这个狠人把自己变成了一张行走的信用卡【健谈英语】

【头条播报】
Patrick Paumen, a security guard from the Netherlands, causes a stir whenever he pays for something in a shop or restaurant as he simply places his left hand near the contactless card reader, and the payment goes through. He is able to pay using his hand because back in 2019 he had a contactless payment microchip injected under his skin. A microchip was first implanted into a human back in 1998, but it is only during the past decade that the technology has been available commercially. The idea of having such a chip implanted in our body is an appalling one, but a 2021 survey of more than 4,000 people across the UK and the European Union found that 51% would consider it.

【分句讲解】
①Patrick Paumen, a security guard from the Netherlands, causes a stir whenever he pays for something in a shop or restaurant as he simply places his left hand near the contactless card reader, and the payment goes through. 
来自荷兰的保安帕特里克·帕门每次在商店或餐厅付款时都会引起轰动，因为他只需将左手放在非接触式读卡器附近，付款就完成了。

1. cause a stir 引起轰动

stir v. 搅拌，搅动 n. 轰动
cause a big/real stir 引起巨大轰动

The invention is going to cause a big stir in the world. 
这项发明将在全世界引起轰动。

2. contactless card reader 非接触式读卡器

driverless adj. 无人驾驶的
driverless vehicle 无人驾驶汽车

②He is able to pay using his hand because back in 2019 he had a contactless payment microchip injected under his skin. 
他之所以能够用手支付，是因为早在 2019 年，他的皮肤下就被植入了一个非接触式支付微芯片。

1. be able to 能够，会

At work you need to be able to concentrate. 
工作时你要能专心。

2. have sth done ……被做

3. inject v. 注射

③A microchip was first implanted into a human back in 1998, but it is only during the past decade that the technology has been available commercially. 
微芯片在1998年首次被植入人体，但在过去十年中，该技术才开始商业化。

1. implant v./n. 移植，植入

The implant is not a complete artificial heart. 
这个植入体并不是一个完整的人工心脏。

④The idea of having such a chip implanted in our body is an appalling one, but a 2021 survey of more than 4,000 people across the UK and the European Union found that 51% would consider it.
虽然将这种芯片植入我们体内的想法令人震惊，但在2021年对英国和欧盟的4000多人进行的一项调查中发现，51%的人会考虑这么做。

1. the idea of 关于……的想法

I really like the idea of helping people. 
我非常喜欢帮助他人这个想法。

2. appalling adj. 令人震惊的，骇人听闻的

She suffered appalling burns to her back. 
她背部受了严重烧伤。