跟读练习: Learn English From The News - Google, Elon Musk's SpaceX Discuss Launching Data Centers Into Orbit - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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If you're a serious English learner,
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If you're a serious English learner,
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hold on to your seat because I've got some breaking news.
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Breaking news.
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Well, hello, all of my students.
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I hope you're having a fantastic day.
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My name is Jay.
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Welcome back to the channel.
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It's time to improve your English and I am going to accomplish
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that by reading through an English article at a moderate pace and explaining key vocabulary words and phrases.
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Make sure you're paying attention.
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I have about six quiz questions and I will give you the answers at the end of today's lesson.
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So if you're ready for some learning and some laughter,
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Let's dive into today's lesson.
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According to Yahoo Finance, Alphabet
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and SpaceX reportedly discuss launching data centers into orbit.
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So we're going to learn some financial terms today.
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Alphabet is the parent company of Google.
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Okay, so Alphabet, all right, data centers.
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Okay, we'll talk about that today.
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So a data center is simply a facility that is large,
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that houses thousands of computers and servers and storage systems.
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to help run AI and cloud services.
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So they are becoming very,
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very popular in our modern time.
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Okay.
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SpaceX is the Aero system owned by Elon Musk.
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So let's dive in.
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Alphabet, Google's parent company is reportedly in talks with SpaceX about launching orbital data centers into space.
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So orbital having to do with outer space up in the heavens.
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OK, so they want to put data centers in the outer galaxy.
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That's amazing.
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I wonder if that will happen in our lifetime.
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The proposed partnership partnership to two or more companies that are working together to accomplish a goal,
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a partnership would combine Google's artificial system.
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Excuse me.
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Google's artificial systems, artificial intelligence systems with SpaceX rocket technology to support future computing projects.
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All right.
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So you have Google and SpaceX coming together to accomplish a goal of getting data centers in space.
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The discussions are connected to Google's project Suncatcher,
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an effort focused on building solar powered satellites capable of processing data in orbit.
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Okay, so they're not going to put physical data centers,
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but according to this article,
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they're going to have solar powered satellites or sun powered satellites that process the data in space.
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Google hopes the technology could reduce pressure on Earth based data centers,
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which require massive amounts of electricity and cooling systems.
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And you're hearing about at least I have heard about communities being upset
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that data centers are being built in their communities because it drives up electric bills.
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Okay.
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Experts say that idea may sound futuristic.
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Say that with me.
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Futuristic, having to do with something being done in the future.
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But companies are becoming increasingly ambitious as data demand for AI computing continues to grow.
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So here's a picture of Elon Musk and notice companies are becoming ambitious.
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OK, so when someone or a group of people or a company is ambitious,
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say that with me, ambitious.
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It's an adjective.
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It describes a person.
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It says that they have very large goals or plans plans.
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Okay.
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Very ambitious.
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She started an ambitious plan to open her own business.
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Okay.
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So when you are ambitious, you have big dreams.
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Okay.
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You want to do big things and it's more than just a dream.
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You have a plan to conquer the world.
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You know, that would be very ambitious.
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You know, for me to say I want to reach 20 million English students,
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that would be very ambitious.
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You know, I've gotten to a point in my life where I am just content on whatever state I am in.
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Though I have goals, I don't want to be overly ambitious, okay?
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And AI is a great demand.
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I think I'll talk about that on a podcast episode.
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Space-based systems could eventually help solve energy and infrastructure limitations facing the tech industry.
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OK, so when we talk about infrastructure,
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that's a great intermediate word that I have dealt with before.
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Infrastructure has to do with systems and structures needed to operate.
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So you might say the city needs better infrastructure for traffic problems,
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especially here in the city of Atlanta.
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Oh, my goodness.
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Traffic is horrendous or awful, bad, terrible.
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Supporters believe orbital computing.
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Let me start over.
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Supporters believe orbital computing could create more efficient way to process enormous amounts of information,
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especially as AI tools become more advanced.
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OK, now, when something is efficient,
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It describes something that is working well,
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okay, without wasting time or energy, very efficient.
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Working from home helped him become more efficient,
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more productive, more impactful, okay?
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Let's look at one more sentence before I give you a quiz, all right?
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However, critics warn that the technology remains highly experimental and extremely expensive.
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So it's going to cost a lot of money.
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And right now, when something is experimental,
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it's going through a lot of tests.
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Experimental.
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OK, still being tested or fully proven.
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All right.
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experimental.
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So you might say the doctor recommended an experimental treatment.
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So in other words, they don't know if a drug they were going to give someone would work.
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So they have experimental tests to see if the drug is efficient or quality or able to achieve
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what they desire.
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Okay, let's look at a quiz.
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I have three options for you.
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Experimental, ambitious, and efficient are your choices.
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Use the comment section down below for your answers.
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Number one, she created a blank plan to grow her company.
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Number two, the new system is more blank than the old one.
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And number three, scientists are testing and blank treatment.
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Okay.
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So ambitious, efficient, and experimental.
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If I've done a good job,
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you should be able to grasp and answer these correctly.
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Okay.
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Let's dive back in for the second half.
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We're almost done.
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I am moving along today.
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The talks also reflect a growing collaboration.
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Collaboration.
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Remember I talked about partnership earlier?
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Okay.
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People working together.
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Well, when there is a collab,
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that's a short term or collaboration.
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Okay.
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It's when people
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or companies work together the project you might say was a collaboration between two friends all right
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so collaboration all right the talks also reflect a growing collaboration between major technology
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let's see here major technology companies that were once seen mainly as competitors
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so now these companies are working together analysts say the project could become a major innovation
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if the technology proves successful so if they can get these satellites up
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and going in space it would be a great invention it would be innovative okay
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so when we talk about innovation innovation has to do with a new idea,
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a new way of doing things, a new method.
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So you might say smartphones were a major innovation in communication.
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Okay.
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AI tools are a great innovation for different things such as research or learning.
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Okay.
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Innovation.
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Who would have ever thought AI would become a thing.
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Artificial intelligence, that used to be something we would only hear about in the movies.
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For now, both companies appear to be exploring possibilities.
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When you explore something, you are researching,
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trying to discover, you're looking into things,
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exploring possibilities rather than confirming a final agreement.
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So before they say something is set in stone,
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as we would say, something is permanent,
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they are researching and seeing what is possible.
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The investment and the tech world are watching with anticipation.
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So what this simply means is it's a lot of testing and research that must be done,
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a lot of money that must be spent.
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And so people are excited about what the future may hold.
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All right.
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So I've given you about 15 new vocabulary words, if I'm counting correctly.
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Let's read back through today's article at a faster pace without stopping.
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This will test your comprehension.
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This will also challenge your English reading skills,
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but will also give you an opportunity to listen and comprehend.
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OK, then we'll give you the final quiz for today.
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All right, let's dive back in.
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Alphabet, Google's parent company, is reportedly in talks with SpaceX about launching orbital data centers into space.
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The proposed partnership would combine Google's artificial intelligence systems with SpaceX.
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Rocket technology to support future computing projects.
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The discussions are connected to Google's Project Suncatcher,
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an effort focused on building solar-powered satellites capable of processing data in orbit.
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Google hopes the technology could reduce pressure on Earth-based data centers,
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which require massive amounts of electricity and cooling systems.
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Experts say the idea may sound futuristic,
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but companies are becoming increasingly ambitious as demand for AI computing continues to grow.
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Space-based systems could eventually help solve energy and infrastructure limitations facing the tech industry.
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Supporters believe orbital computing could create a more efficient way to process enormous amounts of information,
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especially as AI tools become more advanced.
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However, critics warn that the technology remains highly experimental and extremely expensive.
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The talks also reflect a growing collaboration between major technology companies that were once seen mainly as competitors.
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Analysts say the project could become a major innovation if the technology proves successful.
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For now, both companies appear to be exploring possibilities rather than confirming a final agreement.
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The investment and tech world are watching with anticipation.
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What a great article.
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I enjoy reading about technology.
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I think I'll do more technology and financial articles in the near future.
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Let me know if you like that idea down in the comment section.
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Okay, let's look at our last quiz.
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I have three more options for you.
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Let's see if you can get these correct.
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Innovation, collaboration, and infrastructure are your options.
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Number one, the business deal was a blank between two companies.
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Number two, the Internet was a major blank.
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And number three, the city needs stronger blank to support growth.
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All right.
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That's going to do it for today's English lesson.
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Oh, my goodness.
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I moved along very quickly.
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I am going to show you the answers in just a moment.
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But I want you to remember,
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especially my new subscribers and first time watchers,
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Take two words that you learned today,
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write them down, take a screenshot and make sure you use them in a sentence within the next week.
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If you are an intermediate or advanced level,
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take four or five words and make sure you practice those.
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Make sure you watch today's lesson twice,
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once with the subtitles on and once with the subtitles off.
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If this is your first time watching,
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you better go down in the comments section and let me know where you're watching from.
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That would be so wonderful.
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If you're not a subscriber, subscribe and like.
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Oh, my goodness.
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And if you know someone trying to improve their English,
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please share today's lesson with them.
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With that being said, here are today's answers for our six quiz questions.
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check your work.
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I'm sure you will do well because you had such a good teacher.
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Well, that's going to be it for today.
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I hope you guys enjoy the rest of your day.
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Make sure you get some rest so you can join me on my next English lesson.
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I'll see you then.
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Bye-bye.
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Thank you.
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欢迎来到这一节课！在本课中，我们将从一则有关谷歌和埃隆·马斯克的SpaceX讨论将数据中心送入太空的新闻中学习英语。通过阅读和解析这篇文章，您将提升自己的英语水平，尤其是对金融和科技相关词汇的理解。此外，通过课堂中的听力练习，您还能提高英语发音和口语流利度。请准备好接受挑战，努力将自己从一个认真学习的英语学习者转变为自信的英语使用者！
关键词汇与短语
- 数据中心 (data centers)：存放大量计算机和服务器的设施，用于支持人工智能和云服务。
- 合作伙伴关系 (partnership)：两个或更多公司为了实现某个目标而合作。
- 轨道 (orbital)：与外太空有关的，通常指围绕地球或其他天体的路径。
- 太阳能 (solar powered)：能够利用阳光转化为电能的设备或系统。
- 计算项目 (computing projects)：与计算、数据处理相关的各类项目。
- 人工智能 (artificial intelligence)：通过计算机系统模拟人类智能的能力。
- 电压 (electricity)：用于启动和运行设备的能量源。
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为了帮助您提高英语发音和口语能力，我们建议利用shadow speech的技巧进行练习。您可以选择逐句跟读视频中的内容，尽量模仿说话者的音调、语速和情感。此外，考虑在您观看视频时使用看YouTube学英语的方式，通过反复听取来加深理解。视频内容的语速适中，非常适合用于shadowing site练习。通过将这些技巧与您的日常练习结合，您将有效地提升发音及整体语言流利度，让您的英语表达更加自然流畅。不妨设立一个小目标，每次练习时尽量做到自信发声，提高自我表达的能力！
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