VOA慢速英语2021 朝鲜展示在教室中使用教育机器人

North Korea has demonstrated the use of educational robots to help students in subjects like English, math and music.

朝鲜展示了使用教育机器人来帮助学生们学习英语、数学和音乐等科目。

A report by the country's state-run television station KRT showed several different robots being used in the classroom.

朝鲜KRT国家电视台的报道展示了几种不同的机器人在教室中被使用。

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been pushing for educational reforms in recent years. These have included increases in technological¹ and scientific innovation².

近年来，朝鲜领导人金正恩一直在推动教育改革。其中包括提高技术和科学创新。

One robot that used a female voice could be heard in the TV report saying, "I help teach educational technology that enhances³ children's intelligence." The 80-centimeter tall machine moved its arms when it spoke⁴.

在该电视台报道中可以听到一台机器人使用女性声音在说：“我帮助教授可以提高儿童智力的教育科技。”这台80公分高的机器人说话时会挥动手臂。

A second robot with a white round head showed a happy face on its screen. Another wore a blue plastic suit and had white glasses, the KRT video showed.

KRT电视台的视频画面显示，第二台白色圆头机器人在屏幕上显示了一张笑脸。另一台机器人身着蓝色塑料西装，戴着白框眼镜。

Park Kum Hee is a professor at a university in Pyongyang. She told KRT that the development of the educational robots faced some difficulties in the beginning. For example, the robots would often shake their heads when asked questions in both Korean and foreign languages.

朴锦熙是平壤一所大学的教授。她对KRT电视台表示，教育机器人的开发在最开始遇到了一些困难。例如，当用韩语和外语提问时，机器人经常会摇头。

"Upgrading⁵ this robot's intelligence was difficult for me as someone who majored in psychology," Park said.

朴锦熙表示：“对于心理学专业的我来说，要提升这个机器人的智能程度很困难。”

She added that the advice of Kim Jong Un to use artificial intelligence in educational settings had "always guided me on the right track."

她还表示，金正恩关于在教育环境中使用人工智能的建议“一路引导我走上正轨。”

The KRT footage showed young students repeating after a robot in subjects related to English, math and music. Two children shown at the front of the class reacted to the robot. "Hello? Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. What's your name?" the students said.

KRT电视台的镜头显示，年轻学生在英语、数学和音乐相关科目上跟着一台机器人复述学习。班级前列的两个孩子对机器人做出了回应。学生们表示：“你好，很高兴认识你。我也很高兴认识你。你叫什么名字？”

The students shown were wearing masks. North Korea reopened schools in June of 2020. But a requirement was established for children to wear masks in class and washing stations were set up.

出镜的这些学生都戴着口罩。朝鲜于2020年6月重新开放了学校。但是要求孩子们在课堂上戴上口罩，并且设立了洗手台。

The secretive country has not officially reported a single coronavirus case. But it has ordered several anti-virus measures, including closing borders and limiting travel within the country.

这个神秘国度尚未正式报告任何一例新冠病毒病例。但它已经下令采取多项对抗病毒的措施，包括关闭边境和限制国内旅行。

1 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

2 innovation   

n.改革，革新，新观念，新方法，新发明

参考例句：

• There are all sorts of possibilities for technical innovation.技术革新的门道很多。
• An enterprise should encourage innovation.企业应鼓励创新。

3 enhances   

v.提高( enhance的第三人称单数 )；增进；用计算机增强（照片等）；提高…的价值（或价格）；使变青白，使变苍白( etiolate的过去式和过去分词 )；增进；用计算机增强（照片等）；提高…的价值（或价格）

参考例句：

• The growth of a city often enhances the value of land close to it. 城市的发展常常会提高其附近的地价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We chose alliteration on the theory a little vulgarity enhances memory. 在理论上我们选择有点儿粗俗的头韵来帮助记忆。 来自辞典例句

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 upgrading   

浓缩

参考例句：

• Many people are upgrading their mobiles to top-end models. 很多人不断将手机升级到最高档的款式。
• We will press ahead with our plans for upgrading the software. 我们会继续为我们的计划努力，加快进行软件升级。