“呜呜祖拉滤声器”问世

时间：2010-06-19 05:51:43

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An online company has begun marketing1 an "Anti Vuvuzela Filter" that promises to silence the sound of the controversial plastic trumpets2 that have become the trademark3 of South Africa's World Cup.

备受争议的“呜呜祖拉”加油工具已成为南非世界杯的一大标志，日前，一家网络公司推出了一种据称可消除这种塑料喇叭所发出的噪音的“呜呜祖拉滤声器”。

A Dutch supporter blows a vuvuzela at Soccer City stadium in Soweto, near Johannesburg. An online company has begun marketing an "Anti Vuvuzela Filter".
A Dutch supporter blows a vuvuzela at Soccer City stadium in Soweto, near Johannesburg. An online company has begun marketing an "Anti Vuvuzela Filter".

The company's web site, antivuvuzelafilter.com, sells an MP3 audio file for 2.95 euros (3.60 dollars) that the company says will cancel the vuvuzela noise for TV viewers by producing a sound wave similar to the horn's that cancels the noise.

"Just download our specially4 designed vuvuzela noise cancellation5 MP3 and play it back on your home stereo system, computer, iPod, iPhone, etc.," the website says.

"Depending on the circumstances, the resulting soundwave may be so faint（虚弱的，模糊的） as to be inaudible（听不见的） to human ears."

But Anthony Sullivan, a physicist6 at South Africa's Rhodes University, called the idea "a marketing hype（大肆宣传） and a waste of money."

"Noise cancelling depends on specific positions. You're not going to get that cancelling," he said.

His advice to those who don't like hearing the vuvuzela?

"Mute the TV."


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1 marketing Boez7e     
n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西
参考例句：
  • They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
  • He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。
2 trumpets 1d27569a4f995c4961694565bd144f85     
喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 )； 小号； 喇叭形物； （尤指）绽开的水仙花
参考例句：
  • A wreath was laid on the monument to a fanfare of trumpets. 在响亮的号角声中花圈被献在纪念碑前。
  • A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King. 嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。
3 trademark Xndw8     
n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标
参考例句：
  • The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
  • The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。
4 specially Hviwq     
adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地
参考例句：
  • They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
  • The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。
5 cancellation BxNzQO     
n.删除，取消
参考例句：
  • Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
  • Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。
6 physicist oNqx4     
n.物理学家，研究物理学的人
参考例句：
  • He is a physicist of the first rank.他是一流的物理学家。
  • The successful physicist never puts on airs.这位卓有成就的物理学家从不摆架子。

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