新型电子服务器时刻提醒我们不要买太多东西
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：英语科技新闻
英语课
A British firm has developed a new product to help us save money. The product is a wristband that gives us an electric shock if we spend too much money. The wristband is called Pavlok. It is linked to our bank account 2. It knows how much money we have in the bank. If we go shopping and there is not enough money in our bank account, the wristband delivers a 255-volt electric shock to our wrist 1. This warns 3 us not to overspend. The company is called Intelligent Environments. It wants to work with banks to help customers with their money. So far, no banks in Britain have said they would offer the Pavlok to their customers. They could start doing this in the future.
The Pavlok wristband is part of the Internet of Things. This is the idea that everything in our life will be connected to the Internet. The CEO of Intelligent Environments, David Webber, said people liked the idea of the Pavlok. Shoppers would rather get a small electric shock in the store from the wristband than get a big shock later when they see their credit 4 card bill. Mr Webber said the Pavlok would be great for people who cannot stop spending because they have no willpower or their willpower is weak. He added 5 that many young people suffer from the "ostrich 6 effect". This is when people stick their heads in the sand and buy things rather than look at how much money they have in their bank.
The Pavlok wristband is part of the Internet of Things. This is the idea that everything in our life will be connected to the Internet. The CEO of Intelligent Environments, David Webber, said people liked the idea of the Pavlok. Shoppers would rather get a small electric shock in the store from the wristband than get a big shock later when they see their credit 4 card bill. Mr Webber said the Pavlok would be great for people who cannot stop spending because they have no willpower or their willpower is weak. He added 5 that many young people suffer from the "ostrich 6 effect". This is when people stick their heads in the sand and buy things rather than look at how much money they have in their bank.
2 account
n.叙述；帐目；帐户
- She left out an important item in her account.她的账目漏掉了一个重要的项目。
- He has made several withdrawals from his bank account.他从银行账户上提了几次款。
3 warns
v.警告( warn的第三人称单数 )；提醒；告诫；预先通知
- He warns that there are some important safety rules for paragliding. 他提醒说滑翔运动里有一些非常重要的安全规则。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
- Cancer expert Barrie Cassileth warns that alternative treatments may pose serious dangers. 癌症专家巴瑞 - 卡西莱斯警告，一些替代性的治疗方法可能导致严重的危险。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 癌症与艾滋病
4 credit
n.信用，荣誉，贷款，学分；v.归功于，赞颂，信任
- I credit him with a certain amount of sense.我认为他有一定的见识。
- He got the credit,and we did the dirty work.他得荣誉，我们做不讨好的工作。