英语新闻听写 机器人正在代替人力

In an all too familiar occurrence, the loss of jobs due to automation is in the headlines again this week as the Milken Institute holds their Global Conference in Beverly Hills California.

本周，米尔肯研究所在加州比弗利山庄召开全球峰会，随着自动化不断发展，失业问题再次登上头版头条，该现象早已司空见惯。

The conference serves as a think tank aimed at solving the world's growing problems.

该会议旨在集思广益，解决全球热点问题。

This year, the theme centered around the growing presence of robots in our society.

今年主题集中在不断涌现的机器人身上。

This is especially important as workers are increasingly being replaced by robots in factories, farming, retail¹, and even food service,

不论是工厂、农场、零售业、甚至是食品服务业，机器人代替人力速度加快，

creating a displaced workforce², with an uncertain future.

大量工人失业，前景扑朔迷离，该问题尤为重要。

1 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

2 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。