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TheRobotsAreComing!Alltheefforts①youputintostudyingatuniversitymaynothavebeenenough—becauserobotscouldbecomingforyourjob.Anewstudyfindsthatasmanyas800millionworkerscouldbereplaced②byrobotsby2030.ThestudyfromtheMcKinseyGlobalInstitute,theresearcharmoftheeconomicthinktankMcKinsey&Company,estimates③that“between400millionand800millionindividualscouldbereplacedbyautomation(自动化)orrobotsandneedtofindnewjobsby2030aroundtheworld”.Itestimatesthat30percentofthehourspeoplespendonworkinggloballycouldhavebeenautomatedbythattime.Thosemostaffected④willbepeoplewhoworkin“predictableenvironments”doingtaskssuchasoperatingmachinesandpreparingfastfood.Thosewhomakealiving⑤collectingandprocessingdataalsofaceahighriskofbeingreplacedbyrobots.Butpeoplewhoworkinlesspredictableenvironmentssuchasgardeners,plumbers,andchildcarestafffaceasmallerrisk,becausetheirroles“aretechnicallydifficulttobeautomatedandoftencommandrelativelylowerwages,whichmakesautomationalessattractive⑥businessproposition”．However,it'snotalldoom(厄运)forthefutureofemployment⑦.Thestudynotesthatautomationsometimesallowsworkerstoremainemployedinadifferentposition.“Evenwhensometasksareautomated,theemploymentrateinthoseoccupations⑧maynotdeclinebecauseworkersmayperformnewtasks，”McKinsey&Companywroteinareleaseonitswebsite.[多积词汇]①effortn.努力②replacev.代替；取代③estimatev.估计；预测④affectv.影响⑤makealiving谋生⑥attractiveadj.有吸引力的⑦employmentn.就业；职业⑧occupationn.职业[读文清障][原文呈现]SATISFACTION①UARANTEEDLarryBelmontworkedforacompanythatmaderobots②.Recentlyithadbegunexperimentingwithahousehold③robot.Itwasgoingtobetestedout④byLarry'swife,Claire.①satisfaction/ˌsætIs'fækʃn/n．满意；满足；令人满意的事物②that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词acompany。③household/'haʊshəʊld/adj.家庭的；家用的n．一家人；家庭④testout考验出；检验完SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Prereading[读文清障][原文呈现]Clairedidn'twanttherobotinherhouse,especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeabsent⑤forthreeweeks⑥，butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn'tharmherorallowhertobeharmed.Itwouldbeabonus⑦.However,whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed⑧.HisnamewasTonyandheseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine⑨.Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoicealthoughhisfacialexpressionneverchanged.⑤absentadj.不在的；缺席的⑥asherhusbandwouldbeabsent...是as引导的时间状语从句。⑦bonus/'bəʊnəs/n．额外津贴；奖金；红利⑧alarmed/ə'lɑːmd/adj.担心的；害怕的alarm/ə'lɑːm/vt.使警觉；使惊恐；惊动n．警报；惊恐⑨more...than...与其说……倒不如说……包君满意[第1～2段译文]拉里·贝尔蒙特在一家生产机器人的公司里工作。最近，该公司要对一个家用机器人进行试验。这项试验将由拉里的夫人克莱尔来检验。克莱尔并不想把机器人留在家里，特别是当她丈夫将要离家三周的时候，但是拉里说服了她，他说，机器人不会伤害她，也不会让别人来伤害她。这会是个意外的收获。然而，她初次见到机器人的时候就感到有点儿担心。机器人名叫托尼，看上去更像一个人，而不像台机器。他虽然面部表情毫无变化，但是个子高大，相貌英俊，头发平整，声音低沉浑厚。[读文清障][原文呈现]OnthesecondmorningTony,wearinganapron○10，broughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherwhethersheneededhelpdressing⑪.Shefeltembarrassed⑫andquicklytoldhimtogo.Itwasdisturbing⑬andfrighteningthathelookedsohuman⑭.○10apron/'eIprən/n．围裙⑪本句是主从复合句。whether引导宾语从句。现在分词短语wearinganapron作定语，修饰Tony。⑫embarrassedadj.难堪的；尴尬的⑬disturbingadj.引起烦恼的；令人不安的⑭在句式Itis＋adj.＋that...中，it是形式主语，that从句是真正的主语。[读文清障][原文呈现]Oneday,Clairementionedthatshedidn'tthinkshewasclever.Tonysaidthatshemustfeelveryunhappytosaythat.Clairethoughtitwasridiculous⑮tobeofferedsympathy⑯byarobot.Butshebegantotrusthim.Shetoldhimhowshewasoverweight⑰andthismadeherfeelunhappy.Alsoshefeltherhomewasn'telegant⑱enoughforsomeonelikeLarrywhowantedtoimprovehissocialposition⑲.Shewasn'tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.⑮ridiculousadj.可笑的；荒谬的⑯sympathy/'sImpəθI/n．同情(心)⑰overweight/ˌəʊvə'weIt/adj.超重的；体重超常的⑱elegant/'elIɡənt/adj.优雅的；高雅的；讲究的⑲whowantedtoimprovehissocialposition是who引导的定语从句，修饰Larry。[第3～4段译文]第二天早晨，托尼戴着围裙，给她端来了早餐，然后问她是否需要帮忙穿衣打扮。她感到有点儿尴尬，很快就打发他走了。机器人如此通人性，这使她觉得心烦和害怕。有一天，克莱尔说起，她觉得她自己不聪明。托尼则说，她一定是很不高兴，才会说出这样的话来。克莱尔觉得，被一个机器人同情有点荒唐。但是她开始信任托尼了。她告诉托尼她是怎么变胖的，这让她很不高兴。还有对于像拉里这样很想提高社会地位的人来说，她的家也不够高雅。她跟格拉迪丝·克拉芬不一样，格拉迪丝是远近闻名的最有钱有势的女人之一。[读文清障][原文呈现]⑳favour/'feIvə/n．喜爱；恩惠vt.喜爱；偏袒○21pile/paIl/n．堆；摞；叠vi.堆起；堆积vt.把……堆起；积聚○22orrather更确切地说○23scan/skæn/vt.细看；仔细检查；粗略地看；浏览；扫描○24withwonder惊奇地○25as引导时间状语从句，表示“当……时候”。Asafavour⑳TonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfsmarterandherhomemoreelegant.SoClaireborrowedapile○21ofbooksfromthelibraryforhimtoread,orrather○22，scan○23.Shelookedathisfingerswithwonder○24astheyturnedeachpage○25[读文清障][原文呈现]○26reachfor伸手取/够/拿○27amazedadj.惊异的○28fingernail/'fIŋɡəneIl/n．手指甲○29absurd/əb'sɜːd/adj.荒谬的；可笑的andsuddenlyreachedfor○26hishand.Shewasamazed○27byhisfingernails○28andthesoftnessandwarmthofhisskin.Howabsurd○29，shethought.Hewasjustamachine.[读文清障][原文呈现]○30haircut/'heəkʌt/n．发型；理发○31makeup/'meIkʌp/n．化妆品○32accompany/ə'kʌmpənI/vt.陪伴；伴奏○33cushion/'kʊʃn/n．(坐、跪时用的)软垫；靠垫；垫子○34bedding/'bedIŋ/n．寝具；铺○35necklace/'neklIs/n．项链TonygaveClaireanewhaircut○30andchangedthemakeup○31shewore.Ashewasnotallowedtoaccompany○32hertotheshops,hewroteoutalistofitemsforher.Clairewentintothecityandboughtcurtains,cushions○33，acarpetandbedding○34.Thenshewentintoajewelleryshoptobuyanecklace○35.[读文清障][原文呈现]○36clerk/klɑːk；klɜːrk/n．售货员；职员；旅馆接待员○37counter/'kaʊntə/n．柜台；计数器○38ringup给……打电话○39现在分词短语tellinghimthat...作状语，表示补充说明。○40turnaround转身；翻转Whentheclerk○36atthecounter○37wasrudetoher,sherangTonyup○38andtoldtheclerktospeaktohim.