Friday, May 16, 2008
التدخين تحت السن القانونى
Welcome to BBC Xtra English.
Anna and Somaya talk about trying to encourage young people not to smoke.
A company in Japan has developed a vending machine which tries to guess a person's age.
It uses face recognition technology to measure facial characteristics like wrinkles and bone structure - to work out people's ages.
In Japan the legal age for smoking is 20. So if a person looks under the age of 20 it won't allow them to buy cigarettes.
Young people who fail the age test need to show the machine ID to prove their age. This could be a driving licence or ID card.
The company which makes the vending machine says it is correct in 9 out of 10 cases.
Companies who sell cigarettes to under-age people could be prosecuted.
How can children and young people be persuaded not to smoke? Should parents set a good example and not smoke in front of children. Is advertising to blame? Will getting children interested in sport stop them wanting to smoke?
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vending machine
ماكينة بيع اتوماتيكية
face recognition technology
تكنولوجيا التعرف على الوجه
facial characteristics
خصائص الوجه
wrinkles
تجاعيد الوجه
bone structure
تكوين العظام
to work out
ممارسة الرياضة
legal age
السن القانونى
cigarettes
السجائر
fail
يفشل
ID
بطاقة تحقيق الشخصية
driving licence
رخصة القيادة
under-age
تحت السن القانونى
prosecuted
التحقيق معهم
persuaded
اقنع
set a good example
ضرب مثالا جيدا
advertising
الإعلان
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