VOA慢速英语:IBM Says Computers Will See, Taste, Smell, Touch and Hear Things Better in the Future

1. “You’re talking about almost reinventing the way computers operate and how you interact with them as humans.”

talk about 讨论，谈论
例句：People would talk about that episode.
人们会谈论那些情节的。

2. IBM says smart machines will soon be able to listen to the environment and give us information about the sounds they hear.

be able to v.会；能够
例句：We'll be able to smooth away these difficulties.
我们能够克服这些困难。

3. For example, Bernie Meyerson says an advanced speech recognition system will tell new parents why their baby is crying.

for example 例如， 譬如
例句：For example, board games and games consoles understood?
比如说下棋、打游戏机之类的懂了吧？

4. “It can give you an alarm and say; ‘Hey, you may not feel sick yet, but you have an infection, which you must go see your doctor immediately.’”

feel sick 觉得要呕吐；作呕
例句：The very sight of food makes me feel sick.
一看到吃的东西我就恶心。

5. “It’s going to be very exciting to see what young people do with the increased availability of mobile platforms and networking and computing power.”

be going to 要，会，将要
例句：After that I'll be going to canada.
此后，我将去加拿大。