三星公司确认Bixby语音助手推迟上线

 　　Samsung has confirmed that its much-anticipated answer to Apple's Siri will be delayed.

　　近日，三星公司证实，其备受期待的、应对苹果Siri的语音助手将推迟发布。

　　The Bixby voice-powered assistant was unveiled at a special event last month and was meant to debut¹ on the South Korean giant's new flagship devices.

　　三星方面在上个月的一场特别活动中公布了这款Bixby语音助手，并预计将和三星最新旗舰设备同步推出。

　　But the Galaxy² S8 and S8 Plus will now ship without voice control for Bixby.

　　但现在的消息是，三星Galaxy S8和S8 Plus将不会搭载Bixby了。

　　三星公司确认Bixby语音助手推迟上线

　　However, Google's voice assistant, which is now a standard part of the Android operating system, will be available.

　　不过现在已经成为安卓系统标配的谷歌语音助手将可以使用。

　　The full Bixby will be made available as an update later this spring, Samsung said.

　　三星公司称，完整的Bixby语音系统将会在今年春天晚些时候才能使用。

　　It did not give a reason why, but early tests - by the BBC and others - suggested the software was lacking in the days ahead of its launch.

　　虽然三星并未给出推迟的原因，不过之前由BBC和其他公司进行的测试的结果显示，软件在发布前仍有不足。

1 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

2 galaxy   

n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)

参考例句：

• The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
• The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。