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The potential evolution of today’s technology, and its social consequences, is dazzlingly complicated, and it’s perhaps best left to science fiction writers and futurologists to explore the many possibilities we can envisage.

詞彙突破

dazzlingly[ˈdæzlɪŋli]

adv. 耀眼地；燦爛地

futurologist[ˌfjuːtʃəˈrɑːlədʒɪst]

n. 未來學家；未來學研究者

envisage[ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ]

v. 設想，想像；正視，面對

結構分析

句子的主幹是 The potential evolution is dazzlingly complicated and it’s perhaps best left to explore the many possibilities。在第一個分句中 of today’s technology 修飾 evolution，作後置定語，插入語 and its social consequences 也作後置定語，在第二個分句中 to explore the many possibilities 是形式主語，定語從句 we can envisage 修飾 possibilities。

參考譯文

現在科技及其社會效應的潛在發展是極為複雜的，也許最好將其留給科幻小説家和未來學家 去探討我們可以預想的眾多可能性。