英语新闻听写 亚马逊推出儿童版Echo Dot智能音箱

A new Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition is launching today in the US.

今天，新款亚马逊儿童版Echo Dot在美国推出。

Retailing¹ for $79.99, it is considerably² more expensive than a standard Echo Dot.

零售价为79.99美元，它比标准的Echo Dot要贵很多。

However, it does come with some unique, kid-friendly perks³, including a two-year warranty⁴, colorful rubber cases, and a year's subscription⁵ to FreeTime, Amazon's parental⁶ control feature.

然而，它有着一些独特的、适合孩子的福利，包括两年的保修期，彩色的橡胶外壳和一年FreeTime的会员、亚马逊家长控制功能。

One more cool new feature: Alexa will now listen for the word "please," and praise kids for asking questions nicely.

它还有一个很棒的新功能：Alexa现在会注意听“请”这个单词并表扬孩子们有礼貌地问问题。

1 retailing   

n.零售业v.零售(retail的现在分词)

参考例句：

• career opportunities in retailing 零售业的职业机会
• He is fond of retailing the news. 他喜欢传播消息。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 considerably   

adv.极大地；相当大地；在很大程度上

参考例句：

• The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
• The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。

3 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？

4 warranty   

n.担保书，证书，保单

参考例句：

• This warranty is good for one year after the date of the purchase of the product.本保证书自购置此产品之日起有效期为一年。
• As your guarantor,we have signed a warranty to the bank.作为你们的担保人，我们已经向银行开出了担保书。

5 subscription   

n.预订，预订费，亲笔签名，调配法，下标（处方）

参考例句：

• We paid a subscription of 5 pounds yearly.我们按年度缴纳5英镑的订阅费。
• Subscription selling bloomed splendidly.订阅销售量激增。

6 parental   

adj.父母的；父的；母的

参考例句：

• He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
• Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。