说到今年的春节，电视上出现了很多非常有意思的东西，其中最特别的就是机器人。Speaking of this year's Spring Festival, many very interesting things appeared on TV, among which the most special were robots.
每年的这个时候，是中国的新年。This time of every year is Chinese New Year.
在中国，新年是一个非常重要的节日。In China, New Year is a very important festival.
大家都不到公司去工作了。Everyone stops going to the company to work.
大家也不去学校学习了。Everyone also stops going to school to study.
每个人都回到自己的家。Everyone returns to their own home.
大家和爸爸、妈妈、哥哥、姐姐在一起。Everyone is together with their father, mother, older brothers, and older sisters.
大家在一起吃好吃的饭菜。Everyone eats delicious meals together.
吃完饭以后，大家会做什么呢？After finishing the meal, what will everyone do?
在中国，很多人会坐在椅子上，一起看电视。In China, many people will sit on chairs and watch TV together.
这个电视节目非常大，也非常长。This TV program is very big and also very long.
它的名字叫“春节联欢晚会”，我们也可以叫它“春晚”。Its name is "Spring Festival Gala," and we can also call it "Chunwan."
这个节目里有唱歌，也有跳舞。In this program, there is singing and also dancing.
但是今年，大家看到了很多新的东西。But this year, everyone saw many new things.
这些机器人和我们以前看到的玩具不一样。These robots are different from the toys we saw before.
它们做得非常大。They are made very large.
它们看起来很像人。They look very much like humans.
它们有头，有身体，有手，也有脚。They have heads, bodies, hands, and also feet.
它们站在舞台上，和真的人一起表演。They stand on the stage and perform together with real people.
你们知道它们在做什么吗？Do you know what they are doing?
它们在做中国功夫。They are doing Chinese Kung Fu.
功夫是中国的一种运动，也是一种文化。Kung Fu is a type of Chinese sport and also a type of culture.
做功夫很难。Doing Kung Fu is very hard.
需要身体非常好。It requires the body to be very fit.
但是这些机器人做得非常好。But these robots do it very well.
有的机器人手里拿着棍子。Some robots are holding sticks in their hands.
它们把棍子玩得很快。They play with the sticks very fast.
你看的时候，可能会担心棍子打到人。When you watch, you might worry about the stick hitting someone.
但是机器人非常聪明，它们不会打错。But robots are very smart; they will not make a mistake hitting.
还有一种表演更有意思。There is another kind of performance that is more interesting.
那就是“醉拳”。That is "Drunken Fist."
什么是“醉拳”呢？What is "Drunken Fist"?
“醉”的意思就是喝了很多酒。The meaning of "Zui" is having drunk a lot of alcohol.
人喝了很多酒以后，走路就会不稳。After a person drinks a lot of alcohol, walking becomes unsteady.
身体会向左边倒，也会向右边倒。The body will fall to the left and also fall to the right.
看起来好像要摔倒了。It looks like they are about to fall down.
但是这是一种特别的功夫。But this is a special kind of Kung Fu.
虽然看起来像是喝醉了，但是其实很清醒。Although it looks like being drunk, actually they are very sober.
机器人也在学这个动作。Robots are also learning this movement.
它们在舞台上，身体摇摇晃晃的。They are on the stage, their bodies swaying back and forth.
就像喝了酒一样。Just like they have drunk alcohol.
大家看到机器人这样动，都觉得很奇怪，也觉得很好玩。When everyone sees the robots moving like this, they all feel it is strange and also feel it is very fun.
大家都在笑，也都很高兴。Everyone is laughing and is also very happy.
除了做功夫，机器人还会跳舞。Besides doing Kung Fu, robots can also dance.
它们可以跳得很高。They can jump very high.
它们还可以向后跳。They can also jump backward.
这对于机器人来说，是非常难的事情。For robots, this is a very difficult thing.
如果它的身体不好，它就会摔坏。If its body is not good, it will fall and break.
但是这些机器人没有摔坏。But these robots did not fall and break.
它们在舞台上跑来跑去。They run back and forth on the stage.
它们知道自己在哪里。They know where they are.
它们也知道别的机器人在哪里。They also know where other robots are.
它们不会撞到别人。They will not bump into others.
这说明做机器人的公司非常厉害。This shows that the companies making the robots are very formidable.
这些公司都是中国的公司。These companies are all Chinese companies.
他们想让大家看看，现在的技术有多好。They want to let everyone see how good current technology is.
除了跳舞和功夫，机器人还会演戏。Besides dancing and Kung Fu, robots can also act.
演戏就是讲故事。Acting is telling a story.
有一个故事是关于家里的事情。There is a story about family matters.
故事里有老人。There are elderly people in the story.
老人的身体不太好。The elderly person's health is not very good.
机器人就去帮助老人。The robot then goes to help the elderly person.
在这个故事里，机器人是我们的朋友。In this story, the robot is our friend.
它可以帮老人拿水。It can help the elderly person get water.
它可以帮老人拿药。It can help the elderly person get medicine.
它可以扶着老人走路。It can support the elderly person to walk.
它还可以和老人说话。It can also talk with the elderly person.
这让大家觉得很温暖。This makes everyone feel very warm.
大家觉得，也许以后，我们的家里也会有这样的机器人。Everyone feels that perhaps in the future, our homes will also have such robots.
如果爸爸妈妈老了，机器人可以照顾他们。If mom and dad get old, robots can take care of them.
这是一件很好的事情。This is a very good thing.
除了机器人，这个电视节目里还有很多电脑做的事情。Besides robots, there are many things done by computers in this TV program.
现在的电脑非常聪明。Current computers are very smart.
我们叫它“AI”。We call it "AI".
在这个节目里，很多漂亮的画不是人画的。In this program, many beautiful paintings were not painted by humans.
是电脑画的。They were painted by computers.
电脑画画非常快。Computers paint very fast.
它画了很多花，也画了很多山和水。It painted many flowers, and also painted many mountains and water.
这些画在舞台的后面。These paintings are behind the stage.
看起来非常漂亮。They look very beautiful.
电脑还可以说话。Computers can also speak.
它和电视上的主持人说话。It talks with the host on TV.
它的声音很好听。Its voice sounds very pleasant.
你听不出来它是电脑。You cannot tell it is a computer.
你可能觉得它是一个真的人。You might think it is a real person.
这就是科技的进步。This is the progress of technology.
因为有了这些新的技术，今年的电视节目变得更好看了。Because of these new technologies, this year's TV program became better to watch.
很多年轻人也喜欢看。Many young people also like to watch it.
以前，年轻人可能觉得这个节目没意思。Before, young people might have felt this program was uninteresting.
但是现在，因为有了机器人和电脑，年轻人觉得很酷。But now, because of robots and computers, young people think it is very cool.
年轻人喜欢新的东西。Young people like new things.
他们喜欢看高科技的东西。They like to watch high-tech things.
所以，今年看电视的人非常多。So, there were very many people watching TV this year.
除了中国的机器人，还有外国的朋友。Besides Chinese robots, there were also foreign friends.
有很多外国的唱歌的人来了。Many foreign singers came.
他们来自不同的国家。They come from different countries.
他们在舞台上唱歌。They sang on the stage.
他们唱大家喜欢的歌。They sang songs that everyone likes.
有的歌是英文的。Some songs were English.
有的歌是中文的。Some songs were Chinese.
大家听了都很高兴。Everyone was very happy hearing them.
这说明，这个节日是大家的节日。This shows that this festival is everyone's festival.
不只是中国人的节日，也是全世界朋友的节日。It is not only a festival for Chinese people but also a festival for friends all over the world.
大家在一起，看着机器人，听着歌，过快乐的新年。Everyone is together, watching robots, listening to songs, and celebrating a happy New Year.
刚才我们说的这些，其实是关于最近的一个新闻。What we just talked about is actually regarding a recent news item.
新闻里说，在今年的中国春节晚会上，有很多机器人公司参加了表演。The news said that at this year's Chinese Spring Festival Gala, many robot companies participated in the performance.
一共有四家大的机器人公司。There were a total of four big robot companies.
它们的机器人做了很多很难的动作。Their robots performed many difficult movements.
比如拿着双节棍打功夫，还有我们在前面说的醉拳。For example, holding nunchucks to do Kung Fu, and also the Drunken Fist we mentioned earlier.
这让很多人开始讨论中国的科技。This made many people start discussing China's technology.
大家看到了科技和文化的结合。Everyone saw the combination of technology and culture.
这就是今年春节最特别的地方。This is the most special place of this year's Spring Festival.
