Considering how recent these developments are, it is even more remarkable that as long ago as the 1960s, an Englishman, Leon Bagrit, was able to predict some of the uses of computers which we know today.
想一想这些发展的时间多么短，就更觉得英国人莱昂。巴格瑞特有着非凡的能力。他在60年代就能预言我们今天知道的计算机的一些用途。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 51 Predicting the future
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 最近的;新近的;近代的;[地]全新世的;
💡 recent- “新的,新鲜的”
"Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease."
最新研究使人们进一步了解了这种疾病的起因.
近义：latest, modern, new, novel, unworn, young
反义：antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic, longstanding, native
adj. 异常的，引人注目的，;卓越的;显著的;非凡的，非常（好）的;
💡 re再+mark记号，符号+able能...的→再做记号→值得注意的
"She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills."
她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步.
近义：illustrious, appreciable, laudable, marked, marvelous, memorable
vt. 预言，预测;预示，预告;
vi. 预言，预示：预言某事，预言;
💡 pre….前的，预先+dict说→预先说→预言
"We can't predict the outcome. There are too many imponderables."
我们无法预测结果。难以逆料的情况太多了。
近义：herald, omen, augur, portend, prefigure, presage
反义：approve, ascertain, prove, ratify, reaffirm, sanction
prep. 就...而论\\nconj. 考虑到
近义：whereas, before
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的，过长的;长音的;
adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地;
n. 长时间，长时期;[语]长音节;（服装的）长尺寸;长裤;
vi. 渴望，极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙（long） 长龙（拼音long)摆尾 网友：顾亮亮 补充：龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间？
近义：lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反义：little, minute, small, squat, slight