VOA常速英语:Companion Robot Aims to Fight Social Isolation Among Elderly

Hi, my name is Elli Q. Elli Q does not have a face, arms or legs but it talks and tries to keep her human companion active and engaged.You’ve been sitting all day, you are not on your track towards completing your goal, you should go for a walk.
嗨，我的名字叫Elli Q. Elli Q 没有脸胳膊或者腿，但是它能说话，还能给人类作伴，能尽力使他的人类朋友保持开朗，不觉得无聊。你已经坐了一天了，你没有达到你一天步数的指标，起来散个步吧。
This robot does mimic head movements to connect with the user. She even tells jokes.Why did King Kong’s climb the Empire State Building because he couldn’t fit in the elevator.
这个机器人模拟头部运动来与用户沟通。她甚至会讲笑话。为什么金刚要爬上帝国大厦，因为电梯里装不下它。
Made by Intuition Robotics, co-founder Dor Skuler describes Elli Q as a proactive social companion：she takes calls, reads emails and even playing music.This robot Elli Q aims to solve a growing problem in many countries around the world.
Intuition Robotics研制，联合创始人Dor Skuler描述了Elli Q作为一个积极的社会伴侣，她能接电话、读取电子邮件、甚至播放音乐。这个机器人Elli Q旨在解决全世界许多国家的一个日益严重的问题。
The world is changing due to the demographic change all over the world.In China, through the one-child policy, we’re seeing a huge aging of the population and Europe has a negative birth rate for a few decades already, so this is by far global problem.
由于世界人口的变化，世界正在发生变化。在中国，通过对孩子的政策，我们看到了一个巨大的人口老龄化问题，还有欧洲，已经有几十年的负出生率了，所以迄今为止这已经成为一个全球性问题。
For the elderly it is designed to help them stay sharp, keep connected, active and engaged.Elli Q is the one that initiates most of the interactions and by learning the older adult, learning their needs, learning the environment.
对于老年人，它的目的是帮助他们保持敏锐，保持联系，积极开朗和对社会有参与感。Elli Q是会主动进行大多数的互动，她能从中老年群体中学习，学习他们的需要和从环境中学习。
Skuler says Elli Q is not supposed to replace humans, instead, this robot can help older adults stay motivated and connect them to their loved ones to fend off social isolation and depression.The company is still determining Elli Q’s price but plans to make it commercially available sometime later this year.
Skuler说，Elli Q不应该取代人类，相反，这种机器人可以帮助老年人保持积极，与他们的亲人进行联系，抵御社会孤立和抑郁症。Elli Q的价格公司还在商讨，但他们打算在今年晚些时候定出一个经济的价位。
What is the color displayed on the screen?Elizabeth Lee, VOA News, Las Vegas.Red.（wrong）It was blue.
屏幕上展示的颜色是什么？美国之音新闻，Elizabeth Lee在拉斯维加斯报道。红色。应该是蓝色。