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I, taxpayer我，纳税人Bill Gates’s proposal is revealing about the challenge automation poses比尔?盖茨的建议揭露了自动化带来的挑战Feb 25th 2017 | From the print : Finance and economics | 962 wordsBILL GATES is an unlikely Luddite, however much Microsoft may have provoked people to take a hammer to their computers. Yet in a recent interview with Quartz, an online publication, he expressed scepticism about society’s ability to manage rapid automation. To forestall a social crisis, he mused, governments should consider a tax on robots; if automation slows as a result, so much the better. It is an intriguing if impracticable idea, which reveals a lot about the challenge of automation.无论微软公司让人多想用锤子打砸他们的电脑，比尔?盖茨也不像是个卢德主义者（反对自动化的人）。然而在前不久接受网络刊物Quartz的采访中，他对社会在快速自动化方面的应对能力表示质疑。他在沉思后谈到，为了避免社会危机，政府应该考虑向机器人征税；如果自动化进程因此而放缓那就更好。这一提法哪怕不切实际，也是很有趣的。它揭示了自动化带来的诸多挑战。provokeverb?T1.?to cause a reaction or feeling, especially a sudden one激起，引起;?provocation:?provoke a protest / an outcry / criticism etc?The proposal provoked widespread criticism.那项提议引起了广泛的批评。?The decision to invade provoked storms of protest.侵略决定激起了抗议的风暴。provoke debate / discussion激起辩论/讨论?The novel has provoked fierce debate in the US.那部小说在美国引起了激烈的争论。provokesb into (doing) sth?She hopes her editorial will provoke readers into thinking seriously about the issue.她希望她的社论能引发读者对该问题的认真思考。provokesb to do sth?Emma, though still at school, was provoked to help too.埃玛虽然还是个学生，见状也前来帮忙。2.?to make someone angry, especially deliberately激怒，使恼火:?The dog would not have attacked if it hadnt been provoked.如果不是被惹恼了，那狗是不会攻击的。provokesb into (doing) sth?Paul tried to provoke Fletch into a fight.保罗试图激怒弗莱琪来打架。skepticismnoun?UBrE;?skepticism?AmE1.?an attitude of doubting that particular claims or statements are true or that something will happen怀疑态度; 怀疑论forestallverb?Tformal1.?to prevent something from happening or prevent someone from doing something by doing something first预先阻止; 抢先:?a measure intended to forestall further attacks意在预先阻止进一步攻击的措施intrigue?1?verb1.?Tif some