微软小冰入职东方卫视当主播!

 　　There's a new meteorologist on Dragon TV.

　　东方卫视日前起用了一位新的气象预报员。

　　The newbie takes no vacations or holidays. She's never late to work and never stumbles on air. Of course, it's easy to be the star employee when you're really a robot.

　　这位新员工不会休假或者拥有假期。她也从不迟到，从不会犯错。当然，当你真的是一个机器人的时候，你很容易能够成为明星员工。

　　When the anchor on "Morning News" needs a weather report, he introduces Xiaoice, a computer program that delivers the forecast with a female voice.

　　当东方卫视的《看东方》节目需要插播天气预报时，主持人向观众介绍了小冰。她是一款计算机程序，可以用女性的声音播报天气。

　　微软小冰入职东方卫视当主播!

　　TV viewers are shown a shot of an empty TV studio, while weather graphics¹ on a screen augment² Xiaoice's forecast. Xiaoice will even remind viewers to bundle up when it's cold, and cautions against outdoor exercise when the air quality is bad.

　　电视观众看到的画面是空无一人的直播间，屏幕上显示着配合小冰播报的天气图表。小冰还会在天气冷时提醒观众多穿点，在空气质量差时告诫观众少进行户外运动。

　　Xiaoice originated as a creation of Microsoft's artificial intelligence team in China. Xiaoice's television appearances began in December, in a deal with Microsoft that Dragon TV called a one-year internship³ for Xiaoice.

　　小冰是由中国的微软人工智能团队研发的。她是在12月份开始在电视上出现的，在与微软的协议中，东方卫视同意为小冰提供为期一年的实习。

　　The chatbot could get an expanded role on Dragon TV as a commentator⁴ on news features or on an entertainment talk show.

　　据悉，这款聊天机器人有可能在东方卫视发挥更大的作用，比如担任新闻节目或娱乐脱口秀的评论员。

1 graphics   

n.制图法，制图学；图形显示

参考例句：

• You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
• Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。

2 augment   

vt.(使)增大，增加，增长，扩张

参考例句：

• They hit upon another idea to augment their income.他们又想出一个增加收入的办法。
• The government's first concern was to augment the army and auxiliary forces.政府首先关心的是增强军队和辅助的力量。

3 internship   

n.实习医师，实习医师期

参考例句：

• an internship at a television station 在电视台的实习期
• a summer internship with a small stipend 薪水微薄的暑期实习

4 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。