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双语:2018年中国的这6个成就惊艳了世界!
2018-12-28 14:14
来源:中国国际电视台
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成就四:全世界最高的无轴摩天轮——山东潍坊的“渤海之眼”
Standing 142.52 meters tall – 10 meters taller than London eye – this impressive hollow structure on the shore of the Bohai Sea set the Guinness world record of the world's tallest spokeless Ferris wheel.
这座壮观的空心建筑位于渤海之滨,高142.52米,比“伦敦眼”还要高10米,创下了最高无轴摩天轮的吉尼斯世界纪录。
Instead of rotating, the wheel itself remains stationary and acts more like a track for the cabins to slide along.
“渤海之眼”运行时轮盘不转动,其功能更像是轿厢的轨道。
成就五:世界上首个深坑酒店——上海世茂洲际酒店
This 19-storey five-star hotel which was built nearly 100 meters below the ground was constructed on a site that was intended to be a waste landfill. It has instead been engineered as the world's lowest skyscraper, or more precisely, an "Earth scraper."
这座19层的五星级酒店建于地面以下近100米处,这块地原本是打算作垃圾填埋场使用的。结果被设计成了世界最低的摩天大楼,更准确地说是“摩地大楼”。
By simply going for a view of the giant pit, you can now visit the land "down under" without going to the other side of the Earth! How much does it cost per night? At around 600 US dollars for one night, unlike the height, the cost is pretty steep.
在深坑酒店,你可以看到地下的风景,而不会掉到地球另一端去。那么住一晚要多少钱呢?约为600美元(约合4000元人民币),酒店虽然不高,这价格还是挺高的。
成就六:世界上首位人工智能播音员
Face, voice, gestures and facial expressions of the world's first AI news anchors were modeled on human anchors working in China's State-run news agency Xinhua.
世界上第一位人工智能播音员的脸、声音、姿势和面部表情都是以新华社的真人播音员为原型的。
Developed by Xinhua and the Chinese search engine, Sogou, the AI anchors made their debut during the fifth World Internet Conference in November with the claim of being able to deliver the news with the same impact as their human counterparts, only they won't need a break and can work at any time of the day. As some Chinese netizens say, it looks like the news industry is facing some major high tech disruption.
这款人工智能播音员是由新华社和搜狗共同研发的,在11月的第五届世界互联网大会上首次亮相,据称能够和人类播音员一样播报新闻,而且可以在一天中的任何时候工作,完全不需要休息。正如一些中国网友所说的,新闻业似乎面临着被高科技瓦解的命运。