150. "Because of television and worldwide computer connections, people can now become familiar with a great many places that they have never visited. As a result, tourism will soon become obsolete."
由于电视和全球范围内的计算机网络，人们现在可以熟悉很多以前从未涉足过的地方。其结果就是使得旅游变得过时了。
(旅游将会被淘汰)
I agree that these technologies might eventually serve to reduce travel for certain purposes other than tourism. However, I strongly disagree that tourism will become obsolete, or that it will even decline, as a result.
1. As for the claim that television will render tourism obsolete, we already have sufficient empirical evidence that this will simply not happen.
2. It is somewhat more tempting to accept the speaker’s further claim that computer connectivity will render tourism obsolete.
3. Moreover, in my view tourism will continue to thrive for the same reason that people still go out for dinner or to the movies: we all need to “get away” from our familiar routines and surroundings from time to time.
4. In fact, computer connectivity might actually provide a boon for tourism.
5. Admittedly, travel for purposes other than tourism might eventually decline, as the business world becomes increasingly dependent on Internet.
技术进步对人类社会的影响之旅游
obsolete: 过时的，废弃的
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151. "High-speed electronic communications media, such as electronic mail and television, tend to prevent meaningful and thoughtful communication."
高速电子通讯媒体，例如电子邮件和电视，在逐渐地抑制有意义的和有思想性的交流。
Agree with concession
Although ample empirical evidence suggests so with respect to television, the answer is far less clear when it comes to communication via computers.
1. Few would argue that since its inception broadcast television has greatly enhanced communication to the masses.
2. Media such as email and the Web are interactive by design, yet email is often used to avoid face-to-face encounters, and in practice is used as a means of distributing quick memos.
3. With respect to Web-based communication, the myriad of educational sites, interactive and otherwise, is strong evidence that the Web tends to enhance, rather than prevent, meaningful communication.
技术进步对人类社会的影响之交流
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155. "Contemporary society offers so many ways of learning that reading books is no longer very important."
当代社会提供了如此之多的学习手段以至于读书已经变得不再那么重要了。
1. Books provide us knowledge, especially theoretical one.
2. Admittedly, we can learn a lot from others via the advanced means of communication, but this method has its limitations.
3. Some might argue that they can acquire the correspondent knowledge through Internet. The complete knowledge of one area is indeed available on the Internet; however, such publication of knowledge is called “e-book”—another form of book.
技术进步对人类社会的影响之阅读
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159. "The human mind will always be superior to machines because machines are only tools of human minds."
人类的智慧将总是高于机器，因为机器只是人类智慧的工具。
1. The statement is clearly accurate insofar as machines are tools of human minds.
2. As for the statement’s second claim, in certain respects machines are superior.
3. Up till now, the notion of human-made machine that develop the ability to think on their own, and to develop so-called “emotional intelligence”, has been pure fiction.
技术进步对人类社会的影响(类似于影响和决定人类传统)
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