机器人The Robot

New words

• 研究yánjiū — to research, study; research
• 开发kāifā — to develop (a product)
• 实验shíyàn — experiment, test
• 发明fāmíng — to invent; invention
• 机器jīqì — machine
• 工程师gōngchéngshī — engineer

The story

大卫：小周，欢迎！听说你现在是工程师了！Xiaozhou, welcome! I hear you're an engineer now!

小周：对！张经理说，作为工程师，我要研究猫。Yes! Manager Zhang says that as an engineer, I have to study cats.

小雨：研究猫？怎么研究？Study cats? How?

小周：首先，研究猫喜欢什么。其次，开发一个机器人。First, research what cats like. Second, develop a robot.

大卫：机器人？就是那个会自己跑的玩具？A robot? You mean the toy that runs around by itself?

小周：对！今天，你们家就是我的实验室。Right! Today, your home is my lab.

小雨：包子不会帮你做实验的。他只会睡觉。Baozi won't help with your experiments. All he does is sleep.

大卫：他现在是演员了，只演睡觉的猫。He's an actor now. He only plays sleeping cats.

Opening the lesson…