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A.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071006/ap_on_hi_te/japan_workout_phone;_ylt=AgSJapI9QI41yHc.z1xuS.EjtBAF

B.Summary:
A new prototype phone that can be a personal coach came out.It provide users such as busy people who want have a healthy body.It can take pulse, check body fat, time jogs and tell whether you have bad breath.It even assesses stress levels and inspires you with a pep talk. Also, it can detects body movement and calculates how many calories you burn.





C.key words:
1.assess:
(1)to fix or determine the amount of, as damages
(2)to fix, rate, or set a certain charge upon, as a tax
(3)value officially for the purpose of taxation
(4)to analyze critically and judge definitively the nature, significance, status, or merit of
2.hassle:
(1)to subject to persistent or acute annoyance; harass
(2) to bother; annoy
(3) to argue; quarrel
3.unveil
(1)uncover; reveal clearly
(2)to disclose by taking off a veil or covering
4.inbuilt:built-in
5.tally:to count; reckon up
6.breathalyzer:a device that measures the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood by analyzing the breath in a chemical test
7.lethargic:of, relating to, or characterized by lethargy; sluggish
8.overseas:foreign; over the sea
9.calorific:heating
10.intake:
(1)amount taken in
(2)a thing taken in; also, a taking in, as of breath







D.Questions
Q1:What specail can this phone do?
A:It can take your pulse, check your body fat, time your jogs and tell you if you have bad breath. It even assesses stress levels and inspires you with a pep talk.Also, it can detects body movement and calculates how many calories you burn.

Q2:How does it assess stress levels?
A:By asking questions, then inspires you with a pep talk.

Q3:Does it sold oversea?
A:NO, it doesn't.

Q4:What is the original idea?
A:Just like a personal.

Q5:Does DoCoMo set a release date or price for the Wellness phone?
A:No, not yet.