VOA标准英语2012--US Chamber Says Business-Friendly Policies Needed to Grow Economy

US Chamber¹ Says Business-Friendly Policies Needed to Grow Economy

Las Vegas. Bright lights, mega casinos and, for a few days, home to some of the most cutting edge technology on the planet.
More than 20,000 new products are being launched, with the biggest buzz about very thin Ultrabook laptops, "smart" high definition TVs and innovative² interfaces³.
There's also lots of talk about the new Windows smartphones. "You can see that what I have here are the things that are most important to me," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
Windows phones have long lagged behind Apple's iPhone and Android phones, but Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is confident sales will take off. "Really, Windows phone is the first phone that I think that put people first," he said.
Even automakers are getting into the act.
Mercedes Benz Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche said, "Just like a smart phone can be so much more than a means of communication, a smart vehicle can be so much more than a mode of transportation. Your car will keep its services and apps up to date through the Internet."
Not all of the top technology companies are at the show, perhaps none more prominent than iPhone maker⁴ Apple. And Microsoft says it will not attend next year. But the Consumer Electronics Association's Tim Doyle says the technology will continue to awe⁵.
"We know that there's a lot of people eager to have their booth spot or their keynote [speech], so we're excited about the future. 2013 projects to be another great CES," he said.
When Las Vegas will display even more technology designed to boggle the mind and change the way people interact with the world.

1 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

2 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

3 interfaces   

界面( interface的名词复数 )； 接口（连接两装置的电路，可使数据从一种代码转换成另一种代码）； 交界； 联系

参考例句：

• If the class needs to be reprogrammed, new interfaces are created. 如果class需要重新程序设计，新的interfaces创建。
• Interfaces solve this problem of evolving code. Interfaces解决了代码升级的问题。

4 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

5 awe   

n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧

参考例句：

• The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。