Announcer
April 1, 2012
    The female announcer said in a slightly artificial voice.  "The economy in this country this year was 5% higher than it usually is."
    She, a human outfit high technology robot, looked in her early 30's, was a very
popular announcer.  She was a little bit cute but not beautiful and it was one of the reasons she was popular.   Because robots in this society were mostly made beautiful or handsome and human beings were tired of it.
    She sometimes made a mistake and looked embarrassed.   Of course robots didn't make any mistakes and didn't get upset either.   But this type of human-like appearance was needed for viewers again.
    After the announcement of the news report, at the end of the news, there was a personal short comment as usual.   She, a female-like, kind of young and cute robot, thought a little bit and  said.  "It's getting warmer and warmer.  Spring is coming.  And male bears soon are going to chase female bears' butts.  Good night."
    The viewers in front of their TV's sighed and wondered whether she made a human-like joke, which sometimes wasn't funny at all, on purpose.  Or perhaps maybe the programmer of the robot had a bad sense of humor.  



(The End)
   











*it usual is :いつも
*outfit :見かけ
*in her early 30’s :三十代前半
*be tired :飽きる
*embarrassed :はにかんで
*as usual :いつものように
*get :なる
*sigh :ため息をつく
*whether :かどうか
*on purpose :わざと
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