
隱形的幫手
Emma and Jason are colleagues. They just came back to work on Monday.
艾瑪和傑森是同事。他們週一剛回來上班。
Emma: Hey Jason! Why are you staring at your phone so hard?
艾瑪:嘿傑森!你為什麼盯著手機看那麼久?
stare at盯著看
Jason: Oh, hey Emma! I’m trying to write an email to my boss in English. My phone keeps suggesting words. Is this AI?
傑森:喔,嘿艾瑪!我正試著用英文寫信給老闆。我的手機一直自動跑出建議的單字。這就是AI嗎?
suggest(v.)建議make/give/offer a suggestion提出建議
Emma: Exactly! That’s predictive text. It’s a basic type of AI.
艾瑪:沒錯!那是「預測文本」。它是AI的一種基本型態。
predict(v.)預測text(n.)訊息、文本a type of...一種⋯⋯
Jason: Really? I thought AI was only for robots and sci-fi movies.
傑森:真的嗎?我還以為AI只會出現在機器人或科幻電影裡。
science fiction科幻fiction(n.)虛構的事物、小說novel(n.)長篇小說
Emma: Haha, no way! Do you use Netflix or Spotify?
艾瑪:哈哈,才不是呢!你有在用Netflix或Spotify嗎?
no way不可能、真的假的
Jason: Every night. I love the “Recommended for You” lists.
傑森:每天晚上都用啊。我很喜歡那個「為你推薦」的清單。
recommend(v.)推薦recommend V-ing推薦做~recommend (that) +S. + (should)+ VR
Emma: That’s AI too. It learns what you like and suggests movies or songs just for you.
艾瑪:那也是AI。它會學習你的喜好,為你推薦專屬電影或音樂。
Jason: Wow. What about Google Maps? I used it to find this cafe.
傑森:哇。那Google地圖呢?我剛才就是用它找這間咖啡廳的。
Emma: Yep. It uses AI to check traffic and find the fastest way.
艾瑪:對呀。它用AI來監測交通狀況,並幫你找最快的路。
traffic(n.)交通heavy traffic交通壅塞rush-hour traffic尖峰時段交通busy traffic車流繁忙
Jason: So... AI is already my best friend?
傑森:所以說⋯⋯AI已經是我最好的朋友了?
Emma: Pretty much! It’s everywhere, helping us save time.
艾瑪:差不多是這樣!它無所不在,幫我們節省了很多時間。
everywhere(adv.)到處都是、無所不在