2. to mistake …for： 錯(cuò)把…當(dāng)作
e.g. I mistake you for your brother. 我錯(cuò)把你當(dāng)作你的兄弟了。
3. to distinguish between ：分辨，區(qū)分
e.g. People who cannot distinguish between colors are said to be colorblind.
不能辨別顏色的人被稱為色盲。
The twins look so much alike that it is difficult to distinguish between them.
兩個(gè)雙胞胎如此相似，以至于很難區(qū)分他們。
4. to come to terms （with）： 達(dá)成協(xié)議；妥協(xié)，習(xí)慣于
e.g. You need to come to terms with reality. 你必須接受現(xiàn)實(shí)。
They came to terms with the enemy secretly. 他們私自和敵人達(dá)成了協(xié)議。
When your friends quarrel with each other， you should help them come to terms.
當(dāng)你的朋友吵架時(shí)，你應(yīng)該幫助他們和解。
5. to reflect on ： 仔細(xì)考慮，反思
e.g. I need time to reflect on your offer. 我需要時(shí)間來(lái)考慮你的建議。
We must reflect carefully on the effect of TV violence on children.
我們必須仔細(xì)考慮電視中暴力行為對(duì)兒童的影響。
6. to come about ： 發(fā)生
e.g. Can you tell me how the accident came about？ 你能告訴我事故是怎么發(fā)生的嗎？
Good books come about as a result of hard work. 好書(shū)的產(chǎn)生是努力工作的結(jié)果。
7. to make over ： （財(cái)產(chǎn)）轉(zhuǎn)讓，移交；改造
e.g. His wealth was made over to his children. 他的財(cái)產(chǎn)被移交給了他的孩子。
He has been made over into a new man. 他已經(jīng)完全改變成了另一個(gè)人。
8 to speculate on 思索，推測(cè)，猜測(cè)
e.g. A spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the train crash.
發(fā)言人拒絕對(duì)火車(chē)失事原因進(jìn)行猜測(cè)。
課文詳解：
The Computer and The Poet
The essential problem of man in a computerized age remains the same as it has always been. That problem is not solely how to be more productive， more comfortable， more content， but how to be more sensitive， more sensible， more proportionate， more alive. The computer makes possible a marvelous leap in human proficiency； it pulls down the fences around the practical and even the theoretical intelligence.①
man前面沒(méi)加任何慣詞的時(shí)候就是人類。
men（復(fù)數(shù)）
human being（s）
the race
age（年齡、年代、時(shí)代）；era（同意詞）
not solely相當(dāng)于not only……but……（不僅…而且…）
how to（并列結(jié)構(gòu)）
1.句中makes possible a marvelous leap in human proficiency 是VCO結(jié)構(gòu)，其中a marvelous leap in human proficiency 是賓語(yǔ)，由于賓語(yǔ)較長(zhǎng)，因此把賓補(bǔ)possible 提到了前面。
SVOC 主、謂、賓、賓補(bǔ)。
VCO（賓語(yǔ)和賓補(bǔ)進(jìn)行倒置）
計(jì)算機(jī)使人類進(jìn)步發(fā)生飛躍的變化；它在實(shí)際上乃至理論上掃除制約人類智能發(fā)展的障礙。課文第一句譯文：人類在計(jì)算機(jī)化時(shí)代所面臨的根本問(wèn)題一如既往。這個(gè)問(wèn)題不僅僅是要提高生產(chǎn)力（如何更有成效），使人們更舒適、更滿足，而且是怎樣才能更有情感、更理智、更均衡、更有活力。
But the question persists and indeed grows whether the computer will make it easier or harder for human beings to know who they really are， to identity their real problems， to respond more fully to beauty， to place adequate value on life， and to make their world safer than it now is.②
2.句中whether后面一直到句子結(jié)尾都是question 的同位語(yǔ)從句，為了避免頭重腳輕，謂語(yǔ)persists and indeed grows提前，插在了主語(yǔ)question 和其同位語(yǔ)之間。在whether 從句中，make it easier or harder for human beings to …是一個(gè)VOC結(jié)構(gòu)，it 是形式賓語(yǔ)，真正的賓語(yǔ)是并列的五個(gè)不定式短語(yǔ)。
但是，涉及到人類對(duì)自身的認(rèn)識(shí)，對(duì)實(shí)際存在的問(wèn)題的辨別，對(duì)美的更充分的理解，
對(duì)怎樣給生活更充分的價(jià)值，怎樣使人類世界比現(xiàn)在更安全等方面，計(jì)算機(jī)給人類帶來(lái)的
究竟是更大的便利還是更多的困難，這個(gè)問(wèn)題依然存在，而且變得日益嚴(yán)重。
例：My brother is often late for school while my sister rarely is.
Electronic brains can reduce the profusion of dead ends involved in vital research. But they can‘t eliminate the foolishness and decay that come from the unexamined life. Nor do they connect a man to the things he has to be connected to - the reality of pain in others； the possibilities of creative growth in himself； the memory of the race； and the rights of the next generation③
e.g. I mistake you for your brother. 我錯(cuò)把你當(dāng)作你的兄弟了。
3. to distinguish between ：分辨，區(qū)分
e.g. People who cannot distinguish between colors are said to be colorblind.
不能辨別顏色的人被稱為色盲。
The twins look so much alike that it is difficult to distinguish between them.
兩個(gè)雙胞胎如此相似，以至于很難區(qū)分他們。
4. to come to terms （with）： 達(dá)成協(xié)議；妥協(xié)，習(xí)慣于
e.g. You need to come to terms with reality. 你必須接受現(xiàn)實(shí)。
They came to terms with the enemy secretly. 他們私自和敵人達(dá)成了協(xié)議。
When your friends quarrel with each other， you should help them come to terms.
當(dāng)你的朋友吵架時(shí)，你應(yīng)該幫助他們和解。
5. to reflect on ： 仔細(xì)考慮，反思
e.g. I need time to reflect on your offer. 我需要時(shí)間來(lái)考慮你的建議。
We must reflect carefully on the effect of TV violence on children.
我們必須仔細(xì)考慮電視中暴力行為對(duì)兒童的影響。
6. to come about ： 發(fā)生
e.g. Can you tell me how the accident came about？ 你能告訴我事故是怎么發(fā)生的嗎？
Good books come about as a result of hard work. 好書(shū)的產(chǎn)生是努力工作的結(jié)果。
7. to make over ： （財(cái)產(chǎn)）轉(zhuǎn)讓，移交；改造
e.g. His wealth was made over to his children. 他的財(cái)產(chǎn)被移交給了他的孩子。
He has been made over into a new man. 他已經(jīng)完全改變成了另一個(gè)人。
8 to speculate on 思索，推測(cè)，猜測(cè)
e.g. A spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the train crash.
發(fā)言人拒絕對(duì)火車(chē)失事原因進(jìn)行猜測(cè)。
課文詳解：
The Computer and The Poet
The essential problem of man in a computerized age remains the same as it has always been. That problem is not solely how to be more productive， more comfortable， more content， but how to be more sensitive， more sensible， more proportionate， more alive. The computer makes possible a marvelous leap in human proficiency； it pulls down the fences around the practical and even the theoretical intelligence.①
man前面沒(méi)加任何慣詞的時(shí)候就是人類。
men（復(fù)數(shù)）
human being（s）
the race
age（年齡、年代、時(shí)代）；era（同意詞）
not solely相當(dāng)于not only……but……（不僅…而且…）
how to（并列結(jié)構(gòu)）
1.句中makes possible a marvelous leap in human proficiency 是VCO結(jié)構(gòu)，其中a marvelous leap in human proficiency 是賓語(yǔ)，由于賓語(yǔ)較長(zhǎng)，因此把賓補(bǔ)possible 提到了前面。
SVOC 主、謂、賓、賓補(bǔ)。
VCO（賓語(yǔ)和賓補(bǔ)進(jìn)行倒置）
計(jì)算機(jī)使人類進(jìn)步發(fā)生飛躍的變化；它在實(shí)際上乃至理論上掃除制約人類智能發(fā)展的障礙。課文第一句譯文：人類在計(jì)算機(jī)化時(shí)代所面臨的根本問(wèn)題一如既往。這個(gè)問(wèn)題不僅僅是要提高生產(chǎn)力（如何更有成效），使人們更舒適、更滿足，而且是怎樣才能更有情感、更理智、更均衡、更有活力。
But the question persists and indeed grows whether the computer will make it easier or harder for human beings to know who they really are， to identity their real problems， to respond more fully to beauty， to place adequate value on life， and to make their world safer than it now is.②
2.句中whether后面一直到句子結(jié)尾都是question 的同位語(yǔ)從句，為了避免頭重腳輕，謂語(yǔ)persists and indeed grows提前，插在了主語(yǔ)question 和其同位語(yǔ)之間。在whether 從句中，make it easier or harder for human beings to …是一個(gè)VOC結(jié)構(gòu)，it 是形式賓語(yǔ)，真正的賓語(yǔ)是并列的五個(gè)不定式短語(yǔ)。
但是，涉及到人類對(duì)自身的認(rèn)識(shí)，對(duì)實(shí)際存在的問(wèn)題的辨別，對(duì)美的更充分的理解，
對(duì)怎樣給生活更充分的價(jià)值，怎樣使人類世界比現(xiàn)在更安全等方面，計(jì)算機(jī)給人類帶來(lái)的
究竟是更大的便利還是更多的困難，這個(gè)問(wèn)題依然存在，而且變得日益嚴(yán)重。
例：My brother is often late for school while my sister rarely is.
Electronic brains can reduce the profusion of dead ends involved in vital research. But they can‘t eliminate the foolishness and decay that come from the unexamined life. Nor do they connect a man to the things he has to be connected to - the reality of pain in others； the possibilities of creative growth in himself； the memory of the race； and the rights of the next generation③