CNN 2012-01-17

 So,ohs apply to pretty much all of the products on display at the International Consumer Electronic Show.The CES convention is happening this week in Las Vegas,Nevada.It's usually a big draw in the tech world,but some folks are starting to question the convention's importance.Den¹ gives us a preview of this year's event.We're in the heart of the convention centre where you'll find more than 30 football fields of gadgetry² and here's a taste of what you'll see.As always Television make the boldest statement at the show and this year you'll see more of what're called all LED televisions.These are ultra thin and offer the best picture on the market,and pretty much each TV you see has 3D funtionality and connects to the Internet.To appreciate just how difficult it is to put on this show.Just come outside and check out all the crates³.This is the stuff from_right here,behind us are the crates from Microsoft and this is just a tiny fraction of the overall amount of equipment here in Las Vegas.One of the big themes for the show seem all the accessories for smart phones and tablets and one of the more usual contraptions we've seen.This turns your Ipad into a guitar.This is a product from Ion.It will retail⁴ for 99 dollars when it comes out this summer.And it teaches you how to play the guitar.Panasonic is trying to give us a sense of what cars might look like in the future.This is not a video game but a vision to make driving safer and easier.People may think of CES really as a place to unveil TVs and computers,but it's really a lot more than that,it's really for any product that requires batteries or electricity and is available to consumers.We're at the_booth and as you may have guessed,they sell massage⁵ chairs.In computers this year,it's all about ultrabooks,thin powerful laptops with a long battery life.Virtually every computer maker⁶ is coming out with their own version.Companies like Google and Apple don't come to CES.Instead they hold their own events throughout the year.Microsoft has decided⁷ to go that route and says this will its last year at the show which has some wondering whether CES is losing its clout⁸.The big companies don't want to be on the show's schedule to say,ok early January every year we have to have the big product for the year,but I haven't seen one new product that is a thing that we've never seen before,a behavior we've never seen before and that's what everyone looks for and this show gets a knock when it doesn't have one of those.But for smaller companies and start-ups,CES is still percevied as a must._is making its debut⁹ this year and it makes a product that turns your Iphone into a robot.We're interested in being here and getting exposure,and I think the less other products announcements better off for us.Despite the changes in the industry,CES still remains¹⁰ a very powerful draw with more than 27,00 companies coming to the event.Den CNN Las Vegas.

All right,before we go,we have for you the latest round of Man vs Beast,the staring contest.3-year-old Sophie went face to face with this lion at a New Zealand zoo.Unfortunately,she started the contest during his feeding time and it looks like he wants to add her to the menu.Look at Sophie though,she barely flinched¹¹ and she never backed away from the glass.It might be that Sophie's superior staring skills scared him,although if a lion gets intimidated¹² by a 3-year-old,we guess he's just a fraidy cat.Maybe he was mad that she washogging his attention because after all he's probably used to being the main event.Thankfully we have the video otherwise if we told you a little girl stood up to the king of the jungle,you'd think we're lying.We'll be back tomorrow with more CNN student News.see you then.

1 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

2 gadgetry   

n.小机械，小器具

参考例句：

• His desk is covered with electronic gadgetry. 他的书桌上摆满了各种电子装置。
• Then why not just take back all your fancy gadgetry? 那你怎么不把这堆玩意给我撤了？ 来自电影对白

3 crates   

n. 板条箱, 篓子, 旧汽车 vt. 装进纸条箱

参考例句：

• We were using crates as seats. 我们用大木箱作为座位。
• Thousands of crates compacted in a warehouse. 数以千计的板条箱堆放在仓库里。

4 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

5 massage   

n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据

参考例句：

• He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
• Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。

6 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 clout   

n.用手猛击；权力，影响力

参考例句：

• The queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout.女王有特权，但无真正的政治影响力。
• He gave the little boy a clout on the head.他在那小男孩的头部打了一下。

9 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。

10 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

11 flinched   

v.（因危险和痛苦）退缩，畏惧( flinch的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He flinched at the sight of the blood. 他一见到血就往后退。
• This tough Corsican never flinched or failed. 这个刚毅的科西嘉人从来没有任何畏缩或沮丧。 来自辞典例句

12 intimidated   

v.恐吓；威胁adj.害怕的；受到威胁的

参考例句：

• We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
• The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》