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A Virtual Life

A Virtual Life. COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK TWO UNIT FOUR. Unit 4 A Virtual Life. I. New Computer-and-Internet- related Vocabulary II. New Words and Expressions of Text A III. Vocabulary Test of Unit 4 IV. Cultural Notes of Text A

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  1. A Virtual Life COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK TWO UNIT FOUR

  2. Unit 4 A Virtual Life • I. New Computer-and-Internet- related Vocabulary • II. New Words and Expressions of Text A • III. Vocabulary Test of Unit 4 IV. Cultural Notes of Text A V. Text Organization and Analysis • VI. Translation • VII. Essay Writing

  3. New Computer-and-Internet-related Vocabulary • Prefixes: cyber-, virtual-, net-, Web-, E-(e-): • cyber-interaction网络互动 • cyber-culture网络文化 • cybernut网虫 • cyberpet电子宠物 • cyber-affairs网恋 • cyberlove网恋 • cyberdoc.(cyber+doctor)网络医生 • cyberize(cyber+ize)使联网

  4. New Computer-and-Internet-related Vocabulary • virtual life虚拟生活 • virtual world虚拟世界 • virtual space虚拟空间 • virtual office虚拟办公室 • virtual pet虚拟宠物 • netter网民 • nethead网虫 • netizen网民 • netsurf网络漫游

  5. New Computer-and-Internet-related Vocabulary • Webmaster网站维护者 • Website网站 • Webpage网页 • Webnomics(Web+economics)网络经济 • Webzine (Web+magazine)网络杂志

  6. New Computer-and-Internet-related Vocabulary • E-book 电子书籍 • E-journal 电子杂志 • E-business电子商务 • E-commerce电子商务 • E-card 电子贺卡 • E-tailing(e+ retailing) 电子零售

  7. Words and Expressions of Text A(virtual) • Virtual • a.1.虚拟的 virtual image 虚像 a virtual world a virtual library • 2.事实上的 • Because the government was weak, the army became the virtual ruler of the country. • 由于政府软弱，军队成了这个国家事实上的统治者。 • 构词：virtually adv.实际上，实质上

  8. Words and Expressions of Text A(interpret) • Interpret • v.1.understand理解 e.g. They are worried that the students might interpret the new regulation as a restriction of their rights. • 2.explain解释 e.g. Can you interpret the meaning of these passages? • 3.translate 口译 e.g. I don’t speak German, will you interpret what he says for me? • interpretation n.解释，阐明 interpretor n.口译者

  9. Words and Expressions of Test A(stretch) • Stretch • v.1.拉长，伸展 e.g. The desert stretched away with the distance. • 2.伸出(手臂等) e.g. Can you stretch for the book on the top of the shelf? • 用法：stretch oneself 伸懒腰，尽最大努力 stretch out伸开四肢；使延长 • 分辨： expand, stretch与extend: expand扩大，膨胀，指面或体的伸展； stretch 伸，指由曲而直或由短而长的伸展 extend伸展，延伸，引申为扩展(势力，范围等).

  10. Words and Expressions of Text A(submit) • Submit • vt.1.提交，提出 e.g.He submitted his resignation.(辞呈) • 2.服从，听从 e.g.He is the last man to submit tamely to another’s opinion. • 他决不是顺从他人意见的人。 • 3.投降 e.g. After being defeated, they submitted to the enemy. • 用法：submit sth. to sb.向… 提出，提交 submit (onself) to 服从，听从

  11. Words and Expressions of Text A(communicate) • Communicate • vi.1.通信，交流思想 e.g.Young people sometimes compain of not being able to communicate with their parents. • 2.传递，表达 e.g. Our teachers communicate his ideas clearly. • 3.传染 e.g. School children often communicate colds to each other. • 构词：communication n.通讯 交流 • communicative a.通讯联络的

  12. Words and Expressions of Text A(spit) (symptom) • Spit (spat or spit) • vt.吐出 spit blood spit curses • 用法：spit at(upon) （表示轻蔑的）唾弃 e.g. They spat at(on) her ideas. • Symptom • n.1.征兆，表现 e.g. Civil unrest may be a symptom of the decline of a society. • 内部不稳定可能是社会衰败的征兆。 • 2.症状 e.g. The doctor made his diagnoses after studying the patient’s symptoms.

  13. Words and Expressions of Text A(interaction) • Interaction • n.1.交往 e.g. There is a need for more interaction between staff and children. • 2.相互作用 e.g.His illness was caused by the interaction of the two drugs. • 他的病是由这两种药物相互作用而引起的。 • 构词：interact v. 相互作用，相互影响 interactive a.相互影响的，相互作用的

  14. Words and Expressions of Text A(jar) (suck) • Jar • v.1.（使）感到不快，刺激（神经等） e.g.She was badly jarred by this unexpected blow. • 2.冲突，争吵，不一致 • My opinion jarred with his. • Suck • v.吸 e.g.She was sucking milk through a straw. • 用法：Suck in吸引，使卷入 e.g. Britain’s high interest rates are sucking in a lot of foreign money.

  15. Words and Expressions of text A(commercial) (cue) • Commercial • n.商业广告 e.g.The TV show was interrupted by many commercials • a. 商业的 commercial education commercial vehicles 商用车辆 • Cue • n.提示，暗示 catch one’s cue from 从… 处得到暗示 miss one’s cues 未注意某人的暗示 throw cues to sb.给某人提示

  16. Words and Expressions of Text A(remark) • Remark • n.1.言辞，话语 e.g.make a few introductory remarks • 2.评论，谈论 e.g. None of those at present ventured to make any remark on this assertion. • 在场者无一人敢对这一断言发表评论。 • v.说，评论，谈论 remark on/upon e.g. It’s rude to remark on a girl’s appearance.

  17. Words and Expressions of Text A(project) • Project • v.以为别人也有(与自己同样的情绪)，把(自己的感情等)投射给别人 • e.g. She easily projects her anxieties and insecurity upon other people. • 她易于设想其他人与她有同样的忧虑和不安全感。 • n.方案，计划，工程，项目 • e.g. They enthusiastically approved of his project. • The government has begun a project to increase the size of the harbor.

  18. Words and Expressions of Text A(emotional) • Emotional • a.1.感情上的 • e.g. He has emotional difficulties. • 2.爱动感情的 e.g. Women are often said to be more emotional than men. • 辨析：emotion, feeling与 passion: emotion 指喜，怒，哀乐等情感或情绪， 程度比feeling强烈，指由于受到刺激而心情激动； feeling 为常用词，受到外界刺激所产生的感觉；passion指不能自持的 “极强烈的感情”, “激情”。

  19. Words and expressions of Text A(routine) • Routine • n.例行事务，日常工作，报告 • e.g. break the routine打破常规 follow a routine遵守惯例 business routines 例行业务手续 daily routines 日常工作 • a.例行的，常规的 e.g. a routine examination 例行体检 routine maintenance定期保养

  20. Words and expressions of Text A(abuse) • Abuse • n.1.滥用 e.g. an abuse of one’s trust 辜负某人的信任 an abuse of (privilege,authority) 滥用特权，职权 alcohol abuse 酗酒 drug abuse吸毒 • 2.虐待 e.g.child abuse sexual abuse v. 1.滥用，妄用 e.g.abuse one’s power abuse one’s kindness • 2.虐待 e.g. The prisioners were often physically abused.

  21. Words and Expressions of Text A(crime) (suicide) • Crime • n.罪行 e.g. commit a crime犯罪 confess the crime 坦白交代罪行wipe out crimes 消灭犯罪 • Suicide • n.自杀 e.g. attempt suicide试图自杀 commit suicide自杀 an attempted suicide 自杀未遂

  22. Words and Expressions of Text A(arrange) (appiontment) • Arrange • vt.安排 e.g. We have arranged a meeting for next week. • 用法: arrange for sb.to do sth.安排…做… e.g.The company will arrange for a car to meet you at the airport. • Appiontment • n.约会 e.g. make(cancel)an appiontment 订立(取消)约会 keep(break) an appiontment遵守约会,失约 e.g. They arranged an appointment for next week.

  23. Words and Expressions of Text A(restore) • Restore • vt.1.恢复 e.g. Winning three games restored their confidence. • 2.修复,整修 e.g. The factory was restored to full working order . • 工厂已修复,完全恢复了正常工作秩序. • Recover与 restore:recover指用自己的力量重获失去的东西,须以当事人为主语,用主动语态; restore指借助外力使事物恢复原状,也指人恢复知觉,健康或精力等.

  24. Words and Expressions of Text A(interview) • Interview • n.1.接见,采访,访谈 e.g. allow an interview with同意会见某人 give an interview to sb. 接受某人采访have an interview with sb.会见某人request an interview请求会见某人2.面试,面谈 e.g. Big industrial companies hold job interview all over the country. • 大工业公司在全国各地举行招聘面试. • interviewer n. interviewee n.

  25. Words and Expressions of Text A(annoy) • Annoy • vt.使恼怒,使烦恼 • e.g.The baby is always annoying his sister by pulling her hair. • 构词: annoyance n. 恼怒,烦恼 • 用法: be annoyed at(by, about) e.g.He is annoyed at being left out in the cold. • Annoy与 irritate:annoy指外界的干扰令人讨厌或无法忍受,或指某人故意去妨碍别人; irratate 程度比annoy强烈

  26. Words and Expressions of Text A(highlight) • Highlight • n.1.强光(效果) e.g.Rembrandt used highlights to focus attention in his paintings. • 伦勃朗在他的绘画中运用了引人注目的强光色彩效果. • 2.最重要的事件,最精彩的部分 e.g. The highlights of the match will be shown on TV tonight. • vt.强调,突出 • The senator’s speech highlighted the need for reduced tariffs.

  27. Words and Expressions of Text A(at times) • At times • at times 有时 e.g.At times she had an overwhelming desire to see him. • at a time每次,一次 e.g. Take the pills two at a time. • at one time曾经,一度 e.g.It seems quite possible that at one time the two continents were joined together. • But then=on the other hand; moreover, nevertheless • 另一方面, 然而 e.g. He is a good fellow,but then he is so erratic.(古怪)

  28. Words and Expressions of Text A(take in) (in sight) • Take in • 1.收进,吸收 e.g. The earth takes in heat and light from the sun. • 2.领会,理解 The boy could not take in her meaning. • 3.take sb.in 欺骗某人 Don’t be taken in by his nice smile ,he’ll cheat you. • In sight • 1.可看到的 e.g. There was not a soul in sight.一个人影也看不见. • 2.临近,在望 e.g. There is a great harvest in sight.

  29. Vocabulary test of unit 4 • 1.As a cleaning woman, her___ duties include cleaning the desks and mopping the floor. • A.continuous B.routine C.initial D.constant • 2.Mark does not take his school work seriously. ___ , no one expects a millionaire’s son to work hard. • A.However B.Conversely • C.But then D.Nevertheless

  30. 3.Despite a very tight schedule, everyone who came to the meeting agreed that at least one day should be___ for sightseeing. • A.set apart B. added • C.put in D.inserted • 4.But for her mother’s sudden illness, she would never think of breaking this___ with you. • A.arrangement B.schedule • C.appointment D.interview

  31. 5.To be frank, I don’t like Jack.His rather superior manner___ on me. • A.jams B.jars C.irritates D.upsets • 6.We have to___ his words in a modern light. • A.interfere B.interact • C.interpret D.interrupt • 7.The committee members were asked to___ proposals on this matter. • A.submit B.commit C.permit D.admit

  32. 8.___ people thought that the earth was flat. • A.At a time B.At times • C.At all times D.At one time • 9.Our friendship is___ and we will never be separated. • A.restored B.retained C.reserved D.restrained • 10.A___ to this problem is expected to be found before long. • A.result B.response C.settlement • D.solution

  33. Cultural Notes • The Internet: • An interantional computer network for the exchange of information.It was originally used mainly in the academic and military worlds but has since become available to the large and increasing number of people with personal computers.Other services,e.g. the World Wide Web,are available through it. • The Internet is changing our lives and a parallel universe is rapidly emerging online.

  34. Cultural Notes (dateline ) • Dateline 每日新闻 • This is a weekly news magazine produced by NBC, National Broadcasting Company, since 1992. The company is the first of the original three US national broadcasting companies.It is now owned by General Electric Company.

  35. Cultural Notes(frontline) • Frontline 一线新闻 • This is a news program produced by PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, which in the US is a television system that broadcasts programs to an association of local stations that use television advertisements and do not make a profit.

  36. Cultural Notes(nightline) • Nightline 午夜新闻 • This is an ABC News programs in the night, recapping of the day’s news from Monday through Thursday. ABC, the American Broadcasting Company, is one of the original three major television networks in America. It began in 1943 as the Blue Network of six radio stations. ABC is now owned by the Walt Disney Company.

  37. Cultural Notes(CNN ) • CNN有线新闻电视网 • This is Cable News Network, advertising-supported cable television network founded in 1980 by American businessman Ted Turner. Headquatered in Atlanta, Georgia. CNN was the first 24-hour television network devoted entirely to news broadcasts.

  38. While-reading Tasks • This text makes a contrast between virtual life and real life. From the mouth of the author who is a nethead or a cybernut herself, we can see the side-effects of virtual life. If one is addicted too much to Internet, or if one is mad about the Internet, one will feel himself/herself deeply sucked in the fascinating virtual life. On the other hand, after one has stayed too long in the virtual life on the net, he/she would like very much to return to the real world.

  39. Text Organization • Contents • 1.Description of the author’s virtual life. (2-3) • 2.How she feels about it after staying on the Net for a while (1,4-10,13) • 3.What she does in trying to return to the real world (11) • 4.How she feels about the real day-to-day world (12)

  40. The first and the last paragraph’s different roles in the essay • The first paragraph tells about the consequences of living a virtual life and the last tells about the author’s return to it.Together, they throw us the dilemma people at present are in:Because of modern technology,we have choice between a virtual life and real life, but we find both unsatisfactory. The author, however, finally has to choose the latter despite its negative effects.

  41. Translation • Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer. I agree the Internet has made my job a lot easier.I can write, submit and edit articles via email, chat with my colleagues on line and discuss work with my boss.With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I need and keep up with the latest news.Butthen, communicating through the Net can be frustrating at times.The system may crash.Worse still, without the emotional cues of face-to-face communication,the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.

  42. Essay writing • Writing: • As an assignment after class, write an essay entitled Positive and Negative Aspects of the Internet.

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