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Under normal circumstances this would have been one of the busiest weeks in the tech calendar.

But the coronavirus pandemic meant the giant CES tech expo could not be held in Las Vegas, and it has instead slipped later than normal to an online-only event, beginning on Monday.

There will still be lots of new gadgets. New kinds of TVs, vacuum cleaners which throw away their own waste, and computer monitors specifically designed for Microsoft Teams work chats, are among products to have been teased in advance.

語言點

1. under normal circumstances 正常情況下

· circumstance n. 情形，情況(the conditions that affect a situation, action, event etc.)

· under…circumstances 在……情況下

· under certain circumstances 在特定情形下

· Under normal circumstances, a child’s language will develop naturally.

正常情況下，一個孩子的語言能力會自然而然地發展。

2. calendar n. 特殊活動的日程表(all the events in a year that are important for a particular organization or activity)；日歷

sporting calendar 體育賽事日程表

3. mean v. 產生某種結果(have a particular result)；意味著

· Lower costs mean lower prices.

成本低，也就意味著價格便宜。

4. slip (to) 陷入，進入(困難或不愉快的處境)(gradually start being in a particular condition)

· The project has slipped behind schedule.

這個項目已經落后于原計劃了。

5. tease v. 調侃(laugh at sb.)；本節可理解為“成為話題中心”

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