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第一课：InternetofInternetofTheInternetalreadydominateseveryaspectofourworkandsociallife.Sowhat’snextfortheYoumayhavealreadyheardabouttheso-called“InternetofThings”.Ithasreceivedalotofhyperecentlywithseveraltech-orientedmediaoutletshailing2014astheyearoftheInternetof你可能对所谓的“物联网”已早有耳闻。近来，物联网被炒得火热，一些科技更是高调宣称2014年TheInternetconnectsustoourdevices,enablingustouploaddata.IntheInternetofThings,however,dataistransferredoveranetworkwithoutrequiringhuman-to-humanorputerinction.It’scommunicationbetweentwodevices,ormachine-to-machine(M2M)communication.Theconcepthasevolvedfromtheconvergenceofwirelesstechnologymicro-electromechanicalsystems.Athing,intheInternetofThings,canbeawithaheartmonitorimntorarunnerwearingadevicethatmeasuresthedistanceandheartrate.Itcanalsobeacarthathasbuilt-insensorstoalertthedriverwhenthetirepressureislow.物联网这一概念由无线技术和微机电系统相互融合发展而来。物联网中的“物”可以是使用植入心脏监测传感器就会向驾驶员发出警报。HereisasimpleexnationofferedbyTheAtlantic:“Companiescanputchipsininanimateobjects—cars,thermostats,refrigerators,lightbulbs—thatallowthoseobjectstobeconnectedtotheInternetandcontrolledremoy.”ProductsbuiltwithM2Mcommunicationfeaturesareoftenreferredtoasbeing“smart”.AtthebeginningoftheInternetage,wehadtouseamousetonavigateawebsitewhenweinctedwithourdevices.ButtheInternetofThingsrecestheseInternet-relatedactions.Oursmartphonesalreadyhavetheabilitytogatherinformationwithoutourawareness.Thenextstepistomakeoursmartphonesevensmarterbyhavingthemremote-controlourairconditioners,lightingsystems,orhomesecuritywithoutusgivinganycommands.互联网时代初期人机互动时须使用鼠标来浏览而物联网则取代了这些互联网的相关操作我们的智能已具有自动收集信息的功能。下一步就是让我们的智能变得更智能，不给任何指令，便可以通过它们来控制空调、照明以及住宅安保系统。Infact,suchtechnologyisalreadyareality.Wealreadyhavesmartlightbulbsandsmartfridges.Butuntilrecently,exinsanarticleon ,connectingadevicetotheInternetofThingswasexpensiveanddifficult.Smartthermostats,lightingsystemsandappliancesfrommanufacturerslikeSamsungandGEcommunicatedthroughwirelessstandardsthatrequiredinstallingspecializedwirelesshubs.In2014wewillseeabreakthroughoftheInternetofThings,saystheQuartzarticle.That’sbecauseinthepastyearorso,techcompanieshavecreatedinexpensive,power-efficientchipsthatenableprettymuchanythingtoconnecttotheInternetviaWi-Fi,ortoaphoneviaastandardcalledBluetoothLowEnergy.Quartz在该篇文章中表示，2014年将会是物联网突破性的一年。这是因为在过去一年中，科技公司研发Gianttechnologycorporationsarelookingtocashinonthisnextbigthing.ThemarketinglanguageabouttheInternetofThingsreflectstheirdesiretodominateit.CiscocallsittheInternetofEverything,whileatGEit’stheIndustrialInternet.OthercompaniescallittheInternetofCustomersortheInternetofNouns.Whateverit’scalled,you’llbehearingalotabouttheInternetofThingsin不管称谓如何，2014navigate['næviɡeit]vt.驾驶，；使通过；航行于vi.航行，航awareness[ə'wɛənis]nbulb[bʌlb]n.电灯泡；鳞茎；球状物vi.生球茎；膨胀成球状hail[heil]n.冰雹；致敬；招呼；一阵vt.致敬；招呼；向...欢呼；猛发；使象下雹样落下（过去式hailed，过去分词hailed，现在分词hailinghails）vi.招呼；下雹int.；欢迎remoy[ri'məutli]ad