印度高校把中国机器狗当自研成果展示

近日，印度一高校在AI峰会上宣称中国机器狗为自研成果，引发热议。

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🤔️小作业：

1. What can reasonably be inferred about the university's communication strategy?

A. It consistently acknowledged responsibility for the confusion

B. It attempted to reframe the issue as external hostility

C. It provided detailed technical documentation of the robot's origins

D. It avoided public statements entirely

无注释原文：

Indian university faces backlash for claiming Chinese robodog as own at AI summit

From: BBC

An Indian university has courted controversy at the AI summit in Delhi after an official claimed that a Chinese-made robotic dog was its own invention.

The incident came to light after a professor from Galgotias University told state-run broadcaster DD News that the robot named "Orion" was "developed" at their Centre of Excellence. A video of her remarks went viral.

Online users later identified the machine as the Go2 model made by Chinese firm Unitree Robotics, which is commercially available starting at about 200,000 rupees ($2,200; £1,600).

In a statement on Wednesday, the university denied claiming it had built the robot and described the backlash as a "propaganda campaign".

"We would like to clearly state that the robotic programming is part of our endeavour to make students learn AI programming and develop and deploy real world skills using globally available tools and resources, given developing AI talent is need of the hour," the university said.

Neha Singh, the professor seen in the video, later told reporters her remarks had been misunderstood. "It might be that I could not convey well what I wanted to say, or you could not understand well what I wanted to say," she said.

Social media users, however, accused the university of dishonesty.

Reports said that following the backlash, the university was asked to vacate its stall at the summit. Faculty members said they had received no official communication to do so.

But hours later, news agency Press Trust of India reported that electricity supply to the stall was cut off following the controversy.

A BBC reporter at the summit said the lights were turned off at the booth and no staff from the university were around.

The incident is being seen as an embarrassment for the organisers of the summit as the video had also been shared on IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's official X account. The post has since been deleted.

India's IT Secretary S Krishnan said the controversy should not "overshadow" the work put in by other participants at the summit.

"What happened should not affect the way people present or exhibit their work at such events. The idea is not to use an opportunity like this to become something else or create unnecessary noise.

"It is essential that a proper code of conduct is followed. There are other countries and other participants involved as well," he told reporters.

The India AI Impact Summit, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam on Monday, is being pitched by the government as a flagship gathering to position India as a global AI hub.

Delegates from more than 100 countries, including several heads of governments, are attending, alongside industry leaders such as Sundar Pichai of Google.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为BBC官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Indian university faces backlash for claiming Chinese robodog as own at AI summit

From: BBC

An Indian university has courted controversy at the AI summit in Delhi after an official claimed that a Chinese-made robotic dog was its own invention.

印度一所大学在德里AI峰会上引发争议，因其人员声称中国制造的机器狗是该校自主研发成果。

court /kɔːt/ 作动词，熟词僻义，表示“（尤指因行为愚蠢或粗心而）招致，招惹”，英文解释为“to risk something unpleasant, especially by behaving stupidly or carelessly”举个🌰：Drinking and driving is simply courting disaster. 酒后驾车纯粹是在招惹祸端。

controversy /ˈkɒn.trə.vɜː.si/ 表示“争议；争论；争辩”，英文解释为“a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people”举个🌰：There was a big controversy surrounding / over the use of drugs in athletics. 体育界对使用违禁药物争议很大。

The incident came to light after a professor from Galgotias University told state-run broadcaster DD News that the robot named "Orion" was "developed" at their Centre of Excellence. A video of her remarks went viral.

此事源于加尔戈提亚大学（Galgotias University）一名教授向国营电视台DD新闻声称，名为“猎户座”的机器人由该校卓越中心“研发”。其发言影片随后在网路疯传。

viral /ˈvaɪ.rəl/ 表示“（通过网络在个体之间迅速）病毒式的（传播）”，英文解释为“used to describe something that quickly becomes very popular or well known by being published on the internet or sent from person to person by email, phone, etc.”举个🌰：Here's a list of the top ten viral videos this week. 以下是本周十大病毒式传播的视频。

📍常用短语 go viral，字面意思就是“像病毒一样传播、扩散”，引申为“走红，十分流行，疯狂传播”，比如朋友圈xxx刷屏了，也可以说go viral. 📍名词形式virality.

Online users later identified the machine as the Go2 model made by Chinese firm Unitree Robotics, which is commercially available starting at about 200,000 rupees ($2,200; £1,600).

有网友随后辨识出该机器实为中国企业宇树机器人（Unitree Robotics）生产的Go2型号，市售价格约20万卢比（2,200美元/1,600英镑）。

rupee /ruːˈpiː/ 表示“卢比（印度、巴基斯坦、毛里求斯、尼泊尔、斯里兰卡和塞舌尔等国的标准货币单位）”，英文解释为“the standard unit of money used in India, Pakistan, Mauritius, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Seychelles”

In a statement on Wednesday, the university denied claiming it had built the robot and described the backlash as a "propaganda campaign".

该校周三（2月18日）发表声明否认宣称研发该机器人，并将舆论反弹描述为“宣传攻势”。

backlash /ˈbæk.læʃ/ 表示“强烈抵制，集体反对”，英文解释为“a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to sth that has recently changed in society”如：the backlash against xx 对xx的强烈反对。

📺美剧《无耻之徒》（Shameless）第一季中的台词提到：There will be a backlash if people don't stop 字幕组翻译为：如果人们不停止...的话，迟早会出大事。

propaganda /ˌprɑː.pəˈɡæn.də/ 表示“宣传；鼓吹”，英文解释为“information, ideas, opinions, or images, often only giving one part of an argument, that are broadcast, published, or in some other way spread with the intention of influencing people's opinions”

propagate /ˈprɒpəˌɡeɪt/ 表示“传播，散播；宣传”，英文解释为“to spread opinions, lies, or beliefs among a lot of people”举个🌰：Such lies are propagated in the media. 这样的谎言通过媒体传播开来。

"We would like to clearly state that the robotic programming is part of our endeavour to make students learn AI programming and develop and deploy real world skills using globally available tools and resources, given developing AI talent is need of the hour," the university said.

该大学声明：“我们必须明确指出，机器人程序设计是我们推动学生学习AI程序设计的重要环节，旨在运用全球可取得的工具与资源，培养学生开发并应用于现实世界的技能——毕竟培育AI人才正是当务之急。

美式 endeavor 英式 endeavour /enˈdev.ər/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，表示“努力；奋力”，英文解释为“to try to do something”举个🌰：Engineers are endeavoring to locate the source of the problem. 工程师们正竭尽全力查找问题的根源。

Neha Singh, the professor seen in the video, later told reporters her remarks had been misunderstood. "It might be that I could not convey well what I wanted to say, or you could not understand well what I wanted to say," she said.

影片中出现的教授尼哈·辛格（Neha Singh）事后向记者表示，她的言论遭误解。“或许是我未能清晰表达观点，也可能是诸位未能理解我的本意。”她解释说。

1）表示“运送，运输”，英文解释为“to take or carry someone or something to a particular place”举个🌰：The goods are usually conveyed by rail. 这种货物通常通过铁路运输。

2）表示“表达，传达（思想、感情或想法）”，英文解释为“to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people”举个🌰：Please convey our condolences to the family. 请向家人转达我们的哀思。

Social media users, however, accused the university of dishonesty.

然而社群媒体用户指责该校缺乏诚信。

Reports said that following the backlash, the university was asked to vacate its stall at the summit. Faculty members said they had received no official communication to do so.

据报导，在舆论反弹后，该校被要求撤离峰会展位。教职员表示未收到任何正式通知。

vacate /vəˈkeɪt/ 表示“空出，腾出”，英文解释为“to leave a room, building, chair, etc. so that it is available for other people”举个🌰：Hotel guests are requested to vacate their rooms by noon. 宾馆房客务请在中午之前退房。

stall /stɔːl/ 作名词 1）表示“（房间内的）小隔间，淋浴室，洗手间”，英文解释为“a small area in a room, surrounded by glass, walls, etc., that contains a shower or toilet”

2）表示“（农场建筑中圈养单只牲畜的）隔栏，分隔间”，英文解释为“a small closed area within a farm building in which there is space for one animal to be kept”

3）表示“货摊，摊位；售货亭”，英文解释为“a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place”

作动词，1）表示“（使）（发动机）熄火”，英文解释为“If an engine stalls, or if you stall it, it stops working suddenly and without you intending it to happen.”举个🌰：A car may stall due to the driver braking too suddenly. 司机踩刹车过猛可能会导致汽车熄火。

2）表示“拖住（某人）”，英文解释为“If you stall a person, you delay them or prevent them from doing something for a period of time.”举个🌰：I managed to stall him for a few days. 我设法拖住了他几天。

3）表示“推迟，暂缓；搁置”，英文解释为“If you stall an event, you delay it or prevent it from making progress.”

But hours later, news agency Press Trust of India reported that electricity supply to the stall was cut off following the controversy.

数小时后，印度新闻社报导称，争议出现后，相关展位电力供应遭切断。

A BBC reporter at the summit said the lights were turned off at the booth and no staff from the university were around.

现场BBC记者证实展位灯光已熄灭，且未见校方人员驻守。

booth /buːð/ 表示“小亭，小房间”，英文解释为“a small space like a box that a person can go into”，如：phone booth 电话亭，polling booth 投票亭，photo booth 照相亭。也可以表示“临时货摊（或放映棚等），展台”，英文解释为“a small tent or temporary structure at a market, an exhibition or a fairground , where you can buy things, get information or watch sth”。

The incident is being seen as an embarrassment for the organisers of the summit as the video had also been shared on IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's official X account. The post has since been deleted.

该事件被视为峰会主办方的难堪，因相关影片亦曾分享于资讯科技部长阿什温尼．瓦伊什纳（Ashwini Vaishnaw）的官方X帐号，该贴文现已删除。

India's IT Secretary S Krishnan said the controversy should not "overshadow" the work put in by other participants at the summit.

印度资讯科技秘书S．克里希南（S Krishnan）表示，此争议不应“掩盖”峰会其他参与者的工作成果。

表示“使黯然失色；使相形见绌；使扫兴；使蒙上阴影”，英文解释为“to make an event less enjoyable than it should be”举个🌰：News of the accident overshadowed the day's events. 出事的消息给这一天的活动蒙上了阴影。

🎬电影《康斯坦丁》（Constantine）中的台词提到：You mustn't let your faith be overshadowed by guilt. 别让罪恶吞没了你的信念。

"What happened should not affect the way people present or exhibit their work at such events. The idea is not to use an opportunity like this to become something else or create unnecessary noise.

“事件不应影响人们在类似场合展示成果的方式，会议的核心精神在于避免藉此机会转变本质或制造无谓喧嚣。”

"It is essential that a proper code of conduct is followed. There are other countries and other participants involved as well," he told reporters.

他向记者强调：“遵循适当行为准则是关键，毕竟还有其他国家与参与者在场。”

表示“行为准则”，英文解释为“ The code of conduct for a group or organization is an agreement on rules of behaviour for the members of that group or organization.”

📍conduct作名词，表示“行为，举止”（a person's behaviour in a particular place or in a particular situation），如：优良作风 fine conduct或者说excellent conduct。

📍2020年报告Part 2中提到：加强党风廉政建设 improve Party conduct and build a clean government.

📍2021年报告Part 18中提到：深入推进党风廉政建设和反腐败斗争，We will work harder to improve Party conduct, ensure clean government, and root out corruption,

The India AI Impact Summit, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam on Monday, is being pitched by the government as a flagship gathering to position India as a global AI hub.

由总理莫迪于周一在巴拉特曼达帕姆揭幕的印度AI影响力峰会，被政府定位为将印度推向全球AI枢纽的旗舰盛会。

inaugurate /ɪˈnɔː.ɡjə.reɪt/  作动词，1）表示“使正式就职，为…举行就职典礼”，英文解释为“to put someone into an official position with a ceremony”举个🌰：American presidents are always inaugurated on 20 January. 美国总统总是在1月20日正式就职。

2）表示“（正式）启用，启动”，英文解释为“to put something into use or action officially”举个🌰：The European Community inaugurated the Single European Market in 1993. 欧洲共同体于1993年正式启动欧洲单一市场。

3）表示“开创（新时代）；开始（新风尚或新活动）”，英文解释为“to mark the beginning of a new period, style, or activity”举个🌰：The change inaugurated a new era of economic prosperity. 变革开创了经济繁荣的新时代。

📍名词词性：inauguration 表示“就职典礼”，英文解释为“An inauguration is the process of swearing a person into office and thus making that person the incumbent. Such an inauguration commonly occurs through a formal ceremony or special event.”

📍形容词性：inaugural 表示“就职的，就任的（演讲）”（An inaugural speech is the first speech someone gives when starting an important new job.）另外，inaugural也有“首次的，初始的”的含义（An inaugural event is the first in a series of planned events.）

pitch /pɪtʃ/ 作名词 1）表示“投球”，英文解释为“a throw in a baseball game”如：a good/bad pitch 质量好/差的投球。

2）表示“运动场地；（尤指）足球场”，英文解释为“an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, especially football”如：a football / hockey / cricket pitch 足球 / 曲棍球 / 板球赛场。

3）表示“（尤指乐音的）音高”，英文解释为“how high or low a sound is, especially a musical note”举个🌰：A basic sense of rhythm and pitch is essential in a music teacher. 基本的韵律感和音高感是音乐教师的必备素质。

4）表示“（感情、活动等的）程度，力度；（事物的）最高点”，英文解释为“the degree or strength of a feeling or activity; the highest point of sth”举个🌰：By this time their disagreement had reached such a pitch that there was no hope of an amicable conclusion. 此时，他们的分歧已如此之大，不可能善罢罢休。

5）表示“摊位”，英文解释为“a place in a public area where a person regularly sells goods or performs”

作动词，pitch /pɪtʃ/ 表示“竭力劝说”，英文解释为“to try to persuade someone to do something”举个🌰：She pitched her idea to me over a business lunch. 她在一次吃工作午餐时竭力向我游说她的想法。

6）be pitched into sth表示“突然有（某种不好的感觉）”，英文解释为“to suddenly experience a bad feeling”举个🌰：He was pitched (headlong) into despair by what happened to him in his final year at college. 大学最后一年发生的事使他一下子绝望了。

📍“pitch”还是一个商业术语，通常用于描述提出一个想法、产品、服务或企业给潜在的投资者、客户或合作伙伴的过程。可以将它翻译为“推销”，“销售提案”或“推介”。

hub /hʌb/ 一词可以理解为“（某地/活动）中心，枢纽，核心”，如：the commercial hub of the city 城市的商业中心，a hub airport 大型中转机场，举个🌰：The kitchen was the hub of family life. 厨房是家庭生活的中心。

📍郑州挺住，河南加油！文中，路透社（Reuters）介绍河南就说的是：a major logistics hub in central China 中国中部的主要物流中枢，原句：Many train services across Henan, a major logistics hub in central China, have been suspended. Many highways have also been closed and flights delayed or cancelled. 河南是中国中部的一个主要物流中枢，整个河南的许多火车服务已经暂停。许多公路也被关闭，航班被推迟或取消。

📍《经济学人》（The Economist）2018年8月一篇提到B站的文章是这么表达的，Bilibili, an online hub for fans of comics and games.

Delegates from more than 100 countries, including several heads of governments, are attending, alongside industry leaders such as Sundar Pichai of Google.

来自逾百个国家的代表与会，包括多位政府首脑，以及谷歌执行长桑达尔·皮查伊（Sundar Pichai）等产业领袖。

delegate /ˈdel.ɪ.ɡət/ 作名词，表示“（尤指会议的）代表”，英文解释为“a person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them, especially at a meeting”

作动词，表示“（把…）委派（给…），（把…）委托（给…）；授权（给…）”，英文解释为“to give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you”举个🌰：As a boss you have to delegate (responsibilities to your staff). 你作为老板必须要分派工作。

📍政府工作报告中经常出现的简政放权就是：streamline administration and delegate power，

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