1. serve our needs满足我们的需求
We tend to think that we invent and create technology to serve our needs.
2. be external to sb. 在......的外面（与.... 无关）
But technology is not external to us, it is an extension of our physical body.
3. an extension of… .....的延伸
But technology is not external to us, it is an extension of our physical body.
4. we do not invent it, it evolves along with us 我们没有发明它，它是和我们一同进化
We do not invent it, it evolves along with us, socially and culturally. It is natural that we become dependent on the very technology that we create.
5. sb. become what sb.(同一人) behold ....成了....看见的样子
We become what we behold. We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us.
6. out of sync 不同时
But both science and technology are evolving significantly faster than our culture, and are constantly out of sync.
7.keep up with 赶上
Socially and culturally we are racing to keep up with our own discoveries and inventions, and often we fall behind.
8. marvel at 对...感到惊讶
We are always — by definition — at the ‘fringes’ of science and emerging technology, where we marvel at the amount of knowledge and capabilities that we have.
9. re-evaluate重新评价
With every new discovery or invention, we have to re-evaluate our understanding of the world and adjust our values to go along with it.
10.reconcile sth./sb. of sth./sb. 使....与....和解
Society constantly adapts and tries to reconcile previous schools of thought with new knowledge and emerging technology.
11.throughout the history of our civilization 整个文明历史
This is not new and has been happening throughout the history of our civilization.
12.re-igniting and providing new perspectives on 重新激起，提供新视角关于.....
There are countless more examples re-igniting and providing new perspectives on age old questions in the wake of new discoveries and inventions.
13.fall into conflict, tension and disorder 陷入冲突紧张和混乱中
Knowledge and tradition go out of sync once more. Science and culture fall into conflict, tension and disorder.
14.national policies and school curriculum 国家政策和学校制度
Nature, science, culture and tradition try to realign — though this can be very slow and painful, e.g. think of the many doubters of Darwinian evolution, especially significant when they affect national policies and school curriculum.
