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7. Experts' arguments in favour of increasing production of high tech computer
components were relied upon.
8. The negative consequences of technological progress ought not to be neglected.
9. When an order is given to a robot by a human being, the robot must only obey it.
10. Basically, computers are very stupid and, although they may seem clever, in fact
they can only do exactly what they are told.
Exercise 2. Translate the sentences into Russian. State the function of "would" in
each sentence.
1. Machine translation would
be of enormous aid to science and technology.
2. It was clear that new branches would
require novel ideas.
3. When the era of Web arrived, a smart inventor created a document which would
give local and national weather forecasts with a click of a mouse on the map of the
United States.
4. What would
you rather do when you need to make a choice: ask a human expert
or apply to a computer expert system?
5. If a system was completed with an audioanalyser, computer "ears" would
hear the
words spoken into its microphone.
6. While studying at the University we would
often work in our computer laboratory.
7. Would
you make a report on the outlook for the development of optical fiber?
TEXT 5
WORD-STUDY
Exercise 1. Check the transcription in the dictionary and read the words listed
below.
Nouns
mind, limit, biologist, philosopher, potential, heart.
Verbs
realize, damage, involve, decrease.
Adjectives
ancient, complicated, earlier.
Exercise2. Check in the dictionary and remember the pronunciation of the
following professions.
Biologist, microbiologist, biotechnologist, biochemist, biophysicist.
Exercise 3. Read and translate the following words and collocations:
mental activity, the way we are taught, to be involved in the working, to keep power,
to make the use of something.
Exercise 4. Match the synonyms.
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