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Unit 1 The Power of Language Text B The Language of Confidence Confidence confidence in Our first priority is to maintain the customers confidence in our product. The survey reveals a lack of confidence in the police. 她对医生有足够的信心。 She had complete confidence in the doctors. --confident adj. sure that something will happen in the way that you want or expect We are confident next years profits will be higher. Program to give a computer a set of instructions that it can use to perform a particular operation program something to do something attempts to program computers to produce and understand speech Any large high-speed computer can be programmed to learn. The language we use programs our brains. Mastery mastery of/over humankinds mastery over the environment --master to learn a skill or a language so well that you have no difficulty with it: the skills needed to master a new language I never quite mastered the art of walking in high heels. Destiny somebodys destiny Nancy wondered whether it was her destiny to live in England and marry Melvyn. The government wants to give people more control over their own destinies. 我们要做自己命运的主人。 We want to be masters of our own destinies. Dramatically Output has increased dramatically. Our way of life has changed dramatically over the last ten years. 近几十年来，知识的传播速度显著加快。 The diffusion of knowledge accelerated dramatically in recent decades. --dramatic great and sudden Computers have brought dramatic changes to the workplace. Universities have suffered a dramatic drop in student numbers. Quality quality of life how good or bad your life is, shown for example by whether or not you are happy, healthy, able to do what you want etc: drugs that improve the quality of life for very ill patients Have the deepest effect on Any increase in fuel costs could have a bad effect on business. 我父母的离婚对我有很大的影响。 My parents divorce had a big effect on me. Subconscious a subconscious fear of failure subconscious mind 咬指甲通常是紧张时下意识的反映。 Nail bi