A Brain Chip Helps a Man Speak
腦機晶片幫助一名男子恢復說話能力
Introduction
Doctors from a university in California helped a man with a serious illness. He cannot speak, so they gave him a special computer chip in his brain.
來自加州一所大學的醫生幫助了一名患有嚴重疾病的男子。由於他無法說話，醫生在他的腦中植入了特殊的電腦晶片。
Main Body
Doctors put small wires in the man's brain. The chip reads his brain signals. Then, the computer changes these signals into words. The chip is very good. It is correct 99% of the time.
醫生在該男子的腦中植入了細小的電線。晶片會讀取他的腦訊號，接著電腦將這些訊號轉換成文字。這款晶片性能優異，準確度高達 99%。
The man used the chip at home for almost two years. He spoke many sentences and used a computer mouse with his mind. He can now work and talk to people again.
該男子在家中使用了晶片將近兩年。他用意識說了許多句子，並能以意念操控電腦滑鼠。他現在可以重新工作並與他人交談。
The chip has a privacy button to delete data. Some doctors say the surgery is dangerous. Other doctors say the chip might stop working after a long time.
晶片設有隱私按鈕可用於刪除數據。部分醫生認為手術具有危險性，另一些醫生則認為晶片在長時間使用後可能會失效。
Conclusion
The chip is now a real medical tool. It helps the man talk and work again.
該晶片現在已成為真正的醫療工具，幫助該男子恢復說話與工作能力。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Ability' Pattern
Look at how the text describes what the man can and cannot do. This is the most important part of A2 English: talking about possibility and skill.
The Logic:
- CANNOT (Negative/Impossible) He cannot speak.
- CAN (Positive/Possible) He can now work.
Real-World Use: Use this pattern to describe your own life.
- I can speak a little English.
- I cannot speak Japanese.
Quick Tip: Notice that after can or cannot, the action word (speak, work) stays simple. We do not add "s" or "ing".
Examples from the text:
- "He cannot speak"
- "He can now work"