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Robots performing kung fu on the Spring Festival Gala? 🤖🥋 This year’s Spring Festival Gala amazed some viewers and worried others. In this episode, we explore the robot martial arts show, global reactions, and what it means for the future of technology and humans.
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大家好，欢迎回来 MaoMi Chinese。今天我们来聊一聊春晚，还有今年很多人看的机器人武术表演。
春晚，也就是“春节联欢晚会”，是很多中国人每年除夕晚上看的一个电视节目。很多中国家庭一边吃年夜饭，一边看春晚。对很多中国人来说，这是一种过年的习惯。
今年春晚有一个节目特别火，就是机器人的武术表演。武术，就是中国传统的功夫。去年的春晚，有很多机器人跳舞。今年不一样，机器人开始表演武术动作，而且动作越来越难。很多机器人一起打功夫，看起来很震撼。震撼，就是让人觉得非常惊讶、很厉害。
在Youtube，也有很多网友看了这个节目。很多人觉得很震撼，很多人认为，中国的机器人和AI很厉害，只用了一年，机器人不仅可以跳舞，也可以打功夫了。有些人说，甚至有点害怕。
中国网友有一些不一样的看法。有些人觉得机器人和AI特别厉害，他们说：“去年机器人只能跳舞，今年已经可以表演武术了，进步太快了！”他们为中国机器人和AI的发展感到自豪。自豪，就是觉得骄傲。
但是，也有很多人觉得，春晚的机器人太多了。他们说，机器人应该去做辛苦、危险或者无聊的工作，而不是代替人类去表演。代替，就是取代原来的人。他们担心，如果连舞台表演都让机器人来做，那人类艺术家怎么办？
所以，同一个节目，不同的人会有不同的感觉。每一年的春晚都会有很多讨论。今年的机器人武术表演，不只是一个节目，也是一种信号。它让我们看到科技在进步，也让我们问一个问题：科技应该怎么和人一起发展？
那你怎么看今年的机器人武术表演呢？你觉得震撼，还是有一点担心？欢迎给我们留言，说说你的看法！
Hello everyone, welcome back to MaoMi Chinese. Today we’re going to talk about the Spring Festival Gala, and the robot martial arts performance that many people watched this year.
The Spring Festival Gala, also called the “Spring Festival Evening Gala”, is a television programme that many Chinese people watch on Lunar New Year’s Eve. Lots of families eat their New Year’s Eve dinner while watching the show. For many people in China, it’s a New Year tradition.
This year, one performance in particular became very popular: the robots performing martial arts. Martial arts means traditional Chinese kung fu. In last year’s Gala, many robots performed dance routines. This year was different. The robots began performing martial arts movements, and the moves became more and more difficult. Many robots performed kung fu together on stage, and it looked very impressive. Impressive means something that makes you feel surprised and amazed.
On YouTube, many viewers also watched this performance. A lot of people said they were amazed. Many felt that Chinese robots and AI are very advanced. In just one year, robots not only learned to dance, but also to perform martial arts. Some people even said they felt a little bit afraid.
Chinese viewers had slightly different opinions. Some people thought the robots and AI were extremely impressive. They said, “Last year robots could only dance. This year they can already perform martial arts. The progress is so fast!” They felt proud of the development of Chinese robotics and AI. Proud means feeling a sense of achievement and honour.
However, many others felt that there were too many robots in the Gala. They said robots should be used to do hard, dangerous, or boring jobs, rather than replacing humans on stage. Replace means to take the place of someone. They worry that if even stage performances are done by robots, what will happen to human artists?
So, with the same programme, different people have different feelings. Every year, the Spring Festival Gala brings a lot of discussion. This year’s robot martial arts performance was not just a show, but also a kind of signal. It shows us that technology is progressing, and it also makes us ask an important question: how should technology develop together with human beings?
What do you think about this year’s robot martial arts performance? Did you find it impressive, or are you a little concerned? Leave us a comment and share your thoughts!
那些机器人看起来非常厉害了！我还几乎不相信他们有能力那样动… 我看到那个视频、就觉得我们的世纪快变长好像一部科幻电影！
那些机器人看起来那么厉害！我还几乎不相信他们有能力那样动… 我看到那个视频就觉得我们的世界是快变成好像个科幻电影！
没错，这有点像科幻电影。现在我们只需要飞行汽车了。
对我来说，机器人表演有缺点。不但真的人没有那个机会，还安全的问题。昨天我看到一个视频，一个机器人。它跳舞，但是它无意中打了一个小孩子。如果公司想做这个事情，最好保护人们。总是我们还更准备。