2013年英语四六级外刊阅读：TED的绝妙创意
<p> 本篇阅读材料<span word="TED">TED</span>的绝妙创意关闭科技选自《时代》(原文标题：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Surprising">Surprising</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Idea">Idea</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="TED">TED</span>： <span word="Turn">Turn</span> <span word="Off">Off</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> 2012.3.6)。如果大家觉得比较简单，就当作英语四级阅读泛读材料了解了解，认识几个新单词或新表达方式也不错。如果大家觉得这些材料理解上有难度，不妨当做挑战自己的拔高训练，希望大家都有进步</p><p> <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="TED">TED</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>： <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="gadgets">gadgets</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="awayiPhones">awayiPhones</span>， <span word="iPads">iPads</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Blackberries">Blackberries</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="down">down</span>， <span word="even">even</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="wigs">wigs</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span>， <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Amazons">Amazons</span> <span word="Jeff">Jeff</span> <span word="Bezos">Bezos</span>， <span word="Linked">Linked</span> <span word="Ins">Ins</span> <span word="Reed">Reed</span> <span word="Hoffman">Hoffman</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Googles">Googles</span> <span word="Marissa">Marissa</span> <span word="Mayer">Mayer</span>. <span word="Fully">Fully</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="distraction">distraction</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>， <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="TED">TED</span> 2012.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resounding">resounding</span> <span word="chorus">chorus</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="really">really</span>， <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="renaissance">renaissance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="discernment">discernment</span>. <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="went">went</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="disempowers">disempowers</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="addictively">addictively</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="indiscriminately">indiscriminately</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="further">further</span>， <span word="what">what</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="advancements">advancements</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alone">Alone</span> <span word="Together">Together</span>， <span word="Sherry">Sherry</span> <span word="Turkle">Turkle</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bleak">bleak</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span>， <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="stare">stare</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="screensbig">screensbig</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smallwhile">smallwhile</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sensual">sensual</span>， <span word="visceral">visceral</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="cores">cores</span>， <span word="she">she</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>， <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="altered">altered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="inability">inability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disconnect">disconnect</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span>， <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Turkle">Turkle</span>： <span word="We">We</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>， <span word="we">we</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discerning">discerning</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="glowing">glowing</span> <span word="screens">screens</span>.</p>
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