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Unit 4 Living with technology
备考第1步——疯狂晨背在积累·背后自检
(一)语境识记
1.analyse massive amounts of data 分析大量数据
2.a major breakthrough in AI 人工智能方面的重大突破
3.domestic robots 家用机器人
4.commit crimes 犯罪
5.facial recognition technology 面部识别技术
6.decrease road traffic 减少路面车辆
7.illegal hunters 非法狩猎者
8.contemporary art 现代艺术
9.the initial cost 最初的成本
10.the envy of all your friends 你所有朋友羡慕的对象
(二)派生识记
1.finance n.财政,金融;资金;财力,财务管理 vt.提供资金→financial adj.金融的;财政的→financially adv.财政上地
2.threat n.威胁→threaten vt.危及,对……构成威胁;威胁,恐吓
3.crime n.罪,罪行;犯罪活动→criminal n.罪犯;犯人 adj.犯罪的
4.greed n.贪婪,贪心→greedy adj.贪心的,贪婪的→greedily adv.贪婪地;贪心地;贪食地
5.recognize vt.认出;承认;辨认出→recognition n.识别,认出;承认,认可;赞誉,赏识
6.distribute vt.分发;分配→distribution n.分发,分送;分配,分布→distributor n.经销商;分销商
7.conclude vt.& vi.断定,推断出;达成,订立;(使)结束,终止→conclusion n.结论;结束
8.practice n.实践→practical adj.实际的,真实的;切实可行的;有用的;实事求是的
9.annoy vt.使恼怒,使生气;打扰,骚扰→annoyed adj.烦恼的→annoying adj.令人烦恼的→annoyance n.烦恼
10.envy n.& vt.羡慕;忌妒→envious adj.羡慕的;忌妒的
1.to name but a few 略举几例
2.in large quantities 大量
3.castles in the air 空中楼阁,幻想,空想
4.in terms of technology 就技术而言
5.fall victim to this technology 成为技术的受害者
6.break into facial recognition system 侵入面部识别系统
7.keep in mind its quick rate of evolution 记住其快速的发展
8.spy on and take photographs of others 监视并拍下他人的照片
9. at the forefront of development in virtual reality 在虚拟现实技术开发的最前沿
10.a host of educational applications 大量教育方面的应用
11.boil down to three things 归结为三件事
12.at the expense of fashion 以损害时尚性为代价
1.It is clear that we are at a turning point in history.(显然,我们正处在历史的转折点上。)
2.Delivery drones, as the name suggests, are used to deliver goods.(投送无人机,顾名思义,就是用来递送货物的。)
3.It can be predicted that before long many people will be using drones to deliver daily supplies like food and drink.(可以预测,不久之后许多人将会使用无人机来运送像食物和饮料这样的日常用品。)
4.There can be no denying that the technology will have a huge impact on everyday life.(无可否认,这种技术将对日常生活产生重大影响。)
5.What excites me the most is that young people t