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　　今天的句子：

　　Gig work, of course, is nothing new. What is relatively new, however, is the smartphone, and the companies that connect service workers with consumers via apps like Uber, Lyft, Fiverr, and Instacart. Setting the prices and wages on these apps are complex algorithms that parse every tap and swipe and relentlessly seek to optimize worker productivity and customer revenue.

　　思考题：

　　Gig economy is RELATIVELY new because__.

　　A.the emerging technology has been deployed

　　B.Uber, Lyft and Fiverr have existed long before

　　C.the mobile apps optimize benefits for workers.

　　D.complex algorithms were developed by customers.

　　词汇突破：

　　gig economy 零时经济

　　parse 分析

　　relentless 无情地

　　algorithms 算法

　　optimize 优化

　　句子解析：

　　第一句：

　　Gig work, of course, is nothing new.

　　参考译文：零时工作当然不是什么新鲜事。

　　第二句：

　　What is relatively new, however, is the smartphone, and the companies that connect service workers with consumers via apps like Uber, Lyft, Fiverr, and Instacart.

　　参考译文：然而，相对较新的是智能手机，以及通过Uber、Lyft、Fiverr和Instacart等应用程序将服务人员与消费者联系起来的公司。

　　第三句：

　　Setting the prices and wages on these apps are complex algorithms that parse every tap and swipe and relentlessly seek to optimize worker productivity and customer revenue.

　　参考译文：复杂的算法在这些应用程序上设置价格和时薪，它解析每次点击和滑动，并无情地寻求工人生产率和客户营收的最大化。

　　思考题解析：

　　Gig economy is RELATIVELY new because__.

　　零时经济相对新的原因是：

　　A. the emerging technology has been deployed

　　新的技术被采用了。(正确选项)

　　后面讲到的就是新技术。

　　主要考点就是：emerging 的含义就是新。

　　B. Uber, Lyft and Fiverr have existed long before

　　Uber, Lyft 和Fiverr 早就已经存在了。

　　没有说这些软件早已存在，错!

　　C. the mobile apps optimize benefits for workers.

　　移动App优化了工人的福利。

　　文章没有提到。只说优化了生产力。错!

　　D. complex algorithms were developed by customers.

　　消费者研发了复杂的算法。

　　不是消费者研发的，错!

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