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　　今天的句子：

　　The danger of this wireless-driven revolution in convenience goes beyond hacking. Unlike the traditional “Internet of Computers,” which is confined to a digital “virtual” world, the Internet of Things has a direct connection to the physical one. That opens up a disturbing set of questions: What might happen if the computers inside ovens, security cameras or smart cities were turned against us?

　　思考题：

　　According to the text, what is the potential danger of the Internet of Things?

　　A. Manufacturers have priced the devices low.

　　B. The devices would make us too dependent.

　　C. It is close to us and has serious safety defects.

　　D. They may rise against us and stage a rebellion.

　　句子解析：

　　第一句：

　　The danger of this wireless-driven revolution in convenience (定语)goes beyond hacking.

　　参考译文：这场由无线驱动的便利性革命的危险超出黑客入侵。

　　第二句：

　　Unlike the traditional “Internet of Computers,” which is confined to a digital “virtual” world, the Internet of Things has a direct connection to the physical one.

　　参考译文：传统的“计算机网络”局限在一个数字"虚拟"世界中，而物联网则不一样，它与物理世界有直接联系。

　　第三句：

　　That opens up a disturbing set of questions: /What might happen if the computers inside ovens, security cameras or smart cities were turned against us?

　　1. be turned against sb : 被操纵与...对立

　　参考译文：

　　这就开启了一系列令人不安的问题：如果烤箱、安全摄像头或智能城市内的计算机被操纵的与我们对立，会发生什么?

　　思考题解析：

　　A. Manufacturers have priced the devices low.(制造商把价定得太低)

　　文中没有提到。虽然定价过低确实可能代表在安全性设计上的投入较少，产品具有严重的安全风险。A选项错误。

　　B. The devices would make us too dependent.(这些设备会让我们依赖性太强)

　　文中没有提到。任何的便捷都可能让我们产生依赖，但这并不是作者所说的物联网的潜在风险。B选项错误。

　　C. It is close to us and has serious safety defects.(物联网离我们太近且有严重的安全缺陷)

　　你可能不认识defect这个词，但是这个词真的就是大纲词汇啊!

　　Defect：缺陷

　　文中说物联网的危险超出了黑客入侵，因为它还“与物理世界有直接联系“。故C选项正确。

　　D. They may rise against us and stage a rebellion.(它们可能揭竿而起，举行一场叛乱)

　　虽然最后一句作者反问智能家电与我们对立的后果，但这句话说的是它们被动地敌对主人(如被黑客恶意入侵)，而不是指科幻里的机器觉醒。D选项错误。