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今日主題：Teen Inventors Connect DVR to Your Zzzs / 少年發明出可在睡眠時連接錄像機的腕帶

洪欣老師推薦：托福聽力最好的課外教材：60-Second Science
康康精選托福會考的主題，堅持每天精聽一定會進步的哦!!

建議方法：
1. 先聽兩三遍 (不看文稿)
2. 再一句一句聽寫 (每句都要聽寫數遍，直到寫出85%以上的字)
3. 最後check文稿，看哪聽不出來，單字沒背過，還是發音不熟。
4. 堅持天天聽，就能每天進步哦。

MP3音檔 (按右鍵可下載聽)：喜歡的同學，幫忙推或按讚哦~~
http://online1.tingclass.net/voaspe/2015/20150114sa_tech.mp3

只有音檔怎夠，聽不懂地方，不用怕，康康幫你準備好中英文稿了：

中英文稿：
We'll be hearing a lot more about the so-called “Internet of things” in 2015. But what good are all these intelligent, network-connected appliances in your home if you can't easily control them?
2015年，我們將會聽到更多關於“物聯網”的消息。但如果不能輕易地操控它們，那家裡這些智能的、連網設備對你還有什麼好處可言?

\Fear not! A couple of teenagers at England's Manchester Creative Studio have developed a wristband that tracks your pulse—so it can turn on your TiVo box when you nod off, ensuring that you don't miss the rest of your show. The device can also trigger the TiVo to resume the program when it senses that you've woken up.
別擔心！英國曼徹斯特創意工作室的兩個少年發明了一個可追踪你脈搏的腕帶——它能在你打盹的時候，打開數位錄像盒，確保你不會錯過任何節目。當它感覺到你醒來時，該裝置還可以觸發錄像機使節目恢復播放。

The students built what they call the KipstR with support from Virgin Media, as part of the company's Switched on Futures initiative. Virgin Media customers will be able to try out the KipstR during the Christmas holiday.
作為該公司“開啟未來”創新合作項目的一部分，這兩個學生在維珍傳媒支持下研發了他們稱之為“KipstR”的腕帶。聖誕期間，維珍傳媒的客戶將能夠試用“KipstR”腕帶。

Beyond guaranteeing that you don't miss a moment of valuable television programming, such biometric gizmos someday might be able to sleep-control other aspects of your domestic Internet of things. Imagine the lights dimming and the thermostat lowering automatically when slip off to dreamland.
除了能確保你不會錯過一個有價值電視節目的任何一刻，這種生物識別裝置將來有可能從其它方面“睡眠控制”家中的“物聯網”設備。想像一下當你進入夢鄉時，燈光能夠自動調光、調溫器能夠自動降溫。

On second thought though, you might not want your Internet-enabled appliances to know when you are sleeping or know when you're awake. It's creepy enough that Santa Claus keeps track of your personal habits.
不過轉念一想，你可能並不想讓你的上網設備知道你什麼時候睡覺、什麼時候醒來。畢竟有聖誕老人一直跟踪你的個人習慣已經夠驚悚的了。