2019 人教版新教材选择性必修四全册课文及翻译Unit1 Reading and ThinkingSATISFACTION GUARANTEED(Adapted)保证满意(改编)Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with ahousehold robot. It was going to be tested out by Larry’s wife,Claire.拉里·贝尔蒙特在一家制造机器人的公司工作。最近,它开始试验家用机器人。拉里的妻子克莱尔要测试一下。Claire didn’t want the robot in her house,especially as her husband would be away on a business tripfor three weeks,but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn’t harm her or allow her to be harmed.It would be a bonus. However,when she first saw the robot,she felt alarmed. His name was Tony.He seemed more like a human than a machine. He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and adeep voice,although his facial expression never changed.克莱尔不想把机器人放在家里,尤其是她的丈夫要出差三个星期,但拉里说服她,机器人不会伤害她,也不会让她受到伤害。这将是一个奖金。然而,当她第一次看到机器人时,她感到惊慌失措。他叫托尼。他看起来更像一个人而不是一台机器。他高大英俊,头发光滑,声音低沉,尽管他的面部表情从未改变。On the second morning ,Tony brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed helpdressing. She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. Now she was being looked after by arobot that looked so human,and it was disturbing.第二天早上,托尼给她送来早餐,然后问她是否需要帮忙穿衣。她觉得很尴尬,赶紧叫他走。现在她被一个看起来像人类的机器人照顾着,这让人很不安。One day,Claire mentioned that she didn’t think she was clever. Tony said that she must feel veryunhappy to say that. Claire thought it was ridiculous that she was being offered sympathy by a robot,but she gradually admired his wisdom and integrity and began to trust him. He always treated herwith dignity. She told him...