《时代》2025年度人物公布
LearnAndRecord约 10 分钟近日，《时代》（TIME）杂志将2025年度人物（Person of the Year）授予：人工智能缔造者（Architects of AI）。
🤔️小作业：
1. Which of the following best captures the central rationale behind Time magazine's choice of “Architects of AI” as Person of the Year 2025?
A. AI leaders outperformed politicians in shaping public opinion during 2025.
B. Artificial intelligence reached a point of irreversible societal integration.
C. Individual tech CEOs collectively replaced traditional institutions of power.
D. AI demonstrated greater economic value than any prior technological innovation.
无注释原文：
Time magazine names 'Architects of AI' Person of the Year 2025
From: USA TODAY
Time magazine has chosen "Architects of AI" as its Person of the Year 2025.
The magazine said it opted to recognize artificial intelligence's vast influence across society, from media to politics to the workforce.
"This was the year when artificial intelligence's full potential roared into view, and when it became clear that there will be no turning back or opting out. Whatever the question was, AI was the answer," said Sam Jacobs, Time's editor-in-chief.
One of the publication's two magazine covers for its person of the year issue includes tech leaders like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
Time's annual person of the year selection is a tradition that dates back to 1927. Over the years, the magazine has recognized public figures including celebrities, activists and politicians with the award. Last year, President Donald Trump received the title on the heels of the presidential election. He was also given the recognition in 2016.
Time said AI "changed our world in 2025" in both "new and exciting and sometimes frightening ways."
The magazine also called AI "the most consequential tool in great-power competition since the advent of nuclear weapons."
"For delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and worrying humanity, for transforming the present and transcending the possible, the Architects of AI are TIME's 2025 Person of the Year," Jacobs wrote.
The magazine's two person of the year covers for 2025 include an illustration with the letters "AI" as well as a painting that nods to the 1932 photograph, "Lunch atop a Skyscraper.”
The painting, by Jason Seiler, depicts tech leaders Mark Zuckerberg, Lisa Su, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei and Fei-Fei Li.
As this year's selection suggests, the person of the year doesn't have to be an individual.
In 2006, the magazine similarly recognized a technological advancement by selected "You" as its person of the year – a reflection of the emergence of online communities.
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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考
含注释全文：
Time magazine names 'Architects of AI' Person of the Year 2025
From: USA TODAY
Time magazine has chosen "Architects of AI" as its Person of the Year 2025.
《时代》杂志将“人工智能缔造者（Architects of AI）”评选为2025年度人物。
architect
architect /ˈɑː.kɪ.tekt/ 1）表示“建筑师”，英文解释为“a person whose job is to design new buildings and make certain that they are built correctly”
2）表示“设计师；创造者；缔造者”，英文解释为“a person responsible for achieving a particular plan or aim”
The magazine said it opted to recognize artificial intelligence's vast influence across society, from media to politics to the workforce.
杂志方面解释说，此次评选旨在肯定人工智能对社会各个层面的深远影响，涵盖媒体、政治以及劳动力市场等领域。
opt
opt /ɒpt/ 表示“选择，挑选；（尤指）优先选择”，英文解释为“to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others”举个🌰：Depending on your circumstances you can opt for one method or the other. 根据自己的情况，你可以选择这种或那种方法。
"This was the year when artificial intelligence's full potential roared into view, and when it became clear that there will be no turning back or opting out. Whatever the question was, AI was the answer," said Sam Jacobs, Time's editor-in-chief.
《时代》杂志主编萨姆·雅各布斯（Sam Jacobs）表示：“这是人工智能全面潜力轰然显现的一年，人们也清楚地意识到，既无从倒退，也无法置身事外。无论问题是什么，人工智能都成了解法。”
roar
roar /rɔːr/ 作名词，表示“吼叫；呼啸；咆哮”，英文解释为“a loud, deep sound”举个🌰：The lion let out a loud roar. 狮子发出一声吼叫。
作动词，1）表示“吼叫；咆哮”，英文解释为“to make a long, loud, deep sound”举个🌰：We could hear the lions roaring at the other end of the zoo. 我们可以听到狮子在动物园的另一端咆哮。
2）表示“（车辆或飞机）呼啸而行”，英文解释为“If a vehicle or aircraft roars somewhere, it moves there very quickly making a lot of noise.”举个🌰：She looked up as a plane roared overhead. 一架飞机轰鸣着掠过她的头顶，她抬头张望。
opt out
opt /ɒpt/ out 表示“选择不参与；选择退出”，英文解释为“to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it”举个🌰：Within any society, there will usually be people who decide to opt out (= choose not to live the way most people do). 通常，任何社会里都会有人决定不按常规方式生活。
editor-in-chief
Editor-in-Chief的缩写EiC，表示“主编，总编辑”，也可以说lead editor或者chief editor；Wikipedia的解释为：An editor-in-chief, also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
One of the publication's two magazine covers for its person of the year issue includes tech leaders like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
这期《时代》杂志年度人物专刊设计了两款封面，其中一款封面集合了多位科技巨头，包括Meta首席执行官马克·扎克伯格（Mark Zuckerberg）、特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）以及英伟达首席执行官黄仁勋（Jensen Huang）。
Time's annual person of the year selection is a tradition that dates back to 1927. Over the years, the magazine has recognized public figures including celebrities, activists and politicians with the award. Last year, President Donald Trump received the title on the heels of the presidential election. He was also given the recognition in 2016.
自1927年起，《时代》每年都会评选年度人物，获选者涵盖明星、社会活动人士和政治人物在内等公众人物。2024年，美国大选结束后，唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）再次获选。早在2016年，他就曾获得这一称号。
on the heels of
come/follow hard/hot on the heels of something表示“…之后紧跟着发生，紧随…而来”，英文解释为“to happen very soon after something”举个🌰：For Walter, disaster followed hard on the heels of his initial success. 对沃尔特来说，最初的成功之后紧接着就是惨败。
Time said AI "changed our world in 2025" in both "new and exciting and sometimes frightening ways."
《时代》指出，人工智能在2025年“改变了我们的世界”，这种改变既“新颖而令人振奋”，有时也“令人不安”。
The magazine also called AI "the most consequential tool in great-power competition since the advent of nuclear weapons."
该杂志还称，人工智能是自核武器出现以来，大国竞争中“最具决定性影响的工具”。
consequential
1）consequential常见含义同consequent一样，表示“间接的；随之发生的；结果的，作为直接结果的”如：redundancy and the consequential loss of earnings 裁员以及随之而来的收入损失。
2）用来替换我们经常用的词important, significant等表示“重要的，意义重大的”如：意义重大的决定 a consequential decision.
advent
the advent of 表示“（事件、发明或人物的）出现，来临，到来”，英文解释为“the fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving”举个🌰： Life was transformed by the advent of the smartphone. 智能手机的出现使人类生活发生了翻天覆地的变化。
🎬电影《X战警：第一战》（X-Men: First Class）中的台词提到：The advent of the nuclear age may have accelerated the mutation process. 核时代的到来可能会加快突变过程。
"For delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and worrying humanity, for transforming the present and transcending the possible, the Architects of AI are TIME's 2025 Person of the Year," Jacobs wrote.
雅各布斯写道：“这些AI缔造者开启了思考型机器的时代，对人类产生震撼与冲击，他们重塑了现实、拓展了可能性边界，因此获选年度人物。”
wow
wow /waʊ/ 作动词，表示“使印象深刻；使叫绝”，英文解释为“to make someone feel great excitement or admiration”举个🌰：The movie wowed audiences with its amazing special effects. 该影片以令人叫绝的特效大获观众喜爱。
transcend
transcend /trænˈsend/ 表示“超越，超过，超出（尤指界限）”，英文解释为“to go beyond the usual limits of something”，举个🌰：The desire for peace transcended differences. 对和平的渴望超越了分歧。
🎬电影《云图》（Cloud Atlas）中的台词提到：One may transcend any convention, if only one can first conceive of doing so. 一个人可以打破任何陈规，只要这个人能首先想到这样做。
The magazine's two person of the year covers for 2025 include an illustration with the letters "AI" as well as a painting that nods to the 1932 photograph, "Lunch atop a Skyscraper.”
2025年度人物的两款封面中，一款是以“AI”字母为主题的插画，另一款则致敬了1932年的摄影作品《摩天大楼上的午餐（Lunch atop a Skyscraper）》。
illustration
1）表示“实例”，英文解释为“An illustration is an example or a story that is used to make a point clear.”举个🌰：An illustration of China's dynamism is that a new company is formed in Shanghai every 11 seconds. 说明中国活力的一个实例便是在上海每11秒钟就有一家新公司成立。
2）表示“（书中的）插图”，英文解释为“An illustration in a book is a picture, design, or diagram.”举个🌰：She looked like a princess in a nineteenth-century illustration. 她看上去像19世纪插图里的公主。
The painting, by Jason Seiler, depicts tech leaders Mark Zuckerberg, Lisa Su, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei and Fei-Fei Li.
这幅画作由杰森·塞勒（Jason Seiler）创作，画中描绘了多位科技领袖，包括马克·扎克伯格、苏姿丰（Lisa Su）、埃隆·马斯克、黄仁勋、萨姆·奥尔特曼（Sam Altman）、德米斯·哈萨比斯（Demis Hassabis）、达里奥·阿莫代（Dario Amodei）以及李飞飞（Fei-Fei Li）。
depict
depict /dɪˈpɪkt/ 表示“描写，描述，描绘；描绘，绘画”，英文解释为“to describe something or someone in writing or speech, or to show them in a painting, picture etc”举个🌰：The artist had depicted her lying on a bed. 画家画了她躺在床上的画像。
As this year's selection suggests, the person of the year doesn't have to be an individual.
今年的评选结果再次说明，《时代》年度人物并非只能是单一个体。
In 2006, the magazine similarly recognized a technological advancement by selected "You" as its person of the year – a reflection of the emergence of online communities.
2006年，《时代》杂志曾以类似方式彰显技术进步，将“你（You）”评为年度人物，致敬网络社区的兴起。
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