Vocabulary Preparation:
enthusiast n. someone who is very interested in a particular activity or subject 爱好者
eye-opening adj. surprising and showing you something that you did not already know 大开眼界的；有启发性的
distortion n. an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce agood image 扭曲；变形
drop n. a distance from a higher point down to the ground or to a lower point 落差
cofounder n. a partner who establishes a business, organization, school, etc. together共同创办人；共同创始人
Notes:
CES, also The International CES, the acronym of ConsumerElectronics Show, is a majortechnology-related trade show held each January in the Las Vegas ConventionCenter, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Not open to the public, the ConsumerElectronics Association-sponsored show typically hosts previews of products andnew product announcements. 国际消费电子展（全球规模最大的消费科技产品交易会之一）
Las Vegas / lAs5veIgEs / is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is aninternationally renowned major resort city known primarily for gambling,shopping, fine dining, and nightlife. 拉斯维加斯（美国内华达州最大的城市）
LG (Corporation)isthe 4th-largest multinational conglomerate corporation of its kind in South Korea. LG makes electronics, chemicals, and telecom products and operates subsidiaries such as LG Electronics, Zenith, LGDisplay, LGTelecom and LGChem in over 80 countries. 韩国LG集团
tablet computer, or simply tablet, is a mobilecomputer with display, circuitry and battery in a single unit. 平板电脑
Lenovo (Group Limited) is a Chinese multinational technology firm with headquarters in Beijing, China, and Morrisville, North Carolina, United States. It sells personal computers, tablet computers, smartphones, workstations, servers, electronic storage devices,IT management software and smarttelevisions. 联想集团
Panasonic (Corporation) is a Japanese multinational electronics corporation headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan. In addition to electronics, it offers non-electronic productsand services such as home renovation services. 松下电器（日本著名电子产品制造商）
The HapiFork is an electronic fork produced by Hapi Labs that monitorspeople’s eating habits. It alerts the eater with the help of indicator lightsand gentle vibrations when he is eating too much, too fast. HAPI智能电子餐叉（可用于监视和追踪用户饮食习惯）
Hapi Labsis a company which aimsat helping individuals in the 21st century take control of their health andfitness. Its mission is to provide individuals worldwide the right tools to monitorand manage their personal healthand fitness data in order to improve. 法国HAPIlabs公司
iBitz is a fitnesstracker that keeps track of how active a child is, and lets the child earnaccess to new levels in a favorite video game, or time in front of the television based on howactive they've been during the day. iBitz计步器（一款面向儿童的计步器）
The Tamagotchi is a handheld digitalpet, created in Japan. MostTamagotchis are housed in a small egg-shaped computer with an interface usuallyconsisting of three buttons, although the number of buttons may vary. 电子宠物鸡
GeoPalz is created by Rich Schmelzer in Boulder,Colorado, which designed the first decorative pedometers for kids and onlinerewards system. The fitness tracking system released by Geo Palz can help kids promotetheir physical activity. GeoPalz公司
Exercise:Listen to the news report and choose the best answer to the followingquestions.
1. What’s themain theme of the news?
A. CES 2013 was held at Las Vegas.
B. The future of the technology is all about bigger, better and more connected.
C. The technology enthusiasts gathered by the thousands for CES 2013.
D. TVs will be bigger and better in the future.
2. Accordingto LG's Katie Krauss, what’s the tendency of today’s technology?
A. It is becoming all about the convenience of being constantly connected.
B. It is allowing the consumers to live withoutboundaries.
C. It is allowing the consumers to do things ona smartphone.
D. It is preventing humans from losing controlof the high-tech products.
3. What can the new refrigerator do according tothe report?
Sendinga shopping list to your phone.
Gettingdiscounts and planning the meal.
Tellingthe stove to start cooking.
Allof the above.
4. What can Hapi Fork tell you?
A. Whether you are eating too much and too fast
B. Whether you are eating nutritious food
C. Whether you are eating too little and too slow
D. Whether you are eating junk food.
5. According to the report, what’s iBitz for?
A. Tomake the kids addicted to technology
B. Tomake the kids play Tamagotchi
C. Toget the kids moving
D. Toprevent the kids from being addicted to technology.
