[打卡] 惊人的芯片发展速度

今天的外刊金句来自《纽约时报》“解码美国对华芯片战”，文章里这句话描述了芯片惊人的发展：

if airplanes had improved at the same rate as chips, they’d now be flying at several times the speed of light. No technology in the history of human civilization has ever matched the breathtaking ascent of computing power.

词/短语：

1. airplane: n.飞机
   

2. match: vt.比得上

3. breathtaking: adj.惊人的

4. ascent: n.上升、发展
   

语法:

1. if airplanes had improved at the same rate as chips, they’d now be flying at several times the speed of light. 虚拟语气（对现在情况的假设）
   

译：如果飞机的改进速度与芯片相同，那么它们现在的飞行速度会是光速的好几倍。人类文明史上没有任何技术能够与计算能力的惊人提升相媲美。