Unit 4 Innovation

①communication；research；networking；organization

②social isolation；stress；dependence；addiction

③fax machine ；VHS cassette tape （家用盒式录像带）；typewriter；floppy disk

④smartphone ；fitness tracker ；smart watch；tablet

 

1.swapped

2.dedicated

3.nimble

4.innovation

5.accelerate

6.deploy

7.augment

8.counterpart

 

1.in turn

2.to blame

3.ahead of

4.plays a role

5.awash with

6.a rainbow of

 

competition → competitive

mean → means

visit → visiting

why ∧ do → not

creations → creatures

much → little

so → but

 

ICOKEMADLF

 

1.如果你想在残酷的竞争中生存，你需要加速新技术的研究、开发和应用。（cut-throat，

accelerate）

If you want to survive the cut-throat competition, you need accelerate research, development and application of new technologies

 

2.这家大公司正试图从创业公司中挖走年轻的科技人才。（poach，start-up）

The big company is attempting to poach young tech talent away from start-up companies.

 

3.最近几天，随着数百万网民张贴自己1.8.岁时的照片，中国的社交媒体充满了怀旧情绪

（nostalgia）。（be awash with）

China’s social media has been awash with nostalgia in recent days, as millions of netizens have posted pictures of themselves at age 18.

 

4.玛丽对服装很着迷，因为她喜欢时尚。（be addicted to）

Mary is addicted to clothes because she loves style/fashion.

 

5.工作中的任何错误都应归咎于在职者。（incumbent，to blame）

The incumbent is to blame for any mistakes in work.

 

中国创新的规模越来越大，并即将成为全球创新领导者。例如，在2014.年，中国花了近2000亿美元用于研究和开发。创新对中国未来的发展至关重要，即创造就业机会和收入，尤其是在服务业。预计到2020年，城市化的持续将为中国大城市增加1.亿居民。这将需要每年新增1000万个城市就业岗位。培育创新需要来自多方面的努力。首先，中国需要继续对创新支出投资。它还必须确保在正确的领域和高效率地投入资金。第二，创新需要挖掘不同参与者的潜力，包括国有企业和私营企业，以及大学和研究机构。

China is innovating at an increasingly larger scale and is close to becoming the global innovation leader. In 2014, for example, the country spent nearly $200 billion on research and development. Innovation is crucial for China’s future growth, that is, generating jobs and income, especially in services. Continued urbanization is expected to bring 100 million more residents to large Chinese cities by 2020 That will create a need for 10 million new urban jobs every year. Efforts to foster innovation need to come from multiple fronts. First, China needs to continue to invest in innovation. It also has to make sure that the money is spent on the right areas and with high efficiency. Second, innovation needs to tap into the potential of different players, including enterprises, both state-owned and privately-owned, as well as universities and research institutions.

 

中国创新的规模越来越大，并即将成为全球创新领导者。

China is innovating at an increasingly larger scale and is close to becoming the global innovation leader.

 

例如，在2014.年，中国花了近2000亿美元用于研究和开发。

In 2014, for example, the country spent nearly $200 billion on research and development.

 

创新对中国未来的发展至关重要，即创造就业机会和收入，尤其是在服务业。

Innovation is crucial for China’s future growth, that is, generating jobs and income, especially in services.

 

预计到2020年，城市化的持续将为中国大城市增加1.亿居民。这将需要每年新增1000万个城市就业岗位。

Continued urbanization is expected to bring 100 million more residents to large Chinese cities by 2020 That will create a need for 10 million new urban jobs every year.

 

培育创新需要来自多方面的努力。

Efforts to foster innovation need to come from multiple fronts.

 

首先，中国需要继续对创新支出投资。

First, China needs to continue to invest in innovation.

 

它还必须确保在正确的领域和高效率地投入资金。

It also has to make sure that the money is spent on the right areas and with high efficiency.

 

第二，创新需要挖掘不同参与者的潜力，包括国有企业和私营企业，以及大学和研究机构。

Second, innovation needs to tap into the potential of different players, including enterprises, both state-owned and privately-owned, as well as universities and research institutions.