Original reading passage
For a future communication project,our class imagined a translation device for community visitors. The device would display speech as text and read a translation aloud. At first,we called it a machine that could solve every misunderstanding. Then a guide challenged that claim. A word might have several meanings,and a joke might depend on local experience. We changed our design:the device would show when it was uncertain and let a person ask for clarification. We also added a button to delete the conversation. Users should not have to keep private messages forever. Our final presentation did not promise perfect understanding. It proposed a useful tool that supported human listening,questions,and respect rather than replacing them.