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Mind-reading machine helps man walk again 讀腦機(jī)械裝置讓癱瘓者再次行走

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有關(guān) “technology（科技）” 的詞匯

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How did Thibault practise using the brain implants?

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It's a small step for Thibault, but could this be a giant leap in paralysis?

雖然這對(duì)蒂博來說是一小步，但對(duì)治療癱瘓來說會(huì)不會(huì)是一大步？

Thibault's arms and legs were paralysed after a fall damaged his spinal cord four years ago.

蒂博四年前在一次跌倒意外后脊髓受損，導(dǎo)致四肢癱瘓。

But when he's strapped into this robotic suit, he can use his thoughts to move again.

但當(dāng)他穿上這套機(jī)器人服裝時(shí)，便可通過思想來控制四肢再次移動(dòng)。

He told me learning to walk came quite quickly, but using the exoskeleton to precisely bend and stretch his arms or rotate his wrists took much longer.

他告訴我學(xué)走路很快，但用機(jī)械外骨骼精準(zhǔn)地伸屈手臂或扭動(dòng)手腕則用了更長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間。

So how does the exoskeleton work? Well, first Thibault has implants resting on the surface of his brain. They are reading his thoughts, his brain activity, his brainwaves, and they are being beamed to a computer. Now, the computer has to rapidly digest that information and transform that brain activity into instructions, which are sent to the exoskeleton. From thought to movement, it takes less than a third of a second.`

機(jī)械外骨骼的工作原理是什么？首先，在蒂博的大腦表面上植入設(shè)備，讀取他的想法、大腦活動(dòng)和大腦信號(hào)，這些信息被傳送到一臺(tái)電腦上。接著，電腦需快速消化這些信息，并將大腦活動(dòng)轉(zhuǎn)換成指令，發(fā)送給機(jī)械外骨骼。從思想轉(zhuǎn)換成運(yùn)動(dòng)，只需要不到三分之一秒。

Thibault first used his brain implants to control a computer game before trying the exoskeleton.

在嘗試機(jī)械外骨骼前，蒂博最初曾使用大腦植入設(shè)備控制一款電子游戲。

Now the French researchers plan to test the technology on three more patients.

現(xiàn)在，法國研究人員計(jì)劃在另外三位患者身上測(cè)試這項(xiàng)技術(shù)。

This experimental exoskeleton is not going to become widely available soon. If you look, Thibault is attached to the ceiling to stop him falling over. It means the exoskeleton can't be used outside the laboratory. And this kit is also too expensive for most of the world to benefit. But this is still a breakthrough and shows the potential of technology to transform lives.

這種實(shí)驗(yàn)性的機(jī)械外骨骼不會(huì)很快普及開來。仔細(xì)看就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，蒂博與天花板相連，以防止他跌倒。這意味著機(jī)械外骨骼不能在實(shí)驗(yàn)室以外的地方使用。而且這套裝備過于昂貴，無法造福大多數(shù)國家的患者。但這仍是一項(xiàng)重要的突破，顯示出了科技改變?nèi)松臐摿Α?

詞匯

robotic 機(jī)器人的，機(jī)器人似的

exoskeleton 機(jī)械外骨骼

implants 植入人體的設(shè)備，植入物

beamed （信號(hào)）被發(fā)射

kit 裝備

問題答案       

Thibault practised using the brain implants by controlling a computer game.