12 Google Glass Raises Privacy Concerns 谷歌眼镜引发个人隐私忧虑

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The Internet company Google is testing its newest high-tech device，Google Glass.Most of the technologies for Google Glass are already available on smart phones.Google has taken those same technologies and added them to eyeglass frames.The company describes the glasses as wearable computers that would change the way people view others and the world.

互联网公司谷歌正在测试其最新的高科技设备——谷歌眼镜。谷歌眼镜使用的大部分技术已经在智能手机上得到应用。谷歌将这些相同的技术添加到了眼镜框中。公司称谷歌眼镜是一种可戴式电脑，它将改变人们观察他人和世界的方式。

听力破解：本段中most of被连读浊化为[′məusdəv]；those的尾音[z]被吞音。另外，播音员重读了 Google Glass，表明这是本篇听力的重点。

词汇宝典：high-tech device指“高科技设备”，tech为technology的缩写，这里用连接符将high与tech连接为一个新形容词，意为“高科技的”，也可写作hi-tech，反之则为 low-tech。常见搭配有high-tech design（高科技设计），high-tech industry（高科技工业），high-tech zone（高科技园区）等。

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Chris Dale is the Senior Manager of Communications for Google Glass.

“Google Glass is a tiny computer that sits in a lightweight frame，and rests neatly above your eye and it makes exploring and sharing the world around you a lot easier.”

克里斯·戴尔是谷歌眼镜通讯部的高级经理。

“谷歌眼镜就是一台安装在轻量的眼镜框上的微型电脑，它被巧妙地设置在你眼睛的上方，让你更加轻松地探索和分享周围的世界。”

听力破解：本段语速快，吞音现象多，比如that的[t]被吞掉，and的[d]被吞掉，around you也被连读为[ə′raundju：]。

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The glasses have a tiny video screen and a camera that connect wirelessly to the Internet through WIFI，a smartphone，or a tablet computer.You can make and receive calls，send and receive texts，take pictures，record video or search the web.You control Google Glass using your voice，and a touchpad on the right arm of the frame.

谷歌眼镜有一个微小的荧光屏和一个摄像头，它们通过WIFI、智能手机或者平板电脑以无线的方式连接到互联网。用户可以接打电话、收发短信、拍照、录制视频或者搜索网页。用户可以通过语音和眼镜右腿上的一个触摸板操控谷歌眼镜。

听力破解：播音员重读了wirelessly，强调了谷歌眼镜通过无线方式连接互联网；另外，texts 和 pictures皆为复数形式，而video为单数，听时需注意。

词汇宝典：tablet computer表示“平板电脑”，“笔记本电脑”用laptop或laptop computer，portable computer，notebook computer表示，或简称为PC。

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Professor Marcia Dawkins is among a select group of people who have been given a chance to test out Google Glass.

“I thought this is something I definitely need for my classroom and hopefully for my personal life，too.”

谷歌眼镜选定了一个秘密小组来测试其产品，玛西娅·道金斯教授是其中之一。

“我想这是我在课堂上一定需要用到的东西，希望生活中也能用到它。”

听力破解：is 被连读浊化为[izə′mʌη]，另外test的清辅音[t]遇到元音[aʊ]被浊化为[d]，即 test out 被读为[tes′daut]。

词汇宝典：select group 指“选定组，经过精心挑选的小组”，常用搭配为 a select group of，如：A select group of students were chosen to join in the public class.一组精心挑选的学生去参加了这堂公开课。

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The Professor's Google Glass looks like a bright orange glasses，without the actual glass.But there's a tiny rectangular glass at the top right-hand corner.Through that glass，she has been recording video while biking.She also has been able to talk to her sister in Thailand，and she plans to use the device to teach a public speaking class.

道金斯教授试用的这副谷歌眼镜看上去就是一副没有镜片的亮橙色眼镜。但眼镜右上角有一个非常小的长方形镜片。通过这个镜片，她可以一边骑自行车，一边录视频。她还和在泰国的妹妹通了话。她还计划使用谷歌眼镜完成一门公共演讲课程。

学着说一说

1.make sth.+adj.让某事变得……

▶新闻中用的是make...easier，意为“让……变得容易”，还可以说make...difficult，指“让某事变难”，如：

A：I heard she said something mean about you behind your back.

我听说她在你背后说你坏话。

B：Yes.That makes it difficult for me to be her friend.

没错，这让我很难再当她的朋友了。

2.connect to连接

▶connect to 表示“与……相连，连接”，如：

You're not allowed to connect to the Internet while having a class.

上课期间是不准上网的。

▶have a/the connection between/with 的意思是“与……有关系”，如：

There's no clear connection between having a lot of sleep and gaining weight.睡觉太多与体重增长之间没有太明显的关联。

3.give a chance to...有机会做某事

▶chance 可与 opportunity 互换，整个词组也可与 have the chance/opportunity to 互换，表示“有机会做某事”。如：

A：Do you like our new product？你喜欢我们的新产品吗？

B：I've got no idea，because I wasn't given the chance to try it.

我不知道，因为我没有机会试用。