英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0322 - 碾压人工智能只有靠情怀？
时间：2019-03-05 作者：英语课 分类：英语角-圆桌会议
英语课
Topic 1-Chinese Woman Verbally Abused on Virgin 1 Flight
A Chinese woman has claimed a Caucasian man called her racist 2 names on a Virgin Atlantic flight and the airline failed to give an acceptable response. The Facebook accounts of the airline company and its founder 3 Richard Branson have been inundated 4 with thousands of comments left by angry Chinese internet users. Also, it is one of the most discussed topics in Chinese media since the past weekend.
Topic 2-Artificial Intelligence VS Human
AlphaGo's win over one of the world's best Go players has got us wondering about which direction artificial intelligence is heading. Will robots beat humans in areas beyond playing an ancient chess game, or have they already done so? IT industry heavy weights, Jack 5 Ma, Lei Jun & Mark Zuckerberg, have offered their views on the prospects 6 of artificial intelligence at the China Development Forum 7 in Beijing.
Topic 3-10 Weird 8 Things That Urban People Do
An online post has pointed 9 out ten things that city dwellers 10 do but rural folks find silly. What are these things? And why is it so hard for rural folks to comprehend?
A Chinese woman has claimed a Caucasian man called her racist 2 names on a Virgin Atlantic flight and the airline failed to give an acceptable response. The Facebook accounts of the airline company and its founder 3 Richard Branson have been inundated 4 with thousands of comments left by angry Chinese internet users. Also, it is one of the most discussed topics in Chinese media since the past weekend.
Topic 2-Artificial Intelligence VS Human
AlphaGo's win over one of the world's best Go players has got us wondering about which direction artificial intelligence is heading. Will robots beat humans in areas beyond playing an ancient chess game, or have they already done so? IT industry heavy weights, Jack 5 Ma, Lei Jun & Mark Zuckerberg, have offered their views on the prospects 6 of artificial intelligence at the China Development Forum 7 in Beijing.
Topic 3-10 Weird 8 Things That Urban People Do
An online post has pointed 9 out ten things that city dwellers 10 do but rural folks find silly. What are these things? And why is it so hard for rural folks to comprehend?
n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的
- Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
- There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
n.种族主义者，种族主义分子
- a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
- His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。
n.创始者，缔造者
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付
- We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
- We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克
- I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
- He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
n.希望，前途(恒为复数)
- There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
- They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。
n.论坛，讨论会
- They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
- The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的
- From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
- His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
adj.尖的，直截了当的
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。