【看新闻学英语】中国公司用面部辨识装置监控员工

【新唐人2011年4月3日讯】【看新闻学英语】

Chinese Companies use Face Recognition Device to Monitor Staff
中国公司用面部辨识装置监控员工

文／Daniel Chen, David Lee

【新闻关键字】

1. Face recognition ph. 面部辨识
2. Monitor v. [ˋmɑnətɚ] 监控
3. Jail n. [dʒel] 监狱
4. Arsenal n. [ˋɑrsnəl] 军械库
5. Keep tabs on ph. 监视
6. Work attendance ph. 考勤
7. Warehouse n. [ˋwɛr͵haʊs] 仓库
8. Entrance guard ph. 门卫；门禁
9. Infra-red adj. [ɪnfrəˋrɛd] 红外线
10. Private sector ph. 私营部门
11. Lay a foundation ph. 奠基
12. Invest v. [ɪnˋvɛst] 投资

In the past, the use of face recognition security devices was limited to accessing secure jails or military arsenals. But now private companies in China are also making use of this technology – to keep tabs on their workers.
过去，面部辨识保全装置只用于限制安全监狱或军事武库的进出。但现在中国的私人公司也开始采用这项技术，来监视他们的员工。

Beijing Sunrise Technology is one of the companies using the technology.
北京日升天信科技是采用这项技术的其中一间公司。

[Lu Shaohua, Beijing Sunrise Technology]:
“The more advanced software saves a lot trouble for the Human Resources Department in checking on work attendance. As for security, we have warehouses and, serving as the entrance guard, it also increases the efficiency of our security work."
北京日升天信科技的陆绍华说：“软体愈进步，愈能帮我们人力资源部省下许多考勤的麻烦。至于保全方面，我们这边有仓库，所以它就能做门禁那一块，也提高了保全的效率吧。”

This is made possible by a device called the “Hanvon Face ID” that was developed in China. The device uses infra-red technology to scan a 3D image of a person’s face. These images are then stored on the device’s internal chip, so it doesn’t have to be connected to an external server. A device that can recognize up to 1400 different faces costs around $720 U.S. dollars.
这项科技的实现，依靠的是一个在中国开发的叫作“汉王面部标识”的装置。这项装置使用了红外线科技扫描面部的三度空间影像。这些影像储存在装置的内部晶片当中，所以不需要连线到外部的电脑服务器。一个最多可以识别1400张不同的脸的装置要价约720美元。

The lower price enables the device to have large scale commercial use, and much of the demand is coming from the private sector.
较低的价格使这项装置有大规模的商业应用，并且大部分的需求是来自私营部门。

[Shi Jian, Chief Engineer Hanvon Face ID]
“Because it’s the world’s first facial recognition product completely separated from a computer, it’s smaller in size and runs a simpler operating system. So the cost of the whole system is much lower. All this has laid a foundation for its wide scale production and application."
汉王面部标识的首席工程师石坚说：“因为这是世界上第一个完全不需要连线到电脑的面部辨识产品，所以它的尺寸比较小，而且作业系统比较简单。因此整个系统的成本是低非常多的。所有这一切，都奠定了它大规模生产和应用的基础。”

Hanvon is selling their device in 55 countries, but 80 percent of their sales still go to China where, in addition to private sector sales, authorities are investing heavily in security systems.
汉王在55个国家销售他们的装置，但是它们销售量80%仍在中国。除了私营单位的销售外，有关单位也正在大力投资保全系统。

本则影音新闻出处：新唐人电视台英语新闻
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/news_china/2011-03-25/chinese-companies-use-face-recognition-device-to-monitor-staff.html

The lower price enables the device to have large scale commercial use.
较低的价格使这项装置有大规模的商业应用