文本选自：CNN（美国有线电视新闻网）
作者：Samantha Murphy Kelly
原文标题：Microsoft is bringing ChatGPT technology to Word, Excel and Outlook
原文发布时间：17 Mar. 2023
Microsoft is bringing ChatGPT technology to Word, Excel and Outlook
Microsoft on Thursday outlined its plans to bring artificial intelligence to its most recognizable productivity tools, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word, with the promise of changing how millions do their work every day.
At an event on Thursday, the company announced that Microsoft 365 users will soon be able to use what the company is calling an AI "Co-pilot, " which will help edit, summarize, create and compare documents. But don't call it Clippy. The new features, which are built on the same technology that underpins ChatGPT, are far more powerful (and less anthropomorphized) than its wide-eyed, paperclip-shaped predecessor. With the new features, users will be able to transcribe meeting notes during a Skype call, summarize long email threads to quickly draft suggested replies, request to create a specific chart in Excel, and turn a Word document into a PowerPoint presentation in seconds.
Microsoft is also introducing a concept called Business Chat, an agent that essentially rides along with the user as they work and tries to understand and make sense of their Microsoft 365 data. The agent will know what's in a user's email and on their calendar for the day as well as the documents they've been working on, the presentations they've been making, the people they're meeting with, and the chats happening on their Teams platform, according to the company. Users can then ask Business Chat to do tasks such as write a status report by summarizing all of the documents across platforms on a certain project, and then draft an email that could be sent to their team with an update.
微软将ChatGPT技术引入Word、Excel和Outlook
精听党背景导读
微软正在将人工智能工具注入到其办公软件中，包括Word、Excel和Outlook。
该公司周四表示，这项名为Co-pilot的新功能是一个处理引擎，用户可用它来处理长邮件、用Word起草故事、用PowerPoint制作幻灯片动画等。
微软（Microsoft）发言人杰西卡·达什（Jessica Dash）表示，Office的新功能目前只面向20家企业客户。它将在未来几个月面向更多企业客户推出。
文本选自：CNN（美国有线电视新闻网）作者：Samantha Murphy Kelly原文标题：Microsoft is bringing ChatGPT technology to Word, Excel and Outlook原文发布时间：17 Mar. 2023关键词：微软 ChatGTP 办公软件
精听党带着问题听
1.“提高生产率”用英语可以怎么表达？2. 如何理解第二段中的“thread”？3. Business Chat可以实现哪些功能？
精听党选段赏析
标题解读
Microsoft is bringing ChatGPT technology to Word, Excel and Outlook
微软正在将ChatGPT技术引入Word、Excel和Outlook
段一
Microsoft on Thursday outlined its plans to bring artificial intelligence to its most recognizable productivity tools, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word, with the promise of changing how millions do their work every day.
outline vt. 概述，略述；勾勒，画…的轮廓；1. The manager outlined the new plan for next year. 经理概述了明年的新计划。
productivity n. 生产率，生产力；1. to increase productivity 提高生产率；2. high/improved/increased productivity 高/提高了的/增长了的生产率；3. Wage rates depend on levels of productivity. 工资水平取决于生产力水平。
promise n. 承诺，诺言；前途，指望；1. great promise 大有前途；很大的希望；
参考译文
周四，微软概述了将人工智能引入其最知名的生产力工具包的计划，包括Outlook、PowerPoint、Excel和Word，并承诺改变数百万人每天的工作方式。
段二
At an event on Thursday, the company announced that Microsoft 365 users will soon be able to use what the company is calling an AI “Co-pilot,” which will help edit, summarize, create and compare documents. But don’t call it Clippy. The new features, which are built on the same technology that underpins ChatGPT, are far more powerful (and less anthropomorphized) than its wide-eyed, paperclip-shaped predecessor. With the new features, users will be able to transcribe meeting notes during a Skype call, summarize long email threads to quickly draft suggested replies, request to create a specific chart in Excel, and turn a Word document into a PowerPoint presentation in seconds.
co-pilot n. （飞机的）副驾驶员；
Clippy 回形针（被微软解雇的Office小助手）；
underpin vt. 加固…的基础；加强，巩固；1. This section explores the new concepts that underpin the framework. 本节探讨了支撑该框架的新概念。
anthropomorphized adj. 给（神、动物、物体等）赋予人性的；1. Many greek gods are completely anthropomorphized. 许多希腊神被完全拟人化了。
predecessor n. 前任；被替代的事物；1. He faced the same kind of problems as his predecessor. 他面临着与他的前任同样的问题。
transcribe vt.（逐字逐句）记录；改写成，译成（另一种语言）；改编（乐曲）；1. to transcribe sth. into sth. 把某物转写成某物；2. She transcribed many folk music for piano. 她把许多民族乐曲改编成了钢琴曲。
thread n. 线；脉络；1. a piece or length of thread 一根线；2. to hang or be hanging by a thread 挂在一根线上；3. to follow/lose the thread 跟上思路/失去头绪；
draft vt. 起草，草拟；1. to draft a constitution/contract/bill 起草宪法/合同/法案；2. I'll draft a letter for you. 我给你写封信。
参考译文
在周四的一次活动中，该公司宣布，微软365用户很快将能够使用该公司所称的人工智能“小助手”（副驾驶），这将有助于编辑、汇总、创建和比较文档。但不要把它叫做“回形针”（Clippy）。这些新功能建立在与ChatGPT相同的技术基础上，比其大眼睛、回形针状的前一代功能强大得多（而且不那么拟人化）。有了这些新功能，用户将能够在Skype通话中转录会议笔记，总结长电子邮件脉络以快速起草建议回复，请求在Excel中创建特定图表，并在几秒钟内将Word文档转换为PowerPoint演示文稿。
段三
Microsoft is also introducing a concept called Business Chat, an agent that essentially rides along with the user as they work and tries to understand and make sense of their Microsoft 365 data. The agent will know what’s in a user’s email and on their calendar for the day as well as the documents they’ve been working on, the presentations they’ve been making, the people they’re meeting with, and the chats happening on their Teams platform, according to the company. Users can then ask Business Chat to do tasks such as write a status report by summarizing all of the documents across platforms on a certain project, and then draft an email that could be sent to their team with an update.
agent n. 代理人，代理商；（艺术界的）经纪人；1. user agent 用户代理；
essentially adv. 本质上，根本上；1. The world isn't essentially good in its nature or essentially bad.这个世界本质上没有好坏之分。
along with 沿（顺）着；连同…一起；与…一道；1. The problem of pollution arises along with the rapid development of industry. 污染问题随着工业的快速发展而出现。2. So long as what you do is right, I'll go along with you. 只要你做的是对的，我就支持你。
make sense 有意义；讲得通；言之有理；1. make sense of sth. 理解某事物；
Can you make sense of this sentence? 你能明白这个句子的意思吗？
calendar n. 日历；日程表；记事录，大事记；1. solar calendar 太阳历；公历；2. lunar calendar 阴历；
presentation n. 展示会，介绍会，发布会；陈述，报告，说明；
参考译文
微软还引入了一种名为“商务聊天”（Business Chat）的概念，这是一个助手（代理），在用户工作时基本上与用户一起工作，并试图理解和整合他们的微软365数据。据该公司介绍，该助手将知道用户的电子邮件和当天日历上的内容，以及他们一直在编写的文件、他们一直在做的演示、与他们会面的人，以及他们在Teams平台上进行的聊天。然后，用户可以要求“商务聊天”（Business Chat）完成一些任务，例如通过汇总某个项目上跨平台的所有文档来编写报告，然后起草一封电子邮件，发送给他们的团队并进行更新。
精听党每日单词
outline
/ˈaʊtlaɪn/ vt. 概述，略述；勾勒，画…的轮廓；
productivity
/ˌproʊdʌkˈtɪvətiˌ prɑːdʌkˈtɪvəti/ n. 生产率，生产力；
promise
/ˈprɑːmɪs/ n. 承诺，诺言；前途，指望；
co-pilot
/ˈkoʊ paɪlət/ n. （飞机的）副驾驶员；
Clippy
回形针（被微软解雇的Office小助手）；
underpin
/ˌʌndərˈpɪn/ vt. 加固…的基础；加强，巩固；
anthropomorphized
/ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfaɪzd/ adj. 给（神、动物、物体等）赋予人性的；
predecessor
/ˈpredəsesər/ n. 前任；被替代的事物；
transcribe
/trænˈskraɪb/ vt.（逐字逐句）记录；改写成，译成（另一种语言）；改编（乐曲）；
thread
/θred/ n. 线；脉络；
draft
/drɑːft/ vt. 起草，草拟；
agent
/ˈeɪdʒənt/ n. 代理人，代理商；（艺术界的）经纪人；
essentially
/ɪˈsenʃəli/ adv. 本质上，根本上；
along with
沿（顺）着；连同…一起；与…一道；
make sense
有意义；讲得通；言之有理；
calendar
/ˈkælɪndər/ n. 日历；日程表；记事录，大事记；
presentation
/ˌpriːz(ə)nˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 展示会，介绍会，发布会；陈述，报告，说明；
精听党文化拓展
微软人工智能技术背后的公司、ChatGPT的创造者OpenAI推出了其下一代型号GPT-4。该更新在早期测试和公司演示中震惊了许多用户，它能够起草诉讼，通过标准化考试，并根据手绘草图构建工作网站。
OpenAI表示，它增加了更多的“护栏”，以使对话走上正轨，并努力使该工具减少偏见。但这一更新，以及大型科技公司整合这项技术的举措，可能会增加关于人工智能工具如何颠覆职业、使学生作弊以及改变我们与技术关系的挑战性问题。微软的新必应浏览器已经使用GPT-4，无论好坏。
微软发言人表示，应该提醒访问新人工智能工具的365用户，该技术正在进行中，需要仔细检查信息。尽管OpenAI对其最新型号进行了大量改进，但GPT-4与之前版本有类似的限制。该公司表示，它仍然可以犯“简单的推理错误”或“在接受用户明显的虚假陈述时过度轻信”，并且不进行事实核查。
尽管如此，微软认为，这些变化将显著改善人们的工作体验，让他们更轻松、更不繁琐地完成任务，使他们更具分析和创造力。
精听党每日美句
Behind the mountains there are people to be found.
天外有天，山外有山。