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选择性必修二Unit 4 Living with technology
重要短语
1. become/turn into/make it a reality 成为现实
2. build castles in the air 建空中阁楼
3. at the rate/speed/pace of 以...的速度/节奏
4. adjust to new inputs 适应新的输入信息内容
5. many approaches to doing 很多做某事的方法
6. have the capacity to do sth. 有做某事的能力
7. be capable of doing sth 能够做某事
8. analyse massive amounts of data 分析大量的数据
9. autonomous vehicles/domestic robots 自动驾驶车辆/家用机器人
10. make a major breakthrough 取得一个重大突破
11. work to one’s advantage 有利于某人
12. threaten the existence of 威胁....存在
13. become dependent on 依靠,依赖
14. urge sb to do sth 督促某人做某事
15. commit crimes 犯罪
16. in short 简而言之
17. demand our attention 需要我们的注意
18. fall victim to 受伤,受损,受害
19. spell disaster for human race 给人类招致灾难
20. demonstrate a significant advance in 证实了在...方面的一个显著进步
21. facial recognition system 面部识别系统
22. come into widespread use 开始广泛使用
23. disaster relief 赈灾救援
24. deliver daily supplies 运送日常用品 delivery n.
25. interact with 与...交流,互动,相互作用
26. on a daily basis 每天
27. There can be no denying that/ It can’t be denied that 不可否认的是
28. have a huge impact on 对... 有巨大的影响
29. for better or for worse 无论好坏
30. in large quantities 大量地
31. pose a great threat to 给...造成极大的威胁
32. without their knowledge 没有让他们知道
33. address a problem/ a meeting/sb. 解决一个问题/在会议上讲话/对...发表演讲
34. be designed/intended to do sth 被设计来做某事/目的是做某事
35. relieve humanity from tiring muscular work 把人类从累人的体力工作中解放出来
36. be colored by the dark times 受黑暗的时代的影响
37. at the forefront of .... 处于...前沿
38. be equipped with 装备有
39. be surrounded by 被...围绕着
40. engage one’s interest 吸引某人的兴趣
41. enhance learning efficiency 提升学习效率
42. perform complex surgery/ tasks 做复杂的外科手术/做复杂的任务
43. be applied to do sth 被运用来做某事
44. what if 要是....怎么办,倘若....
45. make more informed choices 做出更有依据的选择
46. boil down to 归结为
47. figure out 弄清楚
48. in terms of 就...而言,在...方面
49. be optimistic about 对...乐观
50. keep... in mind/keep in mind that 记住...
51. serve up 提供
52. at the expense of 在...牺牲...情况下
53. the envy of your friends 你朋友羡慕的对象
54.