prior to … 在……之前
reach the overwhelming consensus 達(dá)成絕對(duì)一致
be not rivaled … 沒(méi)有什么能夠匹敵
enjoy an unparalleled popularity 無(wú)比流行
discrepancy 差異
built-in 內(nèi)置
inclination 傾向
develop a hit-list of our main fears 列出一串我們很擔(dān)憂的事情
be hailed as 被當(dāng)作……(好事)
trigger 導(dǎo)致
a fringe of 一小部分
in vast numbers 大量地
appear=seem 看起來(lái)
pose a devastating problem 帶來(lái)了嚴(yán)重的問(wèn)題
have=share
it will matter/work 會(huì)起作用的
do more harm than good 弊大于利
amount to 攀升
to put it another way, 換言之
launch 開始、啟動(dòng)
be derived from … 來(lái)自于……
the impetus/drive of … …的動(dòng)力
make sth possible/make it possible that使……成為可能
be known as ...以……而著稱