大學(xué)英語課件unit 4A

TheTelecommunicationsRevolutionUnit4SectionAI.TelecommunicationsservicesWhattelecommunicationsdevicesareavailableinyourlifeandwhatdotheymeantoyou?

telephone&mobilephoneInternetandemailfaxradiodigitalTVsatelliteTips

conveniencesinmylife;possibletocommunicatewithothersatany

timeandanyplaces;accesstoendlessamountofinformation;…Tips2.BrainStorming—WhatcanwedowithInternetinthefuture?Lead-invideoTipsFutureInternetSOHO:Youcanworkathomethroughcomputer.TheInternetmakesSOHO(smalloffice,homeoffice)possible.Tips2.Onlineshopping:

Youcanbuyanythingyouwantwithoutgoingout.3.E-business:Conductbusinessonline.4.E-learning:Learnaboutothercultureswithout

travelingfartherthanthenearestcomputer.

5.Blog:Awaytopresentnewsandpoliticalor

personalinformation.…

Listentothefollowingpassagetwiceandfillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhear.II.SpotDictationManydevelopingcountriesareplanningto_____vastsumsofmoneyintheirtelecommunicationsnetworkstoallowthemto________,inrespectofthetransferofinformation,withdevelopedcountries.Theybelievethiswill_______foreignanddomesticinvestment.Chinaplanstospend$100billiononthebasic_______toallowittobecomeanimportantpartoftheinformationsuperhighway.investcompetepromotefacilitiesSpotDictationShanghaiplanstobeas__________advancedastheCityofNewYorktohelprealizeitsdreamofbecominga_____financialcenter.Someexperts____,however,thatsomedevelopingcountriesaretryingtodotoomuchtoosoon.Vietnam,in________,whilebeingextremely_____________andlackingenoughtelephonesofanytype,is__________toinvestinthemostexpensiveandnewesttechnology.electronicallymajorfearparticularunderdevelopeddeterminedI.StructureAnalysisIntroduction+Question+SampleSolutions+ConclusionPartI(Paras.1~_):2Introduction:theadvantagesoftelecommunicationstechnologies.PartII(Para._):Question:Howfasttodeveloptelecommunicationstechnologiesindevelopingcountries?3PartIII(Paras._~_):Samplesolutions:Sixcountriesandregionsareworkinghardtorealizetelecommunicationstransformation.PartIV(Para.___):Conclusion:DevelopingcountriescancatchupwithAmericansandWesternEuropeansiftheypersist.41011II.UnderstandingA.Findouttheadvantagesoftelecommunications

revolutionfordevelopingcountries:1.Boosting_____________andpromoting__________

______investment.2.SteppingdirectlyintotheInformationAgeand______

____________________________development.livingstandardsforeignoverwholestagesofoldeconomiclabor-intensiveengineering,marketinganddesign3.Changing____________assemblyworkintoindustries

involving____________________________.

internaland

leapingReferenceWords:

Itspooreconomymakesithardtoinvestenoughmoneytoupdateitsoutdatedtelephonesystems.2.QuestionstoComprehensionQ:1)What’stheproblemwithRussiainthisreform?ReferenceWords:ItpourslotsofmoneytobeamajorpartoftheinformationsuperhighwayandShanghaiupgradesitsnetworksaspowerfulasthoseinManhattan.

Q:2)What’shappeningtoChinaandShanghai?ReferenceWords:Itsolda30%stakeinitsnationalphonecompanyandleasedrightstoforeigncompanies.Q:3)HowdidHungaryconductitsrevolution?ReferenceWords:Alotofprofitisbeingearnedfromthereform,sincenowhereisiteasiertomakemoneythanthere.Q:4)WhatchangeistakingplaceinLatinAmerica?

ReferenceWords:Becausetheycanmakebetteruseofthetimetheyspendstuckintrafficjamswithmobilephones.

Q:5)WhydotheThaispreferthenewtechnologies?ReferenceWords:Itgoesfornext-generationtechnologytokeeppacewithanyoneinAsiaindecades.

Q:6)WhatambitiondoesVietnamharbor?III.SummaryTelecommunicationsiswidelyconceivedasakeyto_________countries’dreamofjumpingintothemodernworld.Althoughthereissomedisputeastohow____theycanpushaheadwiththeirplans,differentdevelopingcountriesarestillseekingtheirownwaysofleapingovertheir____________withonejumpinthisdirection.Surely,theywillcatchupwith_________countriesontheinformationsuper-highwayaslongasthey______intheirefforts.fastbackwardnessdevelopedpersistdevelopingSimulatedPressConferenceOnegroupactsasadelegationfromacountryorregionmentionedinthetext,participatinginTelecommunicationsForumPressConference.IV.ReproductionTheothergroupactsasreportersfromdifferentnewsagenciestoaskquestions.Thenthetwogroupsexchangetheirroles.TaskDescriptionDelegation:

Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationinthetextinyourownwords.Everymembermustparticipateandanswerquestions.Reporters:

Askbrieflyandclearly.Allthequestionsmustbebasedonthetext.Takenotesinacardwhenthedelegationisansweringthequestions.UsefulExpressionsUsefulExpressions:—Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen!Firstly,letme

introducethemembersofourdelegation.—Nowthefloorisopenforquestions.—Ifthereisnofurtherquestion,theconferenceisnow

over.Thankyou!—

Goodmorning,Mr.President.

IamfromCCTV.

I

havetwoquestionsforyou.

—Theladyoverthere.

Para.1Atransformationisoccurringthatshouldgreatlyboostlivingstandardsinthedevelopingworld.Placesthatuntilrecentlyweredeafanddumbarerapidlyacquiringup-to-datetelecommunicationsthatwillletthempromotebothinternalandforeigninvestment.ItmaytakeadecadeformanycountriesinAsia,LatinAmerica,andEasternEuropetoimprovetransportation,powersupplies,andotherutilities.Butasingleopticalfiberwithadiameteroflessthanhalfamillimetercancarrymoreinformationthanalargecablemadeofcopperwires.Byinstallingopticalfiber,digitalswitches,andthelatestwirelesstransmissionsystems,aparadeofurbancentersandindustrialzonesfromBeijingtoBudapestaresteppingdirectlyintotheInformationAge.Aspider'swebofdigitalandwirelesscommunicationlinksisalreadyreachingmostofAsiaandpartsofEasternEurope.

TheTelecommunicationsRevolutionPara.2Allthesedevelopingregionsseeadvancedcommunicationsasawaytoleapoverwholestagesofeconomicdevelopment.Widespreadaccesstoinformationtechnologies,forexample,promisestocondensethetimerequiredtochangefromlabor-intensiveassemblyworktoindustriesthatinvolveengineering,marketing,anddesign.Moderncommunications"willgivecountrieslikeChinaandVietnamahugeadvantageovercountriesstuckwitholdtechnology".Para.3Howfastthesenationsshouldpushaheadisamatterofdebate.ManyexpertsthinkVietnamisgoingtoofarbyrequiringthatallmobilephonesbeexpensivedigitalmodels,whenitisdesperateforanyphones,period."Thesecountrieslackexperienceinweighingcostsandchoosingbetweentechnologies,"saysoneexpert.Para.4Still,there'slittledisputethatcommunicationswillbeakeyfactorseparatingthewinnersfromthelosers.ConsiderRussia.Becauseofitsstrongeducationalsysteminmathematicsandscience,itshouldthriveintheInformationAge.Theproblemisitsnationalphonesystemisarustingantiquethatdatesfromthel930s.Tolickthisproblem,Russiaisstartingtoinstallopticalfiberandhasastrategicplantopump$40billionintovariouscommunicationsprojects.Butitseconomyisstuckinrecessionanditbarelyhasthemoneytoevenscratchthesurfaceoftheproblem.Para.5ComparethatwiththemainlandofChina.Overthenextdecade,itplanstopoursome$100billionintotelecommunicationsequipment.Inaway,China'sbackwardnessisanadvantage,becausetheexpansionoccursjustasnewtechnologiesarebecomingcheaperthancopperwiresystems.Bytheendof1995,eachofChina'sprovincialcapitalsexceptforLhasawillhavedigitalswitchesandhigh-capacityopticalfiberlinks.Thismeansthatmajorcitiesaregettingthebasicinfrastructuretobecomemajorpartsoftheinformationsuperhighway,allowingpeopletologontothemostadvancedservicesavailable.

Para.6TelecommunicationsisalsoakeytoShanghai'sdreamofbecomingatopfinancialcenter.Toofferpeakperformanceinprovidingtheelectronicdataandpaperlesstradingglobalinvestorsexpect,ShanghaiplanstelecommunicationsnetworksaspowerfulasthoseinManhattan.

Para7Meanwhile,Hungaryalsohopestojumpintothemodernworld.Currently,700,000Hungariansarewaitingforphones.TopartiallyovercometheproblemoffundsandtospeedtheimportofWesterntechnology,Hungarysolda30%stakeinitsnationalphonecompanytotwoWesterncompanies.Tofurtherreducethewaitinglistforphones,HungaryhasleasedrightstoaDutch-Scandinaviangroupofcompaniestobuildandoperatewhatitsayswillbeoneofthemostadvanceddigitalmobilephonesystemsintheworld.Infact,wirelessisoneofthemostpopularwaystogetaphonesystemupfastindevelopingcountries.It'scheapertobuildradiotowersthantostringlinesacrossmountainridges,andbusinesseseagerforreliableservicearewillingtoacceptasignificantlyhigherpricetagforawirelesscall—thefeeistypicallytwotofourtimesasmuchasforcallsmadeoverfixedlines.

Para.8WirelessdemandandusagehavealsoexplodedacrosstheentirewidthandbreadthofLatinAmerica.Forwirelessphoneserviceproviders,nowhereisbusinessbetterthaninLatinAmerica—havinganoperationthereislikehavinganendlesspileofmoneyatyourdisposal.BellSouthCorporation,withoperationsinfourwirelessmarkets,estimatesitsannualrevenueperaveragecustomeratabout$2,000ascomparedto$860intheUnitedStates.That'spartlybecauseLatinAmericancustomerstalktwotofourtimesaslongonthephoneaspeopleinNorthAmerica.Para.9Thailandisalsoturningtowireless,asawaytoallowThaistomakebetteruseofallthetimetheyspendstuckintraffic.Anditisn'tthateasytocallorfaxfromtheoffice:Thewaitinglistforphonelineshasfromonetotwomillionnamesonit.Somobilephoneshavebecometherageamongbusinesspeoplewhocanremainincontactdespitethetrafficjams.

Para.10Vietnamismakingoneoftheboldestleaps.Despiteaperpersonincomeofjust$220ayear,allofthe300,000linesVietnamplanstoaddannuallywillbeopticalfiberwithdigitalswitching,ratherthancheapersystemsthatsendelectronsovercopperwires.Bygoingfornext-generationtechnologynow,Vietnamesetelecommunicationsofficialssaythey'llbeabletokeeppacewithanyoneinAsiafordecades.

Para.11Forcountriesthathavelaggedbehindforsolong,thetemptationtomoveaheadinonejumpishardtoresist.Anddespitethemistakesthey'llmake,they'llpersist—sothatonedaytheycancruisealongsideAmericansandWesternEuropeansontheinformationsuperhighway.

1.boost

v.FOREXAMPLE:Nowyoutry:Thesechangeswillhelptoboostshareprices.這些變化將有助于提高股票價格。Thereisnothinglikewinningtoboosttheconfidenceofplayers.沒有什么比勝利更能提高運(yùn)動員的信心。helporencourage(something)toincreaseorimprove推動，推進(jìn)n.sth.thathelpsorencouragessb.orsth.else提高，推動，促進(jìn)我發(fā)現(xiàn)清咖啡能使我精神振作。Ifoundthatblackcoffeegavemeanenergyboost.BackThoseareaswhereuntilrecentlypeoplewereunabletocommunicatewiththeoutsideworldbecauseofthelackofcommunicationsfacilitiesarenowgettingadvancedtele-communicationsandthiswillallowthemtoattractordrawmoreinvestmentfrombothhomeandabroad.Placesthatuntilrecentlyweredeafanddumbarerapidlyacquiringup-to-datetelecommunicationsthatwillletthempromotebothinternalandforeigninvestment.(L2)【釋義】一些不久前還是信息閉塞的地方正在快速獲得最新的通信技術(shù)，這將促進(jìn)當(dāng)?shù)貙鴥?nèi)外投資的吸納?！咀g文】Back2.leapoverFOREXAMPLE:Nowyoutry:Thedogleaptoverthegateintothefield.那條狗躍過柵欄的門奔向田野。

jumpacross.跳越，跳過Sheleaptoverthefenceandquicklyvanishedintodarkness.她越過籬笆，很快的的消失在黑暗中。習(xí)慣用語

Aleapinthedark盲目的冒險行動;死

byleapsandbounds突飛猛進(jìn)地Lookbeforeyouleap.[諺]三思而后行。

leapat急切地抓住(機(jī)會等)AssociationBackWidespreadaccesstoinformationtechnologies,forexample,promisestocondensethetimerequiredtochangefromlabor-intensiveassemblyworktoindustriesthatinvolveengineering,marketing,anddesign.(L12)Agreatnumberofopportunitiesofusinginformationtechnologies,forexample,willmakeitpossibletolessenorshortenthetimeneededtochangefromlabor-intensiveassemblyworktoindustriesthatinvolveengineering,marketing,anddesign.例如，信息技術(shù)的廣泛應(yīng)用有望縮短從勞動密集型的組裝工業(yè)轉(zhuǎn)向涉及工程、營銷、設(shè)計(jì)等產(chǎn)業(yè)所需的時間?！咀g文】【釋義】3)condense:他設(shè)法將他的報告從五千字壓縮到兩千字。Hemanagedtocondensehisreportfrom5000wordsto2000.水蒸汽觸及冷的表面即凝結(jié)成水。Steamcondensesinto/iscondensedtowaterwhenittouchesacoldsurface.v.Reducetoasmallerorshortenedform

縮短,壓縮becomeliquidorsometimessolid(使)冷卻Tensivea.

involvinghardworkconcentratedintoashorttime密集的,加強(qiáng)的labor-intensive 勞動密集型的capital-intensive 資金密集型的intensivecare重病特別護(hù)理intensivestudy強(qiáng)化學(xué)習(xí)同根詞intensea.（性質(zhì)、感情等）強(qiáng)烈的；緊張的intensifyv.增強(qiáng)，強(qiáng)化intensityn.強(qiáng)烈，劇烈，緊張；強(qiáng)度e.g.BackgotoofarFOREXAMPLE:Nowyoutry:exceedthelimitsofwhatisreasonableoracceptable太過分，做過頭Tactconsistsinknowinghowfarwemaygotoofar.

機(jī)智在于知道自己可以過分到什么程度。Suchdigressionscanleadusgotoofar.

這樣的離題會引導(dǎo)我們離題越來越遠(yuǎn)。BackStill,thereislittledisputethatcommunicationswillbeakeyfactorseparatingthewinnersfromthelosers.thereislittledisputethat…毋庸?fàn)庌q的是……Practice

毋庸?fàn)庌q的是,先進(jìn)的知識將給他們的騰飛插上

翅膀。

網(wǎng)絡(luò)是學(xué)習(xí)英語的有效途徑之一，這是毋庸置疑

的。

Thereislittledisputethatadvancedknowledge

canlendwingstotheirriseinlife.

Thereislittledoubtthatonlinelearningisone

oftheeffectivewaystolearnEnglish.TranslationKeyBack5.disposal

1)[U]thepowerorauthoritytousefreely

支配權(quán)， 處置權(quán)【例句】Duringyourvisit,Iwillputmyroomatyourdisposal. 在你來訪期間我會把我的房間給你用。我要是幫得上忙，請盡管吩咐。

IfIcanbeofservice,I’matyourdisposal. 2)[U]theactofgettingridofsth.

處理，消除【例句】Guangzhouwillestablishawastewaterdisposal

centerwithinthreeyears. 廣州將在三年內(nèi)建成一個廢水處理中心。【記憶】 dis(apart)+pos(toput)+al

個別分開放置，排列，布置

dispose

vt.

排列，布置；

vi.

去掉，處理

disposable

a.

可任意處置的

【搭配】

atsb.’sdisposal 由某人隨意支配，隨某人自由處理;

put/leave/placesth.atsb.’sdisposal

把某物交某人自由處理;

awaste-disposalunit 廢品處置部門；

thedisposalofbusinessaffairs處理商業(yè)事務(wù)Back

That’spartly

becauseLatinAmericancustomers

talk

twotofourtimesaslong

onthephoneaspeopleinNorthAmerica.

…timesas…as…是……的……倍Practice

這種物質(zhì)的反應(yīng)速度是那種的3倍。

Thissubstancereactsthreetimesasfastasthatone.

TranslationKeyBack比較Xtimes+thewidth(length,breath,level,value)ofThelakeistwicethewidthofthatlake.6.persist

v.

1)keepondoingsth.inspiteofoppositionor difficulty堅(jiān)持不懈，執(zhí)意【例句】ShepersistedinwatchingTVatthedinnertable. 她非要邊吃晚餐邊看電視不可。她持之以恒地尋求真理。

Shepersisted

inhersearchforthetruth. 2)continuetoexist

持續(xù)，繼續(xù)存在【例句】Thebeliefthattheearthwasflatpersisted

formanycenturies. 認(rèn)為地球是平面的觀念延續(xù)了數(shù)個世紀(jì)。Back跨越接觸優(yōu)于無法擺脫堅(jiān)決進(jìn)行區(qū)分A與B始于陷入…把…投入…觸其表面，略知皮毛UsefulExpressionsleapoveraccesstoadvantageoverbestuckwithpushaheadseparateAfromBdatefrombestuckinpump…into…scratchthesurfaceofsth.登錄整個（某個）地方由某人支配與…相比在······之中成為時尚做出大膽的躍進(jìn)與…齊步前進(jìn)落后以一躍logontoacrosstheentirewidthandbreadthofaplaceatone’sdisposalascomparedto…becometherageamong…makeaboldleapkeeppacewithlagbehindinonejump習(xí)慣用語

atanadvantage有利地

beofadvantageto對...有利gain/get/have/winanadvantageover/of勝過,優(yōu)于

givesb.anadvantageover使某人處于更有利的地位

havetheadvantageof比...強(qiáng),勝過takeadvantageof利用別人的弱點(diǎn)占便宜makeone’sadvantageof利用別人的弱點(diǎn)占便宜tosb.’sadvantage(=totheadvantagesb.)對...有利withadvantage有利地,有效地AssociationBackAssociationascratchofthepen大筆一揮;bringsb.(up)tothescratch使某人下定決心Ifyou'llscratchmyback,I'llscratchyours.投桃報李onscratch準(zhǔn)時,正點(diǎn)

onthescratch在起步線上;沒有讓步地

startfromscratch從起始開始,白手起家

withoutascratch絲毫未受傷;安然無恙scratchabout竭力搜尋,到處挖掘scratchalong湊合著過日子scratchforoneself關(guān)心自己的利益

scratchout把...劃掉BackAssociation(as)comparedwith和...比較起來beyondcompare無與倫比的，不可及的comparefavorablywith似優(yōu)于；不亞于nottobecomparedwith相差極遠(yuǎn)，遠(yuǎn)不如comparenotes對筆記；交換意見compareto比擬，比作comparewith(可)與...相比compareunfavorablywith劣于；不足與比較；相形見絀BackAssociation慣用語

be(all)therage流行,風(fēng)糜一時

burstintoarageoftears[grief]嚎啕大哭flyintoarage勃然大怒h(huán)avearagefor對...具有狂熱愛好inarage一怒之下Back1.Businessdroppedoffsharplyduringthe

.A.concessionB.backwardnessC.recessionD.profession2.Theauthorhas

alotofhismaterialsinto20pages.A.condensedB.cutC.reducedD.loweredChoosethebestone:C.recessionA.condensed

3.Themanlostinthedesertwas

forwater.A.desperateB.longC.hopefulD.look4.IfyouinstudyingEnglish,youwillmakeimprovementsoonerorlater.A.persistB.continueC.goonD.hold5.Public

shouldbeundertheprotectionofthepublic.A.usageB.equipmentsC.itemsD.utilitiesA.desperateA.persistD.utilities6.Ifyoudonotmoveahead,youwill

behind.A.fellB.walkC.lagD.keep7.

thebadwhether,wewillgoonwithourproject.A.InspiteB.DespiteC.RatherthanD.Insteadof8.Forthetimebeing,theyare

withtheoldtechnology.A.evolvedB.involvedC.concerningD.stuckC.lagB.DespiteD.stuck9.Thisoldbuildingcandate

200years.A.backB.forwardC.forthD.from10.Somesuggestionsareproposedandwillbeatyour

.A.choiceB.choosingC.disposalD.control