你见过3D打印机吗?

短语讲解：

1. One small American group of inventors has come up with a digital device that will produce rigid objects, layer by layer, with extreme accuracy.

come up with想出, 提出
例句：I hope you can come up with a better plan than this.
我希望你们能提出一个比这个更好的计划。

2. You put the design on an SD card or hook it up to your computer and then you press go on this interface board and then the material is here.

hook up接通
例句：The gas was hooked up.
煤气已装好并接通了。

3. This is ABS the same material Lego is made out of, so it's really strong.

make out of用某物制造出
例句：The evening dress is made out of pure silk.
这件睡衣是用真丝做的。

4. It goes down into the machine and gets heated up to 220 degrees Celsius.

heat up加〔煮〕热…
例句：You'd better heat the tomato soup up.
你最好把番茄汤热一下。

5. When it's done drawing one layer, it lifts up and draws another layer.

lift up举起, 提起
例句：He lifted the suitcases up.
他提起箱子。

6. MakerBot creates objects that can measure up to 5 inches in width and diameter, with a hollow or solid interior depending on the design.

depend on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。

7. Bre Pettis says this high-tech gizmo allows users to print out anything from shower curtain rings or chess pieces or even busts of themselves

print out (计算机)打出
例句：The machine will print out the results of the calculation and the names of suitable books on this subject.
机器将打出计算结果及适合此课题的书目。

8. When people get a MakerBot, it's because they want to make something or they want to be part of the future where instead of buying things, you download them and so they print out a mix of practical objects, like coat hooks to wonderful things that give them satisfaction like puzzles and contraptions, gifts and busts of themselves.

instead of (用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…
例句：He has been playing all afternoon instead of getting on with his work.
他整个下午一直在玩, 没有继续工作。

9. The designer has taken some of his aspiring inventors and added them to the team.

add to增加, 加强
例句：The office looked exactly the same as before, only some charts were added to the wall.
办公室里还是那个老样子, 只是墙上多了一些图表。