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Unit 4 A glimpse of the future
1．A robot created(过去分词作定语) at Standford University is diving down to shipwrecks in a
way that humans can’t do(that引导的定语从句修饰way)．
2．When an operator at the ocean’s surface uses controls to direct OceanOneK，the robot’s
touch-based feedback system causes the person to feel the water’s resistance(n.阻力；resist v．
抵抗)．
3．The idea for OceanOneK came from a desire to study(不定式作定语修饰a desire) coral reefs
in the Red Sea at depths(n.深度) beyond the normal range(n.范围) for divers.
4．Flotations on the communications and power line had collapsed(v.坍塌)，causing the line to
pile(熟词生义：v.堆积) on the top of the robot.
5．“This is the first time that a robot has been capable of going to such a depth，interacting
with the environment，and permitting the human operator to feel that environment，” he said.
It/This/That is/was the＋firstsecond... time that sb have/has/had done sth.
这是某人第几次做某事。
6．Geo-tracking apps such as Find My Kids and Google Family Link are fast growing in
popularity，handing(熟词生义：vt.给，授予) parents powers to monitor their children.
7．We set out to(开始做……) answer these questions in our research，which involved a series
of(一系列的) one-on-one interviews with parents who geo-tracked their children，and teenagers
who were geo-tracked.
8．Knowing a child’s geographical position(地理位置) cannot guarantee(vt.保证；担保)
their safety when faced with(状语从句的省略) an incident in real time，but checking where they
are can help ease(v.缓解) parental fears(n.担忧)．
9．Rather than(而不是) a systematic method of monitoring，geo-tracking acted as(充当) a
“last resort” option(n.可选择的事物；选择) after parents failed to reach their children.
10．While some teenagers were sympathetic(adj.同情的；有同情心的) to their parents’
anxieties，most of them perceived(vt.看待；理解 ) the use of geo-tracking apps as an
invasion(n.侵犯；干预) of their privacy.
11．To communicate better and enrich his later life(丰富他以后的生活)，I bought him an
iPhone，but my father strongly resisted using(resist doing sth 抵制做某事) it.
12．For a long time，I could still picture(picture此处为熟词生义，意为“想象”)Dad’s ear
emerging on the screen，which(引导非限制性定语从句) made me laugh.
13．He caught on(学会) fast and became crazy about(对……痴迷) it.14．Her company is currently engaged in(正忙于，致力于) the design，manufacturing and
sales of bamboo products.
