his father
7.Which American company has invested in Mr Banerjee?
a) Facebook
b) IBM
c) Apple
d) Intel
8.How much did Mr Banerjee's father give him?
a) $13,500
b) $35,000
c) $13,500
d) $30,500
9.What is Shubham Banerjee's father's job?
a) a computer engineer
b) a printer
c) a scientist
d) a school teacher
10.What is it that Mr Banerjee's parents wanted to continue?
a) having more children
b) a holiday
c) voluntary work
d) their son's innovation process
听力答案
1.c
2.a
3.d
4.b
5.c
6.d
7.b
8.d
9.a
10.d