Lost in our world
迷失在我们的世界里
can not even pick up a chess piece
甚至不能捡起一个棋子
Robots are klutzes .
机器人是笨蛋。
one-year-old human babies
一岁大的人类婴儿
have better movement skills
拥有更好的运动技能
drop our pencil
掉铅笔
look at its distance
观察它的距离
move our hands to it
把手伸向它
Calculating the distance is not easy.
计算距离并不容易。
Robots can not easily understand this either.
机器人也不容易理解这一点。
probably roll it around the room
很可能会把它在房间里滚来滚去
drops you in a building
把你扔进一栋楼里
might feel a bit lost
可能会觉得有点失落
will not get stuck in a corner
不会被困在角落里
look everywhere for a door, even on ceilings and floors到处找门，甚至在天花板和地板上也是如此
Because of common sense, we do not look for doors on the ceiling.
基于常识，我们不在天花板上找门。
feel whether it has coffee inside
感觉里面是否有咖啡
turn the cup upside down
把杯子倒过来
have tried teaching robots common-sense rules已经试过教机器人常识规则
even huge data bases don't help much
即使是庞大的数据库也没有多大帮助
Choose the answer:
1.What do robot scientists say about robots?
机器人科学家对机器人有什么看法？
They can't move as freely as 1-year-old human babies.
它们不能像1岁的人类婴儿那样自由活动。
A. They can pick up a chess piece quickly.
他们可以很快地拿起一颗国际象棋棋子。
B. They learn movement skills from human babies.
他们从人类婴儿那里学习动作技能。
C. They are smarter than 1-year-old human babies.
他们比1岁的人类婴儿更聪明。
2. What might happen when a robot tries to pick up a pencil?
当机器人试图捡起一支铅笔时可能会发生什么？
It might roll the pencil around the room.
它可能会把铅笔在房间里滚来滚去。
A. Its brain might stop working.
它的大脑可能会停止工作。
B. It might not find the pencil.
它可能找不到铅笔。
C. lt might stop to watch the pencil roll.
它可能会停下来看卷铅笔。
3.To find a door, a robot will
为了找到一扇门，机器人会
look everywhere, even on the ceilings
到处找，甚至在天花板上找。
A. stay in a corner
待在角落里
B. drop itself in a building
自己掉进一栋楼里
D. first think about what the door might lead to
首先想一想这扇门可能通向什么地方
4. Why might a robot hold the hot part of a cup?
为什么机器人可以拿着杯子的热部分呢？
Because it doesn't have common sense.
因为它没有常识。
B. Because it cannot find the handle.
因为它找不到手柄。
C. Because it doesn't want to break it.
因为它不想打破它。
D. Because it is strong enough.
因为它足够结实。
5. What can we learn from the story?
我们能从这个报道中学到什么？
Robots have trouble understanding our world.
机器人很难理解我们的世界。
A. Robots are not helpful at all.
机器人一点帮助都没有。
B. Robots are good at training themselves.
机器人擅长自我训练。
C. Robots don't follow human orders.
机器人不服从人类的命令。
