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第 14 课:Smart Doll 超级玩偶-2

ANCHOR 主播
Manly believes its creation has that x-factor, since Cindy is also a learning tool. Manly 公司相信它的产品具备这种成功因素,因为辛迪也是一个学习工具。

PRINCIPE 普林西比
Cindy, you know the answer? 辛迪,你知道答案吗?

CINDY 辛迪
73 divided by 6, equals 12, remainder 1/6. 七十三除以六,等于十二,余六分之一。

PRINCIPE 普林西比
Remainder's 1/6. 余数是六分之一。

STOUT 斯托特
That's pretty precise. Now can kids use her to do their own homework? 太精确了。那么孩子们可以用它来做家庭作业了?

PRINCIPE 普林西比
I think so. 我想是的。

ANCHOR 主播
A dream doll that does as she's told. A trait some may find just a little bit spooky7. 一个令人梦寐以求的能听命令的玩具。一个古里古怪的小东西。

FRANK YU 弗兰克·于
I don't want my toys to be watching over me, or telling my parents what I'm doing. So to a degree, if I was a child, I want toys, but I don't want my toys to be more intelligent than me. 我不希望我的玩具监视我,或告诉我的父母我在做什么。因此一定程度上,如果我是个小孩,我喜欢玩具,但不希望我的玩具比我还聪明。

ANCHOR 主播
Cindy is amazingly precocious8, and may one day be able to read stories, even recognize faces. But that, says her creator, is nothing to be scared of. 辛迪早慧得让人惊奇,也许有一天她能读故事甚至认人。但是,她的发明者说,这没什么要大惊小怪的。

PRINCIPE 普林西比
She hasn't got a bad microchip in her body. Everything's very positive. Ah, she always helps you. She doesn't know the questions, she asks in a very friendly way, can you help me? 她的体内没有消极的芯片。所有的东西都是积极向上的。她总是乐于帮助人。当她不会回答问题的时候,她会以非常友好的方式问,你能帮忙吗?

CINDY 辛迪
Can you help me?
你能帮忙吗?