CRI听力:World Robots Review 2011

短语讲解：

1. Shimon has been programmed with a funky mix of styles of different jazz legends, composed of 30 percent Charlie Parker, 30 percent Thelonius Monk and 40 percent Professor Weinberg's own style.

compose of由……组成
例句：Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
水是由氢和氧组成的。

2. Looking for help at home? Well, a social robot could be just your cup of tea-or coffee.

look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

3. Singaporean scientists at the ASORO project are developing sociable automatons to serve as in-house companions or even office receptionists.

serve as充当, 担任
例句：We found that birch bark could serve as paper.
我们发现桦树皮可以作纸用。

4. The team has designed a fleet of perfectly balanced robotic satellites that rotate around a pivot point, similar to real satellites.

similar to与……相似
例句：My problems are very similar to yours.
我的问题和你的差不多。

5. Another creature closely based on a natural and familiar form is the Eccerobot.

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句：Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。

6. In contrast to most mechanical devices, Eccerobot is closely based on the internal workings of the human body.

in contrast to相比之下
例句：In contrast to her sister, she is very tall.
与姐姐相比, 她个子很高。

7. And the reason for that is that we want robots to not just to look like us but to move like us, interact with us in a safe way.

look like看起来与(某人或某物)相像〔相似〕
例句：He looks like a scholar.
他看上去像个学者。
interact with与…相互配合; 与…相互作用, 与…相互影响
例句：He interacted closely with us so as to finish the difficult task.
他与我们紧密配合以完成这项艰难的任务。

8. 2011 was the 90th anniversary of the term "robot" first coined by Czech writer Karel Capek in his play "RUR." Robotics in 2012 has a lot to live up to.

live up to实行; 履行
例句：They have truly lived up to their pledge.
他们确实照他们的誓言做了。