
填補護理工作空缺
Germany is facing a rapidly aging population, resulting in an increasing demand for senior care.
德國面臨人口快速老化的挑戰,導致老年照護的需求不斷增加。
population (n.)人口age (v.)老化aging (adj.)老化的、衰老的senior (adj.)年齡較大的、資深的、級別較高的senior manager 資深經理
Recently, the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence launched a human-like robot called Garmi that can provide health care for elderly patients, making the future of elderly care more promising.
最近,慕尼黑機器人與人工智慧研究所推出了名為Garmi的擬真機器人,可以為年長患者提供健康照護,使老年照護的未來更加有希望。
launch (v.)發起、推出promising (adj.)有前途的、有潛力的、有希望的
With around 670,000 caregiver jobs set to go unfilled in Germany by 2050, robots like Garmi can help doctors with diagnosing patients remotely.
到了2050年,德國將會有大約67萬個護理工作空缺,像Garmi這樣的機器人可以協助醫生進行遠端診斷。
go+形容詞 變得……、變成……unfilled (adj.)(工作或職位)空缺的diagnose (v.) 診斷remotely (adv.)遠端地
This will be especially helpful for elderly patients in remote communities or those with mobility issues.
這對於居住在偏遠社區或行動不便的年長患者尤其有益。
remote (adj.)遙遠的、偏遠的people with mobility issues(difficulties) 行動不便的人
Garmi can also provide personalized services such as “serving meals, opening bottles of water, calling for help in case of a fall, or making video calls to family and friends.”
Garmi還可以提供個人化服務,例如「送餐、打開水瓶、摔倒時呼救或撥打視訊電話給親友」。
in case of 遇到……情況
Abdeldjallil Naceri, the lead scientist of the project, believes that developing technology to benefit society is an essential and urgent task due to the growing demand for elderly care in Germany.
主持該計畫的科學家納塞里認為,由於德國老年照護需求不斷增加,發展有助於社會的科技是必要且緊迫的。
lead singer 主唱essential (adj.)重要的、必要的urgent (adj.)急迫的、迫切的
However, when it comes to robots, the question of trust always plays a part.
然而,當涉及到機器人時,不免會有信任問題。
when it comes to 說到……play a part 對……有影響、起……作用
For Naceri’s team, the biggest challenge is neither technological nor financial.
對於納塞里的團隊來說,最大的挑戰既不是技術上的,也不是資金上的。
neither A nor B 既不是A也不是Beither A or B 不是A就是B
Rather, it is whether most patients will accept the use of robots.
而是大多數患者是否能接受機器人。
rather (adv.)而是
“They need to trust the robot,” he said. “They need to be able to use it like we use a smartphone today.”
他說:「他們需要能夠信任機器人,就像現今我們使用智慧手機一樣使用它。」