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Google Translation Can Directly Translate Your Speech into Another Language

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Google Translation Can Directly Translate Your Speech into Another Language
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Technology is advancing in a way that we can’t even imagine.
科技正以我們無法想像的方式進步當中,
advance(v.)進步、發展
Google has announced an experimental new system called Translatotron, which can directly translate speech from one language into another.
Google日前發表一款實驗性的新型翻譯系統,名為Translatotron。
announce(v.)宣布experimental(adj.)實驗性的
Previous technology usually translates speech using three steps: turning the source speech into text, then translating the text from one language into text to another language, finally turning the resulting text back into spoken language.
翻譯語言通常透過三個步驟:將來源語言轉為文字,將文字轉為另一語言的文字,再將產生的文字轉為語言。
previous(adj.)先前的turn A into B將A轉變為Bsource(n.)來源resulting(adj.)完成的
This process usually takes some time to complete and errors may occur at any stage.
這個過程常要花很長的時間才能完成,而且過程中也可能出錯。
complete(v.)=finish完成error(n.)錯誤occur(v.)發生stage(n.)階段
Translatotron is the first model that can directly translate speech from one language into the speech of another language, removing the need for text.
Translatotron是第一款不需要透過文字就可以直接將語言轉換成另一種語言的翻譯模型。
remove(v.)除去
It is also able to keep the source speaker’s voice as part of the translated speech.
這款模型還可以保存原說話者的聲音,在翻譯出的內容中呈現出來。
The team modestly describes their work as only a starting point, showing the possibility of such an approach.
研究團隊謙虛地將他們的作品形容為「只是一個開端」,呈現一種新的翻譯方式的可能性。
modestly(adv.)謙虛地=humblydescribe A as B將A形容成Bpossibility(n.)可能性approach(n.)方法
They admit that it will take a long time to improve the system’s accuracy.
他們承認將會需要一段時間來改善正確性,
admit(v.)承認improve(v.)改善、提升accuracy(n.)正確性
However, Translatotron is surely a major breakthrough in the field of machine translation.
不過,Translatontron仍堪稱機器翻譯領域中的重大突破。
surely(adv.)=certainly肯定地、無疑地breakthrough(n.)突破in the field of在~的領域

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directly(adv.)
直接地
translate A into B
將A翻譯為B
speech(n.)
說話內容
advance(v.)
進步、發展
announce(v.)
宣布
experimental(adj.)
實驗性的
previous(adj.)
先前的
turn A into B
將A轉變為B
source(n.)
來源
resulting(adj.)
完成的
complete(v.)=finish
完成
error(n.)
錯誤
occur(v.)
發生
stage(n.)
階段
remove(v.)
除去
modestly(adv.)
謙虛地=humbly
describe A as B
將A形容成B
possibility(n.)
可能性
approach(n.)
方法
admit(v.)
承認
improve(v.)
改善、提升
accuracy(n.)
正確性
surely(adv.)=certainly
肯定地、無疑地
breakthrough(n.)
突破
in the field of
在~的領域
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