(2002, text 2)
Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty.
句子结构：
时间状语+主干+ 定语从句
时间状语：Since the dawn of human ingenuity
主干：people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work
定语从句：that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty
词汇学习：
since [sɪns]自从；既然
dawn [dɔ:n] n.拂晓，破晓，黎明
ingenuity [ˌɪn.dʒə'nju:.ɪ.ti] n.心灵手巧；足智多谋；独创力
devise [dɪ'vaɪz] v.想出，设计，发明
cunning ['kʌn.ɪŋ] adj. (物体或设备) 巧妙的，不同寻常的；(人) 狡猾的，狡诈的
cope with对付，应付，处理
burdensome ['bɜ:.dən.səm] adj.麻烦的；沉重的，繁重的
nasty ['nɑ:.sti] adj.糟糕的；令人不快的，让人讨厌的
词汇拓展：
1. 处理，解决：solve= handle= tackle= settle= deal with= cope with= address
例句：
Local authorities have to cope with the problems of homelessness.
当局需要解决人们无家可归的问题。
2. -gen-:出生，产生
原文重现：
Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work// that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty.
句子翻译：
从最初有创造力开始，人类就一直在设计越来越巧妙的工具来处理那些危险，枯燥，繁重或者令人不快的工作。
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