VIP Class Notes (Li)[S/W]

Pick two legends that you think are interesting and explain in detail. Try to keep your writing clear and concise.

Vocabulary

conscience (n): how you judge right from wrong and the effects 良心；良知

eg. If you didn’t do anything wrong then you would have a clear conscience.

eg. People who manipulate others lack a guilty conscience.

conscious(v): to notice that something exists or is present

eg. He gradually became conscious that everybody is dressed formally for this event.

eg. She was conscious of the fact that everybody was staring at her.

conscientious (adj): putting a lot of effort

eg. He received the award for being the most conscientious student this year.

eg. Some people are valued for being conscientious, others for their intelligence.

micro-organisms: very small living things

legends – stories

legendary – grand/notable/well known for

travel hotspots/tourist attractions/tourist sites

in the depths of the lake

not enough evidence/lack of evidence/inconclusive evidence

ethnic minority/ethnic groups

the reason why… 

witchcraft – performing magic to help or harm others

I think it depends on different questions or topics. If humans compare with computers on calculate ability then it is totally sure that the ability of computers is higher than humans. We invented the logic but the calculate ability is not higher than computers. Computers can repeat some calculate process on a logic. The speed of calculator is definitely much higher than humans. But, computers can’t invent logic. Lots of people believe that there are aliens in some places which we still don’t know. Many science fiction movies talk about how aliens control human or humans or even attack humans. But, still, we haven’t find any science about aliens. Maybe there are some beings in outer space but I think the beings are very minor. They are totally different with human beings.

I think some of the imaginations will come true in someday, but I don’t think I can see it. We saw so many movies about aliens so I’m very curious about the real aliens – what the real aliens look like. I think we can get together peacefully because for the past times, there are no aliens attack us. There were many stories about aliens and pictures about outer space beings. But, all of these stories didn’t be justified anymore. Because after they are released the stories, no one saw the images again. There are no evidence to support it. Sometimes I even think about maybe the imagination and dream of these people influence them to make some mistakes of the images they saw.

The local people is minorities, they have many ancient legends so they believe in this.

The most impressed one is if someone die in another place, the person with special skills will go to the place which the person died and get him/her back to home. Another legend of them is the women of this monoity have this special skill to manipulate the husband who cheated his wife.

Revised: 

I think it depends on the topic/subject. If humans compare with computers about doing calculations, then it is certain/without a doubt that computers have a higher ability/are smarter than humans. We invented the process for computers to do calculations, but humans are not able to calculate faster than computers. Computers can repeat some calculations based on logic. The calculation speed of computers is definitely much faster than humans. But, computers can’t invent/create logic. Lots of people believe that there are aliens in some places which are unknown. Many science fiction movies talk about how aliens control humans or how humans attack other humans. But, still, we haven’t found any evidence on aliens. Maybe there are some beings in outer space but I think they are in the minority. They are totally different from human beings.

I think some of the imaginations will come true in someday, but I don’t think I will see it. I have seen many movies about aliens so I’m very curious about real aliens – what theylook like. I think we can get together/exist peacefully because in the past/back then, there have been no aliens that attack us. There are many stories about aliens and pictures of outer space beings. But, all of these stories can’t be justified anymore. Because after the stories are released, no one saw the images again. There is no evidence to support it. Sometimes I even think about maybe some people are influenced by their dreams and imagination and they mistaken the images they saw.

The local people are ethnic minorities, they have many ancient legends so they believe in this.

The most impressive one is if someone dies in another place, somebody with special skills will go to that place and come back home with the dead person. Another legend of them is that the women have this special skill where they can manipulate the husband who cheated on them. 

When we talk about someone being manipulated, we probably mean that the person is influenced by others’ thinking. In recent years, AI has become the most populated industry and there are always many debates about whether human being will be manipulated by computers. Furthermore, many science fiction movies are related to that people are manipulated by computers or out space beings. People with rich imagination keep predating that computers control human. But, considering that the capability and potential of human brain are far beyond our current cognition, I don’t think it is possible that human will be manipulated by computers in the future. Even though human will be controlled by computers in some day, people won’t aware of it because the brains which are under control have no self-awareness.

Revised: 

When we talk about someone being manipulated, we probably mean that the person/we might be referring to somebody who is influenced by others’ thinking. In recent years, AI/The AI sector/industry has become the most popular industry/top choice and there are always many debates about whether human beings will be manipulated by computers. Furthermore, many science fiction movies depict/illustrate people who are manipulated by computers or outer space beings/aliens. People with rich imaginations keep predicting that computers control humans. But, considering that the capability and potential of the human brain are far beyond our current level of understanding/capacity, I don’t think it is possible that humans will be manipulated by computers in the future. Even though humans will be controlled by computers someday, people won’t be aware of it because brains which are under control have no self-awareness.