【英音模仿秀】卫星指路
英语课
模仿文本:
In cars, in ships, in planes, in our phones, we'll be lost without sat nav. It's amazing - some might say alarming - just how rapidly it sent us off in a new direction, away from self-reliance towards technological 1 dependence 2, which would be fine if GPS and its sister systems were all utterly 3 dependable. But they're not, and that could have dangerous, potentially disastrous 4 consequences. We'll get onto what those are in due course. But before we set off, it might help to get our bearings.
译文:
汽车里、轮船上、飞机上、手机中,如果没有卫星导航系统,我们就会迷失方向。它如此迅猛地将我们送往一个全新的方向,不再依靠自己,而是依赖于技术,这真是无比神奇,但也有人会说这令人警醒。如果GPS及其协同系统都完全可靠,这固然不错。但事实并非如此,而这也就可能带来危险、甚至可能是灾难性的后果。我们稍后会讨论这个。不过在此之前,先了解一些情况会有所帮助。
adj.技术的;工艺的
- A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
- Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今, 随着科技进步,生活节奏不断增快。
n.依靠,依赖;信任,信赖;隶属
- Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
- He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。
adv.完全地,绝对地
- Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民,把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
- I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。
adj.灾难性的,造成灾害的;极坏的,很糟的
- The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
- Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨,血本无归。