BBC- 6 Minute English

和机器交谈

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词和句型

there is... over there.

smartphone

I was trying to...

virtual assistants or bots. 虚拟助手或程序

You seemed to have forgotten...

-你似乎忘记了...

Conversation designer

-对话设计师（虚拟助手）

Interact with technology

-与科技的互动，交流，沟通

to date : until now , up to now

-迄今为止，到目前为止

they're just...

Guiding you to make the right decision.

-指导你做出正确的选择

someone goes on to explain...

-xxx 继续解释...

vernacular

-本地化，方言 （尤指非官方的语言）

point out 指出，说出

random chit-chat 随意的闲聊

-Conversation about things that are not important 闲聊

to the point

-expressed in a simple, clear way without any extra information or feelings 简明恰当；简洁中肯

a digital virtual assistant,数字虚拟助手

subtly different 微小的不同

cheeky 厚脸皮，厚颜无耻

recap 概括一下

实用句子

what's the time ?

I didn't ask you that.

why are you asking me ?

We're talking about software that you talk to and that can talk back to you.

before we hear more about this topic...

It changed the way That we think about Computers

It can be much more brusque and to the point.它会更加直截了当，简明扼要。

maybe in your case 或许那是你的情况