【超精读】5.9

As a result, the modern world is increasingly populated^[1] by intelligent gizmos^[2] whose presence^[3] we barely notice but whose universal^[4] existence^[5] has removed^[6] much human labor. Our factories hum^[7] to the rhythm^[8] of robot assembly arms^[9]. Our banking^[10] is done at automated teller terminals^[11] that thank us with mechanical politeness^[12] for the transaction^[13].Our subway trains are controlled by tireless^[14] robot-drivers. And thanks to^[15] the continual^[16] miniaturization^[17] of electronics^[18] and micro-mechanics^[19], there are already robot systems that can perform^[20] some kinds of^[21] brain and bone surgery^[22] with sub millimeter^[23] accuracy^[24] -- far greater precision^[25] than highly skilled physicians^[26] can achieve^[27] with their hands alone^[28].

1. populated：充满；存在 ↩

2. gizmo：设备；小发明 ↩

3. presence：出现 ↩

4. universal：广泛的 ↩

5. existence：存在（=presence） ↩

6. removed：代替 ↩

7. hum：发出嗡嗡声 ↩

8. rhythm：节奏 ↩

9. robot assembly arms：机械组装臂 ↩

10. banking：银行业务 ↩

11. automated teller terminal：（=automated teller machine，ATM）自动存取终端 ↩

12. mechanical politeness：机械礼貌 ↩

13. transaction：交易（=banking） ↩

14. tireless：不知疲倦的 ↩

15. thanks to：感谢；多亏 ↩

16. continual：持续的 ↩

17. miniaturization：小型化 ↩

18. electronics：电子产品 ↩

19. micro-mechanics：微机械 ↩

20. perform：执行；履行 ↩

21. some kinds of：一些 ↩

22. surgery：手术 ↩

23. sub millimeter：亚毫米 ↩

24. accuracy：精确；精度 ↩

25. precision：精确（=accuracy） ↩

26. physicians：医生 ↩

27. achieve：实现 ↩

28. with their hands alone：徒手 ↩