1、U4 Living with the technology重点词组+句子+词形变化页码词组中文句子43be based on基于The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that youdont really even notice it, so its part of everyday life.fit in适应 适合turn into变成What other descriptions in science fiction have turned into reality?at a rapid pace迅速地 飞快地A
2、rtificial intelligence is developing at a very rapid pace.44built castles inthe air空想 幻想It may seem like building castles in the air, but given the rate atwhich artificial intelligence, or AI, is being developed, in the futuresuch dreams may actually come ture.at the basiclevel在基本层面上At the basic lev
3、el, artificial intelligence is a branch of computerscience that aims to develop intelligent machines.approaches to做某事的方法To achieve this aim, many approaches to creating true AI have beendoing sthput forward, including “deep learning”, which enables a machine toimprove its own performance by learning
4、 from the results of itsprevious actions.put forward提出the capacity todo有 的能力Deep-learning AI has the capacity to analyze massive amounts ofdata through multiple layers, imitating the complex networks of thehuman brain.be coined被创造.Years before the term “artificial intelligence” was coined in themid-
5、1950s, the theory have been explored by Alan Turing, one of thepioneers in the field of computer science.45be applied in被应用于Nowadays, AI is already being applied in many fields: finance, healthcare, natural language processing and art, to name but a few.to name but afew略举数例autonomous无人驾驶汽车From auton
6、omous vehicles to domestic robots, from recommendationvehiclessystems to computers writing novels, AI has an unlimited number ofapplications.turning point转折点It is clear that we are at a turning point in history.dividing line分界线with machines likeAlphaGo now capable of thinking and learning fromtheir
7、mistakes, we are getting closer to the dividing line betweenhumans and machines.work to依照. 办事With AI enthusiasts promise us a bright future where intelligent robotswill be working to our advantage, these undoubted benefits also bringconcern and mitteecrime犯罪How would they be punished if they committ
8、ed crimes or evenmurdered humans?urge sb to dosth敦促某人做某事As we become more and more dependent on computers, somescientists are urging us to think about the dangers posed by theadvances in AI.spell the end of预示着结束The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of thehuman race.fall
9、 victim to受伤 受损We need to make sure that we will not fall victim to AI.be capable ofdoing sth有能力做某事What do you think intelligent machines will be capable of doing in thefuture?47come into use开始被使用Facial recognition technology, with its capacity to analyse a hugeamount of data, has come into widespre
10、ad use.49in largequantity大量 大批When passenger drones are flying above our cities in large quantity,the sky will get more and more crowded.pose a threat to 对.造成威胁In addition, drones cause much trouble for airlines as some of them flynear airport, posing a threat to planes that are taking off or landin
11、g.spy on暗中监视For instance, as more people will use drones for photography in thefuture, some might spy on and take photographs of others withouttheir knowledge.52get .across使. 被理解It is a good idea to give specific statements rather than general ones,which makes it easier to get your ideas across.53li
12、e in在于The basic definition of VR lies in the name of itself, which means”reality that is not real.”equipped with配备When you wear a VR headset equipped with cameras and sensors,you are surrounded by three D- imaged, sound and other sensoryinformation, which creates a super-realistic effect called “pre
13、sence”.a host of许多 大量There are a host of educational applications.interact with与相互作用Academic VR enables students to interact with others in a three-Denvironment.immersiveenvironment沉浸式环境Imagine studying the solar system or the human body in a fullyimmersive environment.the approachto sth的方式/态度/方法By
14、delivering the content in a meaningful way, this new approach tolearning manages to engage students interest and enhance learningefficiency.be expanded to 被扩展到This application can be expanded to make it easier to visualize datasuch as engineering projects and a variety of other designdevelopments.co
15、st-effective划算的 物有所值的Treatments of anxiety and drug addiction are other valuable andcost-effective applications of VR.come with和. 一起提供Current game systems come with headsets so that player can entervirtual environments and play against either real or virtual opponents.boil down to归结为， 基本问题是It really
16、 boils down to three things- time, cost and technical limitations.fine-tune对. 微调We will need time to develop and fine-tune the hardware andsoftware.figure out搞清楚 解决算出Just trying to figure out how to do what we want in terms of technologywill prove challenging in some areas.be optimisticabout对. 感到乐观C
17、onsidering there are so many challenges to deal with, are you stilloptimistic about the future of VR?keep in mindthat记住 牢记When talking about VR, we should keep in mind its quick rate ofevolution.serve up提供5G technology with its potential to serve up more stable mobileconnectivity at faster speed, wi
18、ll make it possible for people to enjoy amore immersive VR experience wherever they are.at . speed以. 的速度词形变化analysevt.analysis n. 分析 分析结果massiveadjmassn. 块团 群众 大量financen. vt.financialadj. 财政的 金融的financiallyadv. 财政上金融上autonomousadj.autonomyn. 自制自主权threatenvtthreat n. 威胁 恐吓commitvt. vi.(vi) commitmen
19、t n. 承诺 保证 投入urgevt.n.urgent adj. 紧急的 急迫的urgencyn.紧急的事apparentlyadv.apparent adj. 显然的 表面上的warning n.warnvt.vi. 警告 提醒 通知greedyadj.greed n. 贪婪 贪心greedily adv. 贪婪地 贪食地recognitionn.recognize vt. 认出 识别 vi. 确认recognizable adj. 可辨识的alternativen.adj.alternatev. 交替 更换 adj. 间隔的alternatively adv. 要不 或者distribu
20、tionn.distributev 分发 分配 分布distributor n. 批发商 经销商predictvt.prediction n. 预报 预言predictable adj. 可预言的predictive adj.前兆的illegal adj.illegallyadv.反 legaladj.contemporary adj.contemporarily adv.当今 时下justifiedadj.justify vt vi证明； 辩护justification n.理由 辩护concludevt. viconclusion n.推论 结局conclusive adj. 决定性的 最
21、后的superiority n.superior adj. （+to）优秀的 上级的virtual adj.virtually adv. 事实上 几乎 虚拟地definition n.define v. 给. 下定义解释 阐明defined adj. 清晰的 轮廓分明的practicaladj.practice n. 实践 联系practically adv. 实际地 几乎academic adj.academy n. 学院 学会immersive adj.immerse v. 沉浸 使陷入 +inengageengagement n. 婚约 诺言 参与度engaged adj. 忙碌的 已订婚的initial adjinitiallyadj.initiate v. 开始 创始initiative n. 主动权 首创精神optimistic adj.optimistn. 乐观主义者optimism n. 乐观 乐观主义annoy vt.annoyedannoying adj.annoyance n. 烦恼 可厌之事globe n. 球体 世界global adj. 全球的全世界的globally adv. 全球地
