夏说英语新闻晨读 第623期:人脸识别科技在旧金山遭拒

San Francisco, long one of the most tech-friendly and tech-savvy¹ cities in the world, is now the first in the United States to prohibit its government from using facial-recognition technology. The ban is part of a broader anti-surveillance ordinance² that the city's Board of Supervisors³ approved on Tuesday. The ordinance, which outlaws⁴ the use of facial-recognition technology by police and other government departments, could also spur other local governments to take similar action.

long: adv. 长期地

tech-friendly: 对科技友善的

environment-friendly: 对环境友好的

reader-friendly: 对读者友好的

listener-friendly: 对听者友好的

user-friendly: 对用户友好的

savvy: n. 精通；vi. 理解；懂；知道

computer-savvy: 对电脑精通的

web-savvy: 对上网精通的

prohibit: vt. 禁止

prohibition⁶: n. 禁止

facial-recognition: n. 人脸识别

ban: n. 禁令

surveillance: n. 监督；监视

approve: vt. 批准；通过

ordinance: n. 法令

outlaw⁵: vt. 宣布……为非法 n. 法外之徒

spur: vt. 刺激；促使 n. 马刺

1 savvy   

v.知道，了解；n.理解能力，机智，悟性；adj.有见识的，懂实际知识的，通情达理的

参考例句：

• She was a pretty savvy woman.她是个见过世面的漂亮女人。
• Where's your savvy?你的常识到哪里去了？

2 ordinance   

n.法令；条令；条例

参考例句：

• The Ordinance of 1785 provided the first land grants for educational purposes.1785年法案为教育目的提供了第一批土地。
• The city passed an ordinance compelling all outdoor lighting to be switched off at 9.00 PM.该市通过一条法令强令晚上九点关闭一切室外照明。

3 supervisors   

n.监督者，管理者( supervisor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I think the best technical people make the best supervisors. 我认为最好的技术人员可以成为最好的管理人员。 来自辞典例句
• Even the foremen or first-level supervisors have a staffing responsibility. 甚至领班或第一线的监督人员也有任用的责任。 来自辞典例句

4 outlaws   

歹徒，亡命之徒( outlaw的名词复数 )； 逃犯

参考例句：

• During his year in the forest, Robin met many other outlaws. 在森林里的一年，罗宾遇见其他许多绿林大盗。
• I didn't have to leave the country or fight outlaws. 我不必离开自己的国家，也不必与不法分子斗争。

5 outlaw   

n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法

参考例句：

• The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
• The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。

6 prohibition   

n.禁止；禁令，禁律

参考例句：

• The prohibition against drunken driving will save many lives.禁止酒后开车将会减少许多死亡事故。
• They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.他们投票赞成禁止在公共场所吸烟。