01 引言
We think basically you watch television to tum your brain off, and you work on your computer when you want to tum your brain on. --Steve Jobs
我们认为，总的来说，看电视令你停止思考， 若是想动动脑子，你得去使用电脑。 —史蒂夫•乔布斯
02 词汇目标
- technology | technique | polytechnic | engineer | mechanic
- advance | innovate | breakthrough
- gizmo | patent | devise | invent | discover
- disclose | reveal | uncover | expose
- domain | field | realm | foundation
- specialise | absorb | concentrate | focus
- utilise | usage | tester | apply
- device | appliance | facility | equipment
- instrument | tool | gauge | measure | calculate
- compute | count | estimate | assess | evaluate
- accessory | byproduct | auxiliary | versatile
- add | accumulate | assemble
- gather | attach | belong
- optics | microscope | len
- radar | echo | sensor
- multimedia | network | browser | dial
- microcomputer | laptop | software
- keyboard | screen | loundspeaker
- microphone | cassette | tape
- binary | digital | wireless | high-definition
- audio | vision | fantasy | science fiction
- pump | generatror | gear | pivot
- hydraulic | drainage | sewage | ventilation
- compress | condense | refine | simplify
- purify | filter | distil
- mode | mould | prototype
- framework | aspect | phase
- operate | facilitate
- transform | convert | alter | shift
- turn | adapt | adjust
- pinpoint | accurate | precise | correct
- error | mistake | flaw | wrong | fault
- stumble | contingency | circumstance
03 单词详解
参考：我的公众号《IELTS学习之路（07）-单词（科技发明篇）》
04 应用
原文地址：https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology
Technology is the application of knowledge for achieving practical goals in a reproducible way. The word technology can also mean the products resulting from such efforts,including both tangible tools such as utensils or machines, and intangible ones such as software. Technology plays a critical role in science, engineering, and everyday life.
Technological advancements have led to significant changes in society. The earliest known technology is the stone tool, used during prehistoric times, followed by the control of fire, which contributed to the growth of the human brain and the development of language during the Ice Age. The invention of the wheel in the Bronze Age allowed greater travel and the creation of more complex machines. More recent technological inventions, including the printing press, telephone, and the Internet, have lowered barriers to communication and ushered in the knowledge economy.
While technology contributes to economic development and improve human prosperity, it can also have negative impacts like pollution or resource depletion, or may cause social harms like technological unemployment resulting from automation. As a result, there are ongoing philosophical and political debates about the role and use of technology, the ethics of technology, and ways to mitigate potential downsides.
有道翻译：
技术是知识的应用，以可复制的方式实现实际目标。技术这个词也可以指通过这种努力产生的产品，既包括有形的工具，如器皿或机器，也包括无形的工具，如软件。技术在科学、工程和日常生活中起着至关重要的作用。
技术进步给社会带来了重大变化。已知最早的技术是石器，在史前时代使用，其次是对火的控制，这有助于人类大脑的生长和冰川时代语言的发展。青铜时代车轮的发明使更大范围的旅行和更复杂的机器得以发明。更近代的技术发明，包括印刷机、电话和互联网，降低了交流的障碍，开创了知识经济。
虽然技术有助于经济发展和改善人类繁荣，但它也可能产生负面影响，如污染或资源枯竭，或可能导致社会危害，如自动化导致的技术性失业。因此，关于技术的作用和使用，技术的伦理，以及减轻潜在负面影响的方法，一直存在着哲学和政治辩论。