(单词翻译:单击)
32 A Robot Babysitter
In 2005 Japan made a new robot. It can take care of a child. The new robot is
called iPapero. It weighs 13.2 pounds, and has a body of 15.2 by 10.3 and by
9.8 inches.
iPapero is a small robot, but it has many special skills. It can recognize and
remember up to ten faces and use its eight separate electronic ears to
understand human voices even in noisy situations. It also plays games with
children when they are unhappy, or sing songs or ask quizzes to entertain the
child. If the child is bored, iPapero will change new songs and quizzes so
that it doesn't repeat itself. The robot babysitter even has a cell phone to
call a parent when the child asks for his mother.
babysitter 保姆
separate 分开的
electronic 电子的
situation 情形,境遇
entertain 使快乐
quizzes 猜谜,问答比赛(quiz的复数)
看小孩的机器人
2005年,日本制造了一个新的机器人。它会照看小孩。这个新机器人叫做iPapero。它13.2磅重,身体是15.2×10.3×9.8英寸。
iPapero是个小机器人,但它有很多特殊的技能。它能识别和记忆多达十张脸,即使是在吵闹的情况下,它也能用它八只分开的电子耳朵听懂人的声音。当孩子们不高兴时,它还和他们玩游戏、唱歌或猜谜语让他们开心。如果孩子感到无聊了,他会换新的歌和谜语,这样就不会重复。这个照看小孩的机器人甚至还装有移动电话,当孩子找妈妈时,可以用它打电话给父母