访谈录[Interview]2007-10-17:你会和机器人结婚吗?

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By the year 2050,humans will fall in love with the robots .It says here at Science. It's specificly the science of a Dutch researcher who claims the robots are becoming so human-like that it's only a matter of time apparently¹ 2050 before we humans become attractive to them. Getting all googly eyed over them,and eventually walking down the aisles² with machines. Debates have no doubt begun ,could robots actually be fulfilling like partners .here with us now is relationship expert and author ,Dr. Scott Kudia.,

Scott,forgive me for calling BS on this one . but that is what you feels like, doesn't it?

I think it feels a lot like BS,absolutely.

I guess one of the theories is, and I had to read deep into this to find anything redeeming³. but ,but dig down in the informantion here from the scientists by the way is maybe someday pedophiles and child molestors and other people who have perversions⁴ would be able to be hooked up with robots so they can do their thing in jail and not hurt anybody, which also sounds preposterous⁵ but I mean it is there.

That's disturbing, isn't it?
I Wouldn't go so far as, I mean, sounds it is trying to say it'll be cathodic for them when they leave children alone. but the problem is they don't want control over machines. they want to control over humans,you can't replace that human side of people and that's what is more disturbing than anyting that they're gonna, they would even think of a replace of, even placating⁶ pedophiles or rapists. It's about control, it's not about sex for them.

You know when we first are talking about this in the morning meeting, I ,I was thinking of Lindsay Wagner, you know, back in the day, the bionic woman , well, I mean she wasn't , she wasn't maybe tailor-made, but she was sort of robotic. I guess one of the things that the scientist points to is how men try to create the perfect woman all out step for wise, and it's not as if women don't try to change us, I mean the moment ,the moment they got you ,then they want to make you into somebody else. it's kinda like a bad television executive.

Yeah, well, but women,see women are improvers, women like other process oriented so they want to improve the relationship themselves with men. Guys are goal-oriented, so once they get their goal they are done.That is why most guys just sit in the relationship and they get their girl and they are done.

Right, that they need to eat more trans-fats and drink more beer because there she is.

Brilliant. Yeah. and if it's just stuff for the wife, what she is gonna say: honey, go out and play golf all day, watch the sports, you guys, and come home and have sex with me whenever you want and only find me if you're hungry or want sex and I 'll be happy with that.
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Wow, well, are you, is that possible you never know the robots might become all the, all the, all the flesh you know?

Well, What do you do at the end of the day? You plug her in next to your prius, before you go to sleep with

I don't know, at least next to the Blackberry, I'd keep it close to the room.

Hey, Doctor, great to see you, Ah, very very good luck, I guess, relationship specialist and author of "If this is love , why am I unhappy?"

A very good question, good to see you !

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pedophile: An adult who is sexually attracted to a child or children.

placate⁷: To allay⁸ the anger of, especially by making concessions⁹.

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 aisles   

n. (席位间的)通道, 侧廊

参考例句：

• Aisles were added to the original Saxon building in the Norman period. 在诺曼时期，原来的萨克森风格的建筑物都增添了走廊。
• They walked about the Abbey aisles, and presently sat down. 他们走到大教堂的走廊附近，并且很快就坐了下来。

3 redeeming   

补偿的，弥补的

参考例句：

• I found him thoroughly unpleasant, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. 我觉得他一点也不讨人喜欢，没有任何可取之处。
• The sole redeeming feature of this job is the salary. 这份工作唯其薪水尚可弥补一切之不足。

4 perversions   

n.歪曲( perversion的名词复数 )；变坏；变态心理

参考例句：

• Many practices commonly regarded as perversions were widespread. 许多通常认为是性变态的行为的做法实际上是广泛存在的。 来自辞典例句

5 preposterous   

adj.荒谬的，可笑的

参考例句：

• The whole idea was preposterous.整个想法都荒唐透顶。
• It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon.用茶匙铲煤是荒谬的。

6 placating   

v.安抚，抚慰，使平静( placate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She pulled her face into a placating and childlike expression. 于是她装出一副稚气的想要和解的样子来。 来自飘（部分）
• Uncle Peter's voice came as from a far distance, plaintive, placating. 彼得大叔这时说话了，他的声音犹如自一个遥远的地方起来，既带有哀愁又给人以安慰。 来自飘（部分）

7 placate   

v.抚慰，平息(愤怒)

参考例句：

• He never attempts to placate his enemy.他从不企图与敌人和解。
• Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人。

8 allay   

v.消除，减轻(恐惧、怀疑等)

参考例句：

• The police tried to allay her fears but failed.警察力图减轻她的恐惧，但是没有收到什么效果。
• They are trying to allay public fears about the spread of the disease.他们正竭力减轻公众对这种疾病传播的恐惧。

9 concessions   

n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权

参考例句：

• The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
• The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。