1、S SHOULD WE FIGHT NEW TECHNOLOGY?我们应该抵制新技术吗？This morning, I saw the shocking headline: “Passenger Dies When Car Crashes in Driverless Mode”. （今天早上，我看到了一个令人震惊的标题：“无人驾驶模式下的车祸导致乘客死亡”。）In the article, various people said that the public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars. （在这篇文章中，很多人说公
2、众应该反对开发无人驾驶汽车的想法。 ）They said that some advances in technology were unnecessary and could even be dangerous. （他们说，一些技术进步是不必要的，甚至可能是危险的。） Hence, we should cease accepting technology just because it is new. （因此，我们应该不再仅仅因为技术是新的就接受它。）The newspaper reported that the car company had already apologised for
3、the accident, but the families of the deceased said it was not enough. （报道称，该汽车公司已经就这次事故道歉，但死者家属表示这还不够。） Nevertheless, the company still claimed that most people would be travelling in driverless cars one day soon.（尽管如此，该公司仍然宣称，不久的将来，大多数人将乘坐无人驾驶汽车出行。）On the one hand, there are many different groups
4、of people around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology. (一方面，世界上有许多不同的群体，他们在没有新技术的情况下幸福地生活着。)Probably the most well known are the Amish, a group of Christians living in rural America. (最著名的可能是阿米什人，一群生活在美国农村的基督徒。)They do not own or drive cars, watch TV, or use the Internet. (他们没
5、有汽车、不开车，不看电视，也不使用互联网。)They have lived mainly as farmers since the 18th century, and they will probably be living the same way in the distant future. (自18世纪以来，他们主要以农民的身份生活，在遥远的将来，他们可能也会以同样的方式生活。)They advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family, and community. (他们提倡简单的生活，强调努力工作、家庭和社区。
6、 )They think that is better than caring about luxuries or following the lives of the rich and famous.( 他们认为这比关心奢侈品或追随富人和名人的生活要好。) It could even be argued that the Amishs quality of life is better since they live in and appreciate the natural environment rather than living in large, polluted cities.(
7、甚至可以说，阿曼门诺派的生活质量更好，因为他们生活在自然环境中，欣赏自然，而不是生活在污染严重的大城市里。)知识点：1. on the one hand 一方面2. in the distant future 在遥远的未来3. the quality of 的质量4. rather than 而不是On the other hand, new technology has provided people everywhere with many benefits over the years. （另一方面，新技术多年来为各地的人们提供了许多好处。） For example, the lates
8、t weather-tracking computer programmes give people lots of warnings about potential natural disasters, which saves many lives. （例如，最新的天气跟踪计算机程序给人们提供了许多关于潜在自然灾害的警告，这挽救了许多人的生命。）Moreover, the Internet has made it possible for friends and family to keep in touch easily even if they are on opposite sides
9、 of the world. （此外，互联网使与朋友和家人保持联系很便捷，即使他们在世界的两端。）It has also made finding opportunities in life much easier, as it allows people to make larger networks of friends through using social media.（它还让人们更容易在生活中寻找机会，因为它让人们通过使用社交媒体结交更多的朋友。）知识点：1. on the other hand 另一方面2. the latest 最新的3. make it adj. for sb
10、. to do sth. 使做某事对某人来说是的4. allow ab. to do 允许某人做5. social media 社交媒体Personally, I have benefited quite a lot from technological advances. （就我个人而言，我从技术进步中获益匪浅。） I found my career as an AI designer through a social media network. （我通过一个社交媒体网络找到了我AI设计师的职业生涯。）My health monitor, which I wear all the time
11、, has also helped me get into the best shape of my life. （我一直戴着健康监测器，它也帮助我进入了最佳状态。 ）Of course, when new technology changes the way we live, it can be a scary prospect. (当然，如果新技术改变了我们的生活方式，这可能是一个可怕的前景。)Nevertheless, I will always look on the positive side of change and accept it rather than resist it.(然而，我总是会看到变化积极的一面，接受它，而不是抵制它。)知识点：1. personally=personally speaking 就个人而言2. benefit from 从中受益3. health monitor 健康检测器
