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.
