英语听力文摘 English Digest 53、2008年科技大预测

　　What's in store for tech fans in 2008? Plenty. Technology buffs can look forward to products that are better, faster and less expensive than those we rely upon today.
The iPhone may have been the biggest tech product rollout of 2007, but that doesn't mean Apple's cell phone was without flaws. What will Apple improve with 2008's iPhone 2.0? How about adding GPS, 3G, a higher- resolution camera, and some perks¹ that make it appealing to the corporate² crowd, including operability with more wireless³ carriers?
Meanwhile, with initiatives such as Energy Star, the tech industry has been in the process of going green for some time. But the movement is just now picking up steam. With computers draining a good bit of the world's energy resources, expect 2008 to be the year that everyone from computer system manufacturers to power strip companies will roll out products that boast lower energy consumption than ever before.
Finally, while Sony and Microsoft were busy pumping up the graphics⁴ prowess of their consoles, Nintendo wowed the game-playing crowd in 2007 with the Wii, a virtual-reality device that gets players up off the couch and moving around. Expect the other console makers⁵ to trot⁶ out their own form of interactive⁷ game play in 2008. The success of the Wii will not go unchallenged, but Nintendo can take a bow for moving computer-based game play in a new direction.
buff  (n.)   迷；爱好者
rollout  (n.)   首次公开；首次展示
resolution  (n.)   解析度
initiative  (n.)   诱因；率先
to pick up steam   加速进行；如火如荼展开
consumption  (n.)   消费；消耗
to pump up   增加；强化
prowess  (n.)   技能；能力
to trot out   展示；揭露
interactive  (adj.)   互动的；相互作用的

1 perks   

额外津贴，附带福利，外快( perk的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance. 公司给予的额外待遇包括一辆汽车和免费健康保险。
• Are there any perks that go with your job? 你的工作有什么津贴吗？

2 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

3 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

4 graphics   

n.制图法，制图学；图形显示

参考例句：

• You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
• Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。

5 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 trot   

n.疾走，慢跑；n.老太婆；现成译本；(复数）trots:腹泻（与the 连用）；v.小跑，快步走，赶紧

参考例句：

• They passed me at a trot.他们从我身边快步走过。
• The horse broke into a brisk trot.马突然快步小跑起来。

7 interactive   

adj.相互作用的，互相影响的，（电脑）交互的

参考例句：

• The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups.这种心理治疗是在互动的小组之间进行的。
• This will make videogames more interactive than ever.这将使电子游戏的互动性更胜以往。