These big thinkers, and many more over the course of last week, reminded us that, though they spoke at a conference renowned for its technological prowess, our tools are only virtuous when coupled with the Platonic ideal of the examined life. Our identities, relationships, and good work, may be fed, nurtured, and amplified by the gadgets at our fingertips, but they most vividly come to life in the precious, white spaces that punctuate our otherwise overscheduled, overconnected lives.
【重点单词及短语】
big wig 【俚】大人物;大亨;要人
distraction n. 注意力分散;分心
radical adj. 激进的;彻底的
disempower v. 剥夺权力;力量剥夺;使失去影响力
indiscriminately adv. 不加选择地;任意地
stare into 凝视
pass by 经过;逝去
discerning adj. 有辨识能力的;眼光敏锐的
pop up 突然出现
instantaneous adj. 瞬间的;即时的
flabbergasting adj. 令人大吃一惊的
animatedly adv. 精力旺盛地;活生生地
relay v. 转播;转发
distillation n. 精华;蒸馏
haiku n. 俳句(日本一种无韵节的三行诗)
reminisce v. 追忆;回忆
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