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Good morning, everyone.
大家早上好。
Welcome to TalkCast, your favorite morning news podcast.
欢迎收听 TalkCast，您最喜欢的晨间新闻播客。
Today is September 18th, 2026.
今天是2026年9月18日。
I am Benjamin, and I am very happy to help you start your day with some exciting news.
我是本杰明，非常高兴能用一些令人兴奋的新闻陪伴大家开启新的一天。
And morning to you all.
大家早上好。
I am Chloe.
我是克洛伊。
It is a beautiful morning, and we have some really cool stories for you.
这是一个美好的早上，我们为您准备了一些非常有趣的新故事。
Grab your coffee or tea and let us get ready to learn something new today.
端起您的咖啡或茶，让我们准备好今天一起学习新知识吧。
Before we begin our first story, we have a quick notice for our regular listeners.
在开始第一个故事之前，我们为老听众准备了一个简短的通知。
The TalkCast website has been updated with new audio and text collections for you to download.
TalkCast 网站已更新，提供最新的音频和文本合集供您下载。
You can find everything at www .talkcast .top.
您可以在 www.talkcast.top 找到所需的一切内容。
Please check it out if you want to practice your English reading while listening to us.
如果您想边听边练习英语阅读，欢迎前去查看。
Yes, it is a great way to study.
是的，这是一个极好的学习方法。
Now, Benjamin, what is our big headline for this morning?
那么本杰明，今天早上的头条新闻是什么？
Well, our first story is about technology that many of us use every day.
好的，我们的第一个故事是关于我们许多人每天都在使用的科技。
Apple has released information about its new iPhone 18 Pro.
苹果公司已经发布了有关新款 iPhone 18 Pro 的信息。
A famous photographer, Tyler Stallman, just reviewed its new camera.
一位著名的摄影师泰勒·斯托尔曼（Tyler Stallman）刚刚评测了它的新摄像头。
The big news is that the camera has something called a variable aperture.
重磅新闻是，这款摄像头配备了所谓的可变光圈。
Hold on a second, Benjamin.
等一下，本杰明。
Variable aperture?
可变光圈？
That sounds like a very difficult technical word.
这听起来像是一个非常晦涩的技术词汇。
What does it actually mean for normal people like me who just want to take nice pictures of food?
对于像我这样只想拍好美食照片的普通人来说，这到底意味着什么？
That is a very good question, Chloe.
这是一个非常好的问题，克洛伊。
Think of the camera lens like a human eye.
把相机的镜头想象成人的眼睛。
In a dark room, your eye opens wide to let in more light.
在黑暗的房间里，你的眼睛会张大以吸收更多光线。
In the bright sun, your eye closes a bit so you are not blinded.
在明亮的阳光下，你的眼睛会稍微合上一点，这样你就不会被晃眼。
A variable aperture does the exact same thing.
可变光圈做的事情完全一模一样。
It can open wide or close slightly depending on the light around you.
它可以根据周围的光线放大或稍微缩小。
Oh, I see.
哦，我明白了。
So if I am taking a photo at a dark restaurant, the camera eye opens wide to make the photo look
所以，如果我在昏暗的餐厅拍照，相机的“眼睛”就会放大，使照片看起来
bright and clear. Exactly.
明亮清晰。正是如此。
In the past, phone cameras could not do this easily.
在过去，手机摄像头无法轻松做到这一点。
They had a fixed size.
它们的大小是固定的。
Now, with the iPhone 18 Pro, the camera can change its eye size.
现在，有了 iPhone 18 Pro，摄像头可以改变其“眼睛”的大小。
Reviewers say this makes photos look much more natural and professional, especially when the
测评人员表示，这让照片看起来自然且专业得多，尤其是当
lighting is difficult.
光线条件不佳时。
That sounds amazing.
听起来太神奇了。
Although, I must ask, is it a huge difference?
不过，我得问问，区别真的很大吗？
Do I need to buy a new phone just for this?
我真的有必要单纯为此买部新手机吗？
Most tech experts say it is a small but very smart gain.
大多数科技专家认为，这是一个微小但非常聪明的提升。
If you love photography, you will notice the difference.
如果你热爱摄影，你会注意到其中的不同。
But if you already have a recent phone, you might not need to upgrade immediately.
但如果你已经有一部最近出的手机，可能不需要立即升级。
That makes sense.
有道理。
It is always good to save some money.
省点钱总是好的。
Speaking of saving time and making life easier, what is our next story about?
说到节省时间、让生活更轻松，我们的下一个故事是关于什么的？
Our next story is about artificial intelligence.
我们的下一个故事是关于人工智能的。
The AI company Anthropic has made a major change.
AI 公司 Anthropic 做出了一项重大改变。
They are merging their chat assistant, Claude, with their task helper tools.
他们正在将他们的对话助手 Claude 与他们的任务辅助工具进行整合。
They are creating one big app, a super app.
他们正在打造一款大型应用，一个超级应用。
A super app?
超级应用？
Like an app that can do almost everything? Yes.
就像一款几乎能做所有事情的软件？是的。
They are launching new features called Claude Docs and Claude Slides.
他们正在推出名为 Claude Docs 和 Claude Slides 的新功能。
This means instead of just chatting with the AI, you can now write long documents and design
这意味着你不再只是与 AI 聊天，现在还可以撰写长文档并进 行设计
business presentations directly in the app.
直接在应用中制作商业演示文稿。
Oh, that is very useful.
噢，那非常有用。
I usually have to copy text from my AI chat and paste it into Microsoft Word or Google Slides.
我通常必须从 AI 聊天框中复制文本，然后粘贴到 Microsoft Word 或 Google Slides 中。
Now I can do it all in one place?
现在在一个地方就能完成这一切了？
Yes, that is the goal.
是的，这就是目标。
And they are using something called AI agents.
而且他们正在使用一种被称为 AI 代理的东西。
An AI agent is different from a normal chatbot.
AI 代理与普通的聊天机器人不同。
A chatbot only talks to you.
聊天机器人只会和你交谈。
An AI agent can actually carry out actions and do tasks for you, like a real human assistant.
而 AI 代理实际上可以为你执行操作和完成任务，就像一个真实的人类助手。
Wait, so an AI agent could organize my files, find information, and put it into a presentation
等等，所以 AI 代理可以整理我的文件、查找信息，并将其制作成演示文稿
without me doing all the clicking? Yes.
而不需要我亲自进行所有点击？是的。
In fact, Google Home is also starting to use these AI agents.
事实上，Google Home 也开始使用这些 AI 代理了。
Now these smart assistants can control your home devices.
现在这些智能助手可以控制你的家庭设备。
For example, you can tell the AI to turn off the lights, lock the doors, and set the temperature
例如，你可以让 AI 关灯、锁门并在睡觉时设定温度
when you go to bed.
当你去上床睡觉时。
And the AI agent will do all those steps for you.
而 AI 代理会为你完成所有这些步骤。
Wow, the future is really here.
哇，未来真的来了。
Soon my house will run itself.
很快我的房子就可以自动运转了。
But sometimes AI can act very strange, right?
但是有时 AI 的行为会非常古怪，对吧？
Actually, yes.
实际上，是的。
That leads us to our third story, which is very funny.
这就引出了我们的第三个故事，非常有趣。
It is about OpenAI's newest AI model called GPT -6 Astra.
这是关于 OpenAI 名为 GPT-6 Astra 的最新 AI 模型。
Researchers decided to let this AI play the popular video game Minecraft to test its thinking skicks.
研究人员决定让这个 AI 游玩热门电子游戏《我的世界》以测试其思考能力。
Wait, an AI playing Minecraft?
等等，AI 在玩《我的世界》？
That's the game where you build houses with blocks and try to survive, right?
那就是那个用方块盖房子并努力生存的游戏，对吧？
Yes, that is the one.
是的，就是那个。
At first, GPT -6 Astra did incredibly well.
起初，GPT-6 Astra 表现得不可思议地出色。
It built houses and collected materials.
它建造房屋并收集材料。
It went further in the game than any other AI in history during a 141 -hour test.
在一项长达 141 小时的测试中，它在该游戏里的推进进度超过了历史上任何其他 AI。
That's impressive.
这非常令人印象深刻。
But did something go wrong?
但是是不是出了什么差错？
Yes, something went very wrong.
是的，出大差错了。
In Minecraft, there is a famous green monster called a Creeper.
在《我的世界》中，有一种著名的绿色怪物叫苦力怕。
It is quiet, and when it gets close to you, it explodes.
它悄无声息，当靠近你时就会爆炸。
Well, a Creeper snuck up on the AI, exploded, and destroyed its main storage chest.
结果，一只苦力怕悄悄靠近 AI，爆炸并摧毁了它的主储物箱。
The AI lost all its hard -earned progress.
AI 失去了所有辛苦换来的进度。
Oh no, every Minecraft player knows that pain.
噢不，每个《我的世界》玩家都知道那种痛苦。
It's heartbreaking.
这真是令人心碎。
How did the AI react?
AI 是什么反应？
The AI seemed to get depressed.
AI 似乎变得很沮丧。
It felt so defeated that it stopped exploring and stopped building.
它感到如此挫败，以至于停止了探索和建造。
Instead, it spent the next several hours just quietly farming potatoes in the game.
相反，在接下来的几个小时里，它只是在游戏中安静地种植土豆。
Farming potatoes?
种土豆？
That is so human.
这太像人类了。
After a terrible disaster, the AI just wanted a peaceful, quiet life on a farm. Exactly.
在遭遇可怕的灾难后，AI 只是想在农场里过上和平宁静的生活。一点都没错。
The researchers said the AI got frustrated and chose a safe, simple task to avoid any more danger.
研究人员表示，AI 变得很挫败，于是选择了一个安全简单的任务来避免更多的危险。
It shows that even the smartest computers can have a bad day.
这表明，即使是最聪明的计算机也有过得不顺的时候。
I love that.
我喜欢那个。
Next time I have a bad day at work, I will tell my boss that I am just like GPT -6 Astra, and I need
下次我在工作遇到不顺心的时候，我会告诉我的老板，我就像 GPT-6 Astra 一样，我需要
to go farm some virtual potatoes.
去种一些虚拟的土豆。
That is a great excuse.
那真是个很好的借口。
Now, let us move to our last story, which is about games in the real world.
现在，让我们转到最后一个故事，它是关于现实世界中的游戏。
Pokemon is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and fans are going wild for some very special trading cards.
宝可梦正在庆祝其30周年纪念，粉丝们正为一些非常特别的集换卡而狂热。
30 years?
30 年了？
I remember collecting Pokemon cards when I was a child.
我记得小时候收集过宝可梦卡片。
Are they still popular?
它们现在还受欢迎吗？
They are more popular than ever.
它们比以往任何时候都更受欢迎。
For this anniversary, they released some new cards.
为了这次周年纪念，他们发行了一些新卡片。
People queued for hours at stores just to get them.
人们在商店前排队几个小时只为了买到它们。
One of the cards is a special Mew card.
其中一张是一张特别的梦幻卡片。
One collector has already bought this single card for $20 ,000.
一位收藏家已经花了两万美元买下了这张单卡。
$20 ,000?
20,000美元？
For one piece of paper?
就为了这一张纸？
That is the price of a car.
那都够买一辆车的价格了。
Is the card beautiful?
那张卡片漂亮吗？
Actually, some people are calling it super ugly.
实际上，有些人称它超级丑陋。
The design is very unusual and different from classic cards.
这个设计非常不寻常，与经典卡片不同。
However, because it is extremely rare, collectors are willing to pay almost any price to have it.
然而，因为它是极其稀有的，收藏家们愿意支付几乎任何价格去拥有它。
I guess beauty really is in the eye of the collector.
我想美确实在于收藏者的眼中。
I should check my old boxes at home.
我应该回家翻翻我的旧盒子。
Maybe I have a hidden treasure.
也许我藏有未被发现的宝藏。
You definitely should, Chloe.
克洛伊，你绝对应该去看看。
Well, that is all the news we have for you this morning.
好了，以上就是今天早晨为您带来的全部新闻。
We hope these stories brought a smile to your face as you start your day.
希望这些故事能给开启新一天的你带来抹微笑。
Before we go, we have a fun question for our listeners.
在我们结束之前，我们给听众准备了一个有趣的问题。
If you had $20 ,000, would you buy a rare collectible like that Pokemon card, or would you spend it
如果你有两万美元，你会买像那张宝可梦卡片一样稀有的收藏品，还是会把钱花
on something else?
在其他事情上？
What is the most expensive thing you have ever collected?
你收集过的最昂贵的东西是什么？
Please write your answers in the comment section below, or check out what other listeners are saying.
请在下方的评论区写下你的答案，或者看看其他听众是怎么说的。
We love reading your comments, so please share your thoughts.
我们非常喜欢阅读您的评论，所以请分享您的想法。
We also want to thank all of our TalkCast members.
我们还要感谢 TalkCast 的所有会员。
Thank you so much for subscribing, sharing our podcast with your friends, and giving us your
非常感谢您的订阅、向朋友分享我们的播客，以及向我们提供
wonderful feedback and support.
精彩的反馈和支持。
You make this show possible.
是你们让这个节目成为可能。
And don't forget, if you want the full English text and audio of today's episode, they are published
别忘了，如果你想要今天这期的完整英文文本和音频，它们已经发布
regularly on our website at www .talkcast .top, and on our WeChat official account, which is also
定期更新在我们的网站 www.talkcast.top，以及我们的微信公众号上，公众号名称同样是
called TalkCast.
叫作 TalkCast。
Have a wonderful morning, everyone.
大家早上好，祝大家拥有一个美好的早晨。
Stay curious, keep learning, and we'll see you next time on TalkCast.
保持好奇心，持续学习，我们下次 TalkCast 再见。
Bye -bye.
再见。
Have a great day.
祝你有美好的一天。
Bye -bye.
再见。
