Unit 08
Robot Doctors on Duty
機器人醫生問世
Step 1︱ Listening
聽力行不行?
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( ) 1. Doctors can maneuver the robot by using a to check on their patients via the Internet.
(A) joystick
(B) joyride
(C) chopstick
(D) sticker
( ) 2. The purpose of the robo-doc is to make it more for physicians to check on their patients.
(A) convenient
(B) difficult
(C) complicated
(D) cheerful
( ) 3. Robot doctors' assistance will play a role in the future of health care.
(A) simple
(B) momentous
(C) weak
(D) trivial
( ) 4. This new technology can also provide care to patients in areas.
(A) expensive
(B) cheaper
(C) crowded
(D) rural and remote
( ) 5. This latest technology is not intended to replace .
(A) a human doctor
(B) a robot doctor
(C) an animal doctor
(D) a quack doctor
Step 2 ︱ Reading
閱讀行不行?
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Robot Doctors on Duty
Most doctors wish they could be in two or three places at once. Now some of them can, because robot doctors are currently being tested at the hospitals in several countries such as the United States, Canada and Britain. They are experimenting with the robots that let doctors examine their patients remotely, saving hours of travel time, which means that patients can be accessed more quickly.
The robots doesn't deliver advice itself but are equipped with a flat video screen, a microphone, a video camera, and databases that permit doctors and patients to interact with each other almost as they were talking face to face. The doctor can converse with a patient’s family, nurses or other physicians through the robot. This new technology can also provide medical care to patients in rural and remote areas.
Doctors can maneuver this new type of robot by using a joystick to check on their patients from another place, even another country, via the Internet. The doctor's face will show on the robot's screen and they can communicate with the patient through the microphones and speakers. The purpose of the robo-doc is to make it more convenient for physicians to check on their patients, and for patients to get direct and immediate access to their doctors who are not at the hospital.
According to the survey, eighty percent of the patients who took part in the study believed the robo-doc would increase accessibility to their doctors, and seventy-five percent thought robo-doc would allow their doctors to provide more medical information. Most patients participating in the survey were very satisfied with this new kind of technology. Many patients say that they prefer virtual visits to real visits from the doctor, although this latest technology is not intended to replace a human doctor.
Through a live, two-way audio and video connection, doctors can operate the robot and move the robot’s head to see important signs on charts and monitors. Physicians say that robot doctors' assistance will play a momentous role in the future of medical care. They will allow doctors to reach patients in outlaying areas. The robot doctor is a precious tool.
Due to the fact that more specialties may be added to the robots later, it is believed that they will be able to perform a variety of services themselves. As well, the emergency department might be able to provide treatment for stroke patients through the robot in the near future.
機器人醫生問世
大多數的醫生都希望自己有分身術,能快速移動至各個地方。現在有些醫生可以擁有這項特技了,因為目前機器人醫生正在美國、加拿大及英國這幾個國家的醫院進行測試。醫生可以透過測試中的機器人遠距為病人看診,節省了數小時往返的時間,這表示可以醫生可以更快速地接觸病人。
機器人不會自己提供診療,而是配有螢幕、麥克風、 攝影機和資料庫,讓醫生和病人可以彼此互動,就好像面對面說話一樣。醫生可以透過機器人和病人家屬、護士或其他醫生交談。這項新科技也可以為住在偏遠郊區的病人提供醫療服務。
透過網路,醫生可以在別的地方、甚至別的國家,利用搖桿操作這種新型態機器人,來達到巡房的目的。醫生的臉會顯示在機器人的螢幕上,並且可以透過麥克風和喇叭和病人溝通。機器人醫生的目的是讓醫生能更方便照顧病患,也讓病患能和本人不在醫院裡的醫生直接立即的接觸。
根據調查報告顯示,八成參加研究的病人相信機器人醫生能更快速地接觸到醫生,七成的病人認為機器人醫生能讓他們的醫生提供更多的醫療資訊。大部分參加調查的病人都非常滿意這項新科技。很多病人說他們喜歡醫生的虛擬診巡房勝過醫生親自巡房,儘管這項最新科技並不是要用來取代真人醫生的。
透過現場、雙向影音的聯繫,醫生可以操作機器人,移動機器人的頭部來察看監測器及圖表上重要的徵兆。醫生說機器人醫生的協助將會在未來的醫療照護上扮演重大的角色。它們可以讓醫生接觸到邊遠地區的病人。機器人醫生是個珍貴的工具。
由於往後機器人會加入更多的功能,相信它們本身將能夠提供更多元化的服務,而或許急診部門在不久的將來也能夠透 過機器人為中風患者提供治療。
Step 3 ︱ Writing
手寫行不行?
此步驟中選出文章中幾個重點必學的關鍵單字,請學習者背誦單字之後利用下面中翻英的練習確認自己能否正確背出單字跡寫出練習題喔!
1 robot ['robDt] n. 機器人
2 hospital ['hAsp0t9] n. 醫院
3 patient ['peNDnt] n. 病人
4 physician [fD'z0NDn] n. 醫生
5 interact [`0ntD'r$kt] v. 互動
6 assistance [D's0stDns] n. 協助
手寫行不行練習題
1. 這個機器人是最新科技。
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2. 他出院了。
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3. 這個病人沒有食慾
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4. 醫生提供醫療資訊。
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5.我們之間互動良好。
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6. 謝謝你的協助。
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Step 4 ︱ Speaking
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請根據此篇文章的內容,練習用嘴巴直接回答下列問題,這些問題沒有所謂的標準答案。另外建議把問題和家人朋友一起討論,面對面地討論會使你的會話能力進步得更快喔!
Q 1. What do you think of the robot doctors?
中譯:你對機器人醫生的看法如何?
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Q 2. Do you think a robot doctor can replace a human doctor in the future?
中譯:你認為未來機器人醫生能取代真人醫生嗎?
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Q 3. Do you prefer real visits from your doctor?
中譯:你比較喜歡你的醫生親自巡房嗎?
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