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1. Based on the article, what does the author imply about the role of AI in education?

A. AI will completely transform education by replacing human teachers.

B. AI is likely to widen the gap between wealthy and underprivileged students.

C. AI is only useful for automating administrative tasks in schools.

D. AI should be used to complement teachers, ensuring equitable access and enhancing learning outcomes.

无注释原文：

AI won't replace teachers, says this global union

From: World Economic Forum

Talk around generative artificial intelligence (AI) in work and societies often focuses on what is happening now, or what will happen years into the future. But what about the impact it is having on those who are training young people to live happy, prosperous lives in the future?

A global survey conducted last year found that 60% of parents, educators and leaders are either ambivalent or unwilling to trust AI systems, and 71% are concerned about potential risks. As new tools become integrated into education systems, teachers must be at the centre of conversations around AI, according to David Edwards, General Secretary of Education International, a global organization that represents teachers and education workers.

For Edwards, the benefits of AI must reach every learner in every school. “Education is the place where we build societies and we build democracy,” he says. “[It is] the place where we weave together a narrative about who we are and, more importantly, who we want to be. And the teachers are those who are weaving that.”

Ensuring equitable AI in education

AI has the potential to bring real progress to global education systems, according to the World Economic Forum report Shaping the Future of Learning: The Role of AI in Education 4.0. The technology can improve learning outcomes, empower teachers and equip students with the skills they need for the jobs of tomorrow.

But to do this, the report says, AI must be deployed equitably and not exacerbate inequality. With more than 2.6 billion people worldwide currently without basic internet access, there is a potential for the benefits of new tools to widen existing equity gaps in education.

Edwards adds another perspective – that AI could make human teachers the reserve of the privileged. Alongside existing skills and connectivity gaps, he says teachers are concerned about a world where those with the means and resources will continue to benefit from the interpersonal interactions that a machine can't offer. The kids of those who can't afford it, he worries, will “sit in rooms with a chatbot”.

“The experience of education is more than just the delivery of content. It's relational, it's not transactional. And that's what I am seeing happening right now with AI.”

Will AI ever replace teachers?

Edwards has a global view of current trends in teaching. Education International comprises 383 member organizations in 178 countries and territories, representing more than 32 million teachers and education support personnel.

And while there will be a “bit of a struggle” in terms of the ethical use of AI, he says he is “not so worried” about the technology replacing the world's teachers.

“Sometimes people talk about teachers as knowledge workers, he says. “And I think if you talk about teachers as knowledge workers in the current context with AI, you lose the social, you lose the mentorship, you lose the coaching, you lose the relational.

“So I really like to talk about them as wisdom workers because it's one thing to have knowledge. It's another thing to know how to apply it ethically and morally to the benefit of many.”

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为世界经济论坛官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

AI won't replace teachers, says this global union

From: World Economic Forum

Talk around generative artificial intelligence (AI) in work and societies often focuses on what is happening now, or what will happen years into the future. But what about the impact it is having on those who are training young people to live happy, prosperous lives in the future?

关于工作和社会中对生成式人工智能（AI）的讨论往往集中在现在正在发生的事情，或者未来几年可能会发生的变化。但是，对那些正在培养年轻人在未来过上幸福、富足生活的人来说，AI会有怎样的影响呢？

generative /ˈdʒen.ər.ə.tɪv/ 表示“有生产能力的；能生成的”，英文解释为“able to produce or create something”如：the generative power of the mind 大脑的生成能力。

📍ChatGPT全名就是：Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer.

📍词根“gen-”来自拉丁语“generare”，表示“产生”，后缀“-ative”表示形容词，即“有产生作用的”。想象生成式AI能够基于现有数据创造新内容。近义词：productive（生产的），同根词：generate（生成），常用短语：generative model（生成模型）

prosperous /ˈprɒs.pər.əs/ 表示“繁荣的；富裕的”，英文解释为“successful, usually by earning a lot of money”举个🌰：In a prosperous country like this, no one should go hungry. 在这样一个繁荣的国家里，不应该有人挨饿。

A global survey conducted last year found that 60% of parents, educators and leaders are either ambivalent or unwilling to trust AI systems, and 71% are concerned about potential risks. As new tools become integrated into education systems, teachers must be at the centre of conversations around AI, according to David Edwards, General Secretary of Education International, a global organization that represents teachers and education workers.

去年进行的一项全球调查发现，60%的家长、教育工作者和领导者对人工智能系统持矛盾或不信任态度，71%的人对其潜在风险表示担忧。教育国际是代表教师和教育工作者利益的国际组织，其秘书长大卫·爱德华兹认为，随着新工具融入教育系统，在关于人工智能的对话中，教师必须处于中心地位。

ambivalent /æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt/ 表示“（心情）矛盾的；模棱两可的，含糊不定的”，英文解释为“having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel”举个🌰：I felt very ambivalent about leaving home. 要离开家了，我心里喜忧参半。

integrate /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡreɪt/ 1）表示“使合并，使成为一体”，英文解释为“to combine two or more things in order to become more effective”举个🌰：You need to integrate exercise into your normal life. 你必须让锻炼成为你日常生活的一部分。

2）表示“（使）融入（某社会或群体）；（使）成为一体”，英文解释为“to mix with and join society or a group of people, often changing to suit their way of life, habits, and customs”举个🌰：He seems to find it difficult to integrate socially. 他似乎觉得很难与别人打成一片。

For Edwards, the benefits of AI must reach every learner in every school. “Education is the place where we build societies and we build democracy,” he says. “[It is] the place where we weave together a narrative about who we are and, more importantly, who we want to be. And the teachers are those who are weaving that.”

在爱德华兹看来，人工智能的益处必须惠及每一所学校的每一个学生。他说：“教育是我们建设社会和民主的地方。（教育）是我们共同编织我们是谁，以及更重要的我们想成为谁的地方。而教师就是编织这些故事的人。”

democracy /dɪˈmɒk.rə.si/ 表示“民主；民主思想；民主政体”，英文解释为“the belief in freedom and equality between people, or a system of government based on this belief, in which power is either held by elected representatives or directly by the people themselves”

narrative /ˈnær.ə.tɪv/ 作形容词，表示“叙述的，讲故事式的”，英文解释为“telling a story”如：a narrative poem 叙述诗。

作名词，1）表示“故事；叙事”，英文解释为“A narrative is a story or an account of a series of events.”如：a fast-moving narrative 一个快节奏的叙事。

2）表示“（对事件的特定的）陈述”，英文解释为“a particular way of explaining or understanding events”

weave /wiːv/ 1）表示“编，编织；编制，编成”，英文解释为“to twist long objects together, or to make something by doing this”举个🌰：We were shown how to roughly weave ferns and grass together to make a temporary shelter. 有人给我们演示了如何将蕨类植物和草简单地编起来，搭成临时的栖身之所。

2）表示“（通过糅合不同的事物）编写；编造”，英文解释为“to form something from several different things or to combine several different things, in a complicated or skilled way”举个🌰：The biography is woven from the many accounts which exist of things she did. 该传记是根据大量现存的对她的事迹的记载编写而成的。

Ensuring equitable AI in education 确保人工智能在教育中的公平应用

AI has the potential to bring real progress to global education systems, according to the World Economic Forum report Shaping the Future of Learning: The Role of AI in Education 4.0. The technology can improve learning outcomes, empower teachers and equip students with the skills they need for the jobs of tomorrow.

世界经济论坛的报告《塑造未来学习：人工智能在教育4.0中的作用》（Shaping the Future of Learning: The Role of AI in Education 4.0）指出，人工智能有可能为全球教育系统带来真正的进步。这项技术可以提高学习成绩，增强教师能力，使学生掌握未来工作所需的技能。

📍equitable表示“公平合理的；公正的”，英文解释为“fair and reasonable; treating everyone in an equal way”

类似的还有：

📍 fair表示“公平的；公正的”，英文解释为“Something or someone that is fair is reasonable, right, and just.”

📍 just作形容词，表示“公正的；正义的；正当的；合理的”，英文解释为“that most people consider to be morally fair and reasonable”，如：a just decision/law/society 公正的决定/法律/社会；

📍 impartial表示“公正的；不偏不倚的；中立的”，英文解释为“Someone who is impartial is not directly involved in a particular situation, and is therefore able to give a fair opinion or decision about it.”如：an impartial inquiry 公正的调查。

📍 unbiased表示“无偏见的；公正的”，英文解释为“If you describe someone or something as unbiased, you mean they are fair and not likely to support one particular person or group involved in something.”如：unbiased advice 客观的忠告。

empower /ɪmˈpaʊər/ 表示“给（某人）做…的权力；授权；使自主”，英文解释为“to give someone official authority or the freedom to do something”举个🌰：This amendment empowers her to declare an emergency for a wide range of reasons. 这一修正案授权她可在一系列情形下宣布进入紧急状态。

empowered /ɪmˈpaʊ.əd/ 表示“自信的，可掌控自己命运的”，英文解释为“confident and in control of your life”举个🌰：It's important that girls feel empowered and in control of what happens to them. 重要的是，女孩子要感到自己有能力并能控制自己的命运。

But to do this, the report says, AI must be deployed equitably and not exacerbate inequality. With more than 2.6 billion people worldwide currently without basic internet access, there is a potential for the benefits of new tools to widen existing equity gaps in education.

但要实现这一点，报告表示必须公平地部署人工智能，而不是加剧不平等。目前，全球还有超过26亿人无法享受基础的互联网服务，而新工具的优势有可能会扩大教育领域现有的公平差距。

exacerbate /ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪt/ 表示“使恶化；使加重”，英文解释为“to make a bad situation worse”举个🌰：She didn't want to exacerbate the situation. 她不想使情况变得更糟。

🎬电影《僵尸肖恩》（Shaun of the Dead）中的台词提到：And that will exacerbate things for all of us. 那会使我们事情恶化的。

Edwards adds another perspective – that AI could make human teachers the reserve of the privileged. Alongside existing skills and connectivity gaps, he says teachers are concerned about a world where those with the means and resources will continue to benefit from the interpersonal interactions that a machine can't offer. The kids of those who can't afford it, he worries, will “sit in rooms with a chatbot”.

爱德华兹从另一个角度补充，人工智能可能会使人类教师成为特权阶层的专属。他指出，除了现有的技能和连通性差距，教师还担心那些有财富、有资源的人将继续从机器无法提供的人际互动中受益，而对于负担不起这种互动的家庭，他们的孩子最后只能“与聊天机器人共处一室”。

perspective /pəˈspek.tɪv/ 表示“（思考问题的）角度，观点，想法”，英文解释为“a particular way of considering something”举个🌰：Her attitude lends a fresh perspective to the subject. 她的态度为这一问题提供了新的视角。

reserve /rɪˈzɜːv/ 作名词，1）表示“贮藏（物）；储备（物）；备用（物）”，英文解释为“the act of keeping something or a supply of something until it is needed, or a supply that you keep”举个🌰：She keeps a little money in reserve (= for use if and when needed). 她留下了一些钱以备不时之需。

2）表示“拘谨；矜持；内向”，英文解释为“the habit of not showing your feelings or thoughts”

3）表示“（尤指拍卖中买方定的）底价，保留价格，最低价”，英文解释为“a group of people who are not permanently in the armed forces but are used only if needed: ”举个🌰：We set/put a reserve of ￥500 on the picture. 我们为这幅画定的底价为500元。

作动词，表示“把…专门留给；把…留作；保留”，英文解释为“to keep something for a particular purpose or time”举个🌰：I reserve Mondays for tidying my desk and answering letters. 我把周一的时间留出来专门清理办公桌和回复信件。

privileged /ˈprɪv.əl.ɪdʒd/ 表示“享有特权的；特许的”，英文解释为“having a privilege”举个🌰：As an ambassador, she enjoys a very privileged status. 作为大使，她享有特权地位。

“The experience of education is more than just the delivery of content. It's relational, it's not transactional. And that's what I am seeing happening right now with AI.”

“教育体验远不止内容的传递。它是一种关系，不是交易。我在人工智能领域也看到了类似的情景。”

表示“交易的，业务的；（社会交往中）相互作用的”，英文解释为“relating to buying and selling”

Will AI ever replace teachers? 人工智能会取代教师吗？

Edwards has a global view of current trends in teaching. Education International comprises 383 member organizations in 178 countries and territories, representing more than 32 million teachers and education support personnel.

爱德华兹从全球的角度分析当前的教学趋势。教育国际由178个国家和地区的383个成员组织组成，代表了3200多万名教师和教育支持人员。

comprise /kəmˈpraɪz/ 表示“包含；由…组成”，英文解释为“If you say that something comprises or is comprised of a number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members.”举个🌰：The class is comprised mainly of Chinese and Japanese students. 这个班主要由中国和日本学生组成。

🎬电影《拉瑞·克劳》（Larry Crowne）中的台词提到：They comprise 20% of the world's fresh surface water supply. 它们提供了地球表面百分之二十的淡水。

territory /ˈter.ɪ.tər.i/ 表示“领土；领域；领地；活动范围”，英文解释为“(an area of) land, or sometimes sea, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or person”举个🌰：He was shot down in enemy territory. 他在敌方领土上被击落。

📍注：《消失的她》你觉得怎么样？文中也出现了这个词：Chinese mystery drama “Lost in the Stars” was the top-grossing film on the planet over the latest weekend – despite playing only a single territory. 尽管只在一个地区上映，中国悬疑电影《消失的她》（Lost in the Stars）上周末仍成为全球票房收入最高的电影。

📍据ChatGPT，playing only a single territory表示这部电影仅在一个特定的地区或市场上映，而没有在其他地方上映。这是一种特殊的用法，可能在标准的英语语法中看起来有些不寻常，但在电影行业的上下文中是常见的。在这个上下文中，说一部电影plays a territory就是说该电影在某个地区被上映或展示。当然，你也可以使用介词，比如说"playing in a single territory"，这样的表达方式也是正确的，意思完全相同。但在电影行业的行话或者新闻报道中，常常会省略介词，因为这样的说法更简洁。

And while there will be a “bit of a struggle” in terms of the ethical use of AI, he says he is “not so worried” about the technology replacing the world's teachers.

虽然在合乎伦理地使用人工智能方面会存在“一点斗争”，但他表示“并不太担心”这种技术会取代全世界的教师。

ethical /ˈeθ.ɪ.kəl/ 表示“道德的；伦理的”，英文解释为“relating to beliefs about what is morally right and wrong”如：ethical and legal issues 道德和法律问题。

“Sometimes people talk about teachers as knowledge workers, he says. “And I think if you talk about teachers as knowledge workers in the current context with AI, you lose the social, you lose the mentorship, you lose the coaching, you lose the relational.

“有时人们将教师称为知识工作者。”他说，“我认为，在当前存在人工智能技术的背景下，如果把教师称为知识工作者，你就失去了社会性、失去了师友、失去了教练、失去了关系性。

“So I really like to talk about them as wisdom workers because it's one thing to have knowledge. It's another thing to know how to apply it ethically and morally to the benefit of many.”

“因此，我偏向于称他们为智慧工作者，因为拥有知识是一回事。知道如何在合乎伦理和道德的基础上应用这些知识，使更多人受益，则是另一回事。”

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