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<p> 47. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="VCR">VCR</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="redesigned">redesigned</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="until">until</span>, <span word="say">say</span>. 90 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> [参考译文]理想的社会里,一定会有办法来监控产品的质量。例如,对录像机,可以通过反复设计,最终达到,比方说,使90%的用户在90%的情况下能正确使用其90%的功能。</p><p> 47. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>.</p><p> [参考译文]要想知道未来会是什么样子,我们就要回顾过去。或者:回顾过去,我们可以据此展望未来。</p><p> 48. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="foreseen">foreseen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="invention">invention</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chip">chip</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>, <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="robots">robots</span>.</p><p> [参考译文]如果20年前的人们预想现在的情况,恐怕谁也无法预见到仅集成电路块一项发明,一旦将其运用于个人电脑、数字通信和工厂机器人身上,会给世界带来怎样的变化。</p><p> 49. <span word="Interestingly">Interestingly</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unattractive">unattractive</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="successes">successes</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="successes">successes</span>.</p><p> [参考译文]然而,有趣的是,如果长相平平的女士和漂亮的女士都有突然获得成功,人们会认为长相平平的女士的人际关系比漂亮女士好,而她们的能力却不如漂亮女士。</p>
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