新产品的功能The Gadget

New words

• 设计shèjì — to design; design
• 功能gōngnéng — function, feature
• 技术jìshù — technology; skill
• 使用shǐyòng — to use
• 说明shuōmíng — to explain; instructions

The story

张经理：这是我们的新产品：聪明碗。今天讨论它的设计。This is our new product: the Smart Bowl. Today we're discussing its design.

小林：聪明碗？碗怎么会聪明？Smart Bowl? How can a bowl be smart?

张经理：小周，你来说明一下。Xiaozhou, you explain.

小周：好的！聪明碗是我设计的。它一共有二十个功能！OK! I designed the Smart Bowl. It has twenty features in total!

大卫：二十个？一个碗，需要二十个功能吗？Twenty? Does a bowl need twenty features?

小周：需要！第一个功能：碗上有相机。你在单位，也能看到你的猫。It does! Feature one: there's a camera on the bowl. Even at work, you can see your cat.

大卫：太好了！我在教室上课的时候，也能看包子！Great! Even when I'm teaching in the classroom, I can watch Baozi!

小周：第二个功能：它能放音乐。第三个功能：它会说话。Feature two: it plays music. Feature three: it talks.

Opening the lesson…