Unit 4: How Science and Technology Affect Our Lives

高铁 (gāo tiě)

high

中国 (Zhōngguó)

China

Tiangong space laboratory (天宫 tiāngōng)

Chinese space station program

Heavenly Palace (天宫 tiāngōng)

nickname for Tiangong space laboratory

Tiangong program (天宫计划 tiāngōng jìhuà)

Chinese space station initiative

Tiangong

1 (天宫一号 tiāngōng yīhào)

Tiangong

2 (天宫二号 tiāngōng èrhào)

uncrewed spacecraft (无人飞船 wúrén fēichuán)

spacecraft without a crew

microgravity (失重 shīzhòng)

condition in which objects appear to be weightless

Chinese astronaut crews (中国宇航员队 zhōngguó yǔhángyuán duì)

teams of Chinese astronauts

Shenzhou

9 (神舟九号 shénzhōu jiǔhào)

Shenzhou

10 (神舟十号 shénzhōu shíhào)

Shenzhou

11 (神舟十一号 shénzhōu shíyīhào)

decommissioned (退役 tuìyì)

retired from service

Earth's atmosphere (地球大气层 dìqiú dàqìcéng)

the layer of gases surrounding the Earth

burned up (烧毁 shāohuǐ)

destroyed by fire

deorbited (降落 jiàngluò)

descended from orbit

space laboratory (空间实验室 kōngjiān shíyànshì)

laboratory in space

foundation (基础 jīchǔ)

foundation or basis

space station (空间站 kōngjiān zhàn)

a spacecraft designed for humans to live and work in space for an extended period of time

core module (核心舱 héxīn cāng)

main compartment of a spacecraft

China Space Station (中国空间站 zhōngguó kōngjiān zhàn)

Chinese space station

scientific experiments (科学实验 kēxué shíyàn)

experiments conducted to test hypotheses and theories

biology (生物学 shēngwùxué)

scientific study of living organisms

medicine (医学 yīxué)

science and practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease

materials science (材料科学 cáiliào kēxué)

scientific study of the properties and uses of material

人工智能 (réngōng zhìnéng)

artificial intelligence

深度学习算法 (shēndù xuéxí suànlǜ)

deep learning algorithms

人工神经网络 (réngōng shénjīng wǎngluò)

artificial neural networks

图像识别和语音识别系统 (túxiàng shíbié hé yǔyīn shíbié xìtǒng)

image and speech recognition systems

自然语言处理 (zìrán yǔyán chǔlǐ)

natural language processing

复杂的查询和命令 (fùzá de cháxún hé mìnglìng)

complex queries and commands

研究努力 (yánjiū nǔlì)

research efforts

AI驱动的技术和应用 (AI qūdòng de jìshù hé yìngyòng)

AI

自动驾驶车辆 (zìdòng jiàshǐ chēliàng)

autonomous vehicles

无人机 (wúrénjī)

drones

机器人 (jīqìrén)

robots

医疗保健 (yīliáo bǎojiàn)

healthcare

金融 (jīnróng)

finance

制造业 (zhìzào yè)

manufacturing

许多不同领域 (xǔduō bùtóng lǐngyù)

many different fields

投资和支持AI的发展 (tóuzī hé zhīchí AI de fāzhǎn)

investing in and supporting the development of AI

推动进一步的进展 (tuīdòng jìnyībù de jìnzhǎn)

driving further progress

Quantum computing (量子计算, liàngzǐ jìsuàn): a field of computer science that involves the use of quantum

mechanical phenomena to perform computations

Quantum mechanics (量子力学, liàngzǐ lìxué): the branch of physics that studies the behavior of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic level

Cryptography (密码学, mìmǎ xué): the practice of creating and using codes to protect information

Drug discovery (药物发现, yàowù fāxiàn): the process of finding and developing new medications

Machine learning (机器学习, jīqì xuéxí): a field of computer science that involves the use of algorithms and statistical models to allow computer systems to improve their performance over time

Quantum bits (量子位, liàngzǐ wèi, qubits): the basic unit of quantum information, similar to the classical bit in traditional computing

Alibaba (阿里巴巴, ālǐbābā): a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e

commerce, retail, internet, and technology

Quantum communication technology (量子通信技术, liàngzǐ tōngxìn jìshù): a field that involves the use of quantum

mechanical phenomena to transmit information securely

Quantum satellite (量子卫星, liàngzǐ wèixīng): a satellite that uses quantum communication technology to transmit information securely

Quantum

encrypted keys (量子加密密钥, liàngzǐ jiāmì mìjiàn): keys that are used to secure quantum communication by using quantum

高级材料 (gāojí cáiliào)

advanced materials

特殊性质 (tèshū xìngzhì)

special properties

石墨烯 (shímòxī)

graphene

传导电流 (chuándào diànliú)

conduct electricity

电子产品 (diànzǐ chǎnpǐn)

electronics

储能 (chǔnéng)

energy storage

医药 (yīyào)

medicine

纳米材料 (nàmǐ cáiliào)

nanomaterials

碳纳米管 (tàn nàmǐ guǎn)

carbon nanotubes

金属纳米结构 (jīnshǔ nàmǐ jiégòu)

metal nanostructures

纳米颗粒 (nàmǐ kēlì)

nanoparticles

重要参与者 (zhòngyào cānyùzhě)

big player

投资研究 (tóuzī yánjiū)

investing in research

公共的 (Gōnggòng de)

public

私人的 (Sīrén de)

private

政府 (Zhèngfǔ)

government

公民 (Gōngmín)

citizen

精神健康问题 (jīngshén jiànkāng wèntí)

mental health problems

抑郁症 (yìyùzhèng)

depression

焦虑 (jiāolǜ)

anxiety

自杀 (zìshā)

suicide

社会和经济因素 (shèhuì hé jīngjì yīnsù)

social and economic factors

贫困 (pínkùn)

poverty

缺乏心理健康服务 (quēfá xīnlǐ jiànkāng fúwù)

lack of access to mental health services

社会耻辱 (shèhuì chǐrǔ)

social stigma

个人弱点 (gèrén ruòdiǎn)

personal weakness

道德失败 (dàodé shībài)

moral failure

寻求帮助 (xúnqiú bāngzhù)

seeking help

尤其严重 (yóuqí yánzhòng)

particularly acute

农村 (nóngcūn)

rural areas

心理健康服务 (xīnlǐ jiànkāng fúwù)

mental health services

稀少 (xīshǎo)

scarce

不存在 (bù cúnzài)

non

心理问题 (xīnlǐ wèntí)

mental health problems

不能得到必要的治疗 (bùnéng dédào bìyào de zhìliáo)

do not receive the treatment they need

痛苦 (tòngkǔ)

suffering

残疾 (cánjí)

disability

中国政府 (Zhōngguó zhèngfǔ)

Chinese government

努力 (nǔlì)

efforts

耻辱 (chǐrǔ)

stigma

改善获得 (jiǎoshàn huòdé)

improve access

提高心理健康保健 (tígāo xīnlǐ jiànkāng bǎojiàn)

improve mental health care

减少耻辱 (jiǎnshǎo chǐrǔ)

reduce stigma

精神疾病 (jīngshén jíbìng)

mental illness

仍有很长的路要走 (réng yǒu hěn cháng de lù yào zǒu)

still a long way to go

疾病 (jíbìng)

illness

死亡 (sǐwáng)

death