Notes

① People that are going to lose the ability to speak use this software to record their voices．即將喪失說(shuō)話能力的人們使用這個(gè)軟件來(lái)錄制他們的聲音。

句中“that are going to lose the ability to speak”為定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞people。

② Laurence used to play and sing in a band, … 勞倫斯過(guò)去曾在樂(lè)隊(duì)里演奏和歌唱，……

used to… 意為“過(guò)去常常……”，后面接動(dòng)詞原形。

③ To be able to read to his son, Brewer decided to open a voice bank for him．為了能讀給兒子聽(tīng)，布魯爾決定為他建一個(gè)語(yǔ)音庫(kù)。

句子中的不定式結(jié)構(gòu)“To be able to read to his son”，表示目的。