【高中新教材】人教版选择性必修第一册 Unit 2 英汉对照、音频
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SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER
智能家居让生活更轻松
Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house? Or, have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV or computer? These kinds of things happen to us all the time, waste resources, and can sometimes lead to problems. However, in the not-too-distant future, we will be living in smart homes that will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to switch off the TV when we forget. These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in.
你曾经忘记锁门吗？或者，你曾经忘记关掉电视或电脑吗？这种事情经常发生在我们身上，浪费资源，有时还会导致问题。然而，在不远的将来，我们将生活在智能住宅中。当我们外出时，智能家居会为我们锁门；当我们忘记关电视时，智能家居会记得关掉它。这些智能住宅将使我们安全，节省能源，并提供一个更舒适的居住环境。
Intelligent Controls智能控制
Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remotecontrols for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. The future home will use integrated sensors to tell when you leave home each morning, and then go into an energy-efficient mode all by itself. You will no longer have to think about turning switches on and off yourself. Your home will also learn your daily routineand preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. Your lights will come on the instant you enter the door along with your favourite music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner already prepared for you. All controls will respond to voice commands, so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud what you want and the home system will obey.
今天，我们必须使用电灯的开关，电器的旋钮，电视和空调的遥控器 。在未来，我们每天都会使用先进技术对家中几乎所有东西进行自动化控制。未来的家庭将使用集成的传感器来告诉你每天早上什么时候离开家，然后自己进入节能模式。你将不再需要考虑自己打开和关闭开关。你的家也会了解你的日常习惯和偏好，所以当你每天晚上回家时，一切都会为你准备好。你一进家门，灯就会亮起，还有你最喜欢的音乐或电视节目(会自动播放)，而且你会发现晚餐已为你准备好了。并且你会发现你的晚餐已经为你准备好了。所有的控制都会响应语音指令，所以如果你想改变你的日常工作，你只要大声说出你想要什么，家庭系统就会服从。
Regular Health Checks定期健康检查
In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. Your bed, for example, will record how well you sleep every night. It will also be checking your body weight. If you start to have sleep or weight problems, it will send a warning to your phone. It will also give you suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better. Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well. They can warn you early on if there is something abnormal or if you have a critical illness, such as cancer, and potentially save your life. 来自高中英语教学交流网
此外，你的智能家居每天都会监测你的健康状况。例如，你的床会记录你每晚的睡眠质量。它也会检查你的体重。如果你开始有睡眠或体重问题，它会向你的手机发送警告。它还会为你提供更健康的饮食和如何睡得更好的建议。智能马桶也会持续记录你的健康状况。如果有什么不正常的情况，或者你有严重的疾病，比如癌症，它们可以提前警告你，并可能挽救你的生命。
No More Disasters没有更多的灾难
Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. For example, if a water pipe starts leaking, or if there is a short in the electrical wiring, your smart home will detect it and provide you with the relevant information. This way, you will be able to fix the problem before your home becomes flooded or catches fire.智能家居将能够防止事故造成的严重损害。例如，如果水管漏水或发生电线短路，你的智能房屋将会探测出来，并给你提供相关的信息。这样，你就能在房子被水淹或着火之前解决这个问题。
This smart technology is not a fantasy. Many of these new innovations are alreadyavailable and being used in some homes. In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today. Nevertheless, it will take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology.这种智能技术不是幻想。许多这样的新发明已经可以使用并且正在一些家庭中使用。从这种意义上来讲，明天的家已经是今天的家了。然而，要让大多数新家庭开始使用这项新技术还需要几年的时间。来自高中英语教学交流网
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”. In the article, various people said that the public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars. They said that some advances in technology were unnecessary and could even be dangerous. Hence, we should cease accepting technology just because it is new. The newspaper reported that the car company had already apologised for the accident, but the families of the deceased said it was not enough. Nevertheless, the company still claimed that most people would be travelling in driverless cars one day soon.
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”。在这篇文章中，很多人说公众应该反对开发无人驾驶汽车的想法。他们说，一些技术进步是不必要的，甚至可能是危险的。因此，我们应该停止仅仅因为技术是新的就接受它。该报报道称，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。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。来自高中英语教学交流网
On the one hand, there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology. Probably the most well known are the Amish, a group of Christians living in rural America. They do not own or drive cars, watch TV, or use the Internet. They have lived mainly as farmers since the 18th century, and they will probably be living the same way in the distant future. Theyadvocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family, and community. They think that is better than caring about luxuries or following the lives of the rich and famous. It could even be argued that the Amish’s quality of life is better since they live in and appreciate the natural environment rather than living in large, polluted cities.
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。最著名的可能是阿曼门诺派，一群生活在美国农村的基督徒。他们没有汽车、不开车，不看电视，也不使用互联网。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。他们提倡简单的生活，强调努力工作、家庭和社区。他们认为这比关心奢侈品或追随富人和名人的生活要好。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。
On the other hand, new technology has provided people everywhere with many benefits over the years. For example, the latest weather-tracking computer programmes give people lots of warnings about potential natural disasters, which saves many lives. Moreover, the Internet has made it possible for friends and family to keep in touch easily even if they are on opposite sides of the world. It has also made finding opportunities in life much easier, as it allows people to make larger networks of friends through using social media.
另一方面，新技术多年来为各地的人们提供了许多好处。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。此外，互联网使朋友和家人很容易保持联系，即使他们在世界的两端。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。
Personally, I have benefited quite a lot from technological advances. I found mycareer as an AI designer through a social media network. My health monitor, which I wear all the time, has also helped me get into the best shape of my life. Of course, when new technology changes the way we live, it can be a scary prospect. Nevertheless, I will always look on the positive side of change and accept it rather than resist it.来自高中英语教学交流网
就我个人而言，我从技术进步中获益匪浅。我通过一个社交媒体网络找到了我作为AI设计师的职业生涯。我一直戴着健康监测器，它也帮助我进入了最佳状态。当然，当新技术改变了我们的生活方式，这可能是一个可怕的前景。然而，我总是会看到变化积极的一面，接受它，而不是抵制它。
phrase n. 短语;词组
persuade vt. 劝说;说服
switch vt. 转换;交换vi＆vt.(使)改变;转变n.开关;转换器;改变
switch off/on 关/开(电灯、机器等)
distant adj. 遥远的;远处的;疏远的;心不在焉的
secure adj 安全的;安心的;可靠的;牢固的vt.获得;拴牢;保护来自高中英语教学交流网
knob n. 旋钮;球形把手
appliance n. 电器;器具
remote a. 远程的;偏远的
remote control 遥控器;遥控
air conditioner 空调机;空调设备
automatic adj. 自动的转自考试词霸公众号
integrated adj. 各部分密切协调的;综合的
integrate vi.＆vt.使)合并;成为一体
sensor n. 传感器;敏感元件
efficient adj. 效率高的;有功效的
mode n. 模式;方式;风格
routine n. 常规;正常顺序adj.常规的;日常的
daily routine 日常生活
preference n. 爱好;偏爱
instant n. 瞬间;片刻adj.立即的;速食的;速溶的
command n. 指令;命令;控制vt.命令;控制
obey vi.＆vt.服从;遵守
warning n. 警告;警示;先兆
constant adj. 不断的;重复的;不变的n.常数;常量
early on 在初期;早先
abnormal adj. 不正常的;反常的
critical adj. 严重的;关键的;批判性的
cancer n. 癌;癌症;毒瘤
potentially adv. 潜在地;可能地
potential adj. 可能的;潜在的n.潜力;可能性
leak vi＆vt.漏;渗漏;透露n.漏洞;裂缝;透露
electrical adj. 电的;用电的
wiring n. 电线线路;线路系统
wire n. 电线;金属丝(或线).接通电源;将…连接到
detect vt. 发现;查明
relevant adj. 有关的;有意义的
catch fire 着火转自考试词霸公众号
fantasy n. 幻想;想象
innovation n. 创新;创造
available adj. 可获得的;可购得的;人)有空的
in this sense (in…sense)从这种(某种)意义上来讲
nevertheless adj.尽管如此;不过;然而
structure n. 结构;体系.系统安排;精心组织
security n. 保护描施;安全工作
crime n. 犯罪活动;不法行为
combine vt.vi.(使)结合;混合
nanobot n. 纳米机器人
artificial adj. 人工的;人造的;假的
artificial intelligence(UA)人工智能
clone vt. 克隆;以无性繁殖技术复制n.克隆动物(或植物)
predict vt. 预测;预言;预料
prediction n. 预测;预
forecast vt.n. 预测;预报来自高中英语教学交流网
occupation n. 职业;占领
oppose vt. 反对;抵制;阻挠
hence adv. 因此;由此
cease vi.＆vt.(使)停止;终止
deceased adj. 已死的;亡故的
absence n. 不存在;缺乏;缺席
rural adj. 乡村的;农村的
advocate n. 提倡;支持;拥护n.提倡者;支持者;拥护者
emphasis n. 强调;重视;重要性
luxury n. 奢华
keep in touch (with.) (与…)保持联系;了解(某课题或领域的情况)
career n. 职业;事业
prospect n. 可能性;前景
resist vi.＆vt.抵制;反抗;抵挡
resistance n. 抵制;反对;抗拒
paragraph n. 段;段落
signpost n. 路标转自考试词霸公众号
essay n. 文章
accurate adj 精确的;准确的
librarian n. 图书管理员;图书馆馆长
Melbourne 墨尔本(澳大利亚城市)
Christian n. 基督教徒aj.基督教的
the Amish n. 阿曼门诺派
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