美国有线新闻 CNN 2016-7-09

 

AZUZ: A 14-year-old from Kentucky holds the Guinness World Record for solving a Rubik`s cube¹. He lined up all the colors on the three-by-three block in less than five seconds.

来自肯塔基州的一名14岁的少年卢卡斯（Lucas Etter），他荣获一项吉尼斯世界纪录的头衔——破解魔术方块。他只用4.9秒就破解3x3x3的魔术方块。

Well, this robot is a little faster. It gets the job done in just over one second, using a computer application, several cameras, some stepper motors and some 3D printed robot arms to position the cube. Its builders say they created a puzzle-solving machine worthy² of a new world record.

机器人速度要更快一点。短短一秒钟就可以完成任务。通过使用计算机应用程序、一些摄像头、几组步进电机和3D打印的框架机器人手臂来操纵魔方。这个魔方机器人的建造者表示他们创造了一台破解魔方处理机器，值得荣获一项新的吉尼斯世界纪录。

If they made it more complicated³, it could be a Rubik`s Goldberg machine, only if you folks are going to get that, like those who can really solve a Rubik`s cube. It`s a mental block, a square deal, a challenge measured in cubits.

如果他们将它制作的更加复杂，它就会成为一个鲁比克魔方戈德堡机械，你们只有做到这个，就像那些真正能破解魔术方块的人一样。这是一种心理障碍、一场公平交易、以肘来衡量的一个挑战。

Still, puns about it always make for a colorful conclusion to CNN STUDENT NEWS. We hope to see you tomorrow. I`m Carl Azuz.

同样，双关语总会带来五彩缤纷的结局，CNN学生新闻，明天见，我是卡尔阿祖。

1 cube   

n.立方体，立方形；立方；vt.使自乘两次

参考例句：

• The cube of 3 is 27.3的立方是27。
• A cube has six sides.立方体有6个面。

2 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

3 complicated   

adj.错综复杂的，麻烦的，结构复杂的

参考例句：

• The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。
• This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。