1. "Not even AI can predict the future (yet), nevertheless two of our tech editors have taken a look ahead to what they think will be big in 2025."
即使是人工智慧也無法預測未來（目前），儘管如此，我們的兩位科技編輯還是展望了他們認為 2025 年將會出現的重要趨勢。
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predict (vt) 預測 (B2)
to say that an event or action will happen in the future, especially as a result of knowledge or experience
nevertheless (adv) 儘管如此；然而 (C1)
despite what has just been said or referred to
editor (CN) 編輯 (B2)
a person who corrects or changes pieces of text or films before they are printed or shown, or a person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine
2. "In early December, Trump said he would nominate former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Paul Atkins to take up the top chairman role at the Wall Street regulator."
12 月初，川普表示他將提名前證券交易委員會 (SEC) 委員保羅·阿特金斯擔任華爾街監管機構的最高主席職位。
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nominate (vt) 提名 (B2)
to officially suggest that someone should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (CN) 證券交易委員會 (C1)
a U.S. government agency that oversees securities transactions, activities of financial professionals and mutual fund trading to prevent fraud and intentional deception
commissioner (CN) 委員 (C1)
a member of a commission (= an official group of people who have been given responsibility to control something or to find out about something, usually for the government)
take up (vt) 擔任；開始從事 (C1)
to start doing a particular job or activity
regulator (CN) 監管機構 (B2)
a person or organization whose job is to control an activity or process and make certain that it operates as it should
3. "The scandal (the collapse of FTX with $8bn of customer funds unaccounted for) rattled confidence in the whole sector."
這起醜聞（FTX 倒閉， 80 億美元客戶資金下落不明）動摇了整個行業的信心。
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scandal (CN) 醜聞 (B2)
an action or event that causes a public feeling of shock and strong moral disapproval
FTX 薩姆·班克曼-弗里德 Sam Bankman-Fried（SBF）創辦之加密貨幣交易所 (FTX 取自 Futures Exchange 之意) (C1)
a cryptocurrency exchange based in the Bahamas
unaccounted for (adj) 下落不明的；未解釋的 (C1)
not explained or understood
rattle (vt) 使不安；使緊張 (C2)
to worry someone or make someone nervous
confidence (UN) 信心 (B2)
the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future
sector (CN) 部門；領域 (B2)
one of the areas into which the economic activity of a country is divided
4. "As AI tools move into our phones – Apple, Google and Samsung have all launched services that can edit photos, translate languages and carry out web searches – we are at the start of an era in which AI becomes an intrinsic part of our digital lives and increasingly helpful on a personal level."
隨著 AI 工具進入我們的手機——蘋果、谷歌和三星都推出了可以編輯照片、翻譯語言和執行網路搜尋的服務——我們正處於一個 AI 成為我們數位生活不可或缺的一部分，並在個人層面上越來越有幫助的時代的開端。
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launch (vt) 推出；發起 (B2)
to begin something such as a plan or introduce something new such as a product
carry out (vt) 執行；完成 (B2)
to perform or complete a job or activity
era (CN) 時代；年代 (C1)
a period of time of which particular events or stages of development are typical
at the start of an era 在一個時代的開端 (C1)
at the beginning of a period of time of which particular events or stages of development are typical
intrinsic (adj) 內在的；固有的 (C2)
being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing
on a personal level 在個人層面上 (B2)
in a way that affects someone's private life
5. "Such a move (removing a piece of guidance issued by the SEC called SAB 121) might help Trump to fulfil his promise made in July to make the US the cryptocurrency capital of the world."
採取這樣的行動（移除美國證券交易委員會發布的名為 SAB 121 的指導方針）可能有助於川普兌現他在 7 月份做出的讓美國成為世界加密貨幣之都的承諾。
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SAB 121 (Staff Accounting Bulletin) 美國證券交易委員會發布的第 121 號員工會計公告 (C2)
fulfil (vt) 兌現；履行 (C1)
to do something that is expected, hoped for, or promised, or to cause it to happen
capital of the world 世界之都 (B2)
the most important city in the world for a particular activity or industry
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Cryptocurrencies and personal AI: Tech to watch out for in 2025
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