Six lessons about technology(Sci

Words and phrases:

1.an inaugural column 第一期

2.augmented reality 增强现实技术

3.ride-sharing outfits 拼车服务机构

4.muddle through:to achieve your aims even though you do not know exactly what you are doing and do not have the correct equipment, knowledge, etc. 胡乱应付过去

◆ We'll muddle through somehow. 我们能想办法应付过去

Sentences

1.These are hard-won bits of wisdom, gleaned from decades of observing two fascinating populations: tech companies and the rest of us.

这些都是来之不易的智慧，是从数十年来对两个迷人群体的观察中收集而来的:科技公司和我们其他人。

hard-won bits of wisdom 来之不易的智慧

glean sth (from sb/sth):to obtain information, knowledge etc, sometimes with difficulty and often from various different places 费力地收集，四处搜集（信息、知识等）

2.When a new product category appears, it’s a bare-bones invention.The first few years of a new invention, therefore, are filled with breakthroughs as the manufacturers fill in the holes. Eventually, though, every product reaches its ultimate incarnation.

当一个新的产品类别出现时，它只是一个基本的发明。因此，一项新发明的头几年充满了突破，因为制造商填补了这些漏洞。不过，最终每个产品都会达到它的最终化身。

 a bare-bones invention  极为简单的发明

ultimate incarnation 终极典范

3.Social media has turned into a breeding ground for hate-mongers.

社交媒体已经成为仇恨传播者的温床。

turned into a breeding ground  变成了滋生...的温床。