1、Unit 4 A glimpse of the futureUnderstanding ideas目录页contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsFast readingIIHomeworkIntensive readingIIIVIPost-readingLanguage points Its a matter of personal preference.那是个人的爱好问题。1.preference n.1)偏爱；爱好；喜爱Language pointsI must say I have a strong preference for French movies
2、.我得说我对法国电影有强烈的偏爱。Id choose the small car in preference to the larger one.我宁可选择那辆小的汽车而不要那辆大的。2)have a preference for sth 对有偏爱3)in preference to 优先于 2.susceptible adj.Language points1)易受影响的 Some of these plants are more susceptible to frost damage than others.这些植物中有一些较其他的易受霜冻危害。2.susceptible adj.Langu
3、age points2)敏感的The researchers believe more than 70 per cent of all cancers that kill may be susceptible to the vaccine.研究人员认为该疫苗可能会抑制 70%以上的致命癌症。3.formLanguage points1)n.类型；种类；形式；外表；样子；表格 forms of transport/government/energy 运输种类；政体类型；能源种类 Language points 2)vt.（使）出现，产生；（使）形成；（使）成形，组成；Rearrange the
4、letters to form a new word.重新排列字母，组成另一单词。Storm clouds are forming on the horizon.天边出现了暴雨云。Language points1.happen to do sth _ 2.in contrast _ 3.hang out _ 4.thanks to _ 5.without doing sth _ 碰巧做某事；发生在某人身上碰巧做某事；发生在某人身上相反相反,相比之下相比之下 出去玩出去玩多亏了，由于多亏了，由于不做某事不做某事 Language points6.in the long run _7.be rep
5、laced with _8.at risk _ 9.be prepared for _ 10.agree on _11.have no choice but to do sth _长远来说长远来说被被代替代替有风险有风险为为做准备做准备达成一致达成一致别无选择只能干某事别无选择只能干某事 Language points1.It used to feel like 50 per cent of my time was spent researching new restaurants.Paraphrase:Before,it seemed to me that I was spending a
6、lot of time on researching new restaurants.Language points1)It feels like 是固定句式，意为“感觉像”,与 It seems that 意思相近。例如：It feels like it is going to rain.感觉天快要下雨了。It feels like I have done lots of work.我感觉自己做了很多工作。Language points2)本句中的“50 per cent of my time was spent”使用了被动语态，为一般过去时态的被动语态。一般过去时的主动形式：was/wer
7、e/did一般过去时的被动形式：was/were+动词的过去分词 Language pointsShe just finished her homework.（变被动句）3)spend 的用法spend.(in)doing 为固定搭配，意为“花（时间/金钱等）做某事”，且 spend 的主语一般是人。e.g.She spends all her free time painting.她把所有的空余时间都用来绘画。Her homework was just finished.Language points2.Every recommendation she gives me is great s
8、ince she can predict if I will like a particular restaurant.Paraphrase:Because my super-smart personal assistant can calculate whether I would like a certain restaurant,I like all the recommendations she gives me.Language points1)此句中的 she 指代 my super-smart personal assistant,此处运用了拟人的修辞手法。2)整个句子是个主从复
9、合句，主句的主干是 Every recommendation is great.主句中的(she gives me)是一个定语从句，定语从句先行词是_,先行词在定语从句中充当_。从句是由 since 引导的原因状语从句，从句中，if I will like a particular restaurant 做 predict 的宾语。recommendation宾语 Language pointssince 引导原因状语从句，意为“因为;由于;既然”We thought that,since we were in the area,wed stop by and see them.我们想，既然到
10、了这个地方，就该顺便去看看他们。Since you have mastered the approaches to solving the problem,just waste no time and get down to it.翻译：既然你已经掌握了解决问题的方法，就别浪费时间，赶紧去做吧。3)since 引导原因状语从句 Language points3.Still,I do think that developments in AI will on the whole make doing day-to-day things a lot easier.1)句子中的 still 是副词，
11、意为 in spite of what has just been said or done,“（虽然）还是；但；不过”The weather was cold and wet.Still,we had a great time.Paraphrase:Even so,Im sure that developments in AI will generally make doing everyday tasks much easier.翻译：天气又冷又潮，不过我们仍然玩得很开心。Language points2)句子中的 on the whole 是固定搭配，意为“总的看来”。e.g.On th
12、e whole,I am in favour of the idea.总的来说，我赞成这个想法。3)“day-to-day”是形容词，意为“involving the usual events or tasks of each day”，“日常的；按日计划的”Mary has always been in charge of the day-to-day running of the school.翻译：Mary 一直在负责学校的日常管理工作。Language points4.Of course,it could be very useful to have a more advanced f
13、orm of AI a truly independent form of artificial intelligence,capable of exercising its own judgement,could help us solve many of the worlds problems.Language pointsParaphrase:Of course,it could be very useful to have a more advanced form of AI.An AI that could assess information without human input
14、 and make its own decisions could help us solve many of the worlds problems.Language points1)capable of doing sth 为固定搭配，意为 having the ability or qualities needed to do sth,“能做某事”。A running track should be capable of absorbing the impact of a runners foot landing on it.翻译：跑道应该能够吸收奔跑者踩踏地面时产生的撞击力。Langu
15、age points2)此句中的 exercise 意为to make effective in action，“行使，使用”。e.g.When she appeared in court she exercised her right to remain silent.她出庭时行使了自己保持沉默的权利。Language points5.I believe most of the value of AI lies in its capacity to analyse and interpret vast amounts of data,which means it can even solve
16、 problems that are too challenging for human experts.Paraphrase:It is my opinion that AI is valuable mostly because it can analyse and interpret very large amounts of data.This capability allows it to solve problems that are too difficult for human experts.Language points1）句中的“lie in”为固定搭配，意为“（问题，答案
17、，责任等）存在，在于”。e.g.The problem lies in deciding when to intervene.问题在于决定何时介入。2）interpret：解释;诠释；理解 e.g.The students were asked to interpret the poem.学生们被要求诠释那首诗的意义。The data can be interpreted in many different ways.翻译：这份资料可以从多方面解读。Language points 6.But while super-intelligent AI could be the biggest lea
18、p forward in human history,if it goes wrong or falls into the wrong hands,it could also be the most dangerous.Paraphrase:Although a very clever form of AI could be the greatest form of progress made in human history,if it goes wrong or is misused,it could be the most dangerous instead.1)本句中 while 为连
19、词，引导让步状语从句，意为 although，一般位于句首。e.g.While I am willing to help,I do not have much time available.尽管我愿意帮忙，但是我没有多少时间。Language points While the numbers of such developments are relatively small,the potential market is large.翻译：尽管这种增长的数量相对较小，但是潜在的市场是巨大的。Language points Language points2)句中的“go wrong”为固定搭配，
20、意为“出毛病，出故障，出问题”。e.g.My watch keeps going wrong.我的表不断地出毛病。Language pointsWhen I was in such a hurry,my car went wrong.3)leap v.跳；跳跃；跳越；n.跳越；跳跃；跳高e.g.A dolphin leapt out of the water.海豚跃出水面。翻译：我特别慌忙的时候，我的车出毛病了。VIHomeworkHomework AI technology has been affecting our life nowadays,and it is believed that it will exert greater influence later.What do you want to say to the scientists or engineers about your worries or advice so that our humans can guarantee it wont fall into the wrong hands?
