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Spiiker新闻万花筒，VOA新闻，带您看世界，听世界， 感受世界的点点滴滴。 练听力，提能力，小编与您共努力！ Ultra HDTV's, Home Automation Are Hot Trends at Electronics Show The Consumer Electronic Show, or CES -- held once a year in Las Vegas Nevada (Jan. 6-9) -- is one of the largest expos in the world It is the Mecca of technology, where the latest innovations and gadgets are unveiled. Organizers were expecting more than 160,000 people to attend this year’s consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. Each year’s show has specific trends, which set the tone for the year ahead in the consumer electronics business. UltraHD TVs, which have four times the resolution of normal HD TVs, are all over the place this year. Samsung announced nine new models, LG introduced more curved designs, and Sony said all its TVs will now be equipped with the Android TV operating System. Another trend in this year’s CES is home automation via the Internet. From connected dishwashers, stoves, and refrigerators, to smart pots for houseplants. The challenge, though, is to come up with a standard to allow all the numerous devices and brands to communicate with each other. One of the hottest categories of products in this year’s show is wearable devices. Examples include a light-therapy helmet that promotes hair growth -- a device that helps reduce chronic pain -- a ring that allows you to control other gadgets and devices with just gestures -- a smart, Bluetooth-enabled pacifier, and a beautiful necklace that connects to the user's mobile device for discreet alerts. 3-D printers have seen major growth in the past year and because of this growth, their prices have decreased significantly. Several models are even below the one thousand dollar mark. In addition to the large 3-D printers, there's now a new 3-D pen on the market that allows the users to “draw” 3D objects. The robotic world was also present in force. From modular cubic robots that help children learn programing, to telepresence robots that allow users to be virtually present in remote location. 词汇解析 throat 难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词 英汉解释 n.嗓子；喉咙；颈部；嗓音 vt.低语；压着嗓子说(唱) 参考例句 用作名词 (n.) I have a sore throat today. 我今天嗓子疼。 ************************ jungle 难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词 英汉解释 adj.丛林的；垃圾的 n.丛林；密林 参考例句 用作形容词 (adj.) This jungle juice will knock you for a loop. 你喝了这种烈酒会醉倒的。 用作名词 (n.) The scientist discovered the plant in the most inaccessible reaches of the jungle. 这位科学家在丛林深处最难进入的区域发现了这种植物。 ************************ reinforce 难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词 英汉解释 vt.加固；加强；增强；使更具说服力 vi.得到加强 参考例句 用作及物动词 (vt.) We will use metal strap to reinforce the outside. 我们会在纸箱外用金属带加固。 This evidence reinforces my view that he is a spy. 这个证据证实了我认为他是间谍的这一看法。 ************************ failure 难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词 英汉解释 n.失败；失败者；不及格；疏忽；失灵；未能；悲惨的事 参考例句 用作名词 (n.) In a word, his failure in the final exam did not surprise me. 总而言之,他考试不及格并没使我吃惊。 His car was taken back because of failure to meet payments. 由于未能按期付款，他的汽车被收回去了。 ************************ hollow 难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词 英汉解释 adj.空的；空洞的；凹陷的；虚伪的；(声音)沉闷的 n.山谷；洞；窟窿 vt.挖空 vi.形成空洞 adv.完全地；彻底 参考例句 用作形容词 (adj.) She could hear nothing but the hollow echo of his steps. 除了他的脚步的低沉回音，她什么声音都听不到。 用作名词 (n.) I crawled under the house and crept into a dark hollow of a brick chimney. 我爬到屋子底下，钻进了砖烟囱的黑窟窿里。 用作及物动词 (vt.) The Indians used to hollow out a log to make a canoe. 印第安人过去常挖空圆木制成独木舟。 用作副词 (adv.) I played Max at chess yesterday and beat him hollow. 昨天我跟麦克斯下棋，杀得他一败涂地。 ************************ restraint 难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词 英汉解释 n.克制；抑制；束缚 参考例句 用作名词 (n.) The police appealed to the crowd for restraint. 警方呼吁群众保持克制。 He is a man always speaking with restraint. 他是个说话拘谨的人。 ************************ moral 难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词 英汉解释 adj.道德的；精神上的 n.寓意；道德；品行；伦理 参考例句 用作形容词 (adj.) She regards his moral faults with charity. 她宽恕他的品行不端。 用作名词 (n.) The moral of this story is ‘Better late than never'. 这个故事的寓意是｀迟做总比不做好＇. See more information, you can visit us 英语口语测试 http://www.spiiker.com/daily/
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