哥伦布英语 第 32 课：A Robot Babysitter 看小孩的机器人

In 2005 Japan made a new robot. 2005年，日本制造了一个新的机器人。

It can take care of a child. 它会照看小孩。

The new robot is called iPapero. 这个新机器人叫做iPapero。

It weighs 13.2 pounds, and has a body of 15.2 by 10.3 and by 9.8 inches. 它13.2磅重，身体是15.2×10.3×9.8英寸。

iPapero is a small robot, but it has many special skills.
iPapero是个小机器人，但它有很多特殊的技能。

It can recognize and remember up to ten faces and use its eight separate electronic ears to understand human voices even in noisy situations. 它能识别和记忆多达十张脸，即使是在吵闹的情况下，它也能用它八只分开的电子耳朵听懂人的声音。

It also plays games with children when they are unhappy, or sing songs or ask quizzes to entertain the child. 当孩子们不高兴时，它还和他们玩游戏、唱歌或猜谜语让他们开心。

If the child is bored, iPapero will change new songs and quizzes so that it doesn't repeat itself. 如果孩子感到无聊了，他会换新的歌和谜语，这样就不会重复。

The robot babysitter even has a cell phone to call a parent when the child asks for his mother. 这个照看小孩的机器人甚至还装有移动电话，当孩子找妈妈时，可以用它打电话给父母。