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1. 认识这个词（基础篇）

词：ubiquitous

英英释义：seeming to be in all places

例句：Many privacy issues arise from the ubiquitous usage of smart devices.

2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）

“ubiquitous”是形容词，意思是”普遍的““无处不在的”，经常可以用来替换 can be found everywhere 等表达，是个口语和写作中都常见的词。我们通过几个例子掌握它的用法。

比如智能设备的广泛使用导致了许多隐私问题，我们就可以说：

Many privacy issues arise from the ubiquitous usage of smart devices.

再比如由于到处都是监控摄像头，犯罪和恐怖事件减少了许多：

Crimes and terrorist attacks have been effectively reduced by ubiquitous surveillance cameras.

和好朋友在露台举行派对，没想到无处不在、讨厌的蚊子扫了兴：

The mosquitoes, obnoxious and ubiquitous, ruined our patio party.

《经济学人》中也经常用到 ubiquitous，比如：

1）Imagine a world in which cameras equipped with facial recognition were ubiquitous.

2）In London, some 50 miles west of Colchester, fried-chicken shops are ubiquitous.

3）A sharp drop in how often American teenagers go out without their parents began in 2009, around when mobile phones became ubiquitous.

3. 从认识到会用（作业）

1）翻译下面的句子：

如今好像到处都是咖啡馆。

Coffee shops seem to be ubiquitous nowadays.

造句

Stray cats are ubiquitous nowadays.

（参考翻译：Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days.）