地道美語聽力播客862：擬境

Tatiana: Why are you wearing those funny goggles?

狄安娜：你為什么戴著有趣的蛤蟆鏡呢

Moustafa: I’m trying out a new kind of virtual reality.

慕斯卡：我嘗試一種新的虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)

Tatiana: You mean like flight simulators?

狄安娜：你的意思是就像飛機(jī)模型

Moustafa: This is much more sophisticated. This system creates a complete sensory experience. I can see, hear, feel, and nearly taste this 3-D simulation.

慕斯卡：是的，這是非常先進(jìn)的，這種系統(tǒng)創(chuàng)造全新的視覺體驗(yàn)。我通過這種3D眼鏡能夠看到，聽到，感覺到，甚至能夠吃到呢

Tatiana: I don’t see how it can do that.

狄安娜：我不知道那樣怎么做

Moustafa: With the help of these goggles and headphones, this computer program recreates what it’s like to actually be in a particular place, at a particular time. It even allows me to interact with different people and things.

慕斯卡：利用這些眼鏡和耳麥，這臺(tái)電腦程序在特定地方、特定時(shí)間再現(xiàn)事物真實(shí)的一面，它甚至可以讓我和不同的人和事進(jìn)行交流

Tatiana: I can see how that would be useful for gaming, but...

狄安娜：我知道這種在游戲中的用處，但是。。

Moustafa: It’s not only for gaming. It’s useful for a host of other things, including relaxation. For instance, right now I’m experiencing what it’s like to be outdoors with the sun shining and the birds chirping.

慕斯卡：這不僅僅是游戲中用的，它對許多事物都有用，包括放松身心。比如，我正在體驗(yàn)在戶外曬太陽浴和聽鳥鳴的感覺

Tatiana: If you open the door, you’ll see that the sun is shining and the birds are chirping.

狄安娜：如果你開開門，你就能曬到太陽。聽到鳥叫了

Moustafa: Yes, but with virtual reality, I may never have to get out of this chair again. Now isn’t that progress?

慕斯卡：是的，但是有了虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)戶，我有可能不用起來，走出戶外了。這不是一種進(jìn)步嗎