Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。
This week's news word is linked to computer technology: avatar.
本周的新闻词汇与电脑科技有关:头像。
This is AV1, an avatar that represents a child who is recovering from a long-term illness and cannot go to school.
这是AV1,这个头像代表一个从长期疾病中恢复并且不能上学的孩子。
The robot is carried between classes by the child's friends and is placed on the desk where the child usually sits.
这个机器人由孩子的朋友们带着去上课,它被放在孩子通常坐的课桌上。
From home or a hospital bed, the recovering child can also participate in class.
在家里或是病床上,恢复中的孩子也可以参与到课堂中。
On the Internet, or in computer games, an avatar represents the computer user.
在互联网或是网络游戏中,头像代表的是电脑用户。
In Hinduism, an avatar is a human or animal form of a Hindu god on earth.
在印度教中,神的化身就是一个印度教神明在地球上的人或动物之外形。