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前面我们了解了苹果公司发布的一款新型可穿戴设备—“苹果手表”,感觉非常不错,但其实我们国内也有不输给苹果的公司,百度就是这样的一家公司,他们最近也推出了一款新产品—“百度眼”,我们提前瞧瞧吧。

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Google Glass? Baidu Eye!
谷歌眼镜?百度眼!

Baidu, China's leading search engine company, has unveiled its own eyewear called Baidu Eye. It is said to be a different product from Google Glass in terms of functionality.

百度,中国搜索引擎的领导者,发布了自己的头部穿戴设备——“百度眼”。据说,从功能上来讲,这是一款不同于谷歌眼镜的产品。

The company demonstrated a working prototype on September 3 at its annual Technology Innovation Conference in Beijing. It bears a similarity to Google Glass, but it has no screen. Instead, the device uses a camera to scan objects, and focuses on analyzing information around its user and beaming that to a smartphone.

9月3日,百度在北京举行了公司年度技术创新大会,并在会上演示了一种工作模型。这款产品与谷歌眼镜相似,但没有屏幕,而是用摄像头来扫描物体,专注于分析使用者周围的信息,并将信息传输到手机上。

Baidu says the device is designed to support image search. The company's CEO Robin Li believes in five years' time, people will get used to searching by image and audio rather than text. Li has given an example of how one can take advantage of Baidu Eye, “If you are in a shopping mall and come across a woman whose skirt looks really attractive, you take a photo of her skirt using Baidu Eye, and you'll get to know where to buy one for yourself.”

百度表示,这款产品被设计来支持图片搜索。公司总裁李彦宏认为,五年后,人们将习惯于用图片和音频而不是文字来进行搜索。李彦宏还举例说明人们可以怎样使用“百度眼”:“如果你在购物中心偶遇一位女士穿着一件漂亮的裙子,你可以用“百度眼”拍下照片,然后就可以知道在哪儿为自己买一件了。”

According to Kaiser Kuo , Baidu's director of international communications, Baidu Eye can also recognize voice and gesture, “You can use voice commands, or gesture commands — like expanding to zoom, or circling an object in your field of view with your finger.”

据百度国际媒体公关总监郭怡广说,“百度眼”还可以识别声音和手势,“你可以发出语音或手势指令,就像在视线范围内用手指放大或圈住物体”。

Baidu is yet to announce a release date or marketing plans for Baidu Eye.

百度还没有发布“百度眼”的上市时间或营销计划。

v

search engine

搜索引擎

unveil /ˌʌnˈveɪl/

vt. 公布,发布;揭露;揭去面纱

eyewear /ˈaɪwer/

n. 眼镜,护目镜

prototype /ˈproʊtətaɪp/

n. 原型;标准

beam /biːm/

vt. 发射电波,播送;照射 n. 光线,波束

device /dɪˈvaɪs/

n. 装置

image /ˈɪmɪdʒ/

n. 形象

take advantage of

利用

Instead, the device uses a camera to scan objects, and focuses on analyzing information around its user and beaming that to a smartphone.相反,这个设备用摄像头来扫描物体,专注于分析使用者周围的信息,并将信息传输到手机上。

focus on (doing) sth. 集中精力于某事,专注于某事。例如: Her entire attention focused on her children for the last five years. 她过去五年的所有精力都集中在她的孩子们的身上了。

The company's CEO Robin Li believes in five years' time, people will get used to searching by image and audio rather than text.公司总裁李彦宏认为,五年后,人们将习惯于用图像和声音而不是文字来进行搜索。

get used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事。例如:By going out every day you quickly get used to starting conversations with people. 通过每天外出,你很快就会习惯与人们交谈。

Baidu is yet to announce a release date or marketing plans for Baidu Eye.百度还没发布“百度眼”的上市时间或营销计划。

be yet to do sth. 表示“还没有,尚未确定”的意思。例如: As far as I know, whether there’ll be such a trip is yet to be decided. 据我所知,尚未确定是否有这么一趟旅行。


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目的状语从句:从句部分用以补充说明主句中谓语动词所表示的动作的目的,主要由 so that, lest, in order that, in case, for fear that 等引导。例如:

My father has bought me a bike so (in order) that I can get to school quickly.

结果状语从句:从句部分用以补充说明主句中谓语动词所表示的动作的结果,通常位于主句之后。从句主要由 so that, so … that, such that 等引导。例如:

She's so ill (that) she can't get out of bed.

让步状语从句:从句部分主要由 although, though, while, whereas 等引导,表示“虽然”“尽管”的意思。例如:

Although / Though he is very old, (yet) he is quite strong.

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