big wig 【俚】大人物;大亨;要人
distraction n. 注意力分散;分心
radical adj. 激进的;彻底的
disempower v. 剥夺权力;力量剥夺;使失去影响力
indiscriminately adv. 不加选择地;任意地
stare into 凝视
pass by 经过;逝去
discerning adj. 有辨识能力的;眼光敏锐的
pop up 突然出现
instantaneous adj. 瞬间的;即时的
flabbergasting adj. 令人大吃一惊的
animatedly adv. 精力旺盛地;活生生地
relay v. 转播;转发
distillation n. 精华;蒸馏
haiku n. 俳句(日本一种无韵节的三行诗)
reminisce v. 追忆;回忆
tease v. 取笑;戏弄
add up to 意味着
intervention n. 介入;调停;妨碍
pit crew 后勤维修人员
virtuous adj. 有效力的;正直的;有道德的
couple with 与……结合;伴随
Platonic adj. 柏拉图哲学的;不切实际的;理想的
amplify v. 扩大;放大;详述
Question time:
1. What's the TED tradition according to the author's introduction?
2. Why tech big wigs on TED suggest us to turn off technology?