be under way
New research on transportation biofuels is already under way.
有关交通工具生物燃料的新研究已经在进行中。
拓 in motion 在运转中；在进行中
in the first place
And yet,John Hagel,author of The Power of Pull and other books,says Brynjolfsson and McAfee miss the reason why these jobs are so vulnerable to technology in the first place.
但是《拉动的力量》等书的作者约翰.哈格尔说，布林约尔森和麦凯菲从一开始就没有领会到为什么这些工作在机器面前不堪一击。
拓 at the beginning 首先；从头开始
in the first instance 起初
get on well with
Social psychologists have amassed oceans of research into what they call the “above average effect”,or"illusory superiority",and shown that,for example,70% of us rate ourselves as above average in leadership,93% in driving and 85%at getting on well with others.
社会心理学家已经开展了很多针对他们所称的“超过平均效应”或“虚幻的优越感”的调查，这些调查结果显示，比如，我们之中70%的人认为自己在领导力方面超过平均水平。93%的人认为自己在驾驶技术方面超过别人，85%的人认为自己比他人更能与人融洽相处。
illusory 虚幻的=生病的你很抱歉，天天过着虚幻的生活=illusory虚幻的
superiority 优越感
amass 积累=一个大量的词汇是靠积累的=amass积累
rate 评价；比率
by accident
I fell into this by accident,but have loved every minute of it because the work is so interesting.
我是偶然接触到这一行的，但打那个时候起我就爱上这份工作，因为它太有趣了。
fall into 接触；陷入
拓 by no accident 绝非偶然
in the face of
Hugging “is a marker of intimacy and helps generate the feeling that others are there to help in the face of difficulty.”
拥抱“是亲密关系的一种象征，它可以帮助人们在面对困难时产生别人会伸出援手的感觉”。
intimacy=在心里提妈妈=intimacy亲密的
拓 face to face 面对面
be faced with 面对；面临
on the face of 从…外表上判断
wear off
The smell of the new paint will wear off in about a month.
新刷油漆的气味大约一个月内会消失。
wear off =脱下=衣服消失=wear off消失
in short
In short,there are the types of jobs that machines can perform much better at than human beings.
简言之，这些类型的工作机器会比人类来做要做的更好。
拓 in brief 简言之
arise from
It is speculated that gardens arise from a basic human need in the individuals who made them:the need for creative expression.
人们认为，花园源于其建造者的某种基本的人类需求，即创造性表达的需求。
拓 arise out of 由…产生
be incapable of
This way you devalue you opinion and show that you are incapable of managing your own life.
这样，你就削弱了自己观点的价值，并且表明你无法掌握自己的生活。
拓 incompetent 无能的；不称职的
in a word
In a word,maintaining a common heart is not only necessary but also important.
总之，保持一颗平常心不仅必要，也很重要。
succeed in sth.
But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education,colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them.
但是由于这些学生一旦顺利完成高等教育就很有可能在经济上取得很大进步，许多高校几十年来都尽量录取更多这种学生。
be most likely to=非常可能
拓 succeed in doing 成功
be succeeded by 继…之后
respond to
Radesky’s cites the “still face experiment” to show that parents need to respond to children’s emotional need.
瑞德斯基引用“静止实验”是为了表面父母需要对孩子的情感需求给予回应。
serve on
No citizen should be denied the right to serve on a jury on account of race,religion,sex,or national origin.
不得以种族、宗教、性别或民族血统等原因剥夺任何公民担任陪审员的权利。
jury 陪审员
race=黑人跑步速度=race种族
拓 serve up 提供
serve out 干完；刑期满
divide into
Obesity,in turn,can be dicided into moderately obese,severely obese,and very severely obese.
肥胖症依次又可以分为轻微肥胖、严重肥胖和超级肥胖。
severely 严重的
obese=ob（加强）+es（复数）=obese 肥胖
拓 divide by 除以；用…除
divide up 分隔；均分
of necessity
Of necessity,colonial America was a projection of Europe.
必然的，殖民地时期的美国成了欧洲的投影。
colony =拷了你=colony殖民
拓 by necessity必然的
glare at
In short, the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face,while a woman glares at the back of it,wanting to talk.
简言之，一幅经典的卡通画最能描绘目前的婚姻危机：一个男人坐在早餐桌前，面前举着一份报纸，而他的妻子则怒目而视，想要和他说说话。
represent=再一次出现=代表
stereotypical=stereo立方体=stereotype 刻板印象
for example
Jealousy and anger,for example,may have evolved to alert us to important inequalities.
比如说嫉妒和愤怒，可能会演变为提醒我们认识到重大的不平等。
look for
Another option:Climb high and look for signs of human habitation.
另一个选择：爬到高处，寻找人类居住的痕迹。
拓 search for 寻找；搜索
seek for 寻找；追求
turn around
Humans are unique in their capacity to not only make tools but then turn around and use them to create superfluous material goods——paintings,sculpture and architecture——and superfluous experiences——music,literature,religion and philosophy.
人类独特之处在于他们不但能够制造工具，反过来还可以利用工具来创造出大量的有形物质——绘画、雕塑和雕塑，还有丰富的精神体验——音乐、文学、宗教和哲学。
invite…to
You infer information you feel the writer has invited you to grasp by presenting you with specific evidence and clues.
你通过作者展现出的具体证据和线索来推断作者要求你掌握的信息。
grasp 抓住
instead of
Instead of wordy,worthy strategies,future governments need to do more to provide the conditions for sport to thrive.
与其制定冗长的、貌似有价值的方案，未来的政府倒不如多为体育运动的蓬勃发展努力创造条件。
in part
The advance is driven in part by vehicle manufacturers,who are placing big bets on battery-powered vehicles.
这样一种进步在某种程度上受到了汽车制造商的驱动，它们正就电动汽车进行一次“豪赌”。
bet 豪赌
拓 to some degree 在某种程度
to some extent 在某种程度上
be designed to
"Tech is designed to really suck you in,"says Jenny,Radesky in her study of digital play.
珍妮.瑞德斯基在其针对数码娱乐的研究中说道：“技术设计的初衷就是真正的吸引住你。”
insure against
The organizers and promoters will take steps to insure against possible failure.
组织人员和推广人员将采取措施，以防可能出现的失败。
move on
Two years before graduating from secondary school,I took a sewing and design course thinking that I would move on to a fashion design course.
中学毕业前的两年里，我选修了一门有关缝纫和设计的课程，想着自己会去学习一门时尚设计课程。
sew 缝纫
拓 move sb on 命令某人走开
a group of
But a group of researchers at Stanford University,led by Ilan Ktoo,has suggested that airlines could take a more naturalistic approach to cutting jet-fuel use and it would not require them to buy new aircraft.
但是，由领导的一个斯坦佛大学的研究小组*指出，航空公司可以通过更加友好的途径来降低飞机燃油的消耗，这样根本无需买新的飞机。
craft 手艺精湛；工具
拓 a cluster of 一组；一群
a flock of =fl（fly）=a flock of一群（鸟或羊）
make a profit
A businessman will grab at any chance he could to make a profit.
一个生意人会抓住任何他能抓住的机会赚钱。
拓 make money 赚钱
consent to
Mr.*** finally consented to answer our questions.
史密斯先生最终同意回答我们的问题。
拓 information consent 知情同意
written consent 书面同意；同意书
in the midst of
One of these urges has to do with creating a state of peace in the midst of turbulence,a "still point of the turning world,"to borrow a phrase from T.S,Eliot.
众多欲求中的一种就是关于如何在喧嚣中营造出一种平静的状态，借用****的说法就是一个“旋转世界的平衡点。”
turn 旋转
辨 in the midst of 强调过程中，正当…时候
in the middle of 强调位置上“中间”
in fashion
Keep Your Newspapers Forever in Fashion
让你的报纸永远流行
rip off
The common idea that high CEO pay is mainly about ripping people off doesn’t explain history very well.
人们普遍认为，首席执行官的高薪主要是为了剥削员工，但是并不能很好的解释历史。
rip off=ri(日)ip=盗取你的ip=rip off欺骗；偷窃
for instance
For instance,failure can help you discover how strong a person you are.
例如，失败可以帮助你发现自己是那么强大。