东方卫视日前起用了一位新的气象预报员。
There's a new meteorologist on Dragon TV.
这位新员工不会休假或者拥有假期。她也从不迟到，从不会犯错。当然，当你真的是一个机器人的时候，你很容易能够成为明星员工。
The newbie takes no vacations or holidays. She's never late to work and never stumbles on air. Of course, it's easy to be the star employee when you're really a robot.
当东方卫视的《看东方》节目需要插播天气预报时，主持人向观众介绍了小冰。她是一款计算机程序，可以用女性的声音播报天气。
When the anchor on "Morning News" needs a weather report, he introduces Xiaoice, a computer program that delivers the forecast with a female voice.
电视观众看到的画面是空无一人的直播间，屏幕上显示着配合小冰播报的天气图表。小冰还会在天气冷时提醒观众多穿点，在空气质量差时告诫观众少进行户外运动。
TV viewers are shown a shot of an empty TV studio, while weather graphics on a screen augment Xiaoice's forecast. Xiaoice will even remind viewers to bundle up when it's cold, and cautions against outdoor exercise when the air quality is bad.
小冰是由中国的微软人工智能团队研发的。她是在12月份开始在电视上出现的，在与微软的协议中，东方卫视同意为小冰提供为期一年的实习。
Xiaoice originated as a creation of Microsoft's artificial intelligence team in China. Xiaoice's television appearances began in December, in a deal with Microsoft that Dragon TV called a one-year internship for Xiaoice.
据悉，这款聊天机器人有可能在东方卫视发挥更大的作用，比如担任新闻节目或娱乐脱口秀的评论员。
The chatbot could get an expanded role on Dragon TV as a commentator on news features or on an entertainment talk show.