Passage I For Conversation Press # 1,Unit 3 Communication by Phone,Related Information,A cell phone is a small telephone you can carry with you that operates through networks of radio antennas or space satellites. Other expressions of a cell phone: a. a cellular phone/telephone b. a mobile phone /telephone c. a handset,A Cell Phone 手機(jī),Related Information,ATM is the abbreviation for automated teller machine. ATMs are found in business districts and shopping malls. People use them to get cash from their bank accounts and in many places, to pay for gas, groceries, and other things.,ATM 自動取款機(jī),Related Information,A Voice Mail 有聲郵件,A voice mail is a telephone answering system on which spoken messages are left by one person for another.,(Para. 1) Ive got a cell phone, email and voice mail. But why am I so lonely? (Para. 2) A funny thing happened on the way to the communications revolution: we stopped talking to one another. (Para. 3) I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There they were, talking and talking on a beautifully sunny day and I became invisible, absent from the conversation.,Passage I,For Conversation Press # 1,1,2,3,(Para. 4) The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing other people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pet their puppies. Evidently, the untethered electronic voice is preferable to human contact.,Passage I,(Para. 5) The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends zooming down the highway, unable to talk to one another because of a gadget designed to make communication easier.,Passage I,4,(Para. 6) Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback to the intimacy of human interaction. With email and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice-mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.,Passage I,5,(Para. 7) As almost every conceivable contact between human beings gets automated, the alienation index goes up. You cant even call a person to get the phone number of another person any more. Directory assistance is almost always fully automated. (Para. 8) Pumping gas at the station? Why say good morning to the attendant when you can swipe your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact?,Passage I,6,7,8,(Para. 9) Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to a clerk who might live in the neighborhood when you can just insert your card into the ATM? (Para. 10) Pretty soon you wont have the burden of making eye contact at the grocery store. Some supermarket chains are using a self-scanner so you can check yourself out, avoiding those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing.,Passage I,9,(Para. 11) I am no Luddite. I own a cell phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail system, an email account. Giving them up isnt an option- they are great for what they are intended to do. Its their unintended consequences that make me cringe.,Passage I,10,11,12,means “with the purpose of”,1. (Title) For Conversation Press # 1,通話按1號鍵。,Difficult Sentences,# stands for No., therefore #1 is read as No.1.,2. (Para. 3) I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation.,最近我和一位朋友正在公園里散步，突然他的手機(jī)響起來，打斷了我們的談話。,現(xiàn)在分詞短語作結(jié)果狀語,Difficult Sentences,3. (Para. 3) There they were, talking and talking on a beautifully sunny day and I became invisible, absent from the conversation.,在一個陽光明媚的日子，他們在那兒談啊談，而我卻被冷落，成了談話的局外人。,現(xiàn)在分詞短語作伴隨狀語,Difficult Sentences,現(xiàn)在分詞短語作伴隨狀語,4. (Para. 5) There we were, four friends zooming down the highway, unable to talk to one another because of a gadget designed to make communication easier.,我們四位朋友坐在車?yán)?，飛馳在高速公路上，卻因為有了那個被設(shè)計來方便通信的小玩藝兒而不能互相交談。,過去分詞作定語,Difficult Sentences,5. (Para. 6) Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel?,為什么我們聯(lián)系得越多我卻越感到失去了聯(lián)系呢？,“it” stands for the subject that-clause, where the comparative structure is used. Similar structure can be found in “What is it that .?”,Difficult Sentences,6. (Para. 7) As almost every conceivable contact between human beings gets automated, the alienation index goes up.,隨著人們之間幾乎每一種聯(lián)系都變得自動化起來，疏遠(yuǎn)的指數(shù)就上升。,conj. meaning “at the same time that”,Difficult Sentences,7. (Para. 8) Pumping gas at the station?,你在加油站加油嗎？,省略句 The complete sentence should be: Are you pumping gas at the station?,Difficult Sentences,8. (Para. 8) Why say good morning to the attendant when you can swipe your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact?,既然你可以用信用卡在加油泵旁自動刷卡，免于與人打交道的麻煩，何必還要對加油站的工作人員打招呼呢？,why + 動詞不定式 結(jié)構(gòu),Difficult Sentences,9. (Para. 10) Some supermarket chains are using a self-scanner so you can check yourself out, avoiding those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing.,有些超市連鎖店正在使用自動掃描儀，你可以自己結(jié)賬，避開那些令人心煩的店員，他們總是看著你問長問短。,表結(jié)果， “因此”,Difficult Sentences,現(xiàn)在分詞短語作結(jié)果狀語,10. (Para. 11) I am no Luddite.,我并不反對自動化。,means “not at all”,Difficult Sentences,11. (Para. 11) Giving them up isnt an option they are great for what they are intended to do.,放棄他們并不可取人們賦與它們的功能太美妙了。,means “very good for ”,Difficult Sentences,means “what they are designed to do ”,12. (Para. 11) Its their unintended consequences that make me cringe.,只是他們無意中帶來的后果卻使我感到不寒而栗。,強(qiáng)調(diào)句型,Difficult Sentences,Without friends, Selena felt lonely in the city she had just arrived in. I shall have a companion in the house after all these lonely years. He felt lonely when his best friend moved to another place.,alone and feeling sad, lonesome 孤獨的，寂寞的,lonely adj.,FOR EXAMPLE:,Important Words,I saw my friend recently; we had dinner together last week. Recently, my brother has been working on his masters degree at the university. Ive only recently begun to learn German.,not too long ago; starting not too long ago and still going on, (syn.) currently 最近；近來,recently adv.,FOR EXAMPLE:,Important Words,Mr. Lowenberg evidently regarded this as a great joke. From the warm temperature and abundant flowers, it is evidently spring here. Evidently your sister was sensitive on the topic of operations.,as it appears, seemingly, (syn.) apparently 明顯， 顯然,evidently adv.,FOR EXAMPLE:,Important Words,She found life in the city preferable to her quiet life in the country. Gradual change is preferable to sudden, great change. Milk is fine, but cream would be preferable.,better or more suitable, to be preferred 更可取的； 更好的,preferable adj.,FOR EXAMPLE:,Important Words,The telephone operator connected me with the human resources department. I connected the antenna to the TV set. A new road connects the two small cities.,to attach, join together; to reach sb. by telephone 連接，接通,connect v.,FOR EXAMPLE:,Important Words,I am unable to cycle to school because my bicycle is broken. He is unable to walk because of a bad ankle. He is unable to do the job for lack of experience.,not able, incapable 不能的， 不會的,unable adj.,FOR EXAMPLE:,Important Words,There have been great advances in medicine in the last 50 years. This model is a great advance on previous ones. Under this system popular science education made great advances.,an improvement, (syn.) a breakthrough 前進(jìn)， 進(jìn)展,advance n.,FOR EXAMPLE:,Important Words,in advance of: more highly developed Their training facilities are far in advance of anything we have. in advance: ahead of time Everything had been fixed in advance.,Sam deposited ten dollars in his savings account. Mrs. Heckler deposited her jewelry in a safe. She left a deposit on the coat.,deposit,FOR EXAMPLE:,Important Words,v. to place sth. valuable, such as money, in a bank or brokerage account; to place valuables for safekeeping 存放， 存儲 n. a partial payment to hold goods or property until the buyer makes complete payment 定錢， 押金,The old lady carefully inserted the letter into an envelope carefully. The professor inserted a comment in the margin. A film of oil is inserted between the sliding surfaces of a bearing.,to put sth. into, between, or among 插入， 嵌入,insert v.,FOR EXAMPLE:,Important Words,The kings murder started a chain of events that led to a war. That bookstore is part of a chain; you can find the chain stores in cities all over the country.,a series of related things or events; a group of stores, restaurants 一連串；連鎖店,chain n.,FOR EXAMPLE:,Important Words,I have a checking account at Metropolitan Bank. The accounts were perfectly in order. He opened an account at my bank in your name.,money kept in a bank for present or future use 賬，賬戶,account n.,FOR EXAMPLE:,Important Words,He drank heavily and died as a consequence. Im quite willing to accept the consequence. He does not consider the consequences.,the result of doing sth. 結(jié)果， 后果,consequence n.,FOR EXAMPLE:,Important Words,Why does the author feel lonely with a cell phone, e-mail and voice mail in hand? ?,Read and Think,Answer the following questions according to the passage.,Why does he become invisible and absent from his conversation with his friend?,Read and Think,Why does he think cell phones are preferable to human contact?,Read and Think,What are the advantages of e-mail and voice mail?,Read and Think,Whats the consequence brought about by the communications technology?,Read and Think,Whats the authors attitude towards the communications revolution?,Read and Think,Read and Complete,Fill in the blanks without referring to the passage.,Why is it that the more connected we get, the more 1 _ I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a 2 _ to the intimacy of human interaction. With e-mail and instant messaging over the 3 _, we can communicate without seeing or 4 _ to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever 5 _ anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the 6 _ on her machine.,setback,Internet,reaching,disconnected,talking,answer,Read and Complete,As almost every conceivable 7 _ between human beings gets automated, the alienation index 8 _. You cant even call a person to get the 9 _ number of another person any more. Directory assistance is almost always fully 10 _.,goes up,phone,contact,automated,Complete each of the following statements according to the passage.,1.A funny thing happened on the way to _: we stopped talking to one another. 2. The park was filled with people talking on _. 3. Evidently, the untethered _ is preferable to human contact.,their cell phones,the communications revolution,Read and Complete,electronic voice,4. With _ and instant messaging over the Internet, we can communicate without seeing or talking to one another. 5. With _, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. 6. _ is almost always fully automated. 7 The author likes to use his cell phone, his ATM card, his voice-mail and his e-mail account, which he thinks are _ for what they are intended to do.,voice- mail,e-mail,Read and Complete,Directory assistance,great,Fill in the blanks with the proper words and expressions given below, changing the form if necessary.,lonely interrupt invisible evidently preferable advance attendant insert deposit chain burden pet,1. Over-working can be a _ on both body and mind. 2. New _ in medicine improve the quality of health care.,burden,advances,Read and Complete,3. Without friends, he felt _ in the city he had just arrived in. 4. Music is _; we can hear it and feel it, but not see it. 5. She forgot to _ the letter into the envelope. 6. The Queens _ were always surrounding her. 7. She loves her cat and often _ it on the back.,lonely,invisible,insert,attendants,pets,Read and Complete,8. That restaurant is part of a large _, which you can find in cities all over the country. 9. A dark suit is _ to a light one for evening wear. 10. Linda has $500 on _ in her account. 11. The picnic was _ by a hard shower yesterday. 12. _, he likes music so much that hes taking piano lessons.,chain,preferable,deposit,interrupted,Evidently,Read and Complete,Read and Translate,Translate the following sentences into English.,1. 請給家里打個電話，告訴他們我正在去公司的路上。,on the way to,Please dial home and tell them Im on the way to the company 。,2. 從那時起生產(chǎn)就一直沒有倒退過。,setback,Since then there has never been any setback in production.,Read and Translate,3. 我看見他把鑰匙插入鎖中。,I saw him insert the key into the lock.,4. 我建議你把錢存入銀行。,make a deposit,I suggest that you make a deposit at the bank.,insert into,5. 昨天王先生結(jié)賬離開了那家旅館。,Yesterday Mr. Wang checked out from that hotel.,check out,Read and Simulate,Pay attention to the italicized parts in the English sentences and translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences.,1. The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. The hall was filled with young people watching the performance.,The hall was filled with students waiting for the interview. The square of the village was filled with people watching the football match of the World Cup.,Now you try: 大廳里擠滿了等待面試的學(xué)生。 村子的廣場上擠滿了看世界杯足球賽的人。,Read and Simulate,2. The telephone used to connect you to the absent. I used to write poems when I was his age.,We used to grow beautiful roses. Peter used to go to the small town .,Now you try: 過去我們常常種漂亮的玫瑰花。 過去彼得常常到那個小鎮(zhèn)去。,Read and Simulate,3. Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Why is it that the temperature in the room is rising higher and higher?,Why is it that this conclusion is wrong? Why is it that she