，准时更新。  【阅读原文】  标题：Humanoid robot halfmarathon approachesChina's robotics sector grows as new product hits 10 m/s sprint speed正文：As the capital city sheds its daytime bustle, rhythmic footsteps echo across a quiet track under the cover of night. This weekend, a group of unusual "runners" took to the course for adaptive training ahead of next week's half marathon event held in Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (E-Town). However,these "runners" are not human athletes, but humanoid robots conducting real- world simulations to familiarize themselves with the race route.知识点：shed v. /ʃed/to get rid of something that is no longer wanted or needed; to cast off or lose 摆脱；褪去；脱落• As night falls, the market sheds its daytime chaos and becomes strangely quiet. 夜幕降临，市场褪去了白日的喧嚣，变得出奇地安静。• The snake sheds its skin several times a year as it grows. 蛇在生长过程中每年要蜕几次皮。获取外刊的完整原文以及精讲笔记，请关注微信公众号「早安英文」，回复“外刊”即可。更多有意思的英语干货等着你！  【节目介绍】  《早安英文-每日外刊精读》，带你精读最新外刊，了解国际最热事件：分析语法结构，拆解长难句，最接地气的翻译，还有重点词汇讲解。  所有选题均来自于《经济学人》《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《华盛顿邮报》《大西洋月刊》《科学杂志》《国家地理》等国际一线外刊。  【适合谁听】  1、关注时事热点新闻，想要学习最新最潮流英文表达的英文学习者  2、任何想通过地道英文提高听、说、读、写能力的英文学习者  3、想快速掌握表达，有出国学习和旅游计划的英语爱好者  4、参加各类英语考试的应试者（如大学英语四六级、托福雅思、考研等）  【你将获得】  1、超过1000篇外刊精读课程，拓展丰富语言表达和文化背景  2、逐词、逐句精确讲解，系统掌握英语词汇、听力、阅读和语法  3、每期内附学习笔记，包含全文注释、长难句解析、疑难语法点等，帮助扫除阅读障碍。