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Artificial intelligence: friendly or frightening?
I. Phrases :
1.让某人做某事
2.建空中楼阁
3.成为现实
4.目的是
5.有能力…
6.从…中学习
7.适应
8.做…的方法
9.有做…的能力
10.大量的数据
send sb to do sth
build castles in the air
come true
aim to
capable of
learn from
adjust to
an approach to doing…
have the capacity of
massive amounts of data
11.略举几例
12.家用机器人
13.转折点
14.分界线
15.承诺给某人一个美好未来
16.对某人有利
17.犯罪
18.受伤,被害
19.理论上
20.强行闯入
name but a few
domestic robots
turning points
dividing lines
promise sb a bright future
to one’s advantage
commit a crime
fall victim to
in theory
break into
(Para.1)Imagine waking up one morning with the option of staying in bed and pressing a button to send a robot to do all the work for you. How cool that would be! It may seem like building castles in the air, but given the rate at which artificial intelligence, or Al, is being developed, in the future such dreams may actually come true.
想象一下,某天早上醒来,可以选择继续躺在床上,按下一个按钮,召来机器人来为你做所有的工作。那该多酷啊!这看上去可能像建造空中楼一样(不切实际),但是考虑到目前人工智能(AI)的发展速度,将来这样的梦想 很可能会真的实现。
选择做某事
幻想,空想
..., but given the rate at which artificial intelligence, or AI, is being developed, in the future such dreams may actually come true.
prep. 考虑到
引导定语从句
主句
……, 但鉴于人工智能(AI)目前的发展速度,这样的梦想将来也许真的可以实现。
_________________(无论如何), you should run your car _______________(以……速度) 80 kilometers an hour.
At any rate
at a rate of
(Para.2) At the basic level, artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science that aims to develop intelligent machines. One of the essential aims of Al is to develop computer intelligence capable of learning from experience, adjusting to new inputs and performing tasks like humans.
从基础层面上看,人工智能是计算机科学的一个分支,旨在开发智能机器。人工智能基本的目标之一是开发能够学习过往经验、适应新的输入内容并且能够像人类一样执行任务的计算机智能。
旨在做某事
能够做某事
习惯做某事
One of the essential aims of AI is to develop computer intelligence capable of learning from experience, adjusting to new inputs and performing tasks like humans.
of后三个并列v.-ing做宾语。
【翻译】
AI的基本目标之一,是开发能够学习过往经验、适应新的输入内容并且