Hi there! My name is Emma, and today's lesson is a very important one, it's on vocabulary that has to do with technology.
大家好，我是Emma，今天的这节课非常重要，是关于技术类词汇的。
So in this lesson, we will be covering 13 new vocabulary words that you probably don't know.
在这节课上我们会讲到13个你们可能不认识的新单词。
We'll also talk a little bit about whether or not to use "the" with technology.
我们还会讲一下technology这个单词前要不要加定冠词"the"。
And this lesson is especially good if you are planning on taking the TOEFL or the IELTS, or any other type of test like that,
如果你们打算参加托福或雅思考试，或者像这样的其他类型的考试，这节课都会尤其有用，
because they often have questions that have to do with technology on those types of tests.
因为他们在那种考试中经常会有关于技术的题目。

So you may get an essay question asking, "How has technology improved our lives?" or "Think of a technology that you couldn't live without".
你们可能会看到一道作文题写着"How has technology improved our lives?"（技术如何改善了我们的生活？）或者"Think of a technology that you couldn't live without"（讲一讲你生活中不可或缺的一项技术。）
So for these tests vocabulary plays a very important role in your mark.
所以在这些考试中要得到高分，词汇非常重要。
So you really want to score high on vocabulary, these words will help you to do that, okay? So let's get started.
非常想在词汇上得高分的话，这些单词会祝你们一臂之力的。知道了吗？那我们开始吧。
So, first of all, we have "technology" written here, as you can see, it's a noun, and in general, it's uncountable.
首先，这里写了"technology"，正如你们所见，这是一个名词，而且一般来说是不可数的。
So I'll talk a little bit about that in a second, we also have "technological", which is the adjective form of "technology", okay?
我马上会讲讲那个单词的，这里还有"technological"，这是"technology"的形容词形式。
So what is "technology?" It's a very, very general term which encompasses many things.
那么，"technology"是什么呢？它是一个非常非常泛指的术语，包含了很多东西。
So oftentimes, "technology" refers to tools, machines, information which make tasks or jobs easier, and which improve our lives, so a very broad definition for technology.
通常"technology"指的是工具、机器和信息，它们能够使任务或工作变得简单，能够改善我们的生活，所以对"technology"的定义非常宽泛。
Okay, so here I have a sentence: "The technology has made our lives better."
我这儿有一个句子："The technology has made our lives better."
You'll notice this big red X, this is one of the most common mistakes I see ESL students make.
你们会注意到这个大红X，这是我看见非母语英语课程（ESL）的学生犯的最常见的错误之一。
They love to put "the" with "technology", but this is incorrect.
他们很喜欢在"technology"前面加个"the"，但这是不正确的。
So this sentence should really be, "Technology has made our lives better."
这个句子实际上应该是："Technology has made our lives better."
And the reason is, because technology is uncountable and this is a general...technology, we're talking about technology generally, here.
原因是......因为technology是不可数的，而且这是泛指的......我们在这里讲的是泛指的technology。
We're not talking about a specific type of technology, we're talking very generally, so you don't need "the".
我们讲的不是一种具体的技术类型，我们所指的是非常广义的，所以不需要加定冠词"the"。
Okay? So when you write your IELTS or TOEFL essay, don't write "the technology", unless...our second sentence: "I saw a lecture on the technology of storytelling."
懂了吗？所以当你们写雅思或托福作文的时候，不要写"the technology"，除非......像我们接下来第二个句子一样："I saw a lecture on the technology of storytelling."（我看了一个关于讲故事的技术的演讲。）
So this is actually a lecture I did see, it was a TED Talk I watched and it was called "The Technology of Storytelling".
这事实上是我真的看过的一个演讲，是我看过的一个TED演讲，名字叫"The Technology of Storytelling"（讲故事的技术）。
In this case, we do have "the", "the technology", this is okay, because we're talking about a specific technology.
在这种情况下，我们要加上"the"，写成"the technology"，这是正确的，因为我们在这儿所讲的是一种具体的技术。
What type of technology is it?"The technology of"- this is usually a clue- "storytelling".
这是什么类型的技术？讲故事的技术。
So if...let me write "specific"...so if you're just saying "technology" and the next thing is a verb, don't use "the".
所以如果......我在这儿写上"specific"（具体的）......所以如果你们只是在讲泛指的"technology"（技术），后面接的是个动词，那就不要加上"the"。
If you are saying "technology of (something)", use "the", okay?So now let's look at some of the words we're going to learn in this lesson.
但是如果你们讲的是"technology of (something)"（什么什么技术），那就加上"the"，知道了吗？现在我们来看看这节课要学的一些单词。
Okay, we have three words here first of all, that have to do with people.Okay? So, these are our people words.
首先我们要讲三个单词，它们都和人有关。所以，这些都是用来形容人的单词。
So we have our positive words, and you see the big smiley face meaning this refers to positive things about people, and then we have negative words or a sad face.
我们有正面的单词，你们可以看到那个大笑脸，意思就是说这代表着关于人的正面的东西，然后我们也有负面的单词，或者一张悲伤的脸。
So let's look at the positive words first.The first one we have is "technophile", okay, a "technophile".
我们先来看看正面的单词。第一个单词是"technophile"（技术爱好者）。
So what is a technophile? Well "-phile"... anytime you see "phile", this means love.
"technophile"是什么呢？"-phile"......无论什么时候看到"-phile"这个后缀，它的意思都是热爱。
Okay? So we have a lot of words..."cinephile" is someone who loves films, for example, so "-phile" is a key part of this word, and it means love.
我们有很多这样的单词，比如"cinephile"指的是爱看电影的人，所以"-phile"是这个单词的关键部分，而它的意思是热爱。
Can you guess what this means: "technophile"?A "technophile" is a noun, so it's a person and it's someone who loves technology.
你们能猜到"technophile"是什么意思吗？"technophile"是一个名词，所以它指的是一种人，指的是热爱技术的人。
Okay? Someone who loves technology is a technophile.Now we have the opposite of a "technophile", a "technophobe".
懂了吗？热爱技术的人就是一个"technophile"。现在我们来讲"technophile"的反义词——"technophobe"（技术恐惧者）。
So, just like "-phile" means love, "-phobe" adds a very important meaning to this word.
就像"-phile"的意思是热爱一样，"-phobe"这个后缀也给这个单词增加了很重要的意义。
"-phobe" is similar to "phobia", and a "phobia" is a fear of something.
"-phobe"和"phobia"很相似，而"phobia"的意思是对某种事物的恐惧。
So if you are a "technophobe", you have a fear of technology, you're afraid of technology, so someone afraid of technology.
所以如果你是一个"technophobe"，你对技术就有一种恐惧，你害怕技术，所以它指的就是害怕技术的人。
So for me, between being a "technophile" and a "technophobe", I'd probably consider myself a "technophobe".
对我来说，在"technophile"和"technophobe"之间，我觉得我可能是个"technophobe"。
I know I make these online videos, so it's a little bit...I guess ironic, but I don't have an iPad, I don't have an iPhone.
我知道我会制作这些网络视频，所以我想这可能有点讽刺，但是我没有iPad，我没有iPhone。
All these modern gadgets, they actually make me feel stressed out and anxious.
实际上，所有这些很现代的小玩意儿都让我觉得很有压力，很焦虑。
So I'm a "technophobe", but presumably, if you're watching our videos online, maybe you're a technophile, and this is very good if you want to learn English.
所以我是个"technophobe"，但是如果你们正在网上观看我们的视频，可能你们大概是"technophile"，如果你们想学英语的话，这是一件很好的事情。
If you like technology there's a lot of technology to help you learn English better.Okay, so our next word is "tech-savvy".
如果你们喜欢技术，有很多技术可以帮助你们把英语学得更好。好了，我们下一个单词是"tech-savvy"（精通技术的）。
Now this is an adjective that has to do with people and someone who is tech-savvy is someone who knows a lot about computers or technology.
这是一个用来描述人的形容词，用"tech-savvy"来形容的人非常了解计算机或技术。
I put computers here, but it can be technology in general.
我在这里说的是计算机，但也可以是各种技术。
So, those people who are extremely good when they touch a computer, you know, it does the right thing automatically, those people are very tech-savvy.
那些碰到电脑极其厉害的人，就是自动会做正确的事情的人，那些人就是很"tech-savvy"。
They don't run into a lot of the same problems I do when I use a computer, so I am not tech-savvy.
他们不会遇到很多像我在用电脑时遇到的同样的问题，所以我不是"tech-savvy"。
But an example: "He is tech-savvy."Okay? So now let's look at some other words that refer more to the actual technology.
但是，给你们一个例句："He is tech-savvy."（他是个科技通。）现在我们来看一些其他的更偏向真正的技术的单词。
So the words...to my side are words that can be used to describe different technology, okay, different types of technology.
在我这一边是能够用来描述不同技术......不同类型的技术的单词。
The first word we have, again we have positive words, so these are what you want when you buy a piece of equipment or some form of technology.
第一个单词是.......还是一样，我们有正面的单词，所以这些是你们在购买一件设备或某种技术的时候，表示你们想要的东西的单词。
And then we have negative words, so this is what you don't want, okay?So first of all, the first word is "cutting-edge".
然后还有负面的单词，也就是你们不想要的东西的单词。那么首先，第一个单词是"cutting-edge"（先进的/尖端）。
So this can be either a noun or an adjective and "cutting-edge" means it's the leader, it's at the forefront, it's in the lead of technology.
这既是一个名词也是一个形容词，"cutting-edge"的意思是它是领先者，处于前沿，是技术先进的。
So for example, I hear in South Korea they have robotic teachers, so robotic ESL teachers and teachers teaching classrooms, I don't know if this is true, but I've seen some news clips about it.
举个例子来说，我听说韩国有机器人老师，比如机器人英语老师和班级教师，我不知道这是不是真的，但是我看到过一些有关的剪报。
And so I would say that that is definitely cutting-edge technology, robotic teachers, okay?
所以我会说机器人老师绝对是一项先进技术。
Now, "state-of-the-art" has a very similar meaning, it means the most recent and the best.
"state-of-the-art"（最先进的）的意思非常相似，它指的是最新的最好的。
Okay, so "state-of-the-art" is the most recent and the best, it's also an adjective.
所以"state-of-the-art"是最新最好的，它也是一个形容词。
So an example is: at the time of this filming, I think the iPad 3 has come out, and I would say this is "state-of-the-art" technology, the iPad 3.
这个单词的例子是：在录制这个短片的时候，我想iPad 3已经出来了，我会说iPad 3是"state-of-the-art"的技术。
Maybe in a few years there'll be an iPad 9 or 10 and things will be different, but right now that's the state-of-the-art technology.
也许过几年会有iPad 9或者iPad 10，事情会大不一样，但是现在那就是最先进的技术。
Okay? We can also use "the latest", when we describe technology.
懂了吗？我们在描述技术的时候还可以用"the latest"。
This is an adjective and it just means "the newest", so "Have you bought the latest iPhone? ", for example.
这是一个形容词，指的就是最新的，所以可以说："Have you bought the latest iPhone? "（你买了最新款的iPhone吗？）
So our next word is "obsolete", so this is a negative word, this whole section is negative.
我们的下一个单词是"obsolete"（被淘汰的），这是一个负面的单词，这整个部分都是负面的。
"Obsolete" is an adjective, and it means "no longer used".So what's an example of something that's "obsolete"?
"obsolete"是一个形容词，意思是“不再使用的”。"obsolete"的东西的例子是什么呢？
I have a huge collection of VHS tapes at my house.
我家里收藏了大量的录像带。
Now, my VCR doesn't work and now we use DVDs, or Blu-Ray discs, so VHSs are "obsolete", they're no longer used.Okay, another word very similar to "obsolete" is "outdated".
现在我的录像机不能用了，我们现在用的是DVD，或者蓝光光碟，所以录像带是"obsolete"的，我们不再使用它们了。下一个单词和"obsolete"很相似，它是"outdated"（过时的）。
So "outdated" is an adjective, and again, it means "very old", or it's also a synonym of "obsolete".So what is outdated?
"outdated"是一个形容词，它的意思也是很老旧的，它也是"obsolete"的一个同义词。那么什么是outdated的呢？
Well, if you bought a computer from the 1980s today, so you bought a 1980s personal computer, that would probably be considered "outdated,"
如果你现在买了一台上世纪八十年代的电脑，那可能会被认为是outdated的，
because we have all these newer models, which work a lot better.So that's "outdated", okay?
因为我们有很多更新的型号，它们好用多了。那就是outdated，知道了吗？
So now we are just going to switch back to our positive side and we have the word "compact".
现在我们回到正面的单词这边来，我们来讲一讲"compact"（小巧的）。
"Compact" is an adjective, and what does it mean? It means small, easy to carry.
"compact"是一个形容词，什么意思呢？它的意思是小小的，容易携带的。
This is my cellphone, very small, it's compact, it fits in my pocket, it's not clumsy, it's not bulky.
这是我的手机，很小，它很"compact"，能够装进我的口袋里，不笨重，不庞大。
"Bulky" is the opposite of "compact", "bulky" is an adjective, and it's when something is very massive, and kind of a little bit clumsy, it's hard to...you can't put it in your pocket.
"bulky"（庞大的）是"compact"的反义词，"bulky"是一个形容词，指的是东西很大，有点笨重，很难......没办法放进口袋里。
So, I don't know if you remember if you were born in the early 1990s, cellphones used to look like walkie-talkies.
我不知道你们记不记得，如果你们是二十世纪九十年代早期出生的，应该知道手机过去看起来就像对讲机一样。
You could say that they were bulky, you couldn't put them in your pocket, they were big, now they've gotten a lot smaller and they are more compact.
你们可以说它们很"bulky"，你们没办法把它们放进你们的口袋里，它们很大，不过现在变得小多了，更compact了。
So now let's look at a couple of other words that have to do with technology.Okay? So these are our last three words, sorry, our last two words.
现在我们来看看和技术有关的其他几个单词。这些是我们最后的三个单词，不好意思，我们最后的两个单词。
"User-friendly", so this again, is a very good thing, if something is "user-friendly"...it's an adjective and it means it's easy to use.
"user-friendly"（容易使用的），这同样是个很好的事情，如果某个东西是"user-friendly"的......它是一个形容词，意思是容易使用的。
So for someone like a technophobe like me, I really want something that's "user-friendly".
所以对像我这样的技术恐惧者来说，我非常想要"user-friendly"的东西。
So here is an example sentence, and some of you may disagree with this, but some people would say, "Facebook is very user-friendly."
这里有个例句，你们中有些人也许不同意，但是一些人会说："Facebook is very user-friendly."（脸书很容易使用。）
I don't know where I stand on that, with the latest Facebook edition, I don't know if it's so user-friendly or not, but some people would say Facebook is very user-friendly, okay?
我不知道我该站哪一边，最新的脸书版本，我不知道它是否有那么"user-friendly"，但是一些人会说"Facebook is very user-friendly."
Now our final word for today is "glitch.""Glitch" is a noun and it means a defect, problem, or error.
我们今天要学的最后一个单词是"glitch"（小故障）。"glitch"是一个名词，意思是缺陷，问题或者错误。
Oftentimes, we talk about glitches when we're talking about computers.
通常我们在谈论计算机时会用到glitches。
Okay? and so plural, this is "glitches" with an "-es", okay? So here's our example sentence.
它的复数形式是"glitches"，词尾加"-es"，知道了吗？下面是我们的例句。
Some of you may have been on EngVid trying to do some of our quizzes the other day.
你们中一些人前几天可能上了EngVid网站想要做一些小测验。
"The quizzes on EngVid had some glitches a couple of days ago."
所以例句是："The quizzes on EngVid had some glitches a couple of days ago."（EngVid 上的小测验前几天出了一些故障。）
But they're fixed now, so I invite you to come practice our vocabulary and try our quizzes at www. engvid. com.Until next time!
但是它们现在都修好了，所以我邀请你们登陆我们的www. engvid. com网站练习今天的词汇，试着做做我们的小测验。下次见啦！