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Good morning, everyone.
大家早上好。
Welcome to TalkCast.
欢迎来到 TalkCast。
Good morning.
早上好。
I am Grace.
我是格蕾丝。
This is our morning news.
这是我们的晨间新闻。
Today is September 14th, 2026.
今天是2026年9月14日。
We are happy to talk to you this morning.
今天早上很高兴能和大家交流。
Yes, we have many interesting stories today.
是的，我们今天有很多有趣的故事。
That is great.
那太棒了。
We love technology and games.
我们热爱科技和游戏。
First, we want to thank our TalkCast members.
首先，我们要感谢 TalkCast 的会员们。
Yes, thank you very much.
是的，非常感谢你们。
Your support helps us.
您的支持对我们很有帮助。
It helps us make this show for English learners.
它帮助我们为英语学习者制作这个节目。
You can join our membership to help us, too.
您也可以加入我们的会员来帮助我们。
Now, let us look at our news headlines.
现在，让我们看看新闻头条。
What is our first story today, Daniel?
丹尼尔，今天我们的第一条新闻是什么？
First, Apple made a new folding phone.
首先，苹果推出了一款新型折叠屏手机。
It is the iPhone Duo.
它是 iPhone Duo。
A folding phone from Apple?
苹果出的折叠手机？
That is big news.
那可是个大新闻。
Second, a new Zelda game console sold out very fast.
其次，一款新的塞尔达游戏主机很快就售罄了。
Oh, no.
哦，不。
Can people still buy it?
大家还能买到吗？
It is hard.
这很困难。
Bad sellers want too much money for it.
不良卖家要价太高了。
That is bad.
那太糟糕了。
What is the third story?
第三条新闻是什么？
Apple released new headphones.
苹果发布了新款耳机。
They are cheaper and quiet.
它们更便宜，而且很安静。
I love quiet headphones.
我喜欢安静的耳机。
What else?
还有别的吗？
Nintendo has a big sale, but some people are angry.
任天堂正在打折促销，但有些人很生气。
Why are they angry?
他们为什么生气？
We will explain later.
我们稍后会解释。
It is about taxes. Okay.
这和税收有关。好的。
And what is our last story?
最后一条新闻是什么？
A space game got a huge update.
一款太空游戏迎来了巨大的更新。
You can build houses in space. Wow.
你可以在太空里建造房屋。哇。
How is this in space?
在太空里怎么建？
That sounds fun.
那听起来很有趣。
Let us start with our first story.
让我们从第一条新闻开始。
Apple released a new phone.
苹果发布了一款新手机。
It is the iPhone Duo.
它是 iPhone Duo。
What does Duo mean?
Duo 是什么意思？
Duo means two.
Duo 意味着“二”。
This phone has two screens.
这款手机有两个屏幕。
Two screens? How?
两个屏幕？怎么做到的？
You can open it like a book.
你可以像打开书一样打开它。
It is a folding phone.
它是一部折叠屏手机。
But normal glass breaks when we bend it. Yes.
但是普通的玻璃在被弯曲时会碎。是的。
But Apple used a new technology.
但苹果公司使用了一项新技术。
What is the technology?
这是一项什么技术？
They made very thin glass.
他们制造了非常薄的玻璃。
How thin is it?
它有多薄？
It is thinner than a human hair.
它比人类的头发还要薄。
Thinner than a hair?
比头发还薄？
That is amazing. Yes.
那太令人惊叹了。是的。
So the glass can bend.
所以玻璃可以弯曲。
It does not break.
它不会破碎。
That is very cool.
那非常酷。
What can we do with two screens?
我们用两个屏幕能做什么？
It is great for multitasking.
它非常适合多任务处理。
What does multitasking mean?
多任务处理是什么意思？
It means you do two or more things at the same time. Ah.
这意味着你同时做两件或更多事情。啊。
Like eating and watching TV? Yes.
比如一边吃东西一边看电视？是的。
On this phone, you can use split screen.
在这部手机上，你可以使用分屏。
Split screen?
分屏？
Please explain that.
请解释一下。
You see two apps at the same time.
你同时看到两个应用程序。
One app is on the left.
一个应用在左边。
One app is on the right. Oh.
一个应用在右边。哦。
So I can write a message on the left and I can watch a video on the right. Yes. Exactly.
所以我可以在左边发消息，在右边看视频。是的。完全正确。
It is very easy to use.
它使用起来非常容易。
Tablet computers do that too.
平板电脑也可以做 到这一点。
But tablets are very big. Yes.
但是平板电脑非常大。是的。
But this is a phone.
但这是一部手机。
You can fold it.
你可以折叠它。
Then you put it in your pocket.
然后你把它放进口袋里。
That is very useful.
那非常有用。
I want a folding phone.
我想要一部折叠手机。
But it costs a lot of money.
但它花费很多钱。
It is very expensive. Oh.
它非常昂贵。哦。
Then I will wait.
那我就会等待。
How much does it cost?
它花费多少钱？
It costs more than a normal iPhone.
它的费用比普通的 iPhone 还要高。
I see.
我明白了。
It is for rich people. Yes.
它是给富有的人准备的。是的。
But the technology is very cool.
但是这项技术非常酷。
Yes, it is.
是的，它是。
Now, let us talk about the next story.
现在，让我们讨论下一个故事。
Our second story is about Nintendo.
我们的第二个故事是关于任天堂的。
They made a new console.
他们做了一款新的游戏机。
Is it a special console? Yes.
它是一台特殊的游戏机吗？是的。
It is a special Zelda edition of the Switch 2.
这是 Switch 2 的塞尔达特殊版本。
Zelda is a very popular game. Yes.
《塞尔达》是一款非常受欢迎的游戏。是的。
Fans love it.
粉丝们很喜爱它。
So many people wanted to buy the console.
所以很多人都想买这款游戏机。
Did they buy it? Yes.
他们买到了吗？是的。
It sold out in just a few hours. Hours?
它在短短几个小时内就售罄了。几个小时？
That was very fast. Yes.
那可太快了。是的。
But many real fans did not get it.
但许多真正的粉丝并没有买到。
Why not?
为什么不呢？
Because scalpers bought most of them.
因为黄牛买走了其中的大部分。
What is a scalper?
什么是黄牛？
I do not know this word.
我不认识这个单词。
A scalper is a person.
黄牛是指某一类人。
They buy popular things quickly.
他们会快速购买热门商品。
Why do they do that?
他们为什么要做那种事？
They do not want to use them.
他们并不是想要使用它们。
They want to sell them again.
他们是想要重新出售它们。
For the same price? No.
以相同的价格吗？不。
They want to make a lot of money.
他们想赚很多钱。
So they ask for a very high price. Oh.
所以他们开价非常高。哦。
That is not fair.
那很不公平。
How much do they want?
他们想要多少钱？
The console is normally cheaper.
这款主机通常要便宜一些。
But scalpers want more than 700 pounds.
但是黄牛要价超过700英镑。
700 pounds?
700英镑？
That is double the normal price. Yes.
那是正常价格的两倍。是的。
It is a lot of money.
这是一大笔钱。
How do scalpers buy them so fast?
黄牛是怎么买得这么快的？
They use special computer programs.
他们使用特殊的计算机程序。
We call them bots. Bots?
我们称它们为机器人程序。机器人程序？
Like robots? Yes.
就像机器人一样？是的。
These computer programs click very fast.
这些计算机程序点击得非常快。
They buy everything in one second.
它们在一秒钟内就能买下所有东西。
That is very bad.
那太糟糕了。
Real people cannot click that fast. Yes.
真人无法点击得那么快。是的。
Many fans are very angry.
许多粉丝都非常愤怒。
Does Nintendo know about this?
任天堂知道这件事吗？
Nintendo says they will make more consoles.
任天堂表示他们将生产更多的游戏机。
They want fans to wait. Yes.
他们希望粉丝们等待。是的。
Please wait, friends.
请稍安勿躁，朋友们。
Do not buy from scalpers.
不要从黄牛那里购买。
I agree.
我同意。
Do not give your money to scalpers. Good.
不要把你的钱给黄牛。很好。
Now, let us move to our third story.
现在，让我们进入第三则故事。
Apple also released new headphones.
苹果公司也发布了新款耳机。
They are the AirPods 5.
它们是AirPods 5。
I need new headphones.
我需要一副新耳机。
My old headphones do not work.
我的旧耳机无法正常工作了。
These are very good.
这些非常好。
And they are not very expensive.
而且它们不是很昂贵。
How much do they cost?
它们花费多少钱？
They cost $129.
它们售价为129美元。
$129 is a good price.
129美元是个不错的价格。
What is special about them?
它们有什么特别之处？
They have active noise cancellation.
它们具有主动降噪功能。
That is a very long name.
那真是个很长的名字。
What does active noise cancellation mean?
主动降噪中的“消除”是什么意思？
It means the headphones make the world quiet.
意思是这款耳机能让整个世界变得安静。
How do they do that?
它们是怎么做到的？
They have tiny microphones.
它们内置了微型麦克风。
The microphones listen to the noise around you.
麦克风会收集你周围的噪音。
Like the noise of a car or a bus? Yes.
比如汽车或公交车的噪音吗？是的。
Then the headphones make a special sound.
然后耳机就会发出一种特殊的声音。
This sound stops the noise. Wow.
这种声音能够阻断噪音。哇。
So the noise goes away? Yes.
所以噪音就消失了吗？是的。
You only hear your music.
你只能听到自己的音乐。
It is very quiet.
会非常安静。
That is amazing.
那太神奇了。
In the past, only expensive headphones had this. Yes.
过去，只有昂贵的耳机才有这项功能。是的。
The AirPods Pro have it.
AirPods Pro 就拥有这个功能。
But they cost $249. Oh.
但它们售价 249 美元。哦。
So the AirPods 5 are much cheaper. Yes.
所以 AirPods 5 要便宜得多。是的。
You can save $120.
你能省下 120 美元。
That is a lot of money.
那可是一大笔钱。
Do they have rubber tips? No.
它们带有橡胶耳塞吗？没有。
They are open ear.
它们是开放式的。
They fit in your ear easily.
它们可以轻松佩戴进你的耳朵。
I like that.
我喜欢这一点。
Rubber tips sometimes hurt my ears. Yes.
橡胶耳塞有时会让我的耳朵感到疼痛。是的。
Many people do not like rubber tips.
许多人不喜欢橡胶耳塞。
So these are perfect for them.
所以这款产品对他们来说堪称完美。
I will go to the Apple store to try them. Yes.
我会去苹果零售店试戴一下。是的。
They are in stores now. Great.
它们现在已经在门店有售了。太棒了。
What is our fourth story, Daniel?
丹尼尔，我们的第四条新闻是什么？
Our fourth story is about a Nintendo sale.
我们的第四条新闻是关于任天堂的促销活动。
A sale?
一次促销活动？
I love sales.
我热爱打折促销。
I can buy cheaper games. Yes.
我可以买到更便宜的游戏。是的。
But some people say this sale is deceptive.
但有些人说这次促销具有欺骗性。
What does deceptive mean?
欺骗性是什么意思？
Deceptive means it tricks you.
“欺骗性”意味着它在耍你。
It is not completely honest.
这并非完全坦诚。
Why is it not honest?
为什么说它不坦诚呢？
Nintendo got money back from the government.
任天堂从政府那里要回了一笔钱。
Why did the government give them money?
政府为什么要退给他们钱？
It is about tariffs.
这与关税有关。
What is a tariff?
什么是关税？
A tariff is a tax.
关税就是一种税。
It is a tax on goods from other countries. Okay.
它是对来自其他国家的货物征收的税。好的。
So Nintendo paid this tax, then the government gave it back? Yes.
所以任天堂缴纳了这项税，然后政府又退还了？是的。
The government gave millions of dollars back to Nintendo.
政府向任天堂退还了数百万美元。
That is a lot of money.
那可是一笔大钱。
Did Nintendo give the money back to the customers? No.
任天堂把钱退还给顾客了吗？没有。
They kept the money.
他们自己留下了这笔钱。
But they started a customer appreciation sale.
但他们举办了一场顾客答谢促销活动。
So they say, we love you, so we have a sale. Yes.
所以他们相当于说“我们爱你们，所以搞促销。”是的。
But economists say this is deceptive. Why?
但经济学家表示这具有欺骗性。为什么？
Because Nintendo wants you to buy more things.
因为任天堂想让你购买更多东西。
They do not give you a refund.
他们不会给你退款。
They just want more of your money. Oh.
他们只是想要你更多的钱。哦。
So they use the tax refund to sell more games. Yes.
所以他们利用税款退还来卖出更多游戏。是的。
It is a clever business trick.
这是一个巧妙的商业套路。
I see.
我明白了。
It is good for Nintendo, but not great for old customers. Yes.
这对任天堂有好处，但对老顾客来说不太妙。是的。
But if you want cheap games, it is still a sale. True.
但如果你想要便宜的游戏，这仍然算是一次促销。确实。
We can still get some cheap games. Yes.
我们依然能买到一些便宜的游戏。是的。
But we must understand their tricks. Yes.
但我们必须看清他们的套路。是的。
We must be smart customers. Exactly.
我们必须做聪明的消费者。确实。
Now, let us talk about our last story.
现在，让我们来聊聊我们最后一个故事。
Our last story is about a video game.
我们的最后一个故事与一款电子游戏有关。
It is No Man's Sky.
那就是《无人深空》。
I played that game.
我玩过那款游戏。
You fly a spaceship.
你驾驶一艘宇宙飞船。
You visit many planets. Yes.
你可以探索许多行星。是的。
It is a very big game.
这是一个非常庞大的游戏。
It is now 10 years old.
它现在已经发售10年了。
10 years old?
10年了？
That is old for a video game. Yes.
对于一款电子游戏来说已经很老了。是的。
But the developers just released a huge update.
但开发者刚刚发布了一次重大更新。
What is the name of the update?
这次更新叫什么名字？
They call it the Cosmos Update.
他们称之为宇宙更新。
Cosmos means space.
Cosmos 的意思是太空。
What can you do in this update?
你能在这次更新中做什么？
Now, you can build bases in space. Wait.
现在，你可以在太空建造基地了。等等。
You do not build them on the ground? No.
不是建造在地面上吗？不是。
You build them in open space, next to the stars.
你可以把它们建在开放的太空中，紧挨着恒星。
How do you do that?
你要怎么做到那样？
You fly your ship.
你驾驶你的飞船。
You choose a place in space.
你在太空中选择一个地方。
Then you start building.
然后你开始建造。
What can you build?
你能建造些什么？
You can build giant rooms with glass walls.
你可以建造带有玻璃墙的巨大房间。
You can look at planets from your window.
你可以从窗户凝视那些行星。
That sounds beautiful.
那听起来太美妙了。
Can my friends visit my space base? Yes.
我的朋友可以参观我的太空基地吗？是的。
You can play with your friends.
你可以和你的朋友一起玩。
You can build space stations together.
你们可以一起建造空间站。
Is there anything else in the update? Yes.
更新里还有任何其他内容吗？是的。
There are giant broken spaceships in space.
太空里有巨大的破损飞船。
Broken spaceships?
破损的飞船？
Like shipwrecks in the sea. Yes.
就像大海里的沉船一样。是的。
But in space.
只不过是在太空中。
You can fly inside them.
你可以飞到它们内部去。
You can find treasure. Treasure?
你可以找到宝藏。宝藏？
What kind of treasure?
什么类型的宝藏？
You can find rare materials.
你可以找到稀有材料。
You can find new technology.
你可以找到新的技术。
That is exciting.
那真是令人兴奋。
Do we have to pay for this update? No.
我们需要为这次更新付费吗？不需要。
It is completely free. Free?
这完全是免费的。免费？
For a 10 -year -old game? Yes.
对于一款有着10年历史的游戏来说？是的。
All updates for this game are free.
这款游戏的所有更新都是免费的。
The developers are very nice. Yes.
开发者们人非常好。是的。
Players love them because they are very kind to fans.
玩家们很喜欢他们，因为他们对粉丝非常友善。
I want to play this game again.
我想再次玩这款游戏。
I want to build a space house.
我想建一座太空房屋。
It is a good time to start.
现在是个开始的好时机。
We talked about many interesting things today. Yes.
我们今天聊了许多有趣的事情。是的。
We talked about the folding iPhone duo.
我们聊到了折叠屏 iPhone duo。
And the Zelda Switch 2 console.
还有塞尔达 Switch 2 主机。
And the quiet AirPods 5.
以及安静的 AirPods 5。
We also talked about the Nintendo sale and the big Cosmos update.
我们还聊了任天堂的特惠活动和大宇宙更新。
That was a lot of great news.
那真是很多好消息。
Now, we have a question for our listeners. Yes.
现在，我们为我们的听众准备了一个问题。是的。
We want to hear from you.
我们想听听你的想法。
Our question is, would you buy a folding phone like the iPhone duo?
我们的问题是，你会买像 iPhone duo 这样的折叠手机吗？
Or do you prefer normal phones? Why?
或者你更喜欢普通手机？为什么？
Please write your answer in the comment section below.
请在下方的评论区写下你的答案。
And look at what other listeners write.
也看看其他听众写了什么。
It is a great way to practice English. Yes.
这是练习英语的好方法。是的。
Our comment section is very friendly.
我们的评论区非常友好。
Thank you for listening to Talkcast today.
感谢您今天收听 Talkcast。
If you like our show, please subscribe and share it with your friends.
如果您喜欢我们的节目，请订阅并分享给您的朋友。
Thank you to our members for your support.
感谢我们的会员给予的支持。
We appreciate your help very much.
我们非常感谢您的帮助。
You can find the English text and audio of the show on our website.
您可以在我们的网站上找到节目的英文文本和音频。
The website is www .talkcast .top.
网站是 www.talkcast.top。
You can also find us on our WeChat public account.
您也可以在我们的微信公众账号上找到我们。
The name is Talkcast.
名称是 Talkcast。
We publish the text and audio regularly there.
我们会在那里定期发布文本和音频。
Have a wonderful and happy day, everyone.
祝大家度过美好快乐的一天。
Keep learning and keep smiling. Goodbye.
保持学习，保持微笑。再见。
Goodbye, everyone.
再见，大家。
