One step closer to cyborgs 我们离半机械人时代又近了一步
<p>随身英语<span word="One">One</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cyborgs">cyborgs</span> 我们离半机械人时代又近了一步</p><p>多年来，科幻小说一直在不断地为我们描绘各种体能超强的半机械人类生活在未来的场景。随着生物科技的迅速发展，半机械人类的时代离我们又近了一步。最新的一项生物科技突破是否证明集成技术的发展前景无限光明？本集《随身英语》带你走进生物科技。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="biotechnology">biotechnology</span> 词汇: 生物技术</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="geek">geek</span>. <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="captivated">captivated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tales">tales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interstellar">interstellar</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span>, <span word="aliens">aliens</span>, <span word="robots">robots</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span>-<span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cyborgs">cyborgs</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span>-<span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="hybrid">hybrid</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="enhanced">enhanced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>; <span word="more">more</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>, <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="resilience">resilience</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>. <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>. </p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="corrected">corrected</span>. <span word="Integrated">Integrated</span> <span word="biology">biology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="utilising">utilising</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Neil">Neil</span> <span word="Harbisson">Harbisson</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="antenna">antenna</span> <span word="protruding">protruding</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="colour">colour</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Moon">Moon</span> <span word="Ribas">Ribas</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="implant">implant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="seismic">seismic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="covet">covet</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="start">start</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graphene">graphene</span> <span word="tattoo">tattoo</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="tattoo">tattoo</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patch">patch</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graphene">graphene</span> <span word="tattoo">tattoo</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="revolutionise">revolutionise</span> <span word="biomedical">biomedical</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span>.</p>
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