夏说英语新闻晨读 第498期:吓得我都不敢拆圣诞礼物了

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Jeff Bezos knows when you've been sleeping, when you're awake, and when you've been bad or good, because you didn't change the default privacy settings on the Amazon smart speaker you set up in your bedroom. This Christmas, families will be unwrapping various internet-connected devices, and, knowingly or not, wiring up their homes for levels of surveillance rarely seen outside the Soviet¹ bloc². But you still have a bit of control. Here are the best tips to protect your digital privacy. Don't give up rights you don't need to, dive into the settings, and know when to give up.

default: n. 系统默认
privacy: n. 隐私
private: adj. 私密的
a private conversation: 一场私密的对话
unwrap: v. 打开；拆开
Gift Wrap: 礼品包装
wire up: 连接；接通
surveillance: n. 监督；监视
Soviet bloc: 苏联集团
tip: n. 小建议；小窍门
digital: adj. 数字的
dive into: 潜入；迅速查找；钻研

1 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

2 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。