a path to a solution解決問題的途徑
major technological breakthroughs重大技術突破
adopt rigid restrictions / measure on… 對……采取強硬限制 / 措施
take serious steps to do sth.采取強硬措施做某事
adopt (tough) measures to do sth.采取(強硬)措施做某事
bring sth. under control控制住某事物
a potential disaster潛在的災難
inconvenient truth 不愿面對的事實
cause sb. (many) inconveniences給某人造成(很多)不便
solemn-sounding commitment 冠冕堂皇的承諾
kyoto protocol 《京都議定書》
greenhouse emission 溫室氣體排放
signatory 簽字國，簽約人
glance through… 瞟一眼……
reveal oneself to sb.把自己展現(xiàn)給某人
keep a secret保守秘密
an overwhelming pessimism about privacy對隱私感到非常悲觀
preserve one’s privacy保護自己的隱私
surrender personal information泄露個人信息
access others’ personal information存取他人的個人信息
look into others’ secrets窺探他人的秘密
disclose / give away one’s identity泄露某人的身份
be frank with / faithful to each other彼此直率 / 忠誠
be curious about others’ affairs對他人的事情感到好奇
shopping preference 購物偏好calling habits 通話習慣
digital bread crumbs 電子瑣碎信息
identity theft / fraud身份盜竊 / 敲詐
fall into the wrong hands落入不當之人之手中
personally profit at sb.’ expense讓某人付出代價獲得個人利益
run up (vast) debts欠下(高額)債務
out-of-pocket financial losses白花錢的經(jīng)濟損失
restore one’s reputation恢復某人的名譽
unwanted calls騷擾電話
unwelcome emails垃圾郵件
privacy protection隱私保護
safeguard one’s information保護某人的信息
assume risks承擔風險
conceal / safeguard one’s identity掩藏 / 保護某人的身份
confidential information機密信息
(cause) immediate financial losses(造成)直接經(jīng)濟損失
