精讲课 笔记随视频锁定
现实情况

右侧笔记支持独立滚动。边听名师连读拆解,边对照右侧的语法事实与统计数据笔记。

The computer will still be unable to predict whether Princeton, New Jersey, will have sun or rain on a day one month away.

unable to do sth. 不能做某事

  • The team was unable to score in the second half.
  • I was unable to attend the conference due to illness.

one month / week / year away 一个月以后

  • Ross and Emily set a wedding date just one month away罗斯和艾米丽计划下个月结婚。
  • The election is only one week away. There are rallies all over town tonight. 只剩一个星期就要选举了。今晚全城各地都有群众大会。
  • London's games are a mere two years away距伦敦奥运会开幕仅剩两年的时间。
  • Cant believe we are two days away from 2027. 不敢相信离2027还有两天了.

At noon the spaces between the sensors will hide fluctuations that the computer will not know about, tiny deviations from the average.

fluctuations 波动,起伏

  • We observed constant fluctuations in the stock market.
  • Temperature fluctuations can affect the experiment's results.

deviations from the average 与平均值的偏差

  • Any deviation from the standard procedure must be reported.
  • The quality control checked for deviations from the norm.

By 12.01, those fluctuations will already have created small errors one foot away.

already have created 已经造成了(将来完成时)

  • By next month, I will already have finished the entire project.
  • By the time he arrives, they will already have left.

Soon the errors will have multiplied to the ten-foot scale, and so on up to the size of the globe.

multiplied 大幅增加

  • Our problems have multiplied since last year. 自去年以来,我们的问题成倍增加。
  • It's an administrative sham of the kind that has multiplied over the last 30 years. 这是一种行政骗局,在过去30年里该骗局不断激增。
snowballed to... (像滚雪球般)迅速增加到... The rumours will have snowballed to the ten-foot scale.谣言将迅速增加到十英尺的规模
proliferated to... 激增到... The problems will have proliferated to the ten-foot scale.问题将激增到十英尺的规模
rocketed to... 猛增到... The numbers will have rocketed to the ten-foot scale.数字将猛增到十英尺的规模
soared to... 飙升到... The costs will have soared to the ten-foot scale.成本将飙升到十英尺的规模

scale 程度、规模、范围

  • The scale of the fighting is almost unimaginable. 战斗的规模几乎难以想像。
  • There is no precedent for a disaster of this scale这种规模的灾难是空前的。
  • What began as a minor scuffle turned into a full-scale riot. 开始的小冲突演变成了大规模的暴乱。
on a small / limited scale 小规模/有限规模 The experiment was conducted on a small scale.以小规模进行
on a large / grand scale 大规模 The changes were implemented on a grand scale.以大规模实施
on a / an colossal / enormous / gigantic scale 特大规模 They planned a building project on an enormous scale.以特大规模进行
on a national / nationwide scale 全国规模 The campaign launched on a national scale.在全国规模启动
on a / an global / international / world / worldwide scale 全世界规模 The crisis affected markets on a global scale.影响了全球规模的市场

and so on 等等

  • We discussed everything—when to go, what to see and so on我们什么都商量过了—什么时候走、看什么等等。
  • Don't forget about texts, emails, and so on不要忘记短信、邮件等等。
  • There is tutoring, sports clubs and so on有补习班、体育俱乐部等等。
and so forth 等等 We discussed music, movies, and so forth.等等
etc. (et cetera) 等等 The list includes apples, oranges, pears, etc.等等
and the like 以及类似事物 He collects stamps, coins, and the like.以及类似事物
and what not 以及诸如此类的事物 They sell crafts, jewelry, and what not.以及诸如此类的事物

global size 全世界规模

  • Global regions are weighted by the size of their GDP. 而衡量世界国家地区规模的标准是GDP。
  • That is the size of the global telecom market. 而这就是全球电信市场的规模。
  • Still, while the size and reach of global illicit industries can seem overwhelming, there are signs of hope. 尽管全球非法产业的规模越来越大,分布越来越广,我们依旧能够看到希望。
global scale 全世界规模 This environmental problem requires action on a global scale. 这个环境问题需要全世界规模的行动。
international scale 国际规模 The conference brought together experts working on an international scale. 这次会议汇集了在国际规模上工作的专家。
world scale 世界规模 The company is now operating production facilities on a world scale. 该公司现在正在以世界规模运营生产设施。
worldwide scale 全球规模 The new technology is expected to be adopted on a worldwide scale. 这项新技术预计将在全球规模上被采纳。