Samsung has confirmed that its much-anticipated answer to Apple’s Siri will be delayed.

　　三星公司已确认，其备受期待的智慧助理将推迟发布。

　　The Bixby voice-powered assistant was unveiled at a special event last month and was meant to debut on the South Korean giant’s new flagship devices.

　　上月的一场特别活动中，三星公布了这款Bixby语音助理，预计将和三星旗舰设备同步推出。

　　It promised to help users search and categorise photographs and access detailed information using voice commands.

　　它承诺将帮助用户搜索和分类照片，并使用语音指令访问详细信息。

　　But the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will now ship without voice control for Bixby.

　　不过，现在三星Galaxy S8和S8 Plus发布时将不搭载语音助手Bixby。

　　However, Google’s voice assistant, which is now a standard part of the Android operating system, will be available.

　　然而，现在成了安卓系统标配的谷歌语音助手将是可用的。

　　The full Bixby will be made available as an update later this spring, Samsung said.

　　三星公司称，完整的Bixby语音系统将会在今年春天晚些时候才能使用。

　　It did not give a reason why, but early tests - by the BBC and others - suggested the software was lacking in the days ahead of its launch.

　　虽未说明推迟原因，不过之前的测试——由BBC和其他公司进行——结果显示，软件在发布前仍有缺失。

　　"Key features of Bixby, including Vision, Home and Reminder, will be available with the global launch of the Samsung Galaxy S8 on 21 April,” the company said.

　　三星公司表示：“Bixby的关键功能，包括Vision、Home和Reminder，将于4月21日三星Galaxy S8全球发布时上线。”

　　"Bixby Voice will be available in the US on the Galaxy S8 later this spring."

　　“Bixby Voice将于今年春季晚些时候提供给美国市场的Galaxy S8。”

　　The smartphones, which impressed pundits at launch, have been seen as a way for Samsung to come back from the Note 7 exploding battery debacle - 2.5 million devices were recalled.

　　这款在发布会上时就给权威人士留下了深刻印象的智能手机，被视作是三星公司从Note7手机爆炸门走出的一种方式，约有250万部手机被召回。

（编辑：何莹莹）