the rest of
These kids are going to be surrounded by computers——in their pockets,in their offices,in their homes——for the rest of their lives.
这些孩子将在到处是计算机的环境中——在他们口袋里，在他们的办公室里，在他们家里——度过余生。
on the board
But the researchers believe that outside directors have an easier time of avoiding a blow to their reputations if they leave a firm before bad news breaks,even if a review of history shows they were on the board at the time any wrongdoing occurred.
但是研究者相信，如果外部董事会在公司遭难前离开，他们的名声不会受到太大损失，即使履历历史表面，在他们任职期间，公司曾经出现过一些失误，也不会造成太坏的影响。
across the board 全面的；全体的
encourage sb.to do sth
And guilt,by prompting us to think more deely about our goodness,can encourage humans to make up for errors and fix relationships.
通过促使我们更加深入的思考自己的善意，内疚可以激励人们对错误进行弥补，并对人际关系加以修复。
goodness 善意
make up 弥补
拓 inspire sb to do sth.激励某人做某事
in other words
In other words,they all share a view that the international tax system has failed to keep up with the current economy.
换句话说，他们都认为国际税收体系未能跟上当前经济发展。
to put it another way
To put it another way：How can we make sure that the thinking of intelligent machines reflects humanity’s highest values？
换句话说：我们如何才能保证智能机器反映的是人类的最高价值？
namely 换言之
be obsessed with
Pretty in pink:adult women do not remember being so obsessed with the colour,yet it pervasive in our young girls’ lives.
粉红之美：成年女性不记得自己曾经如此迷恋粉红色，但是在我们的少女时代，粉红色无处不在。
pretty 美丽
pervasive =每一个人都都看的见的=普遍的
be captivated by 被…迷住
force sb.to do sth.
This forces users to be more conscious of their role in passing along information.
这迫使用户更加留意自己在信息传递中扮演的角色。
be conscious of=be aware of=意识到
force sth on sb 勉强某人接受某物
by force 强迫的
get the nod
As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure,executives who don’t get the nod also may wish to move on.
由于董事会迫于股东的压力而严格审查公司的继承方案，那些未获得认可的经理人有可能想离职。
scrutinize 严格审查
move on 离职
nod off 打盹
ahead of
These result suggest that imagining the outcome of following through on one’s curiosity ahead of time can help determine whether it worth the endeavor.
这些研究成果表面，事先设想自己的某种好奇心会带来何种后果会帮助人们决定其是否值得一试。
拓 prior to 之前
afford to
I can’t afford to pay my mothly mortgage payments on my own,so I have to rent rooms out to people to make that happen.
我一个人负担不起房子的月供，所以我必须把房子租给别人，这样才有钱支付月供。
mortgage 抵押
a ban on
Thirty years ago,it would have been inconceivable to have imagined a ban on smoking in the workplace or in pubs,and yet that is what we have now.
30年前，你会很难想象在工作场所或者酒吧禁止吸烟，但如今这已经是事实。
in response to
These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when customers eat snacks,or wipe counters almost without thinking,often in response to a carefully designed set out of daily cues.
很多时候，由于受到一系列精心设计的日常心理暗示的影响，消费者几乎会不假思索的吃快餐或横扫柜台中陈列的商品，这些习惯性行为已经为多家公司创造了数十亿的美金收益。
make up
Together,they make up the reading component of your overall literacy, or relationship to your surrounding textual environment.
他们共同构成了一个人的综合读写能力中的阅读部分，或者形成其与周围文本阅读环境的一种关联性。
拓 consist of 构成
constitute 构成
compose =把所有素材共同摆放成作品=compose组成，创作
take the lead
Lansley has alarmed health campaigners by suggesting he wants industry rather than government to take the lead.
兰斯丽建议，应该由行业而非政府来带头处理此事，这提醒了健康生活的倡导者。
campaign 建议，战役，活动
too…to…
Just how people think is still far too complex to be understood,let alone reproduced, say *****,a Stanford University neuroscientist.
斯坦佛大学的神经学家 *****表示，目前仅是理解人类的思考方式都相当复杂，更不用说将其复制出来了。
let alone =让他（更）孤独=更不用说
neuroscientist=neural（神经）=neuroscientist神经学家
on one’s own
A young man can decide on a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to arrange the marriage negotiations,or the young man’s parents may make the choice of a apouse,giving the child little to say in the selection.
年轻男人可以自己选择一个合适的伴侣，之后让父母商讨婚事，或者这位男士的父母也可能替代他选一个伴侣，在此过程中这个男孩几乎没有话语权。
spouse = s（小s）po（扑上去）use（用的）=spouse伴侣
result in
Under the law,using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mass could result in a $85000 fine and six months in prison.
依照此项法规，聘用一名未达到政府规定的体重指标的时装模特可能会面临85000美元的罚款和6个月的监禁。
prison=pri（提前）son（孩子）=提前生孩子会坐牢=prison监狱
fine=i’m fine=我是罚款（滑稽）=fine罚款
拓 result from 起因是
as it happens
As it happens,America’s armed forces are on the case already.
恰在此时，美国军方也已着手此项研究。
拓 by coincidence 偶然
in trouble
Public-sector unions seldom get in trouble for their actions.
公共部门的工会很少因为他们的举措而惹上麻烦。
拓 make trouble 惹麻烦
have trouble doing sth 在做某事上有困难
borrow trouble 自找麻烦
lay out
Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out.
对家务劳动的分工很少这么一板一眼。
lay out 安排；摆放
lay off 解雇
lay in 贮藏
lay down 放下
lay/place emphasis on 强调
keep an eye out for
If you have explored the area before,keep an eye out for familiar sights——you may be surprised how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
如果你曾经来过这片区域，要特别留意熟悉的景象——你可能会惊喜的发现，认出一块特别的岩石或者一颗特别的树会多么迅速的帮你找回方向。
rock 岩石
bearing 方位
拓 keep one’s eyes open 留意
keep an eye on 留意
bring about
Pillay belives that our brains’ shift between being focused and unfocused can bring about greater efficiency.
皮莱姆认为我们的大脑在注意力集中和不集中这两种状态下转化的过程可以使效率更高。
shift=键盘上shift键=shift转换
拓 give rise to 引起
lead to 导致
in question
Colleges are partly responsible for the problem in question.
大学应该为这个有争议的问题负部分责任。
拓 at issue 争议中的
out of the question 完全不可能的
out of question 毫无疑问的
记忆：自己写作文，有定冠词是完全不可能的，没有定冠词是毫无疑问的。（滑稽）