新編實(shí)用英語綜合教程二

新編實(shí)用英語綜合教程二第1頁/共107頁UnitGoals:WhatYouShouldLearntoDo1.Makeaphonecall2.Answerthephone3.Leaveandtakeamessage4.Passthemessagetothepersonbeingcalled5.Extendaphonecall6.Take/fillinamessageWhatYouShouldKnowAbout1.PhoneserviceintheUSA2.Benefitortroubleofcellphones3.Businesstelephoneetiquetteforsuccess4.Thesubjunctivemood第2頁/共107頁ContentsSectionⅤAppreciatingCultureTipsSectionⅣMaintainingaSharpEyeSectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceSectionⅡBeingAllEarsSectionⅢTryingYourHand第3頁/共107頁SectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceImitating

Mini-talksSpeakandReciteSpeakandPerformStudyandImitateImitateandPerformActingouttheTasksStudyingBusinessCardsFollowingSampleDialoguesPuttingLanguagetoUseSpeakandCompleteSpeakandCommunicateSpeakandTranslate第4頁/共107頁1)Whoisspeaking,please?Leena:Isit223-5467?John:Yes.Whoisspeakingplease?Leena:ThisisLeenaKrieg.MayIspeaktoBillMorgan?John:Oh,I’msorry.He’snotinatthemoment.2)MayIspeakto...?Joe:Hello.IsthistheChemistryDepartment?Secretary:Yes,itis.WhatcanIdoforyou?Joe:MayIspeaktoMr.Mifflin?Secretary:Holdon,please.SECTIONITalkingFacetoFaceImitatingMini-talksSpeakandRecite1Workinpairs.Lookatthepictureandrecitethefollowingmini-talksforcommunicationbyphone.BackUnit|Three第5頁/共107頁3)CanItakeamessage?Sam:Hello.ThisisSam.MayIspeaktoTerry?Lucy:I’msorry,butshe’snothererightnow.CanItakeamessage?Sam:Yes.Pleasetellhertocallmethiseveningat653-8923.Lucy:OK.I’lltellherassoonasshegetshome.4)Canyoutellmeyourhours?Receptionist:Hello,theArtMuseum.CanIhelpyou?Jake:Yes.Canyoutellme...er,whataretheopeninghours,please?Receptionist:Weopenatteninthemorningandcloseatfiveintheafternoon.Jake:Great.Thanksalot.5)IMusthaveDialedthewrongnumber.Tim:Hello.Jade:Hello.I’dliketospeaktoDr.Heckler.Tim:Nobodyherebythatname.Jade:I’msorry.Imusthavedialedthewrongnumber.WindowonKeyWordsBack接待員

撥號(hào)第6頁/共107頁SpeakandPerformActingouttheTasks2Workinpairsandactoutthetasksbyfollowingtheabovemini-talks.1Task:AskforthenumberoftheemploymentofficeinChicago.2Task:AsktospeaktoMr.Smith.3Task:Dialthewrongnumber.4Task:Offertotakeamessage5Task:CallthecitylibrarytofindouttheopeninghoursBack●RefertotheDataBankintheWorkbookforrelevantexpressions.第7頁/共107頁StudyingTelephoneMessagesStudyandImitate3Takingorleavingatelephonemessageispartofasecretary’sjob.Nowlet’sreadthefollowingmessageandtrytousetheinformationinitinyourface-to-facetalks.Back第8頁/共107頁Back第9頁/共107頁1)AnyMessage,Sir?Gao:Hello,ABCCompany.MayIhelpyou?George:Hello.ThisisGeorgeRichter.MayIspeaktoMr.ZhangLihua?Gao:I’msorry,buthe’snotinatthemoment.George:Whenwillhebeexpected?Gao:He’llbebackinafewminutes.George:Thankyou,I’llcallback.Gao:Anymessage,sir?George:Well,maybe...WouldyoumindtellinghimthathisorderwillbereadyonThursdayandaskinghimtocallmeanytimebeforelunch.Myphonenumberis368-1130.Gao:I’vegotit.George:Thankyouverymuch.Gao:Youarewelcome.FollowingSampleDialoguesImitateandPerform4Readthefollowingsampledialoguesandtrytoperformyourowntasks.BackUnit|Three第10頁/共107頁2)YouMustHavetheWrongNumberLady:Hello,who’scalling,please?Bill:Hi,Nancy!ThisisBill.How’reyoudoing?Lady:I’msorry,butI’m...Bill:Haveyoufinishedyourpaper?Lady:I’msorry.Youmusthavethewrongnumber.Thisisn’tNancy.Bill:Isthis574-0731?Lady:No.It’s547-0371.Bill:I’msorry.Lady:That’sallright.Back第11頁/共107頁P(yáng)uttingLanguagetoUseSpeakandComplete5ImagineyouarecallingJudy.Completethefollowingconversationwithherbyfillingintheblanks.You:Hi,Judy.It’sMike.May1______________toKen?Judy:I’msorry,Mike,butKen’snotherenow.You:Heisn’t?2______________?Judy:He’satamovie.You:Amovie?Who’shewith?Judy:Well,uh,Ithinkhe3______________Eva.mightbewithIspeakWhereisheBack第12頁/共107頁You:WithEva?!!He’satamoviewithEva?!!Judy:Wouldyouliketo4________________,Mike?You:Yes,please!Tellhimto5______________at667-3452thisevening.Judy:Callyouat6______________.OK.You:Thanksalot.Judy:You’re7______________.Goodbye.PuttingLanguagetoUseSpeakandCompleteBack5ImagineyouarecallingJudy.Completethefollowingconversationwithherbyfillingintheblanks.welcomeleaveamessagecallme667-3452第13頁/共107頁Secretary:Hello?You:1_________________________________?(您好！史密斯先生在嗎？)Secretary:I’msorry,buthe’snotinnow.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?You:2

______________________________________________________.(是的。請告訴他給醫(yī)生辦公室打個(gè)電話。號(hào)碼是864-3509。)Secretary:864-3509.OK.Whattimehe’dbettercall?You:3________________________________________________.(最好是今天下午2點(diǎn)左右。)Secretary:I’lltellhimassoonashe’sback.You:____________!(多謝！)Secretary:You’rewelcome.Goodbye.SpeakandTranslate6ImagineyouareanurseofahospitalandyouarecallingMr.Smith,butheisnotin.Hissecretaryisansweringthephone.FillintheblanksaccordingtotheChineseversionprovided.BackThanksalotHello.MayIspeaktoMr.Smith,pleaseYes,please.Tellhimtocallthedoctor’soffice.Thenumberis864-3509It’dbebestifhecouldcallthisafternoon,atabout2o’clock第14頁/共107頁SpeakandCommunicate7ImagineawomaniscallingMrs.Sato,butshe’snotin.Youareansweringthephone.Playyourroleaccordingtothecluesgiveninbrackets.1Hello?2I’msorry,butshe’snotinatthemoment.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?3I’lltellherassoonasshe’sback.4You’rewelcome.You:1(電話鈴響了，你拿起電話接聽。)Lady:Hello.MayIspeaktoMrs.Sato,please?You:2(告訴對(duì)方她現(xiàn)在不在，并詢問是否

有什么事需要轉(zhuǎn)告。)Lady:Yes,please.TellhertocallBetsyatBetsy’sBeautySalon.Thenumberis567-9033.You:3(告訴對(duì)方她一回來你就轉(zhuǎn)告她。)Lady:Thanksalot.You:4(表示不用客氣。)BackUnit|Three第15頁/共107頁SECTIONIIBeingAllEarsLearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunicationListenandRepeatListenandMatchListenandTranslateHandlingaDialogueListenandDecodeUnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkListenandCompleteListenandMatchListenandAnswerListenandCompleteListenandAnswer第16頁/共107頁SECTIONIIBeingAllEarsLearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunicationListenandRepeat1Listentotensentencesforworkplacecommunicationcross-referencedwiththeirChinesetranslationandtrytorememberthem.Back第17頁/共107頁WindowonKeyWordsextension電話分機(jī)put...through把?接通connect接通，連接Back第18頁/共107頁ListenandMatch2Listenagaintotheabovesentencesrearrangedinsequence,andthenmatchthemwiththeirChinesetranslation.1)a.請給我接23-5531。2)b.請稍等，我給您接通。3)c.對(duì)不起，他現(xiàn)在不在。4)d.你好，我是露西。你是哪位？5)e.早晨好。我是杰克·辛普森。6)f.請給我接443分機(jī)。7)g.對(duì)不起，你撥錯(cuò)號(hào)碼了。8)h.您想留口信嗎？9)i.別掛電話，我看一下他在不在。10)j.電話占線。hebaifjdgcBack第19頁/共107頁ListenandTranslate3Listentotentopic-relatedEnglishsentencesforworkplacecommunicationandtranslatethemintoChineseorally.Back1)我想找特里聽電話。2)他預(yù)計(jì)什么時(shí)候回來？3)我能在今天晚上和他聯(lián)系嗎？4)請告訴他撥打78-5672找伊娃。5)對(duì)不起，我一定是撥錯(cuò)區(qū)號(hào)了。6)請你一小時(shí)以后再來電話。7)你要留口信嗎？8)對(duì)不起，電話號(hào)碼已經(jīng)改了。9)我什么時(shí)候能和她聯(lián)系？10)對(duì)不起，打擾你了。第20頁/共107頁1)IwouldliketotalktoTerry.2)Whenisheexpectedtobeback?3)CanIcontacthimthisevening?4)PleasetellhimtophoneEvaat78-5672.5)Sorry,Imusthavegotthewrongareacode.6)Youcancallagainonehourlater.7)CouldItakeamessageforyou?8)Sorry,thenumberhasbeenchanged.9)WhattimecouldIreachher?10)Sorrytohavetroubleyou.Script:Back第21頁/共107頁TomWilliamsarrivesatChangdongAirport.Hecallshisfriend,1Dr.Nan,Dr.An,Dr.Wan.Hisfriendissurprisedbyhis2late,early,punctualarrival.Sheisgoingtopickhimupatthe3airport,hotel,office.Thensheisgoingtotakehimtothe4hotel,department,company,whichisjusta5five-minute,ten-minute,fifteen-minute

walktotheschool.

HandlingaDialogueListenandDecode4Listentoadialogueanddecodethemessagebyfindingoutthecorrectchoicesinthebracketsaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.

ScriptBack第22頁/共107頁An:Hello,Dr.Anhere.Tom:Hello,Dr.An.ThisisTomWilliamsfromMiamiUniversity.An:Oh,Tom.You’vearrivedatChangdongAirport,haven’tyou?Tom:Yes.Itooktheearlierflight.An:How’syourtrip?Tom:Verynice.An:WouldyoupleasewaitthereandI’llgoandpickyouup?Tom:OK,thankyou.I’llbeatGate5.Bytheway,wheredoyoutakemetofirst,thehoteloryourdepartment?An:Tothehotel,soyoucanhavealittlerestfirst.Tom:Thankyou.Isthehotelfarawayfromyourschool?An:No.Justaten-minutewalk.Tom:That’swonderful.Script:Back第23頁/共107頁ListenandAnswer5Listentothedialogueagainandthenanswerthefollowingquestionsorally.Back1)WhomdidTomwanttospeakto?2)WhereisTomfrom?3)Whywasn’tDr.AntheretomeetTomattheairport?4)HowwasTom’strip?5)WheredidDr.AndriveTomto,thehotelortheschool?Dr.An。MiamiUniversity.Hetooktheearlierflight.Verynice.Thehotel.第24頁/共107頁An:Hello,Dr.Anhere.Tom:Hello,Dr.An.ThisisTomWilliamsfromMiamiUniversity.An:Oh,Tom.You’vearrivedatChangdongairport.Haven’tyou?Tom:Yes.1______________________.An:Howwasyourtrip?Tom:2_________________.An:WouldyoupleasewaitthereandI’llgoandpickyouup?ListenandComplete6Listentothedialogueforthelasttimeandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.VeryniceItooktheearlierflightBack第25頁/共107頁Tom:3___________________________.Bytheway,wherewillyoutakeme

tofirst,thehoteloryourschool?An:4_________________,soyoucanhavealittlerestfirst.Tom:Thankyou.Isthehotelfarawayfromyourschool?An:No.5________________________.Tom:That’swonderful.ListenandComplete6Listentothedialogueforthelasttimeandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.BackJustaten-minutewalkOK,thankyou.I’llbeatGate5We’llgotothehotel第26頁/共107頁Nowadayswearenotonly“onthewheel”,butalsoonthe“1________.Idon’tneedtomentionthemobilephonespeopleplaywitheverywhere.Thefixedphonesareeasilyaccessible.Almostevery2_______hasaphone.Somefamiliesevenhavetwoorthreephones.Eachworkman,teacher,and3_________hasaphoneinhisorheroffice.Payphonesare4_______atbusstops,railroadstations,airports,hotels,restaurants,5___________,departmentstores,onnumerousstreetcorners,andinmostlibrariesandofficebuildings.Phonesprovidesimple,economical,butvery6________meanstodoalotofthings.Ifyouwanttogotothemovies,youcalltoknowwhat’sonand7______,andchecktheprices.Ifyouwanttobuysomething,youwould8_________tomakesurethestorehaswhatyouneed,andatagoodprice.Ifyouwantto9______,you’dbettercalltofindoutabouttheroutes,schedules,hotels,prices,andtomake10____________.

UnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkListenandComplete7Listentoashortspeechtwiceandduringthesecondlistening,putbackthemissingwordsintheblanks.BackreservationsphonefamilysecretaryfoundgasstationsefficientwhencallaheadtravelUnit|Three第27頁/共107頁a.onephoneb.twophonesc.threephonesd.fourphonesa.carsb.theInternetc.telephonesd.thecomputerColumnAColumnBListenandMatch8ListentotheshortspeechagainandmatchtheinformationinColumnAwiththechoicesinColumnB.1)Thespeakersays“weareonthephone”,hemeansweuse______alot.2)AlmostallAmericanfamilieshavenow______.Back第28頁/共107頁a.atyourownhomeb.freeofchargec.whereveryouared.inmanypublicplacesa.thetravelbookingserviceb.themovieinformationc.thepopularityofmobilephonesd.theuseoffixedtelephonesa.makeanappointmentb.askforareducedpricec.knowwhat’sonandwhend.payforaticketColumnAColumnBBack3)Payphoneserviceisavailabletoyou______.4)Ifyouwanttogotothemovies,youcanphoneto______.5)Thetalkismainlyabout______.第29頁/共107頁ListenandAnswer9Writeoutthegeneralideaoftheshortspeechinoneparagraphbyansweringthefollowingquestions.Back1)Whatdoesthespeakermeanbyusing“onthewheel”and“onthephone”?2)Whatkindofphoneisthespeakermainlytalkingabout,themobilephoneorthefixedphone?NowAmericanpeoplearenotonlytravelalotbutalsousingtelephonealot.Thespeakerismainlytalkingaboutthefixedphone.第30頁/共107頁Fixedphonesareeasilyaccessible.AlmosteveryAmericanfamilyhasaphoneoreventwophones.Payphonescanbefoundinmanypublicplaces,suchasbusstops,railroadstations,airportsandrestaurants.Thetelephoneprovidessimple,economical,butveryefficientmeanstohelppeopledoalotofthingssuchasshoppingandtraveling.ListenandAnswer9Writeoutthegeneralideaoftheshortspeechinoneparagraphbyansweringthefollowingquestions.Back3)Howpopulararethefixedphonesnow?4)Wherecanpeoplefindpayphones?5)Whatkindofthingscanpeopledoonthetelephone?Generalidea第31頁/共107頁NowAmericanpeoplearenotonly“onthewheel”,butalso“onthephone”.Idon’tneedtomentionthemobilephonespeopleuseeverywhere.Thefixedphonesareeasilyaccessible.AlmosteveryAmericanfamilyhasaphoneoreventwophones,andpeoplehaveanumberofphonesintheiroffices.Payphonescanbefoundinmanypublicplacessuchasbusstops,railroadstations,airports,hotels,restaurants,gasstations,departmentstores,onnumerousstreetcorners,andinmostlibrariesandofficebuildings.Phonesprovidesimple,economical,butveryefficientmeanstohelppeopledoalotofthingssuchasshoppingandtraveling.GeneralideaBack第32頁/共107頁SECTIONIIITryingYourHandPracticingAppliedWritingWriteandSimulateWriteandCreateWritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarWriteandCorrectMistakesWriteandTranslateWriteandDescribeaPictureWriteandApplyRules第33頁/共107頁SECTIONIIITryingYourHandPracticingAppliedWritingWriteandSimulate1Readthefollowingtwosamplesoftelephonemessagesandlearntofillintheformorwriteyourown.Back第34頁/共107頁Back第35頁/共107頁WriteandCreate2Usetheinformationbelowtofillinthe“WHILEYOUWEREOUT”form.SamMaryAdams3:15P.M.396-8067√√Callbacktotellhertherepaircost.Shecangethercarat4P.M.BenBack第36頁/共107頁3Writeatelephonemessageaccordingtotheinformationbelow.BackKathy,Mrs.Rosswantstosignupforsummerclasses.Callherat426-1103before3P.M.Rose11A.M.第37頁/共107頁WritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarBackTheSubjectiveMood第38頁/共107頁4Fillintheblankswiththeverbsgiveninbrackets,payingspecialattentiontothesubjunctivemood.WriteandApplyRules1)IfIwereyou,I(accept)_______________thejob.2)Iftheywereheretomorrow,theproblem(solve)_______________.3)LuckilyIwaswearingaseatbelt.IfIhadn’tbeenwearingone,I(injure)___________________________________________seriously.4)Wereitfortheirhelp,we(notovercome)_______________________the

difficulties.5)Ifwehadn’tgoteverythingreadybynow,we(have)____________aterrible

timetomorrow.6)Heworkswithsuchenthusiasmasifhenever(know)_______fatigue(疲倦).7)Hewouldn’thavebeensavedevenifhe(send)______________tohospitalat

once.8)IfonlyI(take)__________youradviceatthattime!hadtakenwouldacceptwouldbesolvedwould/should/could/mighthavebeeninjuredwouldnothaveovercomewouldhavehadbeensentknewBack第39頁/共107頁9)Wewishthatpeopleeverywhere(show)________moreconcernforthe

environmentaroundthem.10)Modernbusinessandindustrydemandthateverymanager(know)___________muchabouteconomicmanagement.11)Itisdesiredthatthisrule(obey)________________byeveryoneworkinghere.12)Itisagreatpitythathe(be)___________sostubborn(頑固).13)Itishightimethatyou(learn)_____________Englishandcomputerwell.14)IwouldratherthatMr.Williams(make)___________thespeechattheconferenceinsteadofthedeanthatday.15)Hewouldsooneryou(notsee)__________himanymoreinthefuture.BackWriteandApplyRules4Fillintheblankswiththeverbsgiveninbrackets,payingspecialattentiontothesubjunctivemood.showed(should)know(should)beobeyed(should)belearned/learnthadmadedidnotsee第40頁/共107頁1)Ifyouwouldbuyoneboxattheregularprice,youwouldreceiveanotheroneatnoextracost.2)Sinceherbloodpressureismuchhigherthanitshouldbe,herdoctorinsiststhatshewillnotsmokeanylonger.3)Ifyouhadgonetolastnight’sgame,youmusthaveenjoyedseeingourteamwin.4)ItisadvisablethatshemayleaveforMadridassoonaspossible.5)—DidyouvisitLosAngelesonyourvacation?—IfIwouldhaveaweekoff.WriteandCorrectMistakes5Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.wouldbuy→bought/weretobuywillnotsmoke→shouldn’tsmoke/notsmokemusthaveenjoyed→would/could/should/mighthaveenjoyedmayleave→(should)leave/leavewouldhave→hadBack第41頁/共107頁Back6)Itisdesiredthatshewaspromotedtothepositionofthemanager.7)Iwishthattheydidn’tleavesoearlythatday.8)Icouldbuytheten-speedbicyclemyself,butmymotherpromisedtogiveittomeonmybirthday.9)IwouldratherthatMissEvanstaughtusEnglishliteraturelastsemester.10)“Don’tyouthinkitistimethatyouworkharderatyourlessons?”themothersaidtoTom.waspromoted→(should)bepromoteddidn’tleave→hadn’tleftcouldbuy→couldhaveboughttaught→hadtaughtwork→worked?第42頁/共107頁Myideaisthatwe(should)givethemahandwhentheyareintrouble.Itisnecessarythatanothercomputercenter(should)besetupinourdepartment.Theoldwomanwishesshecouldlivetoseehergrandsongotocollege.Hetalksaboutthatcityasif(though)hehadbeentherehimself.Hadwemade(Ifwehadmade)adequatepreparations,wemighthavesucceeded.6TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.WriteandTranslate1)我的想法是，在他們困難的時(shí)候要給他們以援助。2)我們系有必要再建一個(gè)計(jì)算機(jī)中心。3)老太太希望能活到看見孫子上大學(xué)。4)他講起那個(gè)城市來就好像本人去過那兒似的。5)如果我們當(dāng)時(shí)準(zhǔn)備充分的話，我們就可能成功了。BackUnit|Three第43頁/共107頁WriteandDescribeaPicture7Writeashortpassageofabout100wordstodescribetheareacodemapgiven.Someusefulwordsandphrasesareprovidedtohelpyou.Startthepassagewith“TheUnitedStatesisdividedintotelephonedialingareas.”Back第44頁/共107頁TheUnitedStatesisdividedintotelephonedialingareas.Eachareahasanareacode.Itisathree-digitnumber.Youusethisnumbertodiallongdistancecalls.Forexample,youwanttocall555-2364inSouthCarolinabutyouliveinUtah,youmustdial1firstandthentheareacode.Itis803.Soyoumustdial1-803-555-2364.Whenyoudonotknowtheareacode,youcanusetheareacodemapinthetelephonebook.ThemapdividestheUnitedStatesintotimezones.Noticethatwhenitis1:00inCalifornia,itis4:00inMichigan.Key:Back第45頁/共107頁SECTIONIVMaintainingaSharpEyePASSAGEIPASSAGEIIInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsReadandThinkReadandCompleteReadandTranslateReadandSimulateReadandJudgeReadandTranslateInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsReadandRewrite第46頁/共107頁1.cellphone手機(jī)，移動(dòng)電話Acellphoneisasmalltelephoneyoucancarrywithyouthatoperatesthroughnetworksofradioantennasorspacesatellites.Otherexpressionsofacellphone:1)acellularphone/telephone2)amobilephone/telephone3)ahandset

2.ATM自動(dòng)取款機(jī)ATMistheabbreviationforautomatedtellermachine.ATMsarefoundinbusinessdistrictsandshoppingmalls.Peopleusethemtogetcashfromtheirbankaccountsandinmanyplaces,topayforgas,groceries,andotherthings.

3.voicemail有聲郵件Avoicemailisatelephoneansweringsystemonwhichspokenmessagesareleftbyonepersonforanother.SECTIONIVMaintainingaSharpEyeInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageBackUnit|Three第47頁/共107頁P(yáng)ASSAGEIForConversationPress#1I’vegotacellphone,e-mailandvoicemail.ButwhyamIsolonely?Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationsrevolution:westoppedtalkingtooneanother.Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhiscellphonerang,interruptingourconversation.Theretheywere,talkingandtalkingonabeautifullysunnydayandIbecameinvisible,absentfromtheconversation.Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingotherpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopettheirpuppies.Evidently,thecordlesselectronicvoiceispreferabletohumancontact.Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplesittingnexttoyoufeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendszoomingdownthehighway,unabletotalktooneanotherbecauseofagadgetdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.1234Unit|Three第48頁/共107頁Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheintimacyofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessagingovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanconductentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.Asalmosteveryconceivablecontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomated,thealienationindexgoesup.Youcan’tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanymore.Directoryassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomated.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygoodmorningtotheattendantwhenyoucanswipeyourcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?WhytalktoaclerkwhomightliveintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanjustinsertyourcardintotheATM?IamnoLuddite.Iownacellphone,anATMcard,avoicemailsystem,anemailaccount.Givingthemupisn’tanoption—theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It’stheirunintendedconsequencesthatmakemecringe.ExercisesBack567891011第49頁/共107頁1.(Title)ForConversationPress#1Analysis:Inthissentence,formeanswiththepurposeof.Press#1isinimperativemood.#standsforNo.,therefore#1isreadasNo.1.Translation:通話按1號(hào)鍵。Example:Forredialing,pressthe#key.LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentencesBack第50頁/共107頁2.(Para.3)

Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhiscell

phonerang,interruptingourconversation.

Analysis:Interruptingourconversationinthesentenceisapresent

participlephraseusedasanadverbialofresult.Translation: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。Example:Thechildfell,strikinghisheadagainstthedoorandhurtingit

slightly.LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentencesBackUnit|Three第51頁/共107頁LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentences3.(Para.3)

Theretheywere,talkingandtalkingonabeautifullysunnyday

andIbecameinvisible,absentfromtheconversation.Analysis:Talkingandtalkingonabeautifullysunnydayisapresent

participlephraseusedasan

adverbialofattendantcircumstance.Translation:在一個(gè)陽光明媚的日子，他們在那兒談啊談，而我卻被遺忘，

成了談話的局外人。Example:Martasatinthearmchair,readingamagazine.Back第52頁/共107頁4.(Para.5)

Therewewere,fourfriendszoomingdownthehighway,unabletotalktooneanotherbecauseofagadgetdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.Analysis:

Fourfriendszoomingonthehighwayisapresentparticiplephrase,

withfourfriendsasthelogicalsubjectofzoomingonthehighway.Thewholephraseservesasanadverbialofattendantcircumstance.Designedtomakecommunicationeasierisapastparticiplephraseusedasanattribute,modifyingtheantecedentgadget.Translation:我們四位朋友坐在車?yán)?，飛馳在高速公路上，卻因?yàn)橛辛四莻€(gè)被

設(shè)計(jì)來方便通信的小玩意兒而不能互相交談。Example:Myroomisonthefourthfloor,itswindowoverlookingthebeach.