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Singapore scientists create cyborg beetle 新加坡科學家研制出半機械甲蟲

Scans reveal how teenage brain develops 大腦掃描圖揭示青少年腦部發育過程

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Scientists in Singapore have wired up giant beetles and shown that they can control the insects remotely. They’re hoping to use the technology to help save lives in disaster zones and to fight security threats.

新加坡的科學家們給巨型半機械甲蟲連通電源，并證明了他們能夠遠程操控這些昆蟲。這些科學家希望能利用這項技術在災區幫助挽救生命以及對抗安全威脅。

British scientists at Cambridge University have gained a new insight into behavioural changes that happen in our teenage years. Using brain scanning techniques, they’re gaining clues about why some young people develop mental illnesses.

劍橋大學的一組英國科學家對人們在青少年時期發生的行為變化有了新的見解。通過使用大腦掃描技術，他們已獲得了可能解釋一些年輕人為何會患精神疾病的線索。

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remotely
遠程地

insight
深刻的見解

練習

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remotely / insight

1. Nowadays you can unlock your car __________, just by pressing a button on an electronic device.

2. Mary's experience as a holiday rep helped her to get an __________ into the minds of young tourists.

答案

1. Nowadays you can unlock your car remotely, just by pressing a button on an electronic device.

2. Mary's experience as a holiday rep helped her to get an insight into the minds of young tourists.