时间:2018-12-20 作者:英语课 分类:CNN2010年(二)月


英语课

AZUZ: It's the kind of thing you see all the time in movies and comic books. But technology that seems similar to telekinesis is a reality. And the company that created it thinks it could change the way we live. Brooke Baldwin and her brain demonstrate how.


(BEGIN VIDEO)


TANSY BROOK 1, NEUROSKY: So, right here.


BROOKE BALDWIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT 2: I am moving this ball with only my mind.


BROOK: Just try to relax just a little bit.


BALDWIN: No keyboard, no game controls, just pure brain power. This is brain wave technology taken to a whole new level by a Silicon 3 Valley-based company called NeuroSky.


BROOK: It's kind of a first application of telekinesis.


BALDWIN: Engineers here have big plans to revolutionize the way people work, play and live, using just their thoughts.


BROOK: Well, the goal is to get the ball to rise and control it.


BALDWIN: Too much concentration. Relax my brain. That's tough.


And your brain waves can control bigger objects, too. This is what NeuroSky calls the brain race. I have this headset on, which is measuring my brain waves, and the second I start concentrating, this cart should move forward. Let's see. OK. That is kind of cool.


The technology is being used to help train world class athletes like the U.S. archery team. This headband monitors the athlete's brain waves, determining how focused and relaxed they are before, during and after a shot.


How many of you have seen a concrete change in the way you have been shooting since this headset?


UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I have.


CROWD: All of us.


BALDWIN: NeuroSky is sharing its technology with other companies, and there are unlimited 4 possibilities for its use. For example, it might, one day, be used to keep drowsy 5 drivers off the road.


BROOK: Say the car could detect that and do something like turn on your radio or set off a little alarm warning you that you need to pull over and get some coffee.


BALDWIN: Also in the works, stress relief. There will soon be an app for that. Imagine using this technology at home to see how relaxed your mind can get by watching your brain waves in color on your iPhone.


BROOK: I think it's a very fundamental desire that people have to move things with their mind, and everyone has always wanted to do that.

 



1 brook
n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让
  • In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
  • The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。
2 correspondent
n.记者,通信者;adj.符合的,一致的,相当的
  • He volunteered as a correspondent for the war.他自愿担任作报道这次战争的记者。
  • The result was correspondent with my wishes.结果与我的愿望是一致的。
3 silicon
n.硅(旧名矽)
  • This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
  • A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。
4 unlimited
adj.无限的,不受控制的,无条件的
  • They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
  • There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。
5 drowsy
adj.昏昏欲睡的,令人发困的
  • Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a headache.废气把他熏得昏昏沉沉,还引起了头疼。
  • I feel drowsy after lunch every day.每天午饭后我就想睡觉。
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