VIP Class Notes (Nemo)[R]

The Handmaid’s Tale 使女的故事

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Vocabulary

Some ten years ago we could only do some things in on the computer
I bought these shoes ONline/ on Taobao/ on Tmall

robot-机器人

AI stands for Artificial Intelligence-人工智能

abbreviation (n):a short form of a word or phrase
缩略，缩写；简称
“ITV” is the abbreviation for “Independent Television”.
There is a list of abbreviations near the beginning of the book.
What does the abbreviation WHO stand for?  It stands for World Health organization

many factories are thinking of using AI so they don’t must use workers-so they don’t have/need to use workers

cutting edge (adj):very modern and with all the newest features
领先的；最新的；尖端的
cutting-edge design/technology
前卫的设计／尖端的技术

gadget (n):小器具；精巧的小玩意
A gadget is a small machine or device which does something useful. You sometimes refer to something as a gadget when you are suggesting that it is complicated and unnecessary.
…kitchen gadgets including toasters, kettles and percolators.
烤面包机、水壶、滴滤式咖啡壶等厨用小家电
Have you seen this handy little gadget – it’s for separating egg yolks from whites.
你见过这种很有用处的小装置吗——它是用来把蛋黄和蛋清分开的。

stream (v):to listen to or watch sound or video on a computer directly from the internet rather than downloading it and saving it first
在线收听（或收看）
Nowadays we are streaming instead of downloading

thermostat－恒温器

20GB- gigabytes/gigs

Live broadcast－直播

Pronunciation

gadget-/ˈɡædʒ.ət/