人工智能能解决犯罪问题吗？⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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Hello,

大家好，

and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的《六分钟英语》。

I'm Beth.

我是贝丝。

And I'm Neil.

我是尼尔。

Don't forget that you can find a transcript and a quiz for this episode on our website,

别忘了，你可以在我们的网站上找到本期节目的文字稿和测验，

bbclearningenglish.com.

网址是 bbclearningenglish.com。

Now, today, Neil,

那么，尼尔，今天，

we're talking all about solving crime.

我们要讨论的全部内容是关于破案。

Do you think you'd be a good detective? 語法

你觉得自己会成为一名好侦探吗？

Actually, no, Beth.

实际上，我觉得不会，贝丝。

I think uh my brain's not very good with details. 短語搭配

我觉得，呃，我的大脑不太擅长处理细节。

Today,

今天，

we'll be talking about how artificial intelligence might help detectives and the police investigate crimes.

我们将讨论人工智能可能如何帮助侦探和警察调查犯罪。

But first,

但首先，

I have a question for you, Beth.

贝丝，我有一个问题要问你。

In the UK,

在英国，

lots of people enjoy watching fictional detectives on TV.

许多人喜欢在电视上看虚构的侦探。

These programs are called murder mysteries 文化背景

这些节目被称为谋杀悬疑剧，

and tell the story of a detective solving a crime.

讲述了侦探破案的故事。

In 2020,

在 2020 年，

a magazine called The Radio Times asked readers who their favorite TV detective was.

一本名为《广播时代》的杂志问读者谁是他们最喜欢的电视侦探。

So,

那么，

who do you think was the most popular?

你认为谁最受欢迎？

Was it A,

是 A，

Sherlock Holmes,

夏洛克·福尔摩斯，

B,

B，

Hercule Poirot,

赫尔克里·波洛，

or C,

还是 C，

Miss Marple?

马普尔小姐？

Surely,

肯定是，

it's Sherlock Holmes.

夏洛克·福尔摩斯。

Well,

嗯，

you sound very sure, 語氣意圖

听起来你很肯定，

but I will reveal the answer at the end of the program. 短語搭配

但我会在节目最后公布答案。

Now,

现在，

when the police are investigating crimes in the real world, 表達脈絡

当警察在现实世界中调查犯罪时，

their techniques are often quite different from what we see on television.

他们的技术通常与我们在电视上看到的截然不同。

Yes,

是的，

solving crimes involves collecting and reviewing lots of evidence, 語法

破案需要收集和审查大量证据，

like DNA,

比如 DNA、

fingerprints, or CCTV.

指纹或监控录像。

All of this work takes a lot of time.

所有这些工作都需要花费大量时间。

So,

那么，

can AI help police speed up the work and even solve crimes? 短語動詞

人工智能能否帮助警方加快工作进度，甚至破案呢？

That's the question listener Alastair had for the BBC Radio 4 program

这是听众阿拉斯泰尔向 BBC 广播 4 台节目提问的问题，

The Artificial Human,

节目名叫《人造人类》，

and host Alex Krotoski wanted to know more.

主持人亚历克斯·克罗托斯基想了解更多。

So,

那么，

Alastair,

阿拉斯泰尔，

why are you asking this question?

你为什么要问这个问题？

Tell us a little bit about yourself and where you're coming from. 習語

告诉我们一点关于你自己的情况，以及你的立场（where you're coming from）。

So,

好的，

my name's Alastair

我叫阿拉斯泰尔，

and I'm a serving police officer. 用詞

是一名现役警察。

My background is with investigation.

我的背景是调查工作。

I'm looking at artificial intelligence and thinking,

我正在研究人工智能并思考，

what can it do for me? 語氣意圖

它能为我做些什么？

Alex asks Alastair to explain where he's coming from.

亚历克斯请阿拉斯泰尔解释他的立场（where he's coming from）。

This means explain his perspective or point of view.

意思是解释他的视角或观点。

In informal English,

在非正式英语中，

we'll often ask someone,

我们经常会问某人，

do you get where I'm coming from?

你明白我的意思吗（do you get where I'm coming from）？

And we're asking whether they understand our opinion or perspective.

我们是在问他们是否理解我们的观点或看法。

Alastair explains that he's interested in how artificial intelligence could help solve crimes

阿拉斯泰尔解释说，他对人工智能如何帮助破案感兴趣，

because he's a police officer with a background in investigations. 短語搭配

因为他是一名有调查背景的警察。

If you have a background in something,

如果你有某方面的背景（background），

it means most of your previous work or experience was related to something.

意味着你以前的大部分工作或经验都与某事相关。

For example,

例如，

I work as a producer at BBC Learning English now,

我现在在 BBC 英语教学担任制作人，

making programs,

制作节目，

but my background is in classroom teaching.

但我的背景是课堂教学。

Alastair talks about using artificial intelligence for training

阿拉斯泰尔谈到将人工智能用于培训，

and asks,

并问道，

what can it do for me?

它能为我做什么（what can it do for me）？

This means,

这意味着，

how can artificial intelligence help or improve something?

人工智能如何帮助或改善某事？

When a crime happens,

当犯罪发生时，

police officers have to collect and review a lot of information to find evidence. 短語搭配

警察必须收集和审查大量信息以寻找证据。

When you have a lot of information to review,

当你有大量信息需要审查时，

it can be difficult to know what's important

很难知道什么是重要的，

and find patterns which might be relevant to the crime. 短語搭配

也很难发现可能与犯罪相关的规律。

But Professor Ruth Morgan,

但犯罪学和法医学专家

an expert in crime and forensic science, 用詞

露丝·摩根教授，

thinks AI could help speed up police work,

认为人工智能可以帮助加快警察的工作，

as she told BBC Radio 4's The Artificial Human.

正如她告诉 BBC 广播 4 台的《人造人类》节目那样。

I think we're seeing a renaissance in the pattern recognition forms of evidence. 用詞

我认为我们在证据的模式识别形式上看到了复兴。

So,

比如，

finger marks,

指纹，

footwear marks.

鞋印。

There's been lots of challenges with those forms of evidence over the last 10 years,

过去 10 年中，这些形式的证据面临许多挑战，

probably going a little bit out of favor. 習語

可能有些失宠了。

And yet,

然而，

what we're beginning to see now with AI

现在我们在人工智能中开始看到的是，

is that you can take a photo of a mark with your phone,

你可以用手机拍下痕迹的照片，

compare that mark to the database, 短語搭配

将该痕迹与数据库进行比较，

and get real-time insight. 用詞

并获得实时洞察。

Ruth says there's a renaissance in looking at patterns in evidence,

露丝说，研究证据中的模式正在复兴（renaissance），

such as finger marks or footwear marks.

比如指纹或鞋印。

Renaissance means new interest or activity in a particular topic or area.

复兴（Renaissance）意味着对特定主题或领域重新产生兴趣或活动。

This kind of evidence went a little bit out of favor over recent years

近年来，这种证据有些失宠（out of favor），

because of the excitement around DNA evidence.

这是因为围绕 DNA 证据的狂热。

If something is out of favor,

如果某事物失宠（out of favor），

it's less popular or appealing.

意味着它不再那么受欢迎或吸引人。

But AI could mean that patterns in finger marks or footwear marks

但人工智能可能意味着指纹或鞋印的模式

are useful in solving crimes again.

在破案中再次发挥作用。

This is because AI can be used to compare a picture of a mark with a database of pictures from other crimes 語法

这是因为人工智能可以用来将痕迹的图片与其他犯罪图片的数据库进行比较，

and get real-time insight.

并获得实时洞察。

The adjective real-time means the information is presented at the same time that it's happening.

形容词实时（real-time）意味着信息在发生的同时被呈现。

Yes,

是的，

AI can compare lots of information very quickly,

人工智能可以非常快地比较大量信息，

which makes finding patterns in evidence much easier and more reliable. 語法

这使得在证据中寻找模式变得更容易、更可靠。

There are some problems with using AI to solve crimes,

利用人工智能破案也存在一些问题，

though.

不过。

To find these patterns,

为了找到这些模式，

lots of private information would need to be collected, 語法

需要收集大量私人信息，

and police usually have to give clear reasons why they need access to certain information in their investigations. 短語搭配

而警方通常必须给出明确的理由，说明为什么在调查中需要获取某些信息。

It's unlikely an AI-powered robot would ever replace a detective anytime soon. 講解

人工智能驱动的机器人不太可能在短期内取代侦探。

Yes,

是的，

and that reminds me of your question, 表達脈絡

这让我想起了你的问题，

Neil.

尼尔。

I said that Sherlock Holmes was maybe the most popular detective.

我说过夏洛克·福尔摩斯可能是最受欢迎的侦探。

Was I right?

我说得对吗？

You were absolutely right.

你完全正确。

And I think people should try the quiz on our website

我觉得大家也应该在我们的网站上做一下测验，

to find out how much they know as well. 短語動詞

看看他们了解多少。

It's at bbclearningenglish.com.

网址是 bbclearningenglish.com。

Okay,

好了，

let's recap the vocabulary we've learned,

我们来回顾一下学到的词汇，

starting with the expression where you're coming from,

首先是短语“where you're coming from”，

which means your opinion or perspective on something.

意思是你的观点或对某事的看法。

Your background is the area that you have the most work experience in.

你的背景（background）是指你拥有最多工作经验的领域。

The question,

这个问题，

what can this do for me?

这能为我做什么（what can this do for me）？

Means,

意思是，

how can this help or improve things?

这如何能帮助或改善事情？

Renaissance means new interest or activity in something.

复兴（Renaissance）的意思是对某事重新产生兴趣或活动。

If something is out of favor,

如果某事失宠（out of favor），

it has become less popular or appealing.

它就变得不那么受欢迎或吸引人了。

And the adjective real-time means information is presented as it is happening.

还有形容词实时（real-time），意思是信息在发生时被呈现。

Once again,

再一次，

our 6 minutes are up. 短語搭配

我们的 6 分钟到了。

Head to our website to find more episodes of 6 Minute English at bbclearningenglish.com.

访问我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com，找到更多《六分钟英语》节目。

Bye for now.

回头见。

Bye.

再见。

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