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Unit 9 Explaining how something works 介绍sth是如何运转的
CLIVE HARRIS: Can I get you a cup of tea or something?
克莱夫.哈里斯：给你拿杯咖啡或别的?
MS WONG: No, thanks, I' m fine.
黄女士：No， 谢谢， 不用了。
CLIVE HARRIS: Please have a seat.
克莱夫.哈里斯：请坐。
Well, Sally, you' re seen the company. You' re seen our products.
萨利，你参观了公司，也见过了我们的产品。
What do you think?
你认为怎么样?
MS WONG: You have a wide product range, but they' re all dependent on the same chip technology.
黄女士：你们的产品样式很多，但都依赖同样的芯片技术。
I think we may be able to supply you with some of the necessary circuitry
我认为，我们可以为你提供必要的电路元件
...but,of course, we need to speak further about this.
……当然，我们还要就此再深入交谈。
CLIVE HARRIS: Well, thanks for coming in.
克莱夫.哈里斯：噢，谢谢你的来访。
MS WONG: It has been most interesting.
黄女士：这次参观很有意思。www.Examw.com
DEREK JONES: This is the latest prototype.
德里克.琼斯：这是最新的模型。
PHIL WATSON: How does it work?
菲尔.沃森：怎么用?
DEREK JONES: Say something to the boss.
德里克.琼斯：对"大老板"随便说点什么。
PHIL WATSON: Like what?
菲尔.沃森：比如?
DEREK JONES: Anything.
德里克.琼斯：什么都行。
There' s a microphone in Boss' s ear, and it will recognise certain commands.
"大老板"的耳朵里有个麦克风，它可以识别某些指令。
It records what you say and stores it.
它会录下你讲的内容，并保存起来。
When it hears the trigger word, it plays it back.
在听到触发字后，就会播放出来。
PHIL WATSON: I' m sorry, could you repeat that?
菲尔.沃森：对不起，能再说一遍吗?
I don' t understand what you mean by trigger word.
我不太明白触发字的意思。
DEREK JONES: Okay, I' ll try to explain it more simply.
德里克.琼斯：好的，我会尽量简单地解释。
We can programme the Boss to say something like "I don' t want problems, I want solutions".
我们可以编程使"大老板"说类似"我不管问题，只要解决方案"的话。
And we do that like this: you press his nose and that activates the voice card.
我们是这样做的：你按一下它的鼻子，这样就激活了声卡。
Then you say the phrase.
然后你说个短语。
"I don' t want problems, I want solutions"
"我不管问题，只要解决方案"
Then you press the nose again.
然后你再按一下鼻子。
PHIL WATSON: Why do you do that?
菲尔.沃森：为什么要这样做?
DEREK JONES: You do that in order to stop the recording.
德里克.琼斯：这样做是为了停止录音。
Then you select your trigger word.
然后再选择触发字
PHIL WATSON: What is that?
菲尔.沃森：那是什么呢?
DEREK JONES: The trigger word makes the Boss speak.
德里克.琼斯：触发字可以使"大老板"开口说话。