Pillow¹⁾ Talk

 

Don’t have time to read your preschooler²⁾ a book before bedtime？Smart Alex can fill in．With the power of your Windows PC at its disposal³⁾，Smart Alex is a lot more intelligent than your average electronic toy．It reads stories，plays games，and recognizes ３０，０００words preschoolers say in response to its questions――all by communicating wirelessly（as far as ２００feet away）with a base statin plugged⁴⁾ into your PC．Price：＄１００．

 

会讲故事的玩具

 

没时间在睡觉之前给你的孩子讲故事吗？现在机灵鬼Alex可以帮你这个忙。在你的视窗电脑功能的帮助下，机灵鬼Alex比一般的电动玩具要聪明得多，它会讲故事、玩游戏，还能听懂孩子们在回答它的问题时会用到的约３万个单词。这一切都是通过接插在你的计算机上的一无线发射基座（通信范围约２００英尺）来完成的。该产品的售价为１００美元。

 

NOTE 注释：

 

pillow [5pilEu] n. 枕头, 枕垫

preschooler [5pri:sku:lE] n. 学龄前儿童

disposal [dis5pEuzEl] n. 处理

plug [plQ^] vt. 插上