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,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,1. The college cus, long a place of scholarship and frontiers of new technology, is being transformed into a new age of electronics by a fleet of laptops, smartphones and connectivity 24 hours a day. (Para. 1),Meaning: For a long time, the college cus has been a place to provide education and produce most advanced new technology. But it is now being completely changed into an electronic-age hot spot by the wide use of laptops, smartphones, and access to the Internet 24 hours a day.,Scholarship: n. U the knowledge, work or methods involved in serious study 学问；学识；学术研究 This book series is regarded as a magnificent work of scholarship. 这套丛书被认为是学术巨著。,frontier: n. C, usu. pl. the most advanced or recent ideas about sth. （思想的）前沿；（知识的）新领域,They were very excited about their work on the frontiers of medicine, for they were developing a medicine that might be able to cure lung cancer. 他们对自己在医学研究新领域的 工作感到非常兴奋，因为他们正在研发一种可能治愈肺癌的药物。,electronics: n. U 1) electronic equipment or equipment with electronic parts 电子设备；电子仪器 Storms, thunder and lightning can affect a cars electronics. 暴雨和雷电会影响汽车的电子仪器。,2) the science and technology that uses or produces electronic equipment 电子学；电子技术,He is an electronics engineer, but he likes to write with a pen instead of a computer. 他是电子工程师，但是他喜欢用笔写字，而不是用电脑打字。,Note: The word fleet is used metaphorically here. It is a kind of word play. You could say a fleet of laptops, or an army of laptops, or a host of laptops.,For exle: He sat in the back yard in the sun, watching a fleet of white clouds overhead. 他坐在后院晒太阳，看着天上的朵朵白云。,Para.2 On a typical modern-day cus, where every building and most outdoor common areas offer wireless Internet access, one student takes her laptop everywhere. In class, she takes notes with it, sometimes instant-messaging or emailing friends if the professor is less than interesting. In her dorm, she instant-messages her roommate sitting just a few feet away. She is tied to her smartphone, which she even uses to text a friend who lives one floor above her, and which supplies music for walks between classes.,在典型的现代校园里，每幢建筑和大部分室外公共区域都提供无线互联网接入, 学生可以把手提电 脑带到任何地方。 课堂上，她用手提电脑记笔记，有时如果教授的课一点都没意思，她就会给朋友发送 即时信息或电子邮件。 在寝室，她甚至会给近在咫尺的室友发送即时信息。 她离不开智能手机，甚至 对住在楼上的朋友也要发短信；在从上一堂课去下一堂课的路上她也要用智能手机听音乐。,2.On a typical modern-day cus, where every building and most outdoor common areas offer wireless Internet access, one student takes her laptop everywhere. (Para. 2),Meaning: On a typical cus nowadays, where wireless Internet access is available in all buildings and most outdoor public areas, a student can use her laptop at any place.,3.In class, she takes notes with it, sometimes instant-messaging or emailing friends if the professor is less than interesting. (Para. 2),Meaning: She takes notes with her laptop in class, and sometimes sends instant messages or emails to friends if the professors class or lecture is not interesting.,instant-message: v. exchange written messages over the Internet with people that you know 发送即时消,She doesnt like instant-messaging. When she has something to say, she will make a phone call. 她不喜欢发 即时消息。有话要说时，她就打 。,4.In her dorm, she instant-messages her roommate sitting just a few feet away. (Para. 2),Meaning: In her dorm room, she even sends instant messages to her roommate, who is sitting only a few feet away from her.,5 She is tied to her smartphone, which she even uses to text a friend who lives one floor above her, and which supplies music for walks between classes. (Para. 2),Meaning: She is so attached to her smartphone that she even uses it to send messages to a friend who lives just upstairs. She also uses it to listen to music when she walks from one class to another.,be tied to sth.:1) be related to sth. and dependent on it 和某物联系在一起；依附于某物 Our economy is closely tied to import and export. 我们的经济和进出口紧密相关。,2) be restricted by a particular situation, job, etc., so that you cannot do exactly what you want 被某事物束缚/约束/限制 Many young mothers are tied to the home and children. 许多年轻母亲被家庭和孩子所牵绊。,text: vt. send a written message to sb. using a mobile phone （用手机） 给发短信 Her boyfriend didnt call or text her all day, which made her quite upset. 她的男朋友一整天都没有给她打 ，也没有发短信，这让她很不安。,Para.3 Welcome to college life in the 21st century, where students on cus are electronically linked to each other, to professors and to their class work 24/7 in an ever-flowing river of information and communication. With many schools offering wireless Internet access anywhere on cus, colleges as a group have become the most Internet-accessible spots in the world.,欢迎来体验 21 世纪的大学生活：通过源源不断的信息流，学生之间、师生之间以及学生和课堂作业之间建立了电子化的联系，一天 24 小时，一周 7 天，从不间断。 在许多学校，无线互联网连接覆盖了校园的各个角落，大学整体上也因此成为世界上互联网最普及的地方。,6 Welcome to college life in the 21st century, where students on cus are electronically linked to each other, to professors and to their classwork 24/7 in an ever-flowing river of information and communication. (Para. 3),Meaning: Welcome to college life in the 21st century. On cus students are all the time 24 hours a day, 7 days a week connected with each other, with their professors and with their classwork by electronic devices in a forever flowing river of information and communication.,Note: Literally 24/7 means 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If we say something happens 24/7, we mean that it happens all the time, or without stopping. For exle: Our store opens 24/7; we dont even close on Christmas and Thanksgiving. 我们的商店全天候营业，甚至在 圣诞节和感恩节我们也不关门。,Word formation note: The prefix ever- can combine with present participles and adjectives to form new adjectives. Adjectives formed in this way describe something that continually does something, or that always has particular characteristics or qualities.,For exle: the ever-increasing demand for oil 对石油需求的不断增大 the ever-changing countryside 不断变化的农村 an ever-lasting memory 永久的记忆,7 With many schools offering wireless Internet access anywhere on cus, colleges as a group have become the most Internet-accessible spots in the world. (Para. 3),Meaning: Because many colleges provide wireless Internet access everywhere on cus, colleges as a whole have become places where the Internet is most widely used in the world.,Para.4 Students say they really value their fingertip-access to the boundless amount of information online, and the ability to email professors at 2 a.m. and receive responses the next morning. I always feel like I have a means of communication in class and out of class, says one engineering major.,学生们说他们非常看重动动手指就可获得无限的网上信息，还可以在凌晨两点给教授发电子邮件，并能在第二天早上收到教授的回复。 一位工程专业的学生说：,“,我觉得无论在课内还是在课外，我都拥有一种交流手段。,”,8 Students say they really value their fingertip-access to the boundless amount of information online, and the ability to email professors at 2 a.m. and receive responses the next morning. (Para. 4),Meaning,: Students say that they really think it very important to have easy access to unlimited amounts of,information on the Internet and to be able to send emails to their professors even after midnight and receive their replies the next morning.,Fingertip: n. C the end of your finger that is furthest away from your hand,指尖,She touched the babys cheek gently with her fingertips.,她用指尖轻轻地碰了碰婴儿的脸蛋。,boundless: a. without a limit or end,无限的；无穷的；无边无际的,He always has boundless energy and enthusiasm.,他总是有着无穷的精力和热情。,9 “I always feel like I have a means of communication in class and out of class,” says one engineering major.(Para. 4),Meaning:,“I always have the feeling that I have a way to communicate with others, whether in class or out of,class,” says a student majoring in engineering.,Means: n. C (pl. means) a way of doing or achieving sth.,手段； 方法；工具,Homework should not be used as a means of controlling children.,家庭作业不应被当作控制孩子 的手段。,major: n. C (AmE) sb. studying a particular subject as their main subject at college or university,（大 学中）主修某科目的学生；某专业的学生,Shes a history major, but she really likes engineering.,她是历史 专业的学生，但她真正喜欢的是工科。,Usage note:1 feel like,后面可接由,that,引导的从句（,that,有时可省 略），意思与,feel as if,相同，表示,“,感觉好像,”,。例如：,Alice felt like (that) she was in a very nice dream.,艾丽斯觉得她好像在做一个美梦。,2 feel like,后面还可以接,sth.,或,doing sth.,作宾语，表示,“,想要（做）某事,”,。例如：,Do you feel like another drink?,你想不想再喝一杯？,He didnt feel like going to work.,他不想去上班。,Para.5 Many are using smartphones, not only to create their own dialects when texting, but also to do more serious work, such as practicing foreign languages and analyzing scripts from their theater classes. In a university class on the history of American radio, students use smartphones to record their own radio shows. The course instructor said, Its adding to students sense of excitement about the subject. Professors have been encouraged to tape their lectures and post them online. We realized there might be some potential for a device that could get attention and encourage sophisticated thinking, says one leading university director.,很多学生不仅使用智能手机自创语体发短信，而且也用智能手机来做更正经的工作，比如练习外语、分析戏剧课的脚本等。 在一所大学的有关美国广播电台历史的课上，学生们用智能手机录下他们自己的,广播节目。 教授这门课的教师说：,“,这提高了学生学习这门课的兴奋感。,”,学校也鼓励教授录下授课内容并发布到网上。 一位一流大学的主管说：,“,我们意识到，像这样一种能够引起学生关注、并促使他们深入思考的工具也许大有潜力。,”,10 Many are using smartphones, not only to create their own dialects when texting, but also to do more serious work, such as practicing foreign languages and analyzing scripts from their theater classes. (Para. 5),Meaning: Many students are using smartphones to send text messages by using their own style of language. They also use smartphones to do more serious work, for exle, to practice foreign languages and to analyze scripts from their theater classes.,Note: Here the word dialect refers to the language particularly used by young people when they exchange text messages, for exle, “u” (you), “thnx”(thanks), “btw” (by the way), “cool” (very attractive), “nuts” (crazy), “chicken” (coward) and so on.,11,“Its adding to students sense of excitement about the subject.” (Para. 5),Meaning:,“It makes students feel more excited about the subject.”,sense:,n. C a feeling about sth.,（对事物的）感觉,They say they are dealing with the problem, but there seems to be no sense of urgency.,他们说他们正在处理这个问题，但是似乎看不出他们有任何的紧迫感。,12 Professors have been encouraged to tape their lectures and post them online. (Para.5),Meaning: Professors have been encouraged to record their lectures and put them online.,tape:,v.,record sounds or pictures using tape,（用磁带）录音，录像,e.g.,Did you tape the professors lecture today?,今天教授的讲座你录下来了吗？,post:,vt. put a message or computer document on the Internet so that other people can see it,贴；公布,e.g.,He posted some of his pictures on his website.,他在自己的网站上了贴了几张自己的照片。,13,“We realized there might be some potential for a device that could get attention and,encourage sophisticated thinking,” says one leading university director. (Para. 5),Meaning:,According to a director from a leading university, smartphones have the potential to get students attention and promote deep and high-level thinking.,Para.6 For most undergraduates, non-stop Internet connectivity is the fuel of college life. More than just toys, these instruments are powerful tools for the storage and management of virtually every kind of information. And as more people around the world adopt these instruments, they are becoming indispensable. So, students should use the wonders of the Internet to do homework, review lecture outlines, take part in class discussions and network online with their friends. But in doing so, students must remember to regulate and balance their time. Too much time online can mean too little time in real-life studying or exercising or visiting with friends. Students should not let the Internet world on their computer screens take them away from the real world outside.,6,对于大多数本科生来说，永不间断的互联网是大学生活的动力。 网络工具不只是玩具，而且是储存和管理几乎各种信息的强大工具。随着世界上越来越多的人使用这些工具，它们已经变得不可或缺。所以，学生应该运用互联网所创造的奇迹来完成作业、复习讲座提纲、参与课堂讨论、与朋友们进行网上社交。 但是在做这些的同时，学生们必须记住，要控制和平衡好时间。 上网时间过长就意味着在现实生活中学习、锻炼或和朋友叙谈的时间过少。 学生们不应该让电脑屏幕上的互联网世界使他们脱离外面的现实世界。,14,For most undergraduates, non-stop Internet connectivity is the fuel of college life. (Para.6),Meaning:,For most undergraduate students, continuous access to the Internet is what supports,college life.,Note:,In the sentence,fuel,is used metaphorically. In order to produce heat or energy, you have to burn a substance such as coal, gas, or oil. Students also need something, in this case, Internet connection, to get along with their studies and lives.,non-stop:,a.1) continuing without stopping,不断的；不停的,We had three days of almost non-stop rain.,我们有三天几乎不断地在下雨。,2) going directly from one place to another,直达的,I always took a non-stop flight from Los Angeles to Berlin.,我总是乘坐从洛杉矶到柏林的直飞航班。,15 More than just toys, these instruments are powerful tools for the storage and management of virtually every kind of information. (Para. 6),Meaning:,These instruments are not just toys. They are powerful tools to store and deal with almost any kind of information.,16 And as more people around the world adopt these instruments, they are becoming indispensable. (Para. 6),Meaning: All of these instruments laptops, smartphones, and wireless Internet access are becoming essential as more people around the world use them.,17 So, students should use the wonders of the Internet to do homework, review lecture outlines, take part in class discussions and network online with their friends. (Para. 6),Meaning: So, students should use the amazing functions of the Internet to do their homework, review main points of lectures, take part in class discussions and connect with their friends on the Internet.,network: vi. meet and talk to people in order to receive or give information, esp. about business opportunities,交流；沟通；（尤指）建立商业联络,e.g.,Youve always got to network and make new contacts.,你总得与人交流，并建立新的关系。,v. connect several computers together so that they can share information,（计算机）联网,e.g.,Our work efficiency will be much improved when all our computers and office equipment are networked.,当我们所有的电脑和办公室设备联网时，我们的工作效率将会大大提高。,18 But in doing so, students must remember to regulate and balance their time. (Para. 6),Meaning: But in doing so, students must remember to control and balance their time online and offline.,19 Too much time online can mean too little time in real-life studying or exercising or visiting with friends. (Para. 6),Meaning: If you spend too much time online, you may not have much time in your real life to study, do physical exercise, or talk with your friends.,Real-life: a. (only before noun) actually happening in life, not invented in a book,真实的；实际发生的；现实生活中的,This is not an imaginary question. This is a real-life problem.,这不是假想出来的问题，这是实际存在的问题。,20 Students should not let the Internet world on their computer screens take them away from the real world outside. (Para. 6),Meaning: Students should not get caught up and spend too much time in the virtual world so that they neglect the real world.,Para.7 Colleges began embracing Internet access in the mid-1990s, when many began wiring dorms with high-speed connections. In the past few years, schools have taken the lead by turning their cuses into bubbles of Wi-Fi networks. In fact, a recent study in the US found that information technology accounted for 5% to 8% of college budgets, up from an estimated 2% to 3% in the mid-1980s.,大学在 20 世纪 90 年代中期迎来互联网，那时许多大学开始给学生寝室接入高速网络。 在过去的几年中，学校率先把校园变成了被无线网络覆盖的世界。 事实上，美国最近的一项研究发现，信息技术的投入占高校预算的 5%-8%，比 20 世纪 80 年代中期约 2%-3%的投入有所增加。,21 Colleges began embracing Internet access in the mid-1990s, when many began wiring dorms with high-speed connections. (Para. 7),Meaning: Colleges started to use the Internet in the mid-1990s. At that time many colleges began equipping dorms with high-speed Internet connections.,wire: vt. connect a piece of electrical equipment to sth., or connect the wires inside a piece of equipment,将电子设备连接到；给,接上电线,Each of the homes is wired for cable television.,家家户户都安装了有线电视。,22 In the past few years, schools have taken the lead by turning their cuses intobubbles of Wi-Fi networks. (Para. 7),Meaning: In the past few years, schools have been the first to transform their cuses into places connected with Wi-Fi networks.,23 In fact, a recent study in the US found that information technology accounted for 5% to 8% of college budgets, up from an estimated 2% to 3% in the mid-1980s. (Para. 7),Meaning: In fact, a recent study in the US found that 5% to 8% of the money that colleges had spent was used for information technology. In the mid-1980s the percentage was estimated to be 2%to 3%.,Para.8 On one cus, students use Wi-Fi to fire off instant messages, review their homework assignments, and check their bank balances. Just nine miles down the highway, another university had been feeling a bit of a technology inferiority complex. To compensate, it spent tens of thousands of dollars to give every one of its incoming freshmen a free Apple iPad.,8 有一所大学里，学生用无线网络发送即时信息、复习家庭作业以及查看银行账户余额。 而就在沿公路往前九英里处，另一所大学一直有种技术不如别人的自卑感。 为了弥补这一点，该大学花了数万美元给每一名入学新生赠送了一台苹果 iPad。,24 On one cus, students use Wi-Fi to fire off instant messages, review their homework assignments, and check their bank balances. (Para. 8),Meaning: On one cus, students use Wi-Fi to send instant messages, review their homework, and check the amount of money they have in their bank accounts.,bank balance: n. C the amount of money sb. has in their bank account,账户余额；银行存款余额,e.g.,I check my bank balance about once a month.,我大约每个月查一下我的账户余额。,25 Just nine miles down the highway, another university had been feeling a bit of a technology inferiority complex. (Para. 8),Meaning: Just nine miles down the main road, another university had been feeling inferior and anxious because they thought their technology was not as good as that of other universities.,inferiority complex: n. C, usu. sing. a continuous feeling that you are much less important, clever, etc. than other people,自卑情结；自卑感,e.g.,An inferiority complex is very harmful to you and is the greatest obstacle to success.,自卑感对你非常有害，它是成功路上最大的障碍。,26 To compensate, it spent tens of thousands of dollars to give every one of its incoming freshmen a free Apple iPad. (Para. 8),Meaning: To change their inferior status, the university spent tens of thousands of dollars to give each new first-year student a free Apple iPad.,Usage note: to do, in order to do, so as to do , in order to do,和,so as to do,都可以表示,“,为了,”,，引导目的状语。,1. to do,和,in order to do,在句中的位置比较灵活，可位于句首，也可置于句末，而,so as to do,不放在句首。例如：,To/In order to hear more clearly, we moved to the front row.,为了听得更清楚，我们挪到了前排。,2.,这三种结构的否定式分别为：,not to do, in order not to do,和,so as not to do,。当不定式的逻辑主语与句子的主语不一致时，必须用其复合结构。比较：,He started early so as not to be late for school.,他早起是为了上学不迟到。,I woke Ben up early so as for him not to be late for work.,我很早把本叫醒是为了让他上班不迟到。,Usage note:,1.every one, everyone1 every one,指,“,某一组人中的每一个人,”,，强调,every single person,，而,everyone,表示,“,每人,”,， 含有,“,整体；全体,”,的意义。,例如：,She turned her attention to her friends. Every one had had a good education.,她把注意力转到她的朋友们身上。他们中的每一个人都 受过良好的教育。,He has five children and every one is good at painting.,他有五个孩子，他们个个都 擅长画画。,Everyone had the right to vote.,人人都有投票权。,2. every one,可以用于表示,“,每一件（样） 东西,”,；而,everyone,不能用于此意。例如：,She dusted the books and put every one back in its place.,她把书上的灰掸掉，再把每本书都放回原处。,Ive looked at six houses so far and found something wrong with every one of them.,我已经看过六处房子了，发现每一幢房子都有问题。,3. everyone,只能用 于指人，不能指物。,everyone,用作主语时，其谓语动词用单数。例如：,Everyone wants to find out what is going on.,每个人都想弄清楚发生了什么事。,Everyone had the right to vote.,人人都有投票权。（强调,“,人人,”,，,“,每人都,”,）,4.,现代英语中，与,everyone/everybody,对应的主格、宾格和所有格代词通 常用,they, them,和,their,。例如：,Everyone should do what they can to prevent violence.,每个人都应该尽其所能制止暴力,。,Everybody had to bring their own laptops.,每个人都得自带电脑。,Para.9 Some universities even require that all students own or lease a laptop. Some say the focus on technology
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