F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

advent (n): 出现; 1-the fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving:
E.g.: Life was transformed by the advent of the steam engine.

smart (adj): 1- A smart machine, weapon, etc. uses computers to make it work so that it is able to act in an independent way:
E.g.: Until the advent of smart weapons, repeated attacks were needed to ensure the destruction of targets.

artificial intelligence [AI] 人工智能;the study of how to produce computers that have some of the qualities of the human mind, such as the ability to understand language, recognize pictures, solve problems, and learn:
E.g.: Artificial intelligence research has been going on for decades without making an impact outside a few specialized areas.

artificial (adj): 1- made by people, often as a copy of something natural:
E.g.: clothes made of artificial fibres
E.g.: an artificial heart
E.g.: an artificial lake
E.g.: artificial fur/sweeteners/flowers

fur (n)毛皮

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/determiners/a-an-and-the

Mr. Green wants/(requests) his students to work together/(cooperate) on a project. Anthony, Brian, and Carol are all in one group. Anthony is lazy and doesn’t do anything/(who is a lazy man). Brian and Carol have to take the entire /(full) workload on their own, so they are unable/(not able to) finish everything/(complete all). Mr. Green gets upset/unhappy, so Brian and Carol tell him that Anthony didn’t do anything/ (did do nothing), and he gives them one more day to finish.

Mr. Green wants/(requests) his students to work together/(cooperate) on a project. Anthony, Brian, and Carol are all in one group. Anthony is lazy and doesn’t do anything/(who is a lazy man)Anthony is indifferent about his work. Brian and Carol have to take the entire /(full) workload on their own, so they are unable/(not able to) finish everything/(complete all). Mr. Green gets upset/unhappy, so Brian and Carol tell him that Anthony didn’t do anything/ (did do nothing), and he gives them one more day to finish.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/determiners/a-an-and-the