202分鐘不斷電
Panasonic’s robot Evolta Neo completed a 3-kilometer marathon swim near Hiroshima, Japan, setting a world record for traveling the longest distance by a humanoid powered by dry cell batteries.
松下電器的機器人Evolta Neo在日本廣島附近完成了3公里的泳渡，創下乾電池驅動的機器人泳渡距離最長的世界紀錄。
marathon(n.)馬拉松set a record創下紀錄break the record打破紀錄humanoid(n.)人形機器人powered by~由…提供動力;由…驅動…=driven by=fueled bydry cell batteries乾電池
According to Japan’s Kyodo News, Panasonic has held annual events to demonstrate the efficiency of its batteries since 2008.
日本共同社報導，自2008年以來，松下電器每年都舉辦一次活動，展示其電池的效能。
demonstrate(v.)展現=show(case)efficiency(n.)效率、效能
This year, Evolta Neo, a 17-centimeter tall robot powered by two of the company’s AA-size batteries, completed a 3-kilometer endurance swim on a wooden surfboard from the Hiroshima Port to the Itsukushimajinja shrine, a World Heritage site.
今年，身長17公分高的機器人Evolta Neo，由兩個松下出產的三號電池驅動，搭上木製衝浪板，從廣島港出發，泳渡到世界文化遺產嚴島神社。
World Heritage 世界文化遺產
Although Evolta Neo became entangled in algae at the beginning, it was able to break free and propel itself forward by rotating its arms and reached its destination.
雖然Evolta Neo出發時一度被海藻纏繞，但是還是能夠擺動雙臂，向前推進，到達目的地，
entangled(adj.)被纏繞住;被困住break free掙脫rotate(v.)旋轉;轉動propel(v.)推進、推動
The whole journey took three hours and 22 minutes.
整個旅程耗時3小時22分鐘。
After completing the mission, Evolta Neo was certified by the Guinness World Records for having swum the longest distance by a dry cell battery-operated robot.
完成任務後，Evolta Neo因創下乾電池驅動機器人泳渡最長距離，獲得金氏世界紀錄認證。
certify(v.)認證、證明、證實
Last year, a predecessor of Evolta Neo successfully climbed to the top of a 1,000 meter-high sheer cliff in Norway in 11.5 hours.
去年，Evolta Neo的前一代機器人在11.5小時內，在挪威成功登頂1000公尺高的峭壁。
predecessor(n.)前輩、前身sheer(adj.)陡峭的;近乎垂直的