懶人的福音
Are you tired of folding piles and piles of clothes all the time?
你厭倦了總是摺著一堆又一堆的衣服嗎？
be tired of N(Ving)對～厭倦a pile of一堆
Imagine a laundry folding machine that folds your clothes automatically.
想像有台摺衣服機器自動幫你摺好衣服，
imagine(v.)想像automatically(adv.)自動地
It sounds amazing, but it will take some time before the product can actually be released for use in the market.
聽起來不錯，但是要等到這樣的產品上市可能要再等一些時間。
amazing(adj.)驚人的release(v.)發表
Seven Dreamers Laboratories Ltd., a Japanese startup, originally developed a prototype of a laundry-folding robot called Laundroid and planned to launch it in 2017.
一家名為Seven Dreamers Laboratories的日本新創公司，最初開發了一款摺衣服機器人的原型稱為Laundroid，並預計於2017年推出。
startup(n.)新創公司originally(adv.)原先develop(v.)設計=design=inventprototype(n.)原型launch(v.)=release推出
The innovation attracted generous fundings from a few well-known corporations, but eventually failed to succeed as the company hit bankruptcy.
這個創新設計吸引了一些知名企業大量投注資金，但隨著公司破產後，產品宣告失敗。
innovation(n.)創新設計funding(n.)資助、資金提供eventually(adv.)=finally最終fail to RV無法做到bankruptcy(n.)破產
The major disadvantage of the prototype robot was that it took hours to finish folding just one basket of clothes.
這款產品最大的缺點是光是摺一籃衣服就要花上幾小時的時間，
disadvantage(n.)缺點=drawback
In addition, the company overpriced the product at NTD 500,000 per unit, which in the end led to its failure.
此外，這家公司預計要以台幣五十萬元的高價來販售這個商品，最後導致失敗。
overprice(v.)定價過高in the end=eventually最終lead to導致=result in=causefailure(n.)失敗
However, another solution for helping with household chores is just on the horizon.
不過，另一個可以減輕家事負擔的希望即將出現。
solution(n.)解決辦法household chore=housework家事on the horizon=coming up即將出現
A similar laundry folding machine named FoldiMate is expected to be launched later this year.
一個具有類似功能，名為FoldiMate的摺衣服機器將於今年下半年推出。
expect(v.)預計
Sporting the size of a mini fridge, the FoldiMate will be sold at a much more affordable price of NTD 30,000, and is expected to be a hit in the household robotics market.
這個產品的特色是只有一台迷你冰箱的大小，將以台幣三萬元，這樣更為便宜的價格來販售，預計將會成為家用機器人市場上的熱賣商品。
sport(v.)以～為特色=featureaffordable(adj.)=reasonable價格合理的hit(n.)熱賣商品robotics(n.)機器人學