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Facial recognition
人脸识别

  • Facial adj.面部的,表面的;脸的 n.美容,美颜;脸部按摩

Nowhere to hide
无处躲藏
Facial recognition is not just another technology. It will change society
人脸识别不只是另一种技术。它将改变社会

THE human face is a remarkable piece of work. The astonishing variety of facial features helps people recognise each other and is crucial to the formation of complex societies. So is the face’s ability to send emotional signals, whether through an involuntary blush or the artifice of a false smile. People spend much of their waking lives, in the office and the courtroom as well as the bar and the bedroom, reading faces, for signs of attraction, hostility, trust and deceit. They also spend plenty of time trying to dissimulate.
人类的脸是一件杰作。面部特征之纷繁各异令人惊叹，它让人们能相互辨认，也是形成复杂社会群体的关键。人脸传递情感信号的功能也同样重要，无论是通过下意识的脸红还是有技巧的假笑。人们在清醒时花费大量时光研读一张张面孔——在办公室，在法庭，在酒吧，在卧室，寻找着兴趣、敌意、信任和欺骗的迹象。他们也花大把的时间试图掩饰自己的神色。

  • remarkable adj.卓越的;非凡的;值得注意的
  • astonishing adj.惊人的;令人惊讶的 v.使…惊讶;使…诧异
  • features n.产品特点,特征;容貌;嘴脸 v.是…的特色,使突出
  • crucial adj.重要的;决定性的;决断的
  • formation n.形成;构造;编队
  • involuntary adj.无意识的;自然而然的;不知不觉的
  • artifice n.诡计;欺骗;巧妙的办法
  • courtroom n.法庭;审判室
  • hostility n.敌意;战争行动
  • deceit n.欺骗;谎言;欺诈手段
  • plenty n.丰富,大量;充足 adj.足够的,很多的 adv.足够
  • dissimulate vi.掩饰;假装;装糊涂 vt.掩饰;假装;装糊涂

Technology is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. In America facial recognition is used by churches to track worshippers’ attendance; in Britain, by retailers to spot past shoplifters. This year Welsh police used it to arrest a suspect outside a football game. In China it verifies the identities of ride-hailing drivers, permits tourists to enter attractions and lets people pay for things with a smile. Apple’s new iPhone is expected to use it to unlock the homescreen.
科技正迅速赶上人类研读脸孔的能力。在美国，教堂使用人脸识别来追踪教徒做礼拜的出席情况；在英国，零售商用它来辨认有扒窃前科的顾客。今年，威尔士警方利用人脸识别在足球场外逮捕了一名嫌疑犯。在中国，人脸识别被用于验证网约车司机的身份、让游客刷脸进景点、让顾客微微一笑就能刷脸买单。苹果的新款iPhone预计将用这一技术来解锁屏幕。

  • churches n.教室,教会 v.到教会接受宗教仪式
  • worshippers n.崇拜者;礼拜者;爱慕者
  • retailers 零售商
  • shoplifters n.商店扒手
  • suspect v.怀疑;猜想 n.嫌疑犯 adj.靠不住的;可疑的
  • verifies 证实,核实
  • ride-hailing 打车服务,叫车服务
  • tourists n.旅游者; v.旅游;观光
  • homes

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