本文讨论英国国民医疗服务体系（NHS）与人工智能公司 DeepMind 之间的一份数据协议。作者既肯定 AI 应用于医疗的潜力，又警惕科技巨头借公共数据形成私人垄断，最终呼吁以审慎态度应对这场数据革命。
Part 1 · 原文与翻译
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§ 段落 1
① Any fair-minded assessment of the dangers of the deal between Britain's National Health Service (NHS) and DeepMind must start by acknowledging that both sides mean well. ② DeepMind is one of the leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the world. ③ The potential of this work applied to healthcare is very great,but it could also lead to further concentration of power in the tech giants. ④ It is against that background that the information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham,has issued her damning verdict against the Royal Free hospital trust under the NHS,whichhanded over to DeepMind the records of 1.6 million patients in 2015 on the basis of a vague agreement whichtook far too little account of the patients' rights and their expectations of privacy.
fair-minded 公正的assessment 评估acknowledge 承认mean well 出于善意artificial intelligence (AI) 人工智能potential 潜力concentration 集中tech giants 科技巨头against that background 在这一背景下information commissioner 信息专员issue a verdict 发布裁决damning 谴责性的Royal Free hospital trust 皇家自由医院信托hand over 移交on the basis of 基于vague agreement 模糊的协议take account of 考虑到expectation of privacy 对隐私的期待
§ 段落 2
① DeepMind has almost apologized. ② The NHS trust has mended its ways. ③ Further arrangements —and there may be many — between the NHS and DeepMind will be carefully scrutinised to ensure that all necessary permissions have been asked of patients and all unnecessary data has been cleaned. ④ There are lessons about informed patient consent to learn. ⑤But privacy is not the only angle in this case and not even the most important. ⑥ Ms Denham chose to concentrate the blame on the NHS trust,since under existing law it "controlled" the data and DeepMind merely "processed" it. ⑦But this distinction misses the point that it is processing and aggregation, not the mere possession of bits, thatgives the data value.
mend one's ways 改正做法arrangement 安排scrutinise 审查ensure 确保permission 许可informed consent 知情同意angle 角度concentrate the blame on 将责任集中于under existing law 根据现行法律distinction 区分miss the point 没抓住要点processing and aggregation 处理与聚合mere possession 单纯的占有bits 比特（数据单位）
§ 段落 3
① The great question iswhoshould benefit from the analysis of all the datathat our lives now generate. ② Privacy law builds on the concept of damage to an individual from identifiable knowledge about them. ③ That misses the way the surveillance economy works. ④ The data of an individual there gains its value only when it is compared with the data of countless millions more.
benefit from 从中获益analysis 分析privacy law 隐私法build on 建立在之上concept of damage 损害概念identifiable knowledge 可识别的信息surveillance economy 监控经济gain value 获得价值countless millions 数以百万计
§ 段落 4
① The use of privacy law to curb the tech giants in this instance feels slightly maladapted. ② This practice does not address the real worry. ③ It is not enough to say that the algorithms DeepMind developswill benefit patients andsave lives. ④Whatmatters is that they will belong to a private monopoly whichdeveloped them using public resources. ⑤If software promises to save lives on the scale that drugs now can, big data may be expected to be have as big pharma has done. ⑥ We are still at the beginning of this revolution and small choices now may turn out to have gigantic consequences later. ⑦ A long struggle will be needed to avoid a future of digital feudalism. ⑧ Ms Denham's report is a welcome start.
curb 约束in this instance 在本案中maladapted 不适应的address the real worry 触及真正担忧algorithm 算法private monopoly 私人垄断public resources 公共资源on the scale that 在的规模上big pharma 大型制药公司revolution 革命gigantic consequences 巨大后果a long struggle 漫长斗争digital feudalism 数字封建主义a welcome start 可喜的开端
★ 长难句精析
长难句 ①｜段 1 ④ · 强调句 + 定语从句
It is against that background that the information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has issued her damning verdict against the Royal Free hospital trust under the NHS, whichhanded over to DeepMind the records of 1.6 million patients in 2015 on the basis of a vague agreement whichtookfar too little account of the patients' rights and their expectations of privacy.
结构：It is ... that ... 强调句结构，强调介词短语 against that background；主句内容为 the information commissioner has issued her damning verdict；其后跟两个 which 引导的定语从句，分别修饰 trust 和 agreement。
But this distinction misses the point that it is processing and aggregation, not the mere possession of bits, thatgives the data value.
结构：第一个 that 引导同位语从句，解释 the point 的内容；同位语从句内部又嵌套一个 it is ... that ... 强调句结构，强调 processing and aggregation；gives 带双宾语 give the data value（赋予数据价值）。
译文：但这种区分没有抓住要点：正是处理与聚合，而非单纯的比特占有，赋予了数据价值。
长难句 ③｜段 4 ⑤ · 条件状语从句 + 方式状语从句
If software promises to save lives on the scale that drugs now can, big data may be expected to behave as big pharma has done.
结构：If 引导条件状语从句，从句中又含 that 引导定语从句修饰 scale（that drugs now can 后省略了 save lives）；主句为 big data may be expected to behave；as 引导方式状语从句 as big pharma has done（done 代替 behaved）。
Q31 What is true of the agreement between the NHS and DeepMind?
[A] It caused conflicts among tech giants. ✗
[B] It failed to pay due attention to patient's rights. ✓
[C] It fell short of the latter's expectations. ✗
[D] It put both sides into a dangerous situation. ✗
STEP 1
定位词：agreement, NHS, DeepMind
STEP 2
定位句：段 1 ④ ...a vague agreement which took far too little account of the patients' rights and their expectations of privacy.
STEP 3
精读：took far too little account of = "对...考虑得太少"；a vague agreement = "模糊的协议"。协议的核心问题在于对患者权利考虑不足。
STEP 4
[A] 原文未提"巨头之间冲突"，无中生有 ✗ [C] "后者的期待"指代不清，原文未提 ✗ [D] "双方陷入险境"是对 dangers of the deal 的字面曲解 ✗ [B] failed to pay due attention to patient's rights = "未能对患者权利给予应有关注"，与 took far too little account of 同义替换 ✓
Q32 The NHS trust responded to Denham's verdict with ______.
[A] empty promises ✗
[B] tough resistance ✗
[C] necessary adjustments ✓
[D] sincere apologies ✗
STEP 1
定位词：NHS trust, responded, Denham's verdict
STEP 2
定位句：段 2 ② The NHS trust has mended its ways.
STEP 3
精读：mend one's ways = "改正做法"，表示已对原做法进行修正；与段 2 ③ "will be carefully scrutinised to ensure that all necessary permissions have been asked" 形成呼应——已做出必要调整。
[A] "不惜一切代价保护隐私"与段 2 ⑤ "privacy is not... the most important"矛盾 ✗ [B] 原文未将"泄露"与"出售"做比较，无中生有 ✗ [C] 原文未讨论数据盈利的"非法性"，偷换概念 ✗ [D] the value of data comes from the processing of it = "数据价值来自处理"，与 it is processing... that gives the data value 完全同义 ✓
Q34 According to the last paragraph, the real worry arising from this deal is ______.
[A] the vicious rivalry among big pharmas ✗
[B] the ineffective enforcement of privacy law ✗
[C] the uncontrolled use of new software ✗
[D] the monopoly of big data by tech giants ✓
STEP 1
定位词：last paragraph, real worry
STEP 2
定位句：段 4 ② This practice does not address the real worry. + 段 4 ④ What matters is that they will belong to a private monopoly which developed them using public resources.
STEP 3
精读：What matters = "真正重要的是"；private monopoly = "私人垄断"；developed them using public resources = "用公共资源开发"。作者指出真正担忧的不是隐私，而是科技巨头用公共数据训练出的算法成为私人垄断资产。
STEP 4
[A] big pharma 仅是类比对象，原文未提"巨头之间恶性竞争" ✗ [B] "隐私法执行不力"偷换概念——原文 maladapted 是"不适应"而非"执行不力" ✗ [C] "新软件的失控使用"原文未提 ✗ [D] the monopoly of big data by tech giants = "科技巨头对大数据的垄断"，与 private monopoly which developed them using public resources 同义替换 ✓
Q35 The author's attitude toward the application of AI to healthcare is ______.
[A] ambiguous ✗
[B] cautious ✓
[C] appreciative ✗
[D] contemptuous ✗
STEP 1
定位词：author's attitude, application of AI to healthcare（需通览全文态度词）
STEP 2
定位句：① 段 1 ③ The potential... is very great, but it could also lead to further concentration of power... ② 段 4 ⑥ small choices now may turn out to have gigantic consequences later. ③ 段 4 ⑦ A long struggle will be needed to avoid a future of digital feudalism.
STEP 3
精读：作者一方面承认潜力巨大（very great），另一方面用 but 转折指出风险（concentration of power），并警示"巨大后果"和"漫长斗争"。既不一味推崇，也不全盘否定——既看到价值又保持警惕 = 谨慎态度。
