West World 西部世界強勢回歸
科技會掌控人類世界的主導權嗎？
小雅提醒：下面的詞彙可適用於雅思大作文科技類噢！
《西部世界第三季》首播於2020年3月15日，它延續第二季的劇情，講述機器人叛亂並逃出西部世界主題樂園，來到真實世界感受的故事。
「Robots don't kill people, people kill people.「
機器人不會殺害人類，人類才殺害人類。
」Bit of a tactical mistake, really. You want to be the dominant species, but you built your whole world with things more like me.「
真是犯了戰術上的錯誤，你們想成為高高在上的物種，但你們的世界卻充斥這像我這樣的產品。
It is an amusement park full of bullying, violence, greed, abuse, killing, with thousands of unconscious robot receptionists for tourists to enjoy. A few high-paying tourists enter the amusement park every day, and they can act recklessly. But the two droids awakened unintentionally, leading other oppressed roboticists to a thrilling journey of resistance.
這是一個充滿霸凌、暴力、貪婪、虐待、殺戮的遊樂園，裡面有成千上萬的沒有意識的機器人接待員供遊客享樂。每日有幾批付了高價的遊客進入遊樂園，便可以肆意妄為。但是兩位機器人始祖無意中覺醒，便帶領著其他受到壓迫的機器人們開始驚心動魄的反抗之旅。
【Glittering Words】
①unconscious[ʌnˈkɒnʃəs] adj.無知覺的;昏迷的;不省人事的;無意識的;
（unconscious、insensible和senseless的區別）
〔辨析〕
Unconscious指不能正常地看、聽、活動等的，也指某種感覺或想法是無意識的或未意識到的。
The climber was found unconscious at the foot of the mountain.
Insensible指對自己可能會遇到的事情沒有覺察的，也指人因受傷、醉酒等 而沒有知覺的。
Did he really remain insensible of the dangers that lay ahead?
Senseless可與 unconscious 換用。
②reckless [ˈrekləs] 魯莽的;不計後果的;
③unintentionally [ˌʌnɪnˈtɛnʃənli] adj.無意的
(此詞為intention 的派生詞，可被accidentally替換)
④oppress[əˈpres] v. 壓迫;欺壓
（記憶技巧：op 加強 + press 擠壓；拼命壓 → 壓迫，虐待）
⑤thrilling [ˈθrɪlɪŋ] adj.驚險的;緊張的;扣人心弦的;令人興奮不已的
(小雅說：口語中形容興奮的，你還在用exciting嗎？）
可以用以下詞彙替換：exciting，heady，thrilling，exhilarating
HBO has the most sophisticated and eye-catching recipe. 『Game of Thrones』 brings to the audience the suspense of "never knowing which one of the protagonists will receive their death" and " West World" brings audience the conception of "never knowing which one is a robot ".
HBO可謂擁有製作最精良也最會抓住觀眾眼球的配方。《權力的遊戲》帶給觀眾的是」永遠不知道哪一位主角下一秒會領便當「，那麼《西部世界》帶來的就是」永遠不知道哪一個是機器人「的懸念。
【Glittering Words】
①sophisticated[səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd] adj.見多識廣的;老練的;見過世面的;複雜巧妙的;先進的;精密的;水平高的;
②eye-catching [ˈaɪ kætʃɪŋ] adj.惹人注意的;引人注目的
(小雅說：catch one’s eye 也可以表示引人注目)
③suspense[səˈspens]n.懸念,焦慮
(小雅說：口語中可以怎麼說」別吊我胃口了「)
Don’t keep us in suspense,tell us what happened?
At the end of the second season, the story's heroine, Dolores and pimp Maeve, leads the receptionist's mind-beams, creating unrest and planning to flee the western world.
在第二季結尾，本故事的女主角多洛莉絲和老鴇梅芙帶領著園區接待員的幾個心智球，製造大動亂並策劃著逃離西部世界。
【Glittering Words】
①heroine[ˈherəʊɪn]n.女英雄,女主人公
②unrest[ʌnˈrest]n.動亂,騷動
③flee[fliː]v.逃跑
The beginning of the third season is that these AI characters come out of the island and face the real human world. From the preview of the western world, we can see the concept of the future city, streamer night view, private aircraft, all kinds of scenes are reminding the audience that the era of artificial intelligence to replace the human labor force is not far away. And it will look directly at the impact of artificial intelligence on the lives of ordinary people in an intuitive way, human-being---actually mainly the bottom ordinary people, in such a social form, will be marginalized to what extent.
第三季的開始，則是這些人工智慧角色走出島嶼，面對真正的人類現實世界。從《西部世界》的預告可以看到未來概念都市、流光夜景、私人飛機，種種場景都在提醒著觀眾，人工智慧取代人類勞動力的時代不遠了。它將會以直觀的方式直視人工智慧對普通人生活帶來的影響，人——其實主要是底層普通人，在這樣的社會形態下，會被邊緣化到何種程度。
【Glittering Words】
①preview[ˈpriːvjuː]
n.預映;預演;預展;(報刊上有關電影、電視節目等的)預先評述，預告
v.為(影視節目)寫預評;概述;扼要介紹
②intuitive[ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv] adj.憑直覺得到的;直覺的
(此詞是由詞彙intuition直覺發展而來的派生詞)
③marginalize[ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz]v.使顯得微不足道;使處於邊緣
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【人工智慧的優點】
①電信的發展：人們的交流更加便利，取代以往的」飛信傳書「模式。
The development of telecommunications: people's communication is more convenient, replacing the previous inefficient way to get in touch with others.
②信息產業的發展：可以讓人們儘早了解世界大事、時事新聞，「秀才不出門，知無不言」。
The development of information industry: It can let people keep up with world events, current news as soon as possible.
③交通的發展：方便旅遊、探親、工作，探索無限未知。
The development of transportation: Convenient travel, family visit, work, explore unlimited unknown places.
④醫學界的發展：研發的藥物治癒許多重大疾病，器官的喪失也可以克隆。
The development of the medical field: Some drugs cure which were invented by professional specialists can fix many major diseases. Besides,the loss of organs can also be cloned.
⑤娛樂產業的發展：科幻電影的出現，因為電影中特效的加持讓觀眾滿意度上升。
The development of the entertainment industry: The emergence of science fiction films, because the special effects in the film to increase audience satisfaction.
【科技進步的缺點】
①環境問題：首先，它消耗大量資源，加劇資源短缺的壓力，破壞生態，帶來空氣汙染。其次，物種加速滅絕，溫室效應等天氣異常狀況加快了部分物種滅絕的步伐。
Environmental problems: First of all, it consumes a lot of resources, increases the pressure of resource shortage, destroys ecology and brings air pollution. Secondly, the accelerated extinction of species, greenhouse effect and other weather anomalies accelerated the pace of some species' extinction.
②失業問題：部分人工智慧或者機器人取代人類勞動力，部分製造業的崗位縮減人力成本，大部分工人面臨下崗，社會矛盾隨之加劇。
Unemployment: Some artificial intelligence or robots replace the human labor force, some manufacturing jobs reduce labor costs, most workers face laid-off, and social contradictions intensify.
③人身安全問題：現在平均每天都有成千上萬的科技犯罪行為，黑客入侵、槍枝犯罪以及網絡移動盜竊等，突破了普通人的防守戰線，嚴重威脅社會安全。第二次世界大戰之巨大的戰爭規模也是」得益於「科技的發展，戰爭武器的逐漸優化為戰爭挑起國提供了堅實的後盾。
Personal security problems: At present, on average, there are thousands of scientific and technological crimes every day, hacking, gun crime and cyber mobile theft, breaking through the defense front of ordinary people, seriously threatening social security. The huge scale of war in the Second World War was also attributed to science and technology, the gradual optimization of war weapons provided a solid backing for the countries that started the war.
④健康問題：隨著科學技術的發展，燃氣汽車、火車、飛機等交通工具已經對人類的日常生活產生了重大影響，人類已經不再總是依靠自己的兩條腿，因此身體素質大不如前，惰性隨之增強。
Health problems: Gas vehicles, trains, planes and other means of transportation have had a great impact on human daily life, human beings no longer always rely on their own legs, so the physical quality is not as good as before, the inertia has also increased among average people.
⑤科技的不靈活性導致犯錯成本增加：生產線的過程往往是一成不變的，要想改變其中的某一個環節是非常困難的，所以科技往往不具有靈活變通性。
Relying on science and AI too heavily will deteriorate the creativity, flexibility and self-motivation of humans, thus leading to the degradation of human progress.
⑥社交障礙問題：由於手機、電腦的發明，人們可以之家在線上辦公、聊天、娛樂，人們之間的距離會越來越遠。目前，很多年輕人的社交方式就是聚在一起打遊戲，極少會有高質量的對話。人們也因此會產生一些社交障礙，害怕與人當面交流。
Social barriers: Because of the invention of mobile phones and computers, people can work, chat and entertain their homes online, and the distance between people grow naturally. At present, many young people's way of socializing is to sit together and play games, and there are few high-quality conversations. People also develop social barriers and are afraid to communicate in person.
下面是經典科技類大作文題目，試著去分析一下文章思路吧！
1.New technologies change the way children spend their free time. Do the advantages of these changes outweigh the disadvantages?
2.The increasing use of technology in the workplace has made it easier for young people to get work and hard for old people. To what extent do you agree or disagree？
3.More and more people are using computers and electric devices to access information, therefore there is no need for printed books magazines and newspapers on paper. To what extent you agree or disagree?
4.Some people say that computers have made life easier and more convenient. Other people say that computers have made life more complex and stressful.
5.People can perform everyday tasks, such as shopping and banking as well as business transactions, without meeting other people face-to-face. What are the effects of this on individuals and society as a whole?
6.Many employees may work at home with the modern technology. Some people claim that it can benefit only the workers, not the employers. Do you agree or disagree?
7.Some people think that the government should establish free libraries in each town. Others believe that it is a waste of money since people can access the Internet at home to obtain information. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.
【科技類話題中的高頻詞彙或詞組】
pave the way for 為…鋪平道路
lay a solid foundation for… 為…打下良好的基礎
promote relative industries 促進相關產業發展
give a great push to the economic growth 極大地推動了經濟發展
sustainable development 可持續性發展
technical innovation 科技創新
scientific exploration 科學探索
sophisticated equipment 尖端設備
overcome difficulties 克服困難
make progress 取得進步
speedy and comfortable 既快捷又舒適
environmentally-friendly resources 環保的能源
means of transportation 交通方式
transportation tools 交通工具
energy crisis 能源危機
exhaust gas 廢氣
depletion of resources 能源消耗
alternative fuel 可替代燃料
a fatal breakdown 致命故障
potential hazards 潛在危險
pose a threat to… 對…有一種威脅
1.多陪陪家人和朋友吧，不要讓手機成為你最親近的人。
Spend more time with your family and friends, don't let your mobile phone become your closest person.
2.脫離舒適圈，別讓電子產品束縛了你的創造力和想像力。
Get out of the comfort zone and don't let electronics constrain your creativity and imagination.