万花筒 2012-05-22&05-24 本田推出革命性代步工具Uni-Cub

They've given us two wheels and four wheels. Now, Honda are giving us this which they believe is a replacement¹ for our legs. It may look like ride on a vacuum cleaner. But this is the UNI-CUB, the future,say Honda, of personal transport. It may resemble a game-console, and feel like you're trying to balance on a bus stop after one to many, but the premise² is interesting. It's completely hands-free, letting you use your tablets and drinking coffee while it's spooking around the office. And Honda's chief engineer Kenichi Sueda is currently explaining this how shocked absorbing suspension. So, you can comfortably crash into other people. What's happens to them, he's not so clear on, the no wing, no fuel noise will be rubbing their hands in anticipation³.

1 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

2 premise   

n.前提；v.提论，预述

参考例句：

• Let me premise my argument with a bit of history.让我引述一些史实作为我立论的前提。
• We can deduce a conclusion from the premise.我们可以从这个前提推出结论。

3 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。