ImprovementinAppliancesUnit9ENJOYINGENGLISHREADINGBookOne2cussionUnit9ImprovementinAppliances1TextA

Warming-upNewWords2TextBReadingthroughGroupDiscussionWarming-upNewWordsWarming-upNewWordsGroupDiscussionQuotesReadingthroughWarmingupNewWordsTextAWhatdoyouthinkofsmarthomes?TextAWarmingupNewWordsTextA1.Doyouagreethattechnologyhasimprovedpeople’slife?

Nodoubt,technologyhaschangedsomuchoftoday’sworldandourlife.Duetotechnology,wearenowlivingmorecomfortableandconvenientlives.Theinventionofcomputerhaddonegreathelpinourdailyworkandstudy.Withmodernelectricappliancesourhomelifeismuchmoreenjoyablethanever.

TextAWarmingupNewWordsTextA2.Hastechnologybroughtanydisadvantagestoourlife?However,technologyadvanceshavecausedsomenew,complicated,evendangerousproblems.Carsandsomehouseholdappliancesaredangeroussourceswhichdamageourozonelayer(臭氧層).Inourmodernlife,ironicallywefindourselvesbeingenslavedmoreandmorebytechnologyinsteadofbeingfreedbyit.TextANewWordsReadingthroughTextAdronesentientinteractivesomehowfeatureauto-eject

lampshadehoverduostabilizeoptoptimizeenchantsurpasscollaborativedumbsubordinatedystopiansynergistic

TextANewWordsReadingthroughTextAjetofftransform…into…kindofadjusttoclearoffTextANewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA1.drone[dr??n]n.（無(wú)線電操縱的）無(wú)人遙控飛機(jī)

e.g.

Dronesarewidelyusedinmilitaryactivities.無(wú)人機(jī)大規(guī)模地應(yīng)用在軍事活動(dòng)中。

2.sentient[?senti?nt]adj.有感覺(jué)力的

e.g.

Manisasentientbeing.人是有感覺(jué)的生物。

3.interactive[??nt?r??kt?v]adj.（人與計(jì)算機(jī)程序、電視系統(tǒng)等）交互的

e.g.Thiswillmakevideogamesmoreinteractivethanever.這將使電子游戲的互動(dòng)性更勝以往。

NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA4.somehow[?s?mha?]adv.以某種方式

e.g.Somehowthelanguageenduresandcontinuestosurvive.那種語(yǔ)言以某種方式保存下來(lái)，并繼續(xù)存在下去。

5.feature[?fi?t??(r)]v.以……為特色

e.g.Thelatestmodelfeaturesalloywheelsandanelectronicalarm.最新款式的特色是合金車輪和電子報(bào)警器。

6.auto-eject[???t??i?d?ekt]vi.自動(dòng)彈出

e.g.Whenthecarcrashed,theairbagauto-ejected.

撞車的時(shí)候，安全氣囊自動(dòng)彈出了。

NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA7.lampshade[?l?mp?e?d]n.燈罩

e.g.Itcanalsochangetheshapeofitslampshadeautomatically.它也能自動(dòng)地改變燈罩形狀。

8.hover[?h?v?(r)]vi.盤(pán)旋

e.g.Ahawkhoveredoverthehill.一只鷹在小山的上空翱翔。9.duo[?dju???]n.搭檔；二人組

e.g.Theduowerearealhitinlastyear'sshow.這一對(duì)搭檔在去年的演出中大受歡迎。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA10.stabilize[?ste?b?la?z]v.（使）穩(wěn)定；（使）穩(wěn)固

e.g.Itisanticipatedthatinflationwillstabilizeat3%.

據(jù)預(yù)測(cè)，通貨膨脹將穩(wěn)定在3%。11.opt[?pt]vi.選擇；挑選

e.g.Aftergraduatingsheoptedforacareerinmusic.畢業(yè)后她選擇了從事音樂(lè)工作。12.optimize[??pt?ma?z]vt.使最優(yōu)化

e.g.tooptimizetheuseofresources充分利用資源NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA13.enchant[?n?t?ɑ?nt]vt.對(duì)……施魔法

e.g.KingArthurhidhistreasureshereandMerlinenchantedthecavesothatnobodyshouldeverfindthem.亞瑟王將他的財(cái)寶藏在這里，墨林對(duì)洞穴施了魔法，這樣永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)有人找到那些財(cái)寶。14.surpass[s??pɑ?s]vt.超過(guò)；勝過(guò)e.g.Hehopesonedaytosurpasstheworldrecord.他希望有一天能刷新世界紀(jì)錄。15.collaborative[k??l?b?r?t?v]adj.協(xié)作的；合作的

e.g.heworkrequiredfortheclasswillbehighlycollaborative.這項(xiàng)工作對(duì)合作的要求很高。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA16.dumb[d?m]adj.愚蠢的

e.g.Thatwasaprettydumbthingtodo.做那樣的事太愚蠢了。17.subordinate[s??b??d?ne?t]vt.使從屬于e.g.Safetyconsiderationsweresubordinatedtocommercialinterests.商業(yè)利益置于安全考慮之上。18.dystopian[[d?s?t?up??n]adj.反烏托邦的

e.g.Oneofthemostremarkablefunctionsofthedystopiannovelsiswarning.反烏托邦小說(shuō)的一個(gè)重要作用就是警示。19.synergistic[?s?n?r?d??st?k]adj.協(xié)作的；互相作用的e.g.SynergisticeffectofsocialeconomyandwaterresourcesdevelopmentinTianjin天津市社會(huì)經(jīng)濟(jì)與水資源發(fā)展協(xié)同預(yù)警研究NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA1.jetoff

起飛

e.g.Youarejetting.你即將離開(kāi)。2.transform…into…

把……轉(zhuǎn)變成……

e.g.Thephotochemicalreactionstransformthelightintoelectricalimpulses.光化學(xué)反應(yīng)使光變?yōu)殡娒}沖。3.kindof

稍微；有點(diǎn)兒

e.g.Ilikehim,kindof.我有點(diǎn)兒喜歡他。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA。4.adjustto適應(yīng)

e.g.Ittakestimetoadjusttoanewtimezonewhenyoutravel.

在旅行中，調(diào)整自己適應(yīng)不同的時(shí)區(qū)是要花些時(shí)間的。5.clearoff離開(kāi)

e.g.Hetoldthemtoclearofforhe'dcallthepolice.他讓他們走開(kāi)，否則他要叫警察了ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextAReadthetextquicklyandcompletethetask:analysethestructure.StructureMainidea:Thecollaborationbetweenmachinesandhumansstillhasabrightfuture.Mainidea:Researchersarefacingtwomainchallenges.Mainidea:Theauthorintroducestheflyingtable.PartII:Para.7-9PartIII:Para.10-13PartI:Para.1-6TextAReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextAIntheFuture,FurnitureWillBeDrones1Imagineafuturewhereyourfurnitureflies,reactingandrespondingtoyoureverydayneeds.Youcouldhaveanalmost-sentientdeskthatjetsoffwhenitfeelsyou’reover-working,oraremotecontrolthatfloatsoverwhenyouthinkyou’velostit.

想象一下，未來(lái)你的家具會(huì)飛，還能滿足與回應(yīng)日常需求。當(dāng)你工作過(guò)量時(shí)，智能書(shū)桌會(huì)自動(dòng)飛離；當(dāng)你以為遙控器丟了，它會(huì)自動(dòng)浮現(xiàn)在你眼前。TextAReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextA2Inaninteractiveproject,HarshitAgrawalandSang-wonLeigh,tworesearchersfromtheMITMediaLab’sFluidInterfacesGroup,areexploringhowtomakeeverydayobjectstransforminto“flyingsmartagents.”

來(lái)自麻省理工學(xué)院媒體實(shí)驗(yàn)室流界面工作組的兩位研究者哈什特·阿格拉瓦爾與桑王·利正在探究如何把日常用品轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)椤皶?huì)飛的智能物件”。TextAReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextA3“Wereallylookatthisasawayofmakingtheobjectsarounduskindofspeakwithus,”Agrawalsaid.“Inthesensethattheysomehowknowwhattheyaredoing,theymightpreventyoufromdoingsomethingwrongorlightupyourpathinadarkenvironment.”

阿格拉瓦爾說(shuō)：“事實(shí)上，我們希望能讓身邊的物品與自己對(duì)話，物品以某種方式知道它們?cè)谧鍪裁?，從這個(gè)意義上來(lái)說(shuō)，它們可能阻止你做出錯(cuò)誤舉動(dòng)，或者在黑暗環(huán)境中為你照亮道路?！盩extAReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextA

到目前為止，這項(xiàng)以智能飛翔為特點(diǎn)的家具計(jì)劃中，有會(huì)飛的桌子能自動(dòng)適應(yīng)你的身高，一旦工作完成，它會(huì)自動(dòng)飛離；有當(dāng)你做作業(yè)時(shí)拿錯(cuò)了會(huì)自動(dòng)彈開(kāi)的鋼筆；還有懸浮在你身邊的燈罩，它會(huì)自動(dòng)在黑暗中為你提供光亮。4Sofar,theirprojectfeaturesdronesactingasflyingtablesthatadjusttoyourheight,flyawayonceyou’redone,orauto-ejectifyoustartusingthewrongpenonyourhomework.Theyalsohavealampshadedronethathoversaboveyou,focusinglightonwhereyouneeditwhenyouarereadingabookinthedark.TextAReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA5

Topowertheirflyingfurniture,thepairusedamotioncapturesystemwhereacameratrackseverythingintheroom—includingthepersonandthedrone,whichreceivescommandsfromthecomputer.

為給他們的會(huì)飛家具提供動(dòng)力，兩位研究者使用了動(dòng)態(tài)捕捉系統(tǒng)，用攝像機(jī)對(duì)房間的每一樣物品進(jìn)行追蹤，包括主人和該家具，然后家具通過(guò)電腦接收指令。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA6“Thecomputerknowswherethedronewantstogobytrackingwherethepersonis,”explainedLeigh.“Wearefeedingthatdatafromthecomputertothedronesothatitcanmovesmoothlytotherequiredposition.”

利解釋道：“電腦通過(guò)追蹤人的位置，就能知曉飛翔的家具應(yīng)去往何處。我們將電腦中的數(shù)據(jù)傳輸給家具，以便其平穩(wěn)移動(dòng)到指定位置?！?Currently,theduofacestwomainchallenges:stabilizingthedrone,andfeedingitaregularpowersupply.(Atthemoment,itisconnectedtoapowersocket.)

如今，兩位研究者面臨著兩大挑戰(zhàn)：增強(qiáng)飛翔家具的穩(wěn)定型，并實(shí)現(xiàn)充電功能（現(xiàn)在它們?nèi)砸蕾囯娫床遄?。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA8Dronescan’tsupportmuchweightyet,sotheteamoptedforapapertabletop.Theysoonfound,however,thatiftheyplacedthetabletopdirectlyontopofthedrone,itblockedairflow.Tosolvethisproblem,theymadethedistancebetweenthedronebaseanditspapertabletopgreatersoitcouldkeepflying.

飛翔家具還無(wú)法承受過(guò)多的重量，因此研究團(tuán)隊(duì)選用了紙質(zhì)臺(tái)面。然而他們很快發(fā)現(xiàn)，如果直接將臺(tái)面擱到飛翔家具上，會(huì)阻礙飛行。為了解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題，他們加大了飛翔家具底座和紙質(zhì)臺(tái)面的距離，以保證它能飛行。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA9Agrawalsaidthatinthefuture,theycouldoptimizestabilitybyreplacingahoveringdeskwithonethatparksinfrontofuserswhentheyneedit,thenclearsoffwhentheuserhasfinishedtheirtask.

阿格拉瓦爾認(rèn)為，在未來(lái)，他們將優(yōu)化飛翔家具的性能，用飛翔的桌子代替用戶面前靜態(tài)的桌子，當(dāng)使用者工作完成后，桌子能自動(dòng)離開(kāi)。10Ultimately,theresearchersaresetonenchantingeverydayappliancessothattheysurpasstheirlimitationsasstaticobjects,andhaveamoresociallycollaborativerelationshipwiththeirhumanowners.最終，研究者將讓日常家電也魔力四射，它們將超越傳統(tǒng)靜態(tài)物品的局限，與人類建立更好的協(xié)作關(guān)系。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA11“Weareexploringafuturewhereobjectsbecomemorehumanized,ratherthanbecomedumberoradehumanizedelementofourexistence.Wewanttoseemoreofthisinter-relationalreactionbetweenhumansandobjectssothattheyarenotjustbeingsubordinatedbyourorders,”saidLeigh.“Ifyouthinkaboutit,itisreallymagical.ItisliketheworldthatyouimagineintheHarryPotternovels,whereeverythingcanflyandcometoyou.

“我們正在探索一個(gè)未來(lái)，在那里，物體變得更加人性化，而不是變得更加愚蠢或成為我們存在的一個(gè)非人性元素。我們希望看到更多人和物體之間的這種相互關(guān)系，這樣它們就不只是服從我們的命令了，”利說(shuō)，“如果你仔細(xì)想想，它真的很神奇，就像你在哈利波特小說(shuō)里想象的世界，在那里一切都可以飛到你身邊?！盧eadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA12ButwiththeriskofhackabledevicesandAI,couldwebefacingascenelikethatoneintheDisneyfilmFantasia,whereMickeythewizard-mousesummons,commands,thenultimatelylosescontrolofhishouseholdappliances?

但是，有了可黑客設(shè)備和人工智能的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，我們會(huì)不會(huì)面臨迪斯尼電影《幻想曲》中那樣的場(chǎng)景，巫師米老鼠召喚、指揮，然后最終失去對(duì)家用電器的控制？ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA13“Alotofpeoplepicturethatkindofdystopianfuture,butwethinkthatthatfutureisoneofmanypossiblefutures,”saidLeigh.“Ithinkthatthefutureofmachinesisnotnecessarilyonewhereamachinebecomesevilandtriestosubordinateus.Wewanttoshowhowacollaborationbetweenmachinesandhumanscanbemoresynergistic.Wewanttogiveanexampleofabrighterfuture.”

“很多人想象著這種反烏托邦的未來(lái)，但我們認(rèn)為，這種未來(lái)是許多可能的未來(lái)之一，”利說(shuō)，“我認(rèn)為機(jī)器的未來(lái)不一定是一臺(tái)機(jī)器變成邪惡并試圖從屬于我們的未來(lái)。我們想展示機(jī)器和人類之間的協(xié)作是如何更具協(xié)同性的。我們要舉一個(gè)更光明未來(lái)的例子?！盢otesGroupDiscussionTextA1...tworesearchersfromtheMITMediaLab’sFluidInterfacesGroup,areexploringhowtomakeeverydayobjectstransforminto“flyingsmartagents.”(Para.2)來(lái)自麻省理工學(xué)院媒體實(shí)驗(yàn)室流界面工作組的兩位研究者正在探究如何把日常用品轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)椤皶?huì)飛的智能物件”。此句中疑問(wèn)詞how加不定式作動(dòng)詞explore的賓語(yǔ)。

e.g.

I’llexplainhowtoloadthesoftware.我來(lái)解釋一下如何安裝這套軟件。TextANotesGroupDiscussionTextA

2Inthesensethattheysomehowknowwhattheyaredoing,theymightpreventyoufromdoingsomethingwrongorlightupyourpathinadarkenvironment.(Para.3)物品以某種方式知道它們?cè)谧鍪裁矗瑥倪@個(gè)意義上來(lái)說(shuō)，它們可能阻止你做出錯(cuò)誤舉動(dòng)，或者在黑暗環(huán)境中為你照亮道路。此句中Inthesense后跟that引導(dǎo)的同位語(yǔ)從句，解釋thesense的具體內(nèi)容。e.g.

Advertisingontheinternetisveryeffectiveinthesensethattheycanreachgreatscaleanddoprecisiontargeting.從其傳播廣并且能精確定位這個(gè)意義上講，網(wǎng)絡(luò)廣告非常有效。

TextANotesGroupDiscussionTextA3Topowertheirflyingfurniture,thepairusedamotioncapturesystemwhereacameratrackseverythingintheroom—includingthepersonandthedrone,whichreceivescommandsfromthecomputer.(Para.5)為給他們的會(huì)飛家具提供動(dòng)力，兩位研究者使用了動(dòng)態(tài)捕捉系統(tǒng)，用攝像機(jī)對(duì)房間的每一樣物品進(jìn)行追蹤，包括主人和該家具，然后家具通過(guò)電腦接收指令。此句中where引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句修飾先行詞amotioncapturesystem。e.g.Behavioristssuggestthatthechildwhoisraisedinanenvironmentwheretherearemanystimuliwillexperiencegreaterintellectual.development.行為主義者認(rèn)為，一個(gè)孩子在有許多刺激因素的環(huán)境中長(zhǎng)大，其智力會(huì)得到更大的發(fā)展。TextANotesGroupDiscussionTextA4Wearefeedingthatdatafromthecomputertothedronesothatitcanmovesmoothlytotherequiredposition.(Para.6)我們將電腦中的數(shù)據(jù)傳輸給家具，以便其平穩(wěn)移動(dòng)到指定位置。sothat引導(dǎo)目的狀語(yǔ)從句，意為“以便；為的是

e.g.WelearnEnglishsothatwemaygetmoreknowledge.我們學(xué)英語(yǔ)以便可以獲得更多的知識(shí)。TextAGroupDiscussionTextA1Whatkindoffuturedoestheauthorpresentusatthebeginningofthetext?

Theauthorpresentsafuturewherethefurnitureflies,reactingandrespondingtooureverydayneeds.TextA2Howdidthetworesearcherspowertheirflyingfurniture?Topowertheirflyingfurniture,thepairusedamotioncapturesystemwhereacameratrackseverythingintheroom—includingthepersonandthedrone,whichreceivescommandsfromthecomputer.GroupDiscussionTextA3

Whatdoyouthinkoftheflyingfurnituredescribedinthetext?TextATheflyingfurnituredescribedinthetextisveryinteresting.Althoughitfacessomechallenges,thecollaborationbetweenmachinesandhumansstillhasabrightfuture.WarmingupNewWordsTextB

TextB1.What“smart”applianceswouldyouliketohave?Ahousewifemaywanttohaveamicrowaveoventhatcancookdeliciousdishesaccordingtoherorder;anengineermaywantacomputerthatcanoperateaccordingtooralinstructions.ButIwouldliketohavevideocameratokeeprecordofthebeautifulthingsinmylife.WarmingupNewWordsTextB

TextB2.Doyouthink“smart”appliancesaregoodornot?Differentpeoplehavedifferentviewsonthisquestion.Somethinkthat“smart”appliancesaregoodbecausetheymakethingsconvenientandsaveuslaborandtimeandsaveourmoneybycombiningmanyfunctionsinoneappliance.Whileothersarguethat“smart”appliancesarenotgoodbecausetheirnewfeaturesareuseless;theycostmorethantheyareworth;theyareeasytobreakdownwithsomanyfunctionsandtheyaretoodifficulttooperate.NewWordsReadingthroughTextBappliancehandicappedregulatethermostatmonitortext

occupanttriggerlockupshutoffconnecttonolongerTextBNewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB1.appliance[??pla??ns]n.(家用)電器；器具

e.g.Thisisanapplianceforopeningcans.這是一件開(kāi)罐器具。2.handicapped[?h?ndik?pt]]adj.殘疾的

e.g.Theaccidentlefthimphysicallyhandicapped.那次事故使他落下了殘疾。3.regulate[?reɡjule?t]vt.調(diào)節(jié)

e.g.Thisvalveregulatestheflowofwater.這個(gè)閥門(mén)調(diào)節(jié)水流。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB4.thermostat[?θ??m?st?t]n.恒溫器

e.g.Thisisthebasicoperatingprincipleofmanythermostats.這是許多恒溫箱的基本工作原理。5.monitor[?m?n?t?(r)]vt.監(jiān)視；監(jiān)測(cè)

e.g.Eachstudent'sprogressiscloselymonitored.每一位同學(xué)的學(xué)習(xí)情況都受到密切的關(guān)注。6.text[tekst]v.（用手機(jī)給某人）發(fā)短信

e.g.I’lltextyouthefinalscore.我會(huì)發(fā)短信告訴你最終的比分。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB7.occupant[??kj?p?nt]n.居住者

e.g.Mostoftheoccupantshadleftbeforethefirebrokeout.大部分住戶在火災(zāi)發(fā)生前就已經(jīng)離開(kāi)。。8.trigger[?tr?ɡ?(r)]vt.啟動(dòng)；引發(fā)

e.g.Stressmayactasatriggerfortheseillnesses.壓力可能會(huì)成為引發(fā)這些疾病的原因。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB1.lockup鎖?。绘i上e.g.Don’tforgettolockupatnight.晚上別忘了鎖好門(mén)窗。2.shutoff關(guān)閉；關(guān)上

e.g.Theypulledoverandshutofftheengine.他們靠邊停車熄火。3.connectto使……與……連接

e.g.Firstconnecttheprintertothecomputer.首先把打印機(jī)與計(jì)算機(jī)接通。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB4.nolonger

不再

e.g.Shewasnolongerabletodistinguishbetweenimaginationandreality.她再也不能分清幻想和現(xiàn)實(shí)了。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB1Asmarthomehasatechnologythatcancontrolsystemsandappliancesfromaremotelocationorfromanotherroomofthehouse.Thiscapabilitycanmakelifeimmenselyeasierforworkingparents,handicappedindividualsandtheelderly.

智能家居擁有一項(xiàng)技術(shù)，可以從遠(yuǎn)程位置或從房子的另一個(gè)房間控制系統(tǒng)和設(shè)備。這種能力可以使工作的父母、殘疾人和老年人的生活大大方便。TextBFiveWaysSmartHomesMakeYourLifeEasierReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB2Groupcommandsmeanyouwillneverforgettolockupproperly.Asmarthomecontainscontrollersthatcanshutofflights,regulatethethermostat,turnoffappliances,lowerelectronicrollershades,lockthedoorsandmuchmore.

集體指揮意味著你永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記適時(shí)鎖門(mén)。智能家居包含控制器，可以關(guān)燈、調(diào)節(jié)恒溫器、關(guān)閉電器、降低電子卷簾、鎖門(mén)等等。TextBReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB3Asmarthomecanbeprogramedtoobeyagroupofcommands.Apersonleavingthehouse,oralreadyawayfromhome,cansimplyconnecttotheirhomeusingtheirsmartphoneandissueacommand,suchas“Leavinghome.”Thesmarthomethenshutsoffappliances,turnsoffthelights,lowerstheshades,locksallthedoors,lowersthetemperature,shutsoffthecoffeemakerandcarriesoutwhateverothercommandsthathavebeenprogramedintothesystem.

一個(gè)智能家居可以被編程為遵守一組命令，一個(gè)人正在離開(kāi)家，或者已經(jīng)離家，只需使用智能手機(jī)連接到家中并發(fā)出一個(gè)命令，例如“離開(kāi)家”。然后智能家居關(guān)閉電器，關(guān)上燈，降低窗簾，鎖上所有門(mén)，降低溫度，關(guān)閉咖啡機(jī)以及執(zhí)行其他任何已經(jīng)被編入系統(tǒng)的命令。TextBReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB4Workingmomsanddadscanknowwhentheirchildrenhavecomehomesafelyfromschool.A

smarthomemonitorsdoors

andcantextyouwhentheyarebeinglockedorunlocked.Aparentnolongerhastohopethatthekidsremembertocalltosaytheyhavearrivedhomesafely.Theparentwillreceiveatextmessageassoonastheyunlockthedoor.

有工作的媽媽和爸爸可以知道他們的孩子什么時(shí)候從學(xué)校安全回家。智能家居可以監(jiān)控門(mén)，并在門(mén)被鎖定或解鎖時(shí)給你發(fā)短信。父母不必再希望孩子們記得打電話說(shuō)他們安全到家了。家長(zhǎng)一開(kāi)門(mén)就會(huì)收到短信。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB5Smarthome

videocapabilitiesallowtheparentstoseewhohasenteredthehouse.Ifitisnotthechildren,ahousealarmcanbesetofffromtheparent’ssmartphonetowarnthechildrennottoenterthehouse.

智能家庭視頻功能。讓父母看看誰(shuí)進(jìn)了房子。如果不是孩子，可以從家長(zhǎng)的智能手機(jī)上啟動(dòng)房屋報(bào)警器，警告孩子不要進(jìn)屋。TextBReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB6Elderlyorhandicappedindividualscancontrolthehomefromonelocation.Imagineanelderwomanmakingdinnerinthekitchen,whichisatthebackofthehouse,andthefrontdoorbellrings.Shedoesn’twanttoleavecookingfoodunattendedonthestove.Furthermore,sheisunabletomovequicklyfromthekitchentothefrontofthehouseandbacktothekitchen.TextB

老人或殘疾人可以從遠(yuǎn)距離控制家。想象一下，一位年長(zhǎng)的婦女在房子后面的廚房里做飯，前門(mén)鈴響了。她不想把正在做著的飯留在灶上無(wú)人照看。此外，她不能快速地從廚房移動(dòng)到房子的前面，再回到廚房。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB7Ifshehasasmarthome,shecanlookatthesmallvideoscreenonthekitchenwallandseewhoisatthedoor.Ifitissomeonesheknows,shecanunlockthefrontdoorfromwheresheis.Thisnotonlymakesherlifeeasier,butalsosafer.TextB

如果她有一個(gè)智能家居，她可以看看廚房墻上的小視頻屏幕，看看誰(shuí)在門(mén)口。如果是她認(rèn)識(shí)的人，她可以從她所在的地方打開(kāi)前門(mén)。這不僅使她的生活更輕松，而且更安全。8ThesmarthomehasmotionsensorsfornighttimeLEDs.Ifshegetsupinthenighttousethebathroom,hallwaylightswilldetecthermovementsandlightthehallwayforhersafety.

智能家居有用于夜間LED的運(yùn)動(dòng)傳感器。如果她晚上起來(lái)上廁所，走廊的燈會(huì)檢測(cè)到她的動(dòng)作，并為她的安全照亮走廊。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB9Sincesmarthomesmakelivingeasier,seniorsandhandicappedindividualscanenjoyindependentlivinglongerandsaferthaneverbefore.TextB

由于智能家居讓生活變得更輕松，老年人和殘疾人可以享受比以往任何時(shí)候都更長(zhǎng)、更安全的獨(dú)立生活。10Thehouseispreparedfortheowner’sreturn.Mostpeoplearefamiliarwiththeremotecontrolgaragedooropener,butthesmarthomeiscapableofperformingmanymoretasksthatwillmakelifeeasierfortheoccupants.

這房子是為主人的歸還而準(zhǔn)備的。大多數(shù)人都熟悉遙控車庫(kù)開(kāi)門(mén)器，但智能家居能夠執(zhí)行更多的任務(wù)，使居住者的生活更輕松。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB11

Withasmarthome,thereisnolongeraneedtocomehometoacold,darkhouse.Whilestillonyourwayhome,youcanuseyoursmartphonetoturnupthetemperatureinyourhouse,orcoolitdownbyturningontheairconditioner,andturn

onthelights.

Homeautomationhasneverbeenmoreimportant

thanitistoday.TextB

有了智能家居，再也不需要回到寒冷黑暗的家了。當(dāng)你還在回家的路上時(shí)，你可以用你的智能手機(jī)來(lái)調(diào)高你家的溫度，或者打開(kāi)空調(diào)來(lái)降溫，然后打開(kāi)燈。家庭自動(dòng)化從未像今天這樣重要。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB12

Thereisnothingmoreconvenientthanwatchingyourownhomefromanothercityorcountry.Insteadofdependingonsomeonetotakegoodcareofyourhome,youcansetthegroupcommandstomakeyourhomelooklikesomeoneisthere.Lightsgoonandoffasnormal,shadesareraisedatsunupandloweredatsunset.Thereisnoneedforahousesitteranylongerwhenyouaretraveling.TextB

沒(méi)有什么比從另一個(gè)城市或國(guó)家看自己的家更方便的了。您可以設(shè)置組命令，使您的家看起來(lái)像有人在那里，而不是依賴于某人來(lái)照顧您的家。照常開(kāi)燈和關(guān)燈，太陽(yáng)升起時(shí)燈罩升起，日落時(shí)燈罩降低。當(dāng)你旅行的時(shí)候，不再需要一個(gè)看家人了。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB13

Ifyouseesomeoneyoudon’trecognizemovingaroundintheyardinfrontofyoursecuritycameras,youcantriggeranalarm,makesureallthedoorsarelockedandcallthepolice,evenfromthousandsofmilesaway.Monitoringyourhomeandpossessionshasneverbeeneasier.TextB

如果你看到一個(gè)你不認(rèn)識(shí)的人在你的安全攝像頭前在院子里走動(dòng)，你可以觸發(fā)警報(bào)，確保所有的門(mén)都鎖好了，然后報(bào)警，即使是從幾千英里以外的地方。監(jiān)視你的家和財(cái)產(chǎn)從未如此容易。14

Lifeoutintheworldmaybehardsometimesbut,withoutadoubt,asmarthomecanmakeiteasier.

外面的生活有時(shí)可能很艱難，但毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，一個(gè)智能家居可以讓它變得更容易。NotesGroupDiscussionTextB1Thesmarthomethenshutsoffappliances,turnsoffthelights,lowerstheshades,locksallthedoors,lowersthetemperature,shutsoffthecoffeemakerandcarriesoutwhateverothercommandsthathavebeenprogramedintothesystem.

(Para.3)然后智能家居關(guān)閉電器，關(guān)上燈，降低窗簾，鎖上所有門(mén)，降低溫度，關(guān)閉咖啡機(jī)以及執(zhí)行其他任何已經(jīng)被編入系統(tǒng)的命令。whatever在此句中意為“任何”，后跟名詞。e.g.Takewhateveractionthatisneeded.采取任何必要的行動(dòng)。TextBNotesGroupDiscussionTextB2Shedoesn’twanttoleavecookingfoodunattendedonthestove.(Para.6)她不想把正在做著的飯留在灶上無(wú)人照看。leavecookingfoodunattended為“l(fā)eave+賓語(yǔ)+賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)”結(jié)構(gòu)，其中賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)這一成分可以由過(guò)去分詞、現(xiàn)在分詞、形容詞等來(lái)充當(dāng)，意為“使……處于……狀態(tài)”。由過(guò)去分詞來(lái)充當(dāng)賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)：leavesb./sth.done，常用來(lái)表示賓語(yǔ)所處的狀態(tài)或表示動(dòng)作已經(jīng)完成。e.g.Ican’tleavesuchanimportantmatterunfinished.我不能讓這樣一件重要的事半途而廢。TextBNotesGroupDiscussionTextB3Whilestillonyourwayhome,youcanuseyoursmartphonetoturnupthetemperatureinyourhouse,orcoolitdownbyturningontheairconditioner,andturn

onthelights.

(Para.11)當(dāng)你還在回家的路上時(shí)，你可以用你的智能手機(jī)來(lái)調(diào)高你家的溫度，或者打開(kāi)空調(diào)來(lái)降溫，然后打開(kāi)燈。Whilestillonyourwayhome是省略用法，while引導(dǎo)狀語(yǔ)從句意為“當(dāng)……的時(shí)候”，如果主句和從句的主語(yǔ)一致，且從句謂語(yǔ)又含有be，則從句中可省略主語(yǔ)和be。e.g.While(shewas)listeningtotheradio,shefellasleep.她聽(tīng)著收音機(jī)睡著了。TextBGroupDiscussionTextB1Pl