(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
JUDY WOODRUFF: Million of students return to school this week, many learning primarily online, offering a trove of new data to companies. But what about the apps and the Web sites parents use to keep kids safe? Law professor and Internet privacy expert Leah Plunkett shares her humble opinion on why parents should shy from high-tech surveillance.
LEAH PLUNKETT, Author, Sharenthood: The other day, my 9-year-old-son tried to convince me that he is ready to walk to school by himself. His pitch: Put one of those smart watches on me, so you will know where I am. My response? No one should be spying on you, including dad and me. When our kids think the best way for them to get more freedom is for us, their parents, to use surveillance technology on them, we are failing them. I'm the mom of two young kids. I'm also a technology researcher and a law professor. With my parent brain, I understand the appeal of tracking our kids. With my professor brain, I understand the risks if we go ahead and do it. We can put a surveillance doorbell system on our front door to see when our kids come and go. We can put a smart watch on them with geofencing that alerts us when they go outside bounds we have set for them. We want to keep our kids safe, but, actually, we're jeopardizing their physical safety. If the technology we're using on them, from smart watches to tracking apps on their phones and beyond, isn't fully secure, their whereabouts could be tracked by people who might want to harm them. Remember, kids who are survivors of abuse often know their abusers. We don't need to make it possible for potential predators in our networks or hackers to access the surveillance technology we put on our kids and stalk them. We could also be jeopardizing their future opportunities. When a technology monitors our kids' location, movements, or other behaviors, we typically have no ironclad guarantee that the information stays put. The tech provider could sell information about where our kids go or how fast they drive to a data broker, which then might sell it to schools and employers. We know that college admissions are increasingly informed by big data analytics. Without ironclad guarantees that a tech provider won't share our children's information, we should assume that they will, either now or in the future, in ways that we can't predict or control. When our children veer off course, we want it to stay in the family. Parents, choose not to stalk your kids. You're unlikely to be the only ones watching.
重点解析
1.shy from 回避
But they show no tendency to shy away from being fiscally firm.
但是联合政府没有表现出回避财政的坚定立场的趋势 。
2.surveillance 监视
Strengthening capacity for surveillance and information in health systems is essential, says the report.
该报告说,加强卫生系统的监测和信息能力是至关重要的 。
3.spy on 暗中监视
He was sent to spy on the enemy's movements.
他被派去侦察敌人的行动 。
4.jeopardize 危害
Current trends may jeopardize future improvements in the quality and quantity of employment, as well as growth and poverty reduction.
目前的趋势可能会危害未来的就业质量和数量的改善,以及增长和减轻贫困的前景 。
5.veer off 突然转向,偏离轨道
It is frightening to veer off the well-worn path, better known as our "comfort zone".
抛弃旧路是可怕的,因为那是我们的舒适区 。
参考译文
朱迪·伍德乐夫:本周,数百万学生返校,同时很多学生还是以线上学习为主
。但是,线上学习为企业提供了大量的新数据,而父母使用的那些学习软件和网站能够保障孩子们的安全吗?法律教授和网络隐私专家利亚·普兰克特分享了自己关于“为什么父母应该回避高科技监控”的拙见 。利亚·普兰克特,作家,《数据分享》:有一天,我9岁的儿子试图说服我,说他已经准备好自己步行去学校了
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