free from

Likewise,automation should eventually boost productivity,stimulate demand by driving down prices,and free workers from hard,boring work.
同理，自动化最终也会推动生产力的发展，通过降低物价来刺激需求，将工人们从繁重、枯燥的工作中解放出来。

sign on

Those first few days should be spent looking for work,not looking to sign on.
最初的那几天应该用来找工作，而不是指望被登记在册。

at times

Several tests may fail at times,which proves designers need to put more effort.
几个测试有时候可能会失败，这证明设计师需要付出更多的努力。

拓 once in a while =occasionally偶尔；有时

come out

You wanted to say something——the first word——but it just won’t come out/
你想要说点什么——第一个字——但是就是说不出口。

be parallel with/to

On the other,it links these concepts to everyday realities in manner which is parallel to the links journalists forge on a daily basis as they cover and comment on the news.
另一方面，这一学科将这些概念同日常生活结合起来，这种做法与新闻记者日常报道和评论新闻时的做法是相同的。

forge =for（四个）ge（哥哥）=四个哥哥锻造你=forge 锻造

try to do sth

Try to slot it in as a to-do list item and you’ll manage only goal-focused reading.
试着把它放到代办项列表里，这样你就可以只处理目标明确的阅读了。
slot=s（死）lot（许多）=跟踪的人死了一大堆=slot 位置；跟踪

kick out

In 1985,he was effectively kicked out of Apple for being unproductive and uncontrollable.
事实上，1985年，他因为效率低下和不好控制而被从苹果公司赶了出去。

talk about

There were goals,there were strategies,there were objectives,but we didn’t talk about energy;we didn’t talk about passion.
我们当时会说目标、策略，但是我们不提精力，不提热情。

be reluctant to do sth.

Despite these factors,many social scientists seem reluctant to tackle such problems.
尽管存在这些因素，但是许多社会科学家却似乎不情愿解决这些问题。
tackle=deal with
拓 be unwilling to do sth 不愿意做某事

emigrate to

The architect emigrated to the United States before World War 2 and took up posts at American architecture schools.
那位建筑师在二战前移民到美国，并在美国的一些建筑大学从事工作。

sort out

The justices had to specify novel rules for the new personal domain of the passenger car then;they must sort out how the Fourth Amendment applies to digital information now.
那是法官不得不为轿车作为新的私人领域细化新的准则：现在他们则必须解决如何让第四修正案适用于数字信息这一问题。
domain=在main函数领域里面做的事情=domain领域

knock off

It took Beaumont decades to perfect her craft;her example can’t be knocked off.
xxx花费几十年时间来完善自己的技艺；她的例子是无法效仿的。

worry about

Perhaps this is why many worry about the agonizing dullness of a jobless future.
也许，这就是为什么有那么多人担心会陷入一个令人极度痛苦、沉闷的没有工作的未来。
agonizing 苦恼的
dullness 迟钝；沉闷

up to

The European Union is now considering legislation to compel corporate boards to maintain a certain proportion of women——up to 60 percent.
欧盟正在考虑立法，强制公司董事会吸收一定比例的女性，这个比例可高达60%.
compel 强迫
corporate 法人的；公司的
拓 be down to 由…负责

by default

There is no guarantee that DNT by default will become the norm.
没有人能保证默认设置“禁止追踪”（DNT）会成为一种规范。

norm 规范

turn over

He didn’t say anything but you could see him turning things over in his mind.
他什么也不说，但你可以看出来他在考虑事情。

for use

Chewing gum,once bought primarily by adolescent boys,is now featured in commercials as a breath freshener and teeth cleanser for use after a meal.
口香糖曾经主要由青春期的男孩购买，现在在商业广告中作为饭后的口气清新剂和牙齿清洁剂大肆宣传。

bring forth

Their efforts they made during the two years will surely bring forth good fruit.
他们在那两年中付出的努力必将产生好的结果。

forth 向前

attribute to

Some attributed virtually every important cultural achievement to the invention of a few,especially gifted peoples.
有些人把每一项重要的文化成就归功于少数几个民族，尤其是有天赋的民族的发明创造。
virtually=vir(许多)+tua(ture)=许多真实=virtually事实上

see/perceive…as

More artists began seeing happiness as meaningless,phony or,worst of all,boring.
许多艺术家开始把快乐看作无意义的、虚伪的，甚至令人厌烦的东西。
phony=phone=苹果公司很虚伪，乔布斯从不让自己小孩玩平板=phony虚伪的

compete with

However,during that course I realised that I was not good enough in this area to compete with other creative personalities in the future,so I decided that it was not the right path for me.
然而，这学习那门课程期间我发现，在时尚设计领域，我并没有优秀到将来可以和其他那些极具创意的精英人物竞争，所以我断定那条路不适合我。

come down

Since then it may have come down to $50 billion.
自从那个时候，它可能就降到了500亿美元。