Will robots cost us our jobs? 机器人会抢走我们的饭碗吗？
<p>随身英语<span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>? 机器人会抢走我们的饭碗吗？ </p><p>人工智能和机器人科技在飞速发展，很多人都担心这类技术对工作场所带来的影响。人工智能技术能以更低的成本和更高的效率工作，这是否意味着机器人将变成各类职业的主力军？如果真的会这样，那么人类的工作是否会岌岌可危？跟《随身英语》一同畅想未来工作。</p><p>课文内容<span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="Jobs">Jobs</span> 词汇:工作</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="lifestyles">lifestyles</span> – <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="robotics">robotics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="automation">automation</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="new">new</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="automated">automated</span> <span word="weaving">weaving</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="revolutionising">revolutionising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="textiles">textiles</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="manual">manual</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="redundant">redundant</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vocation">vocation</span>.</p><p><span word="Automation">Automation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="new">new</span>. <span word="Machines">Machines</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="menial">menial</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drudgery">drudgery</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="accompanies">accompanies</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="repetitive">repetitive</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Robotics">Robotics</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> 74 <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="per">per</span> 10,000 <span word="employees">employees</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="from">from</span> 66 <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p>
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