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day 77atoms and AI

unit 11 · science & technology

    atoms and AI

    Discuss what AI can and can’t do, talk about atoms and energy, and play something down with 無非……罷了 / 而已.

    today’s words

    • 力學 lìxué · mechanics (physics)
    • 鋁 lǚ · aluminium
    • 鉛 qiān · lead (the metal)
    • 水力 shuǐlì · water power, hydropower
    • 水蒸氣 shuǐzhēngqì · water vapour
    • 鈾 yòu · uranium
    • 原子 yuánzǐ · atom
    • 紫外線 zǐwàixiàn · ultraviolet rays, UV
    • 人工智慧 réngōngzhìhuì · artificial intelligence, AI
    • 無非 wúfēi · nothing but, merely
    • 固有 gùyǒu · inherent, intrinsic
    • 光滑 guānghuá · smooth, glossy
    • 互補 hùbǔ · complementary
    • 混淆 hùnyáo · mix up, confuse
    • 堅信 jiānxìn · firmly believe
    • 精華 jīnghuá · the best part, essence
    • 開闊 kāikuò · open, wide (view, mind)
    • 苦難 kǔnàn · suffering, hardship
    • 立體 lìtǐ · three-dimensional
    • 露天 lùtiān · open-air
    • 輪廓 lúnkuò · outline, contour
    • 倫理 lúnlǐ · ethics

    sentences

    • 他這麼做,無非是想讓大家注意他罷了。 · He’s only doing it to get attention, that’s all.
    • 我說這些,無非是希望你好。 · I’m only saying this because I want the best for you.
    • 所有的東西都是由原子組成的。 · Everything is made up of atoms.
    • 水燒開以後,就變成水蒸氣了。 · Once water boils, it turns into vapour.
    • 夏天的紫外線很強,出門要戴帽子。 · UV is strong in summer: wear a hat when you go out.