callous ['kæləs]

无情的（形容词）

(adjective) Unfeeling; cold; lacking any empathy or generosity.

EXAMPLE: The stern company president was a callous old man who would fire loyal employees without the slightest hesitation or concern for their future.

这位严厉的公司总裁是一个无情的老人，为了公司的未来，他会毫不犹豫地开掉公司忠诚的员工。

emerging technologies

新兴技术

Any technological devices, systems, or applications that are newly developed or still in the process of being perfected.

EXAMPLE: Both excitement and frustration accompany any business that is active in the development of emerging technologies such as voice recognition and speech synthesis.

兴奋和失望伴随所有从事开发语音识别、语音合成这样的新兴技术企业。