机器人帮助不能上学的孩子完成学业.pdf

随着高科技的发展，机器人越来越广泛地被运用到生活当中"如今，在澳大利亚的昆
士兰州,很多学校正在考虑通过安装机器人设备来帮助一些因严重疾病而不能上学的孩
子完成学业。
Robots help kids too sick for school
机器人帮助不能上学的孩子完成学业
重庆陈莉
题材 体裁 文章词数 建议用时
机器人 新闻报道 332 6分钟
1. verbally /'v3lb$li/ adv. 口头上 3. academic /%"k$'demlk/
2. prospect /'pralspekt/ $.前景； 成功的机会
When Ethan got seriously sick, he couldn't go
to school or see his mates and he even could barely
leave his bed. He thought people would forget
about him, but when he was in great sorrow, a robot
came to his rescue.
Ethan Waller was 15 when he developed a
terrible disease. His mother was scared that he
wouldn't graduate and she was deeply worried about
his future. "At the time when he was unwell, he
couldn't really read, so we had to finish his tasks verbally. Things were pretty terrible and we've had
a hard time. Honestly speaking, we didn't think he would graduate," Ms Waller recalled.
However, thanks to a robot from the MissingSchool foundation, the 18-year-old is now only two
subjects away from graduating. "The robot kept me connected to my friends and kept hopes of my fu­
ture alive. Without the robot, 1 probably would have failed at school and had