记得大学三年级的寒假，为了进入某英语培训学校教英语，根据当时那个学校校长的要求，我们的发音要与课本外教的发音一致。那是个美国外教，自然要模仿的是美式发音。放假大家伙儿都回家了，于是自己一个人关上宿舍门，放上磁带，打开音响，一个人跟读模仿。我们也要接受那个机构资深教师的培训。最后我有幸入选，开始教英语。再后来，我和几个志同道合的同学一起创建英语学习社群，那个阶段主要学的也是美式英语。素材有电视节目、电影、名人演讲，五花八门。自从去年来到英国学习，我有意识地改正，向英式发音靠近，因此学习模仿的对象全部是英式发音。新闻、记录片、有声读物等等。其实，跟读-模仿-录音的过程，就是不断强化学习发音的过程。虽然录制仅仅一分钟一两段话，但全文跟读模仿至少2个小时。充分利用这几乎全部是英式发音的环境，强化训练，加油！
今天录音第4天，带来一段关于量子计算机的文章
If quantum computers are to be useful, they must first be reliable.
CALCULATING machines that run on quantum bits (known as qubits, for short) are, by some accounts, the future of computation. Quantum computers have the theoretical advantage that they can solve with ease certain mathematical problems, such as the factorisation of large numbers, which are hard or impossible for classical machines. This is possible thanks to a qubit’s ability to remain, through the peculiarities of quantum mechanics, in many quantum states simultaneously. The more qubits a computer has, the more mind-bogglingly gigantic are the calculations it can handle. Finance, medicine, chemistry and artificial intelligence are thus all expected to be transformed by quantum computing.
单词解析：
（1）quantum computer，量子计算机，是一种使用量子逻辑进行通用计算的设备。不同于电子计算机（或称传统电脑），量子计算用来存储数据的对象是量子比特，它使用量子算法来进行数据操作。（维基百科）
（2）reliable: a reliable vehicle, piece of equipment, or system always works well
（3）account：a written or spoken report about something that has happened
常见搭配 by/from all accounts：according to what people say
（4）theoretical：based on theories or ideas instead of on practical experience
（5）ease: the ability to do something easily
常见搭配with ease
例：Young children seem to master computer games with ease.
（6）factorize：to divide a number exactly into smaller numbers that can be multiplied together to make the original number
（7）peculiarity：a quality or feature that belongs to a particular person, thing, or situation
例：You have to live in the city and understand its peculiarities.
（8）mind-boggling：verylarge, unusual, or complicated and not easy to imagine
（9）gigantic：extremely large
（10）transform: to make someone or something completely different, usually in a way that makes them more attractive, easier to use etc