Intermediate - Wearable Technology (C2552)

A: 这次我女朋友生日,想送她特别点的东西。
zhècì wǒ nǚpéngyou shēngrì, xiǎng sòng tā tèbié diǎnr de dōngxi.
It's my girlfriend's birthday and I want to give her something a bit more special.
B: AppleWatch吧!苹果公司最新发布的。现在不是正流行可穿戴产品嘛。
AppleWatch ba! píngguǒ gōngsī zuìxīn fābù de. xiànzài bùshì zhèng liúxíng kěchuāndài chǎnpǐn ma.
How about an Apple Watch? It's Apple's latest release. Right now, are not wearable products in vogue?
A: 是什么?
shì shénme?
What's that?
B: 就是直接穿戴在身上的便携式高科技设备,比如智能眼镜、智能手表、智能运动鞋什么的。
jiùshì zhíjiē chuāndài zài shēnshàng de biànxiéshì gāokējì shèbèi, bǐrú zhìnéng yǎnjìng、 zhìnéng shǒubiǎo、 zhìnéng yùndòngxié shénme de.
It is portable high-tech devices that you can directly wear on yourself. For example, smart glasses, smart watches, smart sneakers and so on.
A: 女生会喜欢这种东西吗?
nǚshēng huì xǐhuan zhè zhǒng dōngxi ma?
Do girls like these kinds of things?
B: 当然。AppleWatch可是恋爱神器啊!你们一人一个,她一抬手就能看到你的信息,跟你通话。你们还可以感受对方的心跳呢!
dāngrán. AppleWatch kěshì liàn'ài shénqì ā! nǐmen yī rén yī gè, tā yī tái shǒu jiù néng kàndào nǐ de xìnxī, gēn nǐ tōnghuà. nǐmen hái kěyǐ gǎnshòu duìfāng de xīntiào ne!
Of course. AppleWatch is a magic weapon of love. If you each have one, she can see your messages and speak with you as soon as she raises her hand. You can also feel the other person's heartbeat.
A: 好高端!应该不便宜吧?
hǎo gāoduān! yīnggāi bù piányi ba?
It's so high-end! It's not cheap then?
B: 明年年初上市,349美元。
míngnián nián chū shàngshì, sānbǎisìshíjiǔ měiyuán.
It goes on the market at the beginning of next year. It's 349 US dollars.
A: 算了吧,那时候她的生日已经过了……
suànle ba, nàshíhou tā de shēngrì yǐjīng guò le……
Then forget it. By that time, her birthday will have already passed.....

Key Vocabulary

特别 tèbié special
发布 fābù release
流行 liúxíng popular, in vogue
可穿戴 kěchuāndài wearable
便携式 biànxiéshì portable
智能 zhìnéng smart
恋爱 liàn'ài love (romantic)
神器 shénqì magic weapon
通话 tōnghuà to speak (on the telephone)
感受 gǎnshòu to feel
心跳 xīntiào heartbeat
高端 gāoduān high-end
年初 nián chū start of the year
上市 shàngshì to go on the market

Supplementary Vocabulary

发布会 fābùhuì news conference, briefing
携带 xiédài to carry (on oneself)
机器人 jīqìrén robot
摄像头 shèxiàngtóu webcam, surveillance camera
低端 dīduān low-end
智能硬件 zhìnéngyìngjiàn smart hardware
硅谷 guīgǔ Silicon Valley

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