Unit 4 Understanding ideas Language points-高中英語外研版（2019）選擇性必修第三冊

ThankstoAI,I’vegotmyownsuper-smartpersonalassistantbuiltintomyphone.◆assistantn.助手,助理【詞匯拓展】assistv.幫助,協(xié)助assistsbwithsth 在某方面給某人幫助assistsbin(doing)sth 幫助某人做某事assistsbtodosth 幫助某人做某事assistancen.[U] 幫助,協(xié)助,援助withtheassistanceof 在……的幫助下cometosb’sassistance 幫助某人【易混辨析】assist/help/aidassist意為“幫助;協(xié)助”,側(cè)重指協(xié)助help意為“幫助”,為常用詞aid一般是指“援助”一群人,尤指用金錢(接受幫助的人較廣)Everyrecommendation

shegivesmeisgreatsinceshecanpredictifIwilllikeaparticularrestaurant.

▲此句中的she指代mysuper-smartpersonalassistant,運用了

擬人的修辭手法▲shegivesme是省略了that或which的限制性定語從句，修飾recommendation

▲since引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句

▲if引導(dǎo)賓語從句◆recommendationn.推薦;建議【詞匯拓展】recommendv.推薦;建議;勸告recommenddoingsth 建議做某事recommendsbtodosth 建議某人做某事recommendthatsb(should)do 建議某人做某事(從句用虛擬語氣)recommendsbsth 向某人推薦某物recommendsthtosb 把某物推薦給某人recommendsbas... 推薦某人為……Andastheywon’tbesusceptibletohumanerror,they’llcertainlybealotsafer.

◆susceptibleadj.易受影響的【詞匯拓展】besusceptibleto易受……的影響besusceptibleof 能經(jīng)受某事物;有某種能力susceptiblepopulation 易感人群Youngpeoplearethemostsusceptible

toadvertisements.年輕人最容易受廣告的影響。Isyourstatementsusceptible

ofproof?你的說法能加以證實嗎?Still,IdothinkthatdevelopmentsinAIwillonthewholemakedoingday-to-daythingsaloteasier.

▲此句為含有that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句的復(fù)合句▲主句Idothink中的助動詞do表示強調(diào)，如:Soyoudidcomeafterall.Hedoesspeakwell.

▲從句是“主+謂+賓+賓補”結(jié)構(gòu)：thatdevelopments…

will…makedoing…aloteasier主語謂語賓語賓補▲stilladv.inspiteofwhathasjustbeensaidordone

雖然如此，盡管那樣，然而egTheweatherwascoldandwet.Still,wehadagreattime.▲onthewholeingeneral總的看來

egOnthewhole,I’minfavouroftheidea.▲day-to-day

adj.

involvingtheusualeventsortasksofeachday日常工作的；例行的egShehasbeenlookingaftertheday-to-dayrunningoftheschool.3.Thetechnologyyou’reusingandenjoyingtodayisabasicformofAIwhichcan’tthinkindependentlywithoutprogramming.▲此句為含有兩個定語從句的復(fù)合句，其主干為____________________________________________▲第一個定語從句是_____________________________，它省略了關(guān)系代詞that或which，修飾先行詞thetechnology?！?/p>

第二個定語從句是whichcan’tthink…programming，修飾先行詞AI。you’reusingandenjoyingtodayThetechnologyisabasicformofAIOfcourse,itcouldbeveryusefultohaveamoreadvancedformofAI—atrulyindependentformofartificialintelligence,capableofexercisingitsownjudgement,couldhelpussolvemanyoftheworld’sproblems.▲itcouldbeveryusefulto…中的it是形式主語，真正的主語是不定式短語tohaveamoreadvancedformofAI?！鴆apableof(doing)sth

havingthequalitiesorabilitytodosth有能力做某事egThecompanyisn’tcapableofhandlinganorderthatlarge.Buthaveyoueverthoughtabouttherisks?

◆riskn.風(fēng)險v.冒險【詞匯拓展】takerisks/arisk冒險take/runtheriskofdoingsth 冒險做某事atrisk 有風(fēng)險attheriskof... 冒著……的風(fēng)險riskone’slifetodosth 冒險做某事Heriskedhislifetosavemeinthecoldriver.Wecouldbeseenasa“small”inconveniencethat’sinthewayofasolutiontoabiggerproblem.

◆inconveniencen.不方便【詞匯拓展】conveniencen.方便;便利atone’sconvenience 在某人方便的時候forconvenience（ofsb）

為了方便（某人）convenientadj.

方便的;便利的convenientlyadv.

方便地;便利地itisconvenient(forsb)todosth

(某人)方便做某事【名師點津】(1)convenience意為“便利;方便”時,為不可數(shù)名詞;意為“便利的事物或設(shè)施”時,為可數(shù)名詞。(2)convenient作表語時,不可用人作主語,而要用物作主語或用it作形式主語?！疚懽鳌縔oucanvisitProfessorLiwhenitisconvenient,thatis,athisconvenience.Hishouseisconvenientlynearthebusstop.…,yousayhowgreatitwouldbetohaveself-drivingcars,butwhataboutallthetaxidriverswhowouldlosetheirjobs?

▲在這個but連接的并列句中，第一個分句中yousay后接賓語從句，從句中it是形式主語，不定式短語tohaveself-drivingcars是真正的主語?！鴅ut后的分句中含有一個定語從句whowouldlosetheirjobs，修飾先行詞___________________。allthetaxidriversNearlyeveryjobispotentiallyatriskinthelongrun.◆

potentiallyadv.潛在地【詞匯拓展】potentialn.潛在性；可能性；潛力；潛質(zhì)adj.可能的；潛在的potentialfor...……的潛力/可能性have/showpotential有潛力/表現(xiàn)出潛力achieve/fulfill/realizeone'spotential發(fā)揮某人的潛能havethepotentialtodo有做……的潛力inthelongrun/term從長遠來看IbelievemostofthevalueofAIliesinitscapacitytoanalyseandinterpretvastamountsofdata,whichmeansitcanevensolveproblemsthataretoochallengingforhumanexperts.

▲Ibelievemost…forhumanexperts.主謂省略that的賓語從句▲mostof…AIliesinitscapacityto…data修飾不定式短語作定語謂語主語賓語▲…data,which…problems

that…experts.非限制性定語從句限制性定語從句修飾修飾▲liein在于egThetroubleliesintheengine．▲capacityn．能力，才能；容量；容納人數(shù)

capableadj.有能力的；能干的▲analysev.分析

egThefirststepistodefineandanalysetheproblem.【拓展】analysisn.

分析analystn.

分析者；化驗員analyticaladj.分析的；分析性的OnethingIthinkweallagreeon,though,isthatsaying“MyAIdidit!”won’tbeanyexcuseforillegalorimmoralbehaviour!

▲illegal

adj.notallowedbythe