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gadget   n. a small specialized mechanical or electronic device; acontrivance 新发明；小玩意儿

be out of the loop  not be part of a group of people who makeimportant decisions 属于圈外人士的；不知情的

app   n. application; practical purpose for which a machine, idea etc canbe used, or a situation when this is used 应用

sync   n. moving or working well together at exactly the same time andspeed 同步

hybrid   n. something that consists of or comes from a mixture of two ormore other things 混合物；合成物

grease   n.a thick oily substance that is put on the moving parts of a car, machine etc tomake it run or move smoothly 油脂；润滑油

 

 

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Ford Motor Company (also known assimply Ford) is one of theworld's largest car companies, which is based in the US and has factories inmany countries美国福特汽车公司

Android is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tabletcomputers. 安卓（基于Linux内核的操作系统）

Henry Ford (1863–1947) wasan American industrialist, the founder of the FordMotor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. Ford did not inventthe automobile, but he developed and manufactured the first automobile thatmany middle class Americans could afford to buy. 亨利·福特（美国汽车大王，美国福特汽车公司的创始人）

 

Exercise:Summarize the commentary and give your opinion on the subject.