Implant a chip in your head to learn English?
Implant a chip in my head? Are you crazy or something?
Wait a minute. Many of us have teeth implanted in our mouths, pumps implanted in our hearts, knees implanted in our legs… What wrong with a chip implanted in our heads?
It’s the same, right?
Or is it?
Scientists are working on projects to enablehandicapped people to move a leg or arm with the aid of a chip implanted in the brain. Other projects are aiming athelping Altzheimer victims regain areas of their brains
What about a tiny chip with artificial intelligence algorithm that would let you master a language with no effort?! What if you end up saying silly things because there is a mistake in the program? A step too far?
Personally, if I had the choice to try it out, I would! After all, if you end upspeaking nonsense, you could always have it taken out!
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VOCABULARIO EN INGLÉS: LAS PALABRAS DE HOY
TODAY’S WORDS:
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enable
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To make something or someone able to do something. The chip enables you to speak a language.
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Note the grammar:
It enables YOU TO speak a language.
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aim at
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To have as a target or goal. They are aiming at helping Altzheimer victims.
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Note the grammar:
To aim at DOING something
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tiny
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Very, very small. A tiny chip
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end up
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This phrasal verb gives us the idea that something happened as a result of something, or after a long time. He ended up marrying his high school girlfriend.
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Don’t confuse this with “finish”.
You finish your work.
You end up with a broken arm after your car accident.
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have it taken out
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You don’t take out the chip yourself. Ouch! Too painful. You have it taken out by someone else.
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We use this construction when other people do the work for us:
Have your hair cut.
Have your car cleaned.
Have a tooth taken out.
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