【新唐人2012年8月4日訊】【看新聞學英語】
Robots Step it up in Dance Competition
機器人在舞蹈大賽中飆舞
文／李德良
【新聞關鍵字】
1. robot [ˋrobət] n.機器人
2. solo [ˋsolo] adj. 單獨的
3. giant [ˋdʒaɪənt] adj. 巨大的
4. joint [dʒɔɪnt] n. 關節
5. panda [ˋpændə] n.熊貓
6. ensure [ɪnˋʃʊr] v.保證、擔保
7. costume [ˋkɑstjum] n. 服裝
If you thought the London Olympics was the only major international competition on this summer, you would be wrong.
如果你認為倫敦奧林匹克運動會，是今夏唯一主要的國際競賽，那你可就錯了！
In the city of Fujin, in China’s Northeastern Heilongjiang province, robots were in a heated dancing competition. 29 teams from countries including China, Russia, Mexico and Korea competed in nine categories. The robots were judged in things like solo dance, Ballet and street dance.
在中國東北黑龍江省，機器人們正在進行激烈的舞蹈大賽。29支來自中國、俄羅斯、墨西哥與韓國等國家的隊伍，在九個項目中競賽。機器人們分單人舞、芭蕾舞與街舞等項目競賽。
The stars of the show – two giant panda robots, each with over 20 moving joints.
這場比賽的明星─兩隻大貓熊機器人，每隻有超過20個活動關節。
[He Rong, Xihua University Student]:
“We worked very hard on these giant panda robots. It took a lot of work to ensure even easy moves. For example, we spent three days to complete the giant panda costumes."
新華大學學生賀絨說：「我們這在些大貓熊機器人上花了很多功夫。甚至是很簡單的動作，都要要花很多功夫來確保。例如，我們花了三天的功夫完成大貓熊的服裝。」
After a day of fierce dancing, the team from Mexico took the title for the solo category. The Harbin Engineering University won four prizes, and the Shanghai Jiaotong University, the St. Petersburg National University and the Fujin No.3 Middle School also took home awards.
在一天激烈的舞蹈大賽之後，來自墨西哥的隊伍摘下單人舞的后冠，哈爾濱電機大學贏得了四個獎項，上海交通大學、聖彼得堡國立大學、與福進第三中學也都有帶回獎項。
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