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Past and present.

Technology then and now.

Devices and gadgets that we use today were radically different back when they were first invented, introduced or popularized years or decades ago.

In this look at technological transformations, we see what old school designs have become.

Floppy disk.

You'd need 213,000 individual 5.25 inch floppy disks,

each with a capacity of 1.2MB to hold 256GB of data.

Thumb drive.

Now all you need is this 2 inch long thumb drive that easily stores the same amount of data.

Books.

1,400 physical books would weigh about 1 pound each.

That's about as much as half of a car.

Kindle The cheapest version of this electronic reader can hold that many books in digital form.

Ford Model T The first consumer automobile,

introduced in 1908, produced 20 horsepower and had a top speed of 45 mph.

Ford GT The 2017 descendant has evolved into a supercar with 600 horsepower and speeds in excess of 200 mph.

Television The 1948 Admiral Model 19A12 TV set had a 7-inch black

and white screen with with a resolution of 653 by 499 pixels.

UHD TV Today's 4K ultra-high-def TVs have minimum resolutions of 3840 by 2160 pixels.

Video Cam The Super 8mm film cameras,

produced by Kodak in 1965 had film cartridges that recorded up to 2.5 minutes at 24 frames per second.

High Def Video Recorder.

Can record 1080p video for up to 4 hours and 21 minutes at 30 frames per second.

Laptop The first true portable computer was called Osborne One, built by Adam Osborne in 1981.

It weighed 24 pounds, had a 5-inch screen and cost $1,795.

Compact Ultra Portables Laptops circa 2016 are sleek,

lightweight, 13-15 inch touchscreens, blazingly fast processors and cost $1,000 or less.

Mobile Phone In April 1973,

Motorola researcher Martin Cooper made the first mobile telephone call using a device that weighed 1.1 kilos and measured 23 cm long.

It had a talk time of 30 minutes and took 10 hours to recharge.

Smartphone.

There are nearly 150 mobile phone manufacturers in the world today who produce the latest iteration of this device which is small,

light, thin and is virtually a carry anywhere computer.

ENIAC Built in 1946 by Pennsylvania University scientists,

the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer was a 30-tonne behemoth with over 17,000 vacuum tubes,

70,000 resistors and 10,000 capacitors, filling up a 30 by 50-foot room.

Portable Calculator

Modern-day electronic pocket calculators became available in the 1970s after the first microprocessor was developed by Intel for Japanese calculator company Bizicom.

Now, pocket calculators by Texas Instruments put enormous computing power in a smartphone-sized package.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這段影片共有 39 個句子、405 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 4:55。說話人語速較慢，每分鐘約 82 個詞，你有足夠的時間模仿每一個音。只有 70% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

calculator /kæl.kjə.leɪ.tɚ/ (名詞) — 計算器 /計算器, 電子計算器 /電子計算器. A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; (now usually) an electronic one specifically.
weigh /weɪ/ (動詞) — 稱重 /稱重. To determine the weight of an object.
pocket /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ (名詞) — 口袋, 荷包. A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
introduce /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ (動詞) — 介紹 /介紹, 紹介 /紹介. To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
smartphone /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/ (名詞) — 智慧手機 /智慧手機, 智慧型手機 /智慧型手機. A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a feature phone.
disk /dɪsk/ (名詞) — 圓盤 /圓盤. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
thumb /ˈθʌm/ (名詞) — 大拇指, 拇指. The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
portable /ˈpɔɹtəbəl/ (形容詞) — 輕便的 /輕便的, 行動式 /行動式. Able to be carried or easily moved.
pixel /ˈpɪk.səl/ (名詞) — 畫素. One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
thin /ˈθɪn/ (形容詞) — бә, 薄. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
package /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/ (名詞) — 包裹, 包. Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
telephone /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ (名詞) — 電話 /電話. A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to…
tube /tuːb/ (名詞) — 筒. Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
reader /ˈɹi.dɚ/ (名詞) — 讀者 /讀者. A person who reads.
enormous /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ (形容詞) — 巨大的. Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.

影片中出現的短語動詞

fill up (動詞) — 裝滿 /裝滿. To make (something) completely full.
look at (動詞) — 觀察 /觀察, 看. To observe or watch.

需要注意的發音

“th” 音: thumb /ˈθʌm/, thin /ˈθɪn/, behemoth /bəˈhi(ː).məθ/
“sh” 和 “zh” 音: transformation /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, iteration /ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
長單詞——注意重音位置: calculator /kæl.kjə.leɪ.tɚ/, virtually /ˈvɚ.t͡ʃə.wə.li/, manufacturer /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/, transformation /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, technological /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/

如何用這段影片練習

先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 calculator, weigh, pocket 這類單詞。

影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：

結構	影片中的用法
現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事	have become · has evolved
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	was called · was developed
最高階 the -est / the most … — 一組中最高或最低的	The cheapest · the latest

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