英语

Conclusion of Part Two:
A new atmosphere of fear and distrust has crept into every aspect of daily life. As a result , security devices , in varied forms , are put to use.
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With electronic X-ray equipment, we seem finally to have figured out a way to hold the terrorists, real and imagined, at bay; it was such a relief to solve this problem that we did not think much about what such a state of affairs says about the quality of our lives. We now pass through these electronic friskers without so much as a sideways glance; the machines, and what they stand for, have won.

Our neighborhoods are bathed in high-intensity light; we do not want to afford ourselves even so much a luxury as a shadow.
Businessmen, in increasing numb-ers, are purchasing new machines that hook up to the telephone and analyze a caller's voice. The machi-nes are supposed to tell the busin-essman with a small margin of error, whether his friend or client is telling lies.
e.g.：I hook up to the internet almost every day. 我几乎每天都上网
analyze : 1.分析
2.分解
3.研究
e.g.： 1、He analyzed the various factors. 他分析了各种各样的因素。 2、The detective analyzed the evidence in the robbery. 刑警仔细检查抢劫的证据。
with/by a small/large margin : 小/大幅度地
profit margin:利润率 continental margin:大陆边缘 wide margin:广泛的回旋余地；充裕的空余(时间)
New Words
figure out : 1.算出；想出 2.理解
figure it out : 弄明白 ; 搞定它 figure on : 把…估计在内；指望 figure up : 计算…，把…总加起来 ... e.g.：I can't figure him out. 我看不透他。
hook up to : 连接到