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1 The problem of robocallshas gotten so bad that many people now refuse to pick up calls from numbers they don’t know. By next year, half of the calls we receive will be scams欺詐.
『機器人智能撥打電話功能』引起的問題如此嚴重,以至於很多人都拒絕接聽陌生電話。(估計)到明年,我們(日常生活中)收到的電話,將有一半是詐騙電話。
robocall自助語音電話n,pick up撿起/獲得/收拾/不費力地學會v
We are finally waking up to the severityof the problem by supporting and developing a group of tools, apps and approachesintended to prevent scammers騙子from getting through. Unfortunately, it’s too little, too late.
為了防止騙子得逞,我們支持和研發了一系列的設備、應用程式和手段。(做了這些之後)我們終於(才)覺醒起來,認識到此問題的嚴重性。不幸的是,我們做得太少了,太遲了。
severity嚴重n,app應用程式n,approach方法/手段n,intended = meant = designed目的是a
By the time these 「solutions」 become widely available, scammers will have moved onto cleverer means.In the near future, it’s not just going to be the number you see on your screen that will be in doubt.
當我們的這些「解決方案」被廣泛應用時,詐騙者到時可能已經轉為使用更聰明的手段。在不久的將來,你不僅僅對在顯示在銀屏上的電話號碼感到懷疑。
available可獲得的a,means方法/途徑(單同復)n,screen屏幕n
Soon you will also question whetherthe voice you’re hearing is actually real.
而且很快,你會對你所聽到的聲音的真實性產生質疑。
2 That’s because there are a number of powerfulvoice manipulation處理/操作 and automation technologies that are about to become widely available for anyone to use.
這是因為,許多威力強大的『聲音處理和自動化』技術(已經出現),即將被每個人廣泛應用。
powerful強有力的/作用巨大的/權勢大的a,automation自動化n
At this year’sI/O Conference, a company showed a new voice technology able to produce such a convincing human-sounding voice that it was able to speak to a receptionist and book a reservation without detection.
在今年的I/O會議上,一家公司展示了一種新的語音技術。這種技術能發出人的說話聲,且如此逼真,以至於與(旅館)接待員通話預訂(房間)時,不會被接待員識破。
conference會議n,convincing令人信服的a,receptionist接待員n,book預定v,reservation預定n,detection察覺/偵查/發現n