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听力文本
Sesame Workshop (the company behind the hugely successful children's TV show Sesame Street) and IBM have teamed up to create a revolutionary new app for kids to learn vocabulary. The joint venture has created the first vocabulary learning app powered by IBM's artificial intelligence software. The app discovers for itself a child's current reading level and vocabulary range, and then uses its algorithms to challenge the child with appropriate, new vocabulary to improve the child's skills. It personalizes the learning experience for children. As the child continues to use the app, it will ensure he or she has learned and understood the new words before introducing additional, tailored vocabulary items.
IBM says it has just completed a pilot program testing the app. It collected 18,000 multiple-choice assessments given to kindergarteners over a two-week period. The researchers said the results were very promising. They said the kids learned words like "arachnid," "amplify," "camouflage," and "applause," which are typically learned at a much later age. The children could also use these words in context. Sesame Workshop CEO Jeffrey Dunn said: "We expect to develop the next generation of tailored learning tools….Educational technology like the platform we've created…is a promising new channel for learning opportunities inside and outside the classroom, and we're excited to explore it further."
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词汇学习
1.algorithm n.运算法则；演算法
A statement of fact to be tested for truth or falsehood within an algorithm.
在算法中判定某个事实真假性的语句。
2.appropriate adj.适当的；恰当的
It is appropriate that Irish names dominate the list.
名单上大部分是爱尔兰名字，这没什么不合适的。
3.personalize v.为个人特制（或专设）
Personalising your car has never been cheaper.
定制汽车从来都没这么便宜过。
4.ensure vt.确保；担保获得[避免]
Goldsmith has repaired the roof to ensure the house is wind-proof.
戈德史密斯修理了屋顶，以确保房屋能够抗风。
5.promising adj.有前途的；有希望的
This small part was taken with elan by a promising young tenor.
这一小段由一位大有前途的青年男高音倾情演绎。
内容解析
1.Sesame Workshop (the company behind the hugely successful children's TV show Sesame Street) and IBM have teamed up to create a revolutionary new app for kids to learn vocabulary.
team up合作，协作
Recently a friend suggested that we team up for a working holiday in Europe in the summer.
前不久，一个朋友建议我们今年夏天结伴去欧洲，边打工边度假。
2.The children could also use these words in context.
in context在上下文中
Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.
征税基本上是不受欢迎的，在一定情境中才勉强为人接受。
参考翻译
芝麻街工作室（该公司打造的儿童电视节目芝麻街取得了巨大成功）和IBM合作开发了一款儿童学习词汇的革命性的app。这项联合项目研发出了首款词汇学习app，由IBM人工智能软件驱动。这款app自行检测儿童当前的阅读水平和词汇范围，然后使用其运算法则，用合适的新词汇来挑战孩子，提高他的技能。这款app使孩子的学习经验个性化。随着儿童持续使用这款app，可以确保引入新的量身定制的词条之前已经学习和理解了新单词。
IBM表示，他们已经完成了检测该app的试行项目。他们对幼儿园的小朋友进行了为期两周的1.8万份多项选择评估。研究人员表示，结果非常令人满意。他们表示，孩子们学习了"arachnid," "amplify," "camouflage,"和"applause"等词汇，这些基本上是年龄比较大的时候才学习的。孩子们也可以根据语境使用这些词汇。芝麻街工作室的首席执行官Jeffrey Dunn表示：“我们希望研发出下一代个人定制的学习工具。类似我们开发的平台的教育技术是教室内外学习机会非常有前景的新途径，我们希望能够进一步探索。”
