Intermediate - Wearable Technology(C2552)

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Intermediate - Wearable Technology(C2552) A:

这次我女朋友生日,想送她特别点的东西。 zhècì wǒ nǚpéngyou shēngrì, xiǎng sòng tā tèbié diǎnr de dōngxi。 It's my girlfriend's birthday and I want to give her something a bit more special.

B:

AppleWatch吧!苹果公司最新发布的。现在不是正流行可穿戴产品嘛 。 AppleWatch ba! píngguǒ gōngsī zuìxīn fābù de。 xiànzài bùshì zhèng liúxíng kěchuāndài chǎnpǐn ma。 How about an Apple Watch? It's Apple's latest release. Right now, are not wearable products in vogue?

A:

是什么? shì shénme? What's that?

B:

就是直接穿戴在身上的便携式高科技设备,比如智能眼镜、智能手表、 智能运动鞋什么的。 jiùshì zhíjiē chuāndài zài shēnshàng de biànxiéshì gāokējì shèbèi, bǐrú zhìnéng yǎnjìng、 zhìnéng shǒubiǎo、 zhìnéng yùndòngxié shénme de。 It is portable high-tech devices that you can directly wear on yourself. For example, smart glasses, smart watches, smart sneakers and so on.

A:

女生会喜欢这种东西吗? nǚshēng huì xǐhuan zhè zhǒng dōngxi ma? Do girls like these kinds of things?

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B:

当然。AppleWatch可是恋爱神器啊!你们一人一个,她一抬手就能看 到你的信息,跟你通话。你们还可以感受对方的心跳呢! dāngrán。 AppleWatch kěshì liàn'ài shénqì ā! nǐmen yī rén yī gè, tā yī tái shǒu jiù néng kàndào nǐ de xìnxī, gēn nǐ tōnghuà。 nǐmen hái kěyǐ gǎnshòu duìfāng de xīntiào ne! Of course. AppleWatch is a magic weapon of love. If you each have one, she can see your messages and speak with you as soon as she raises her hand. You can also feel the other person's heartbeat.

A:

好高端!应该不便宜吧? hǎo gāoduān! yīnggāi bù piányi ba? It's so high-end! It's not cheap then?

B:

明年年初上市,349美元。 míngnián nián chū shàngshì, sānbǎisìshíjiǔ měiyuán。 It goes on the market at the beginning of next year. It's 349 US dollars.

A:

算了吧,那时候她的生日已经过了…… suànle ba, nàshíhou tā de shēngrì yǐjīng guò le…… Then forget it. By that time, her birthday will have already passed.....

Key Vocabulary 特别

tèbié

special

发布

fābù

release

流行

liúxíng

popular, in vogue

可穿戴

kěchuāndài

wearable

便携式

biànxiéshì

portable

智能

zhìnéng

smart

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恋爱

liàn'ài

love (romantic)

神器

shénqì

magic weapon

通话

tōnghuà

to speak (on the telephone)

感受

gǎnshòu

to feel

心跳

xīntiào

heartbeat

高端

gāoduān

high-end

年初

nián chū

start of the year

上市

shàngshì

to go on the market

Supplementary Vocabulary 发布会

fābùhuì

news conference, briefing

携带

xiédài

to carry (on oneself)

机器人

jīqìrén

robot

摄像头

shèxiàngtóu

webcam, surveillance camera

低端

dīduān

low-end

智能硬件

zhìnéngyìngjiàn

smart hardware

硅谷

guīgǔ

Silicon Valley

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