2017考研英語閱讀：機器僧誦經賣萌傳播佛法

考研英語來源：新東方網整理 2016-04-13　

New-age robot offers centuries-old wisdom in Beijing temple

機器僧：誦經賣萌傳播佛法

A robot named "Xian’er" makes its debut at Guangzhou Animation Festival in Guangzhou, capital of South China’s Guangdong province, Oct 4, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

“賢二機器僧”在廣東省省會城市廣州的廣州動漫節上首次正式亮相(2015年10月3日，圖片來自新華網)

Standing about 60-cm-tall and dressed in a yellow rob, Xian’er, a cute-looking robot that resembles a Buddhist monk, has become an internet celebrity as it is able to sense its surroundings and answer questions about Buddhism at Beijing’s Longquan Temple.

賢二身高約60厘米，身著黃色羅布僧袍，像個和尚，看起來十分可愛。在北京龍泉寺，因為他能感知他周圍的環境并且回答與佛教有關的問題，迅速在網上走紅。

"Who are you?" "How old are you?" Let me ask my master"..., the chatty robot can answer simple questions and interact with the surroundings, and also chant and play Buddhist music, the Beijing News reported on Thursday.

“你是誰?”“你多大了?” “讓我問問我的主人”……，據星期四《新京報》的報道稱，這個會聊天的機器人可以回答一些簡單的問題，并且和周遭環境互相影響，還能吟唱和演奏佛教音樂。

The cute pudgy monk, developed by Longquan Temple in October last year, is the protagonist of cartoon series "Trouble, you seek for yourself" published by the Temple.

這個可愛的胖和尚是在去年十月由龍泉寺研發出來，人物原型是由龍泉寺出版的動漫書《麻煩都是自找的》里的主人公。

"We just want to take a modern approach to promote Buddhism," said Master Xianfan, the creator of the cartoon novice monk

“我們只是想采取一種現代化的方式來傳播佛法”，這個卡通小和尚的原型創作者賢帆法師說到。

"To differentiate from the cartoon images from Japan and Western countries, we used the traditional Chinese painting as the cultural symbol," Xianfan said.

“為了與日本和西方國家的卡通形象相區別，我們采用傳統的國畫手法作為文化的象征”，賢帆法師說到。

The robot is so cute that many visitors want to buy one, but Xianfan said there is only one such robot monk there and the temple has no plans to commercialize it.

因為這個機器人實在太呆萌了，好多參觀的游客都想買一個，但是賢帆法師說這樣的機器人只有一個，而且寺廟沒有將其商業化的打算。

In order to better promote Buddhism among the growing number of tech-savvy young Chinese, Longquan Temple has launched various new ways to combine traditional Buddhism with modern technologies.

中國精通科技的年輕人越來越多，為了將更好地向他們傳播佛法，龍泉寺已經開始著手進行各種新項目將傳統的佛教與現代科技相結合。

Comic books, animation, music video, micro films, also virtual reality, which features the cartoon character Xian’er, are all used by the animation group to disperse Buddhist wisdom to more people.

動漫組還通過所有以卡通人物“賢二”為主角的漫畫書、動漫、音樂視頻、微電影，還有虛擬現實技術向更多的人民大眾傳布佛教智慧。

According to the report, Xian’er even has its own account on Weibo, and messaging app Wechat, to interact with its fans through simple conversations.

據報道，“賢二”甚至還有它自己的微博和微信賬號，可以通過它們進行一些簡單的交流和粉絲互動。

"Xian’er is the first generation of robot monk," Xianfan said. "We are planning the development of second generation of robot monk, which will be more intelligent," he added.

“賢二是第一代機器僧，”賢帆法師說，“我們正在計劃第二代機器僧的研發，它將更加智能”他補充說到。

Sparkling conversation with Xian’er robot

以下是與“賢二”的愉快對話

Reporter: Why do they call you Xian’er? Xian’er: My master gave me this name.

記者：你為什么叫賢二?賢二：我師父給我起的。

Reporter: Who is your master?Xian’er: My master is my master.

記者：你師父是誰呀?賢二：我師父就是我師父啊。

Reporter: What you will eat today?Xian’er: Will a duck swim? Robot never eat!

記者：你今天吃什么?賢二：機器人不用吃飯，這還用問嗎?

Reporter: Will the stock market go up today?Xian’er: How do you want me to answer this?

記者：今天的股票會漲嗎?賢二：這個問題我怎么回答得了。

Reporter: What will you do if you were caught in traffic?Xian’er: Good time for chanting.