Day557-感谢VR给老人带来了色彩

VR is really for everyone, But it's magical for elders.虚拟现实技术的确是属于每个人的，但对老人来说简直如魔术一般。Last night we had a 93-year-old guest! When she came in she said she couldn't see much. We put a chair for her to sit on. She swam with the dolphins, and said “Wowie, it's just so beautiful. I want this over my headboard.”昨天晚上有一位93岁高龄的宾客到我们这里来。她进来的时候，说她看不清楚周围的东西。然后我们搬来一个椅子让她坐下，接着她在VR的世界里同海豚一起游来游去，说：“哇，简直太美啦，我想把它放到我的床板上。”Turns out she could see in VR.说明她可以在VR里边看见Then she experienced Google Earth for 45 minutes. Mostly street view of past homes, homes of loved ones. She directed us to where to 'drive around' (click) and gave us the history of the neighborhood.然后她在“谷歌地球”里边体验了45分钟。大多是街景，过去的家园，以及亲人的家园。她告诉我们“开去”（点击）哪里，然后给我们讲述邻里，街区的历史。“When I was a girl, that house on the corner was a brothel.”“当我还是个小女孩的时候，拐角处的那幢房子是家妓院。”Then, we went to Paris where she stared up at the Eiffel Tower completely frozen for two whole minutes.然后，我们带她去了“巴黎”，在那里，她抬头凝望着埃菲尔铁塔， 足足地惊叹了整整2分钟。Afterwards her grand daughter came back and said that at dinner her grandma cried saying, 'I haven't seen colors like that in years'.后来，她的孙女过来了，说吃晚饭时，她奶奶哭着说：“我已经好多年没见过这样的颜色了。”Language Focus语言焦点1. VR (=virtual Reality ) 虚拟现实技术Virtual /'vɜrtʃuə/（通过计算机软件，如在互联网上）模拟的，虚拟的made to appear to exist by the use of computer software, for example on the Interneteg. virtual library 虚拟图书馆2. Elder /'eldər/ 长者；长辈;老年人eg. Children must learn to respect their elders. 孩子应该学会尊敬长辈3. Headboard 床头板4. Turns out (=it turns out) 事实证明；结果是eg. If the day turns out wet we may have to change our plans. 万一下雨的话, 我们也许得改变计划5. Brothel 'brɑθ(ə)l 妓院；勾栏6. Stare up at 抬头凝视Stare /ster/盯着看；凝视；注视(to look at sb/sth for a long time)7. eg. It's rude to stare at a person. 盯着看人是不礼貌的。8. Eiffel /ˈaɪfə/ Tower 艾斐尔铁塔9. Frozen /ˈfrəʊz(ə)n/ 吓呆；惊呆(unable to move because of a strong emotion such as fear or horror)eg. She stared at him, frozen with shock. 她惊呆了，直瞪着他。