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Flashcards: U7: Technology and Social Media
technology
NOUN the use of science to create new ideas or machines; examples: computers, cell phones, Internet, etc 工艺学
affect
VERB to change, to influence 影响
control
VERB to have power over something or someone and make it or them do what you want 控制
online
ADJECTIVE describes something done using the Internet
addiction
NOUN the state where you are unable to stop doing something that is unhealthy 瘾
communicate
VERB to pass on information, to talk together 通信
entertainment
NOUN something that helps you relax and makes you happy; examples: movies, music, games, etc) 娱乐
connect
VERB to put together, to join 连
offline
ADJECTIVE describes something done in the real world and not on the Internet 离线
social media
NOUN different websites and applications people use to share information and talk to eachother; examples: Facebook, Wechat, Twitter, etc) 社交媒体
rapidly
ADVERB to do something in a quick way, quickly 急速
contribute
VERB to give, to offer, to help 有助于
outlook
NOUN perception, the way you see the world 前景
decision
NOUN a choice, something you must pick 决定
invest
VERB to give money to build a business or company 投资
recognize
VERB to see, to understand something, to acknowledge 认识
founders
NOUN the person or people who create/start or invent a new thing or start a company from the beginning 创办人
industry
NOUN some type of business or trade 行业
financial
ADJECTIVE describes something using money
upload
VERB to put information or media on the Internet 上载
hope
VERB to dream, to wish something will happen in the future 希望
design
VERB to create, to make a plan NOUN a plan 设计
poor
ADJECTIVE to not have enough money to live well 贫困
lack
VERB to not have enough, to have a shortage of 缺乏
recently
ADVERB in the near past, lately 最近
reduce
VERB to make smaller, to cut down 降低
initially
ADVERB at the beginning, at the start 原来
education
NOUN the process of teaching and learning new ideas and information 教育