At Alibaba's futuristic hotel, robots deliver towels and mix cocktails 在阿里巴巴的未来酒店里,机器人为你递毛巾、调制鸡尾酒 补充词汇知识 deliver 运送,投递
mix 调配,配制
disc-shaped 扁圆形
drop off 放下
fresh 新的
a honeymoon suite 情侣度蜜月的套房 a presidential suite 总统套房 a private suite 私人套房
a suite of sth 一整套东西 a suite of office software 一套办公软件
drastically 巨大的,激烈的 英文释义: in a way that is likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect. Things have started to go drastically wrong. It drastically reduce the amount of time.
cut the cost lower the cost 降低成本
eliminate 消除,摆脱 英文释义:to remove or get rid of something elimination 消除,淘汰 a process of elimination their elimination from the competition
showcase 展现 showcase new talent showcase production skills
prowess 杰出的才能,高超的技艺 英文释义:great ability or skill academic prowess sporting prowess
experiment 试验,尝试 英文释义:a new idea that you try out to see what effect it has
consumer comfort levels 消费者的舒适程度
unmanned 无人操作的,自控的 an unmanned spacecraft an unmanned vehicle
softly-lit 光线柔和的 dimly lit 光线昏暗的
panel 用镶板镶嵌 panelled walls 镶板墙
bring to mind sth 让人想到某样东西
interior 某样东西的内部 英文释义:the inside part of something exterior 外面的,外部的
check in 办理入住手续;办理登机手续 check out 办理退房手续;结账离开
podium 讲台,指挥台 英文释义:a raised area on which a person stands when giving a speech or conducting an orchestra, etc. the winner's podium
as well as 也,还
ahead of time ahead of schedule 提前,提早
capsule 胶囊 英文释义: a small container capsule-shaped
via 通过
separate 单独的,独立的 英文释义:existing independently
charge 收费,费用 free of charge 免费的 admission charge 入场费
specify 具体说明
chef 主厨,大厨 英文释义:head of the kitchen head chef sous-chef
assist with help with 帮助
conventional check-in procedures 传统登记入住手续
unwilling to do sth 不情愿做某事
electronic key cards 电子房卡
长难句解析 Formally opened to the public last month, the 290-room FlyZoo is an incubator for technology Alibaba wants to sell to the hotel industry in the future and an opportunity to showcase its prowess in artificial intelligence.
菲住布渴拥有 290 个房间,于上个月正式向公众开放,它是阿巴巴未来向酒店业出售的技术的孵化器,也是展示其超凡人工智能技术的机会。
这句话的主干部分是“FlyZoo is an incubator for... and an opportunity to...”前半句是对 FlyZoo 的补充说明,交代了菲住布渴正式对公众开放的时间,因为这是一篇今年 1 月份来自路透社的新闻,所以这里说的 last month 就是 2018 年的 12 月,the 290-room FlyZoo is an incubator , incubator 是动词 incubate 的派生词,incubate 指的是“孵化”,所以 incubator 就是“孵化器”的意思,在新闻中是一种比喻的用法,表示对新生事物的培育和支持。这个孵化器孵化的是, technology Alibaba wants to sell to the hotel industry in the future,阿里巴巴希望在未来向酒店业出售的技术。不仅如此,这家酒店还是 an opportunity to showcase its prowess in artificial intelligence,动词showcase有“展现”的意思,一般来说这个词用来表示展现好的一面,例如“展示新的才能” showcase new talent,“展示制作技术” showcase production skills 等等,这里的 its 指代的是阿里巴巴集团,而prowess 指的是 great ability or skill,杰出的才能,或高超的技艺,它是一个不可数名词。比如在学术上的杰出才能,可以说成 academic prowess,在体育上的高超技艺,就是 sporting prowess。prowess in artificial intelligence,就是在人工智能上取得的成就。 学习资源 推荐的查音标网站:https://www.(牛津学习者词典) 文化补充 the interiors of Hollywood spaceships 好莱坞电影里的飞船内部 
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