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CRI听力:Electronic Skin

2011-11-29来源:CRI

短语讲解:

1. In the future we might all have a kind of "electronic skin" attached to our bodies.

attach to (使)贴〔系, 粘〕在…上
例句:He attached labels to his luggage.
他把标签贴在行李上。

2. The electronics can do various things depending on how they are designed.

depend on随…而定; 取决于
例句:Whether the game will be played depends on the weather.
比赛是否举行要看天气而定。

3. E-Skin is in itself nothing new; scientists all over the world have been working on stretchable electronics for years.

work on致力于…
例句:He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.
近一年多来, 他一直在写一部新小说。

4. What is new is that this sheet of silicone and liquid metal also works as a wireless transmitter, sending data in real time to a nearby PC.

work as任…职, 当…
例句:It must be a hard life, working as a nurse in a backward country.
在落后的国家当一名护士, 生活必定是艰苦的。

5. But it turned out for some applications small electronic devices are not enough.

turn out结果是, 原来是
例句:He said he was a doctor; but later he turned out to be a cheat.
他自称是个医生, 结果证明他是个骗子。

6. The researchers believe that in the not too distant future e-skins will be attached to patients with heart problems, respiratory problems or to people suffering from epilepsy.

suffer from受苦;患病
例句:My father suffers from high blood pressure.
我父亲有高血压。