Unit 4 Living with Technology Reading 语言点课件-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版（2020）选择性必修第二册

B5U4 Living with technology Language points 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，某天早上你醒来，可以选择继续躺在床上，按下一个按钮，就能召来一台机器人为你处理所有的工作。那该有多酷啊!这听起来可能像是在建空中楼阁，但鉴于人工智能(AI)目前的发展速度，这样的梦想在将来也许真的可以实现。 prep. 考虑到 引导定语从句 主句 By zyh (1)prep. 鉴于，考虑到(相当于considering 或in view of) given + that ... 在句中作状语 = considering that … (2)adj. 指定的,所述的,特定的(作前置定语) _______________________, they've done a good job. 考虑到他们经验,他们已经做得不错了。 Given their experience 3 At the basic level, artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science that aims to create 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. 从基础层面上讲，人工智能是计算机科学的一个分支学科，其目标是研发智能机器。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能够像人类一样执行任务的计算机智能。 of后三个并列v.-ing做宾语。 By zyh (1)be capable of (doing) sth. 有能力做某事 (2)capability n. 能力,才能 He was elected as manager for his excellent __________(capable) of leadership. Anne was intelligent and _________________________ with ease. 安妮很聪明，能够轻易地通过考试。 capability capable of passing exams 5 ……, adjusting to new inputs and performing tasks like humans. e.g. For example, the moment you get on the airplane, start adjusting your biological clock to the destination’s time. It took her a while to adjust to living alone. We should adjust ourselves to the changing world. The manager has made a few adjustments to the design. adjust vi. & vt. 调整；（使）适合 【搭配】 adjust sth. to sth. 调整……以适应……. adjust to sth./ doing sth. 适应（做）某事 adjust oneself to 使自己适应于 make an adjustment 做出调整 Practice makes perfect. 你将很快适应学生生活。 他很快地适应了陌生的环境。 公司对我的薪金作了