英语新闻听写 沃尔玛会用机器人代替人类员工么

People at Walmart work hard to keep their shelves stocked, so the company decided¹ to get a little technical help.

沃尔玛员工因货架备货而忙的焦头烂额，因此公司决定借助一些科技手段。

A new robotic inventory² specialist can now be found on the retail³ floor of Walmart's in select States.

现在你可以在沃尔玛某些店面的零售货架前看到一款新的机器人库存专家。

Two feet tall with an extension mast, it uses an array of sensors⁴ to perform its tasks.

这种机器人两英尺高并配有套管式天线杆，它们利用传感器阵列执行任务。

The bot can be seen rolling slowly down an aisle⁵ to scan the shelves and confirm issues like blink spots, mislabeled price tags and missing items.

你可以看到机器人在走道内缓慢滚动以扫描货架并确认其中问题，如闪烁盲点、标错的价格标签以及商品遗漏。

It's been clarified that these bots aren't meant to replace human employees

沃尔玛已澄清这些机器人并不会取代人类员工

but rather to give associates more time to do the things people are better suited to, like helping⁶ customers.

而是为了给予员工更多时间去做那些更适合人类完成的事情，比如，帮助客户。

Walmart Stores in California, Pennsylvania and Arkansas are currently equipped with the bots.

加利福尼亚、宾夕法尼亚以及阿肯色州的沃尔玛目前已配有这种机器人。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 inventory   

n.详细目录，存货清单

参考例句：

• Some stores inventory their stock once a week.有些商店每周清点存货一次。
• We will need to call on our supplier to get more inventory.我们必须请供应商送来更多存货。

3 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

4 sensors   

n.传感器，灵敏元件( sensor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were more than 2000 sensors here. 这里装有两千多个灵敏元件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Significant changes have been noted where sensors were exposed to trichloride. 当传感器暴露在三氯化物中时，有很大变化。 来自辞典例句

5 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。