VOA常速英语2016--智能手机在移动领域巩固其霸主地位

Smartphone Cements its Supremacy¹ in Mobile World 智能手机在移动领域巩固其霸主地位

The smartphone is king.

And it’s reign² in on full display in Barcelona at the annual Mobile World Congress, one of the world's biggest mobile shows.

在一年一度举办的巴塞罗那世界移动通信大会上,智能手机成为了王者。

"The smartphone is getting more powerful, more connected to all the things you might have at home or with you," said Shu On Kwok, senior editor at AndroidPIT.

“智能手机正变得越发强大, 能连接到你可能在家里或随时携带的所有的东西”。

So, move over home computer — smartphones are taking the lead in allowing us to control the Internet of Things, or IOT for short.

所以,通过家用电脑-智能手机能够率先让我们控制IOT,物联网。

"IOT, it's a buzz word, but what it really means is your smartphone becomes the center of not only your mobile life on the go, but of everything within your home," said Nirave Gondhia, editor of Android Authority

“物联网是一个热词,但它的真正含义是你的智能手机不仅成为您移动生活的中心,而且是在你家里一切的中心。”

And the number of those smartphone-connected devices is rising, from electric toothbrushes to home robots equipped with cameras, lasers and a range of sensors³.

而那些能够连接智能手机设备的数量也正在上升,从电动牙刷到配备摄像头的家用机器人,激光及一系列的传感器。

Another area seeing improvements: smartphone cameras.

另一个领域的改进则是智能手机配备的相机。

Some are capable of changing focal length, while others keep the image sharp at all times or offer 360-degree vision.

一些相机能够改变焦距,而另一些则能够时刻保持图像清晰或提供360度的视野。

"So when you are at the bar, it is easier to fit more people in your selfie," according to Nicole Scott, co-founder of Mobile Geeks.

“所以,当你在酒吧的时候,你的自拍照会更容易适合更多人。”

LG's G5 phone lets users add different attachments⁴, as well as replacement⁵ batteries.

而LG的G5电话能让用户添加不同的附件及更换电池。

But wait, there’s more.

但等等,这还不是全部。

Thanks to a partnership⁶ between Facebook and Samsung, instead of meeting friends online through what amounts to a video phone, soon we will be socializing and making videos in virtual reality.

由于Facebook和三星之间的合作伙伴关系,我们并非会通过相当于一个视频电话的设备和朋友在线会议,而是将虚拟现实社交及视频。

Samsung's Gear 360 camera, with front and back lenses, will connect with the company's phones and the Gear VR headset.

而三星Gear 360全景相机的前后镜头,将与自家公司的电话及VR耳机连接。

"One day soon, all of us are going to have the power to broadcast live what we're doing, whenever we want, so that way our friends and families and the people we care about can experience it as if they are right there with us,” said Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg.

“不久的一天, 不管我们何时想要的话,我们所有人将能够直播在做什么,因此，我们的朋友和家人及我们关心的人能够有这样的亲身体验,就好像他们正和我们在一起一样。”

As in previous years, Apple did not attend the show but, according to rumors⁷, the company plans to launch a new iPad in March.

在前几年,苹果没有参加此次展会,但据传闻,这家公司计划将在3月份推出一款全新的iPad。

1 supremacy   

n.至上；至高权力

参考例句：

• No one could challenge her supremacy in gymnastics.她是最优秀的体操运动员，无人能胜过她。
• Theoretically,she holds supremacy as the head of the state.从理论上说，她作为国家的最高元首拥有至高无上的权力。

2 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

3 sensors   

n.传感器，灵敏元件( sensor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were more than 2000 sensors here. 这里装有两千多个灵敏元件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Significant changes have been noted where sensors were exposed to trichloride. 当传感器暴露在三氯化物中时，有很大变化。 来自辞典例句

4 attachments   

n.（用电子邮件发送的）附件( attachment的名词复数 )；附着；连接；附属物

参考例句：

• The vacuum cleaner has four different attachments. 吸尘器有四个不同的附件。
• It's an electric drill with a range of different attachments. 这是一个带有各种配件的电钻。

5 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。

6 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

7 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》