AI让大学教育变好了吗？

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1. Which of the following best describes the author's approach in presenting the topic?

A. Comparing different universities' AI policies

B. Presenting personal testimonies followed by expert evaluations

C. Criticizing the misuse of technology in academia

D. Listing pros and cons in bullet-point style

无注释原文：

Has AI 'transformed' university for the better?

From: BBC

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has impacted industries across the globe since its widespread emergence - fewer more so than higher education.

The ability to generate detailed information at the touch of a button has changed university studies forever - but is that for the better?

A recent survey of thousands of students across the globe found many used the technology to assist their studies, but also feared it could affect their future careers.

One told the BBC that AI had "transformed" her studies, praising it for making her "more confident" with her work.

But experts have taken a more nuanced view of its affects - with one saying that it had "both positive and negative impacts" on higher education studies.

Sunjaya Phillips, originally from Worcestershire, is a marketing communications management student at Oxford Brookes University.

The 22-year-old said she uses AI, with the permission of lecturers, to create ideas and structure essays during her studies.

Ms Phillips, who is currently on a placement year, said the technology gave her "reassurance", helping her "become more confident" with her work.

"During my second year, AI emerged a lot - especially with using it as a study buddy or to help integrate into my university work," she explained.

"At Brookes it's quite an open conversation with how to use AI and how you can use it to help with your assignment work to structure assignments or give you creative ideas."

"Sometimes with creative ideas you could be stuck for a whole day - but then when you use AI for prompts to generate ideas for you, it can do it in 30 minutes."

"It definitely transformed my academic experience," she added.

Other students have previously told the BBC about how they used AI to cheat during their studies, with one saying she "massively regretted" using the technology.

Dr Charlie Simpson, who has written pieces on AI in education, said it was "getting harder and harder to find aspects of higher education that are not touched by AI in some way".

"When used responsibly, AI tools enable students to direct their attention to the more important parts of learning and improve their self-development," Dr Simpson, who is also a senior lecturer in sport and exercise science at Oxford Brookes, said.

"However, if AI is not used responsibly within a degree course, and students outsource their thinking and development to technology just to gain a qualification, then that serves no useful purpose."

A study commissioned by student housing company Yugo recently found that 44% of UK students were excited by AI, whilst a similar proportion also used it during their studies.

Prof Keiichi Nakata, from Henley Business School, said that "as with any new technology", AI had "both positive and negative impacts" on education.

Prof Nakata is director of AI at The World of Work Institute at the school, which is part of the University of Reading, and helps organisations get to grips with the technology.

"It is positive because students now have an additional set of tools to work with when used appropriately and responsibly," he explained.

"However, if used simply to cut corners or do the work for you, then it does not help students to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviour through their studies."

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为BBC官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Has AI 'transformed' university for the better? 人工智能（AI）令大学教育变好了吗？

From: BBC

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has impacted industries across the globe since its widespread emergence - fewer more so than higher education.

自从人工智能（AI）广泛应用以来，全球各行各业都受到影响——高等教育更是其中最受冲击的部分之一。

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has impacted industries across the globe since its widespread emergence - fewer more so than higher education.

📍fewer more so than，比较结构中的省略表达，完整意思应该是：

Few industries have been more impacted by AI than higher education.

- 但原句中用了更口语化、更紧凑的写法：fewer (industries), more so than higher education.

- fewer 后面省略了它所修饰的名词industries；

- more so 比较结构短语，意思是“更是如此”或“更为明显地”，在这里指的是更明显地受到AI影响。

- than higher education “比高等教育”——作为比较对象。

📍仿写：Climate change has affected communities worldwide — few more so than those in low-lying coastal regions. 气候变化影响了全球各地的社区——几乎没有哪个比低洼沿海地区受影响更严重。

The ability to generate detailed information at the touch of a button has changed university studies forever - but is that for the better?

只需按下按钮就能产出详尽资讯的能力，已经永远改变了大学的学习方式——但这样的改变是好是坏？

A recent survey of thousands of students across the globe found many used the technology to assist their studies, but also feared it could affect their future careers.

最近一项针对全球数千名学生的调查发现，许多人在学习中使用这项技术，但也担心它可能影响未来的职业生涯。

One told the BBC that AI had "transformed" her studies, praising it for making her "more confident" with her work.

一位学生告诉BBC，AI“彻底改变”了她的学习方式，并称赞它让她对自己的作业“更有信心”。

But experts have taken a more nuanced view of its affects - with one saying that it had "both positive and negative impacts" on higher education studies.

但专家们对其影响持较为细致的看法——有人指出，AI对高等教育既有正面也有负面影响。

nuanced /ˈnjuː.ɑːnst/ 形容词，是由它的名词 nuance /njuːˈɑːns/ 派生而来，表示“（在外表、意义、感觉、声音等上）有细微差別的”举个🌰：His London accent is very slightly nuanced by an occasional Russian pronunciation. 他的伦敦口音因而时而夹杂的俄语发音而略显不同。

Sunjaya Phillips, originally from Worcestershire, is a marketing communications management student at Oxford Brookes University.

来自伍斯特郡的逊尼亚·菲利普斯（Sunjaya Phillips）是牛津布鲁克斯大学（Oxford Brookes University）市场传播管理的学生。

The 22-year-old said she uses AI, with the permission of lecturers, to create ideas and structure essays during her studies.

这名22岁的学生表示，在讲师允许下，她会使用AI来创建一些想法和规划论文架构。

Ms Phillips, who is currently on a placement year, said the technology gave her "reassurance", helping her "become more confident" with her work.

目前正在实习的菲利普斯表示，这项技术给了她“安心感”，帮助她“更有信心”地完成作业。

placement /ˈpleɪs.mənt/ 表示“临时职位（或工作）”，英文解释为“a temporary position or job in an organization”举个🌰：I think we can find a placement for you in the sales department. 我想我们可以在销售部给你临时安置个位置。

表示“（能消除疑虑等的）肯定，保证”，英文解释为“the fact of giving advice or help that takes away a person's fears or doubts”，如：to give/provide/offer reassurance 表明肯定的态度，举个🌰：She needed reassurance that she belonged somewhere. 她需要让她有归属感的安慰。

🎬电影《超能陆战队》（Big Hero 6）中的台词提到：Other treatments include: Compassion, and physical reassurance. 其他治疗方法包括 关怀和安抚。

"During my second year, AI emerged a lot - especially with using it as a study buddy or to help integrate into my university work," she explained.

她解释说：“在我大二那年，AI开始大量出现——尤其是作为学习伙伴，或帮助我将它整合进大学作业中。”

buddy /ˈbʌd.i/ 表示“搭档；伙伴”，英文解释为“someone who does an activity with you so that you can support and encourage each other”举个🌰：We became workout buddies. 我们成了健身伙伴。

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。

"At Brookes it's quite an open conversation with how to use AI and how you can use it to help with your assignment work to structure assignments or give you creative ideas."

“在布鲁克斯，大家对于如何使用AI有较开放的讨论，你可以用它来帮助完成作业、规划架构或激发创意。”

"Sometimes with creative ideas you could be stuck for a whole day - but then when you use AI for prompts to generate ideas for you, it can do it in 30 minutes."

“有时候你可能整天卡在创意上——但用AI来提示点子，它可能30分钟就搞定了。”

prompt /prɒmpt/ 作名词，1）表示“（计算机屏幕上的）提示符（显示计算机已经准备好接受指令）”，英文解释为“a sign on a computer screen that shows that the computer is ready to receive your instructions”

📍在ChatGPT火热的今天，prompt通常指的是给模型的输入，用来激发或引导模型生成特定的输出或回答。简而言之，prompt是指用户提供给语言模型的一段文字或命令，以便模型据此理解用户的需求并给出相应的响应或信息。例如，在与像ChatGPT这样的大语言模型交互时，用户提出的问题或指令就是一个“prompt”。模型会根据这个prompt的内容分析、处理并生成回答或执行相关的任务。Prompt对于大语言模型来说是非常关键的，因为它直接决定了模型如何理解和回应用户的需求。

📍prompt中文里有译为“提示词”，prompt engineering 就是“提示工程/提示词工程”。

2）表示“（给演员的）提词，提白”，英文解释为“words that are spoken to an actor who has forgotten what he or she is going to say during the performance of a play”

3）作动词，表示“促使；导致；激起”，英文解释为“to make sb decide to do sth; to cause sth to happen”举个🌰：His speech prompted an angry outburst from a man in the crowd. 他的讲话激起了人群中一男子的愤怒。

📺美剧《斯巴达克斯：血与沙》（Spartacus: Blood and Sand）中的台词提到：One cannot but wonder what would prompt such an act 不知他们为何遭此不幸。

4）作动词，表示“（尤指）给（演员）提词”，英文解释为“to help someone, especially an actor, to remember what they were going to say or do”举个🌰：I forgot my line and had to be prompted. 我忘词了，只好让人提词。

"It definitely transformed my academic experience," she added.

她补充说：“它的确改变了我的学术体验。”

Other students have previously told the BBC about how they used AI to cheat during their studies, with one saying she "massively regretted" using the technology.

另一些学生曾向BBC表示，他们在学习中使用AI作弊，其中一人说她“非常后悔”这么做。

Dr Charlie Simpson, who has written pieces on AI in education, said it was "getting harder and harder to find aspects of higher education that are not touched by AI in some way".

撰写过 AI 与教育相关文章的查尔斯·辛普森博士（Dr Charlie Simpson）表示，如今“几乎找不到一点不受AI影响的高等教育领域”。

piece /piːs/ 1）表示“（艺术家、音乐家或作家的）作品；篇，段，首，幅”，英文解释为“something that has been created by an artist, musician, or writer”如：an orchestral/piano/instrumental piece 管弦乐/钢琴曲/器乐作品。

2）表示“（新闻传媒的）文章，报道”，英文解释为“an article in a newspaper or magazine or a broadcast on television or radio”举个🌰：Did you see her piece about the Internet in the paper today? 你看了今天报纸上她写的关于互联网的文章没有？

"When used responsibly, AI tools enable students to direct their attention to the more important parts of learning and improve their self-development," Dr Simpson, who is also a senior lecturer in sport and exercise science at Oxford Brookes, said.

辛普森博士同时也是牛津布鲁克斯大学体育与运动科学的高级讲师，他说：“若能负责任地使用，AI工具能让学生将注意力集中在更重要的学习部分，并提升自我发展。”

"However, if AI is not used responsibly within a degree course, and students outsource their thinking and development to technology just to gain a qualification, then that serves no useful purpose."

“但如果在学位课程中不负责任地使用AI，把思考与发展交给技术，只为了拿到学位，那就毫无意义。”

outsource /ˈaʊt.sɔːs/ 表示“外包；（将…）交外办理”，英文解释为“If a company outsources, it pays to have part of its work done by another company.”举个🌰：Some companies outsource to cheaper locations to cut costs. 为了降低成本，有的公司把工作外包给劳动力廉价的地区。

1）表示“（取得）比赛资格”，英文解释为“success in getting into a competition”举个🌰：The win earned them qualification for the World Cup finals. 这场胜利让他们获得了参加世界杯决赛的资格。

2）表示“资历，资格；条件；合格性”，英文解释为“an ability, characteristic, or experience that makes you suitable for a particular job or activity”举个🌰：Some nursing experience is a necessary qualification for this job. 具备一定的护理经验是得到这份工作的必要条件。

A study commissioned by student housing company Yugo recently found that 44% of UK students were excited by AI, whilst a similar proportion also used it during their studies.

学生住宿公司Yugo委托的一项研究发现，44% 的英国学生对AI感到兴奋，约有相同比例的学生在学习中使用它。

commission /kəˈmɪʃ.ən/ 1）作名词，表示“（负责调查问题真相或原因的）委员会”，英文解释为“a group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the problem exists”如：a commission on alcohol abuse/racial tension 酗酒问题/种族间紧张关系调查委员会。

2）表示“佣金；提成；回扣”，英文解释为“a payment to someone who sells goods that is directly related to the amount sold, or a system that uses such payments”举个🌰：Is she paid a regular wage or is it on/by commission only? 她拿正式工资还是只拿提成？

3）作动词，表示“委任（或任命）…为军官”，英文解释为“to give someone the official authority to be an officer in the armed forces”举个🌰：She was commissioned in 2025. 她于2025年被任命为军官。

4）作动词，表示“（正式地）安排…做，委托…做”，英文解释为“to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone”举个🌰：She's commissioned an artist to paint her portrait. 她请了一位艺术家为她画肖像。

5）in commission表示“（机器、军舰等）在使用中的，在服役的”，英文解释为“If something, such as a machine or a military ship, is in commission it is working and ready for use.”这个含义也可以直接将commission当作动词用，相当于to put (a ship) in commission. 举个🌰：The ship was commissioned in 2025. 该舰于2025年服役。

6）out of commission 表示“（机器、军舰等）坏了的，不可使用的，退役的”，英文解释为“If something, such as a machine or a military ship, is out of commission it is broken or not available to be used.”

proportion /prəˈpɔː.ʃən/ 1）表示“比率，比例”，英文解释为“the number, amount, or level of one thing when compared to another”举个🌰：The proportion of women to men at my college was about one to eight. 我所在大学的男女比例大约为8：1。

2）表示“部分；份额”，英文解释为“the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to the whole”举个🌰：Children make up a large proportion of the world's population. 孩子占世界人口的很大一部分。

3）表示“（某物各个组成部分或一物与另一物之间的）相称，协调，均衡，匀称”，英文解释为“the correct or most attractive relationship between the size of different parts of the same thing or between one thing and another”举个🌰：Your legs are very much in proportion to (= the right size for) the rest of your body. 你的腿和你身体的其他部位比例非常协调。

Prof Keiichi Nakata, from Henley Business School, said that "as with any new technology", AI had "both positive and negative impacts" on education.

来自亨利商学院的中田圭一教授（Prof Keiichi Nakata）表示，“就像任何新技术一样”，AI对教育有“正面与负面影响”。

Prof Nakata is director of AI at The World of Work Institute at the school, which is part of the University of Reading, and helps organisations get to grips with the technology.

中田教授是雷丁大学旗下“工作世界研究所”的AI主任，该机构协助组织掌握这项技术。

come/get to grips with sth表示“开始理解并着手处理；了解并应付（问题或局面）”，英文解释为“to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation”举个🌰：I can't seem to get to grips with this problem. 我好像理解不了这个问题。

"It is positive because students now have an additional set of tools to work with when used appropriately and responsibly," he explained.

他解释说：“正面来说，学生现在多了一组工具可以使用，只要用得恰当、负责任。”

"However, if used simply to cut corners or do the work for you, then it does not help students to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviour through their studies."

“但如果只是为了走捷径或让AI帮你完成作业，那么学生就无法透过学习获得必要的知识、技能与行为。”

cut corners 表示“（做事）图省事，贪便宜，取捷径”，英文解释为“cut corners  to do something in the easiest, cheapest, or fastest way”

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