新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第三版第一冊(cè)電子書

Unit1FreshStart1

TextATowardabrighterfutureforall1

TextBWhatwewish7

Unit2Lovingparents,lovingchildren8

TextAAchilcfsclutterawaitsanadult'sreturn8

TextBTimeslowsdown10

Unit3DigitalCampus12

TextACollegelifeintheInternetage12

TextBToomuchofagoodthing-arealaddiction14

Unit4Heroesofourtime15

TextAHeroesamongus16

TextBAhero'saspiration18

Unit5Winningisnoteverything19

TextACliffYong,anunlikelyhero19

TextBShapingyoungliveswithsports21

Unit6Earnasyoulearn22

TextAToworkornottowork-Thatisaquestion22

TextBEarnasyoulearn?24

Unit7Hopingforthebetter25

TextAWhenhonestydisappears25

TextBRoysofhopeinrisingrudeness27

Unit8FriendshipAcrossgenderandboarder28

TextAGendervariableinfriendship:Contradictionornot?28

TextBSimilaritiesanddifferences:Friendshipacrosscultures29

新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第三版第一冊(cè)課文攀登英語(yǔ)網(wǎng)出品

Unit1FreshStart

TextATowardabrighterfutureforall

Towardabrighterfutureforall

1Goodafternoon!Aspresidentoftheuniversity,Iamproudtowelcomeyoutothisuniversity.

Yourachievementisthetriumphofyearsofhardwork,bothofyourownandofyourparentsand

teachers.Hereattheuniversity,wepledgetomakeyoureducationalexperienceasrewardingas

possible.

2Inwelcomingyoutotheuniversity,Iamremindedofmyownhighschoolgraduationandthe

photographmymomtookofmydadandme,"Posenaturally,"Mominstructedus."Wait!”said

Dad,"Let'stakeapictureofmehandinghimanalarmclock.1'Theclockwokemeupevery

morningincollege.Itisstillonmyofficedesk.

3Letmesharewithyousomethingthatyoumaynotexpect.Youwillmissyouroldroutinesand

yourparents*reminderstoworkhardandattainyourbest.Youmayhavecriedtearsofjoytobe

finallyfinishedwithhighschool,andyourparentsmayhavecriedtearsofjoytobefinally

finishedwithdoingyourlaundry!Butknowthis:Thefutureisbuiltonastrongfoundationof

thepast.

4Foryou,thesenextfouryearswillbeatimeunlikeanyother.Hereyouaresurroundedby

greatresources:interestingstudentsfromalloverthecountry,alearnedandcaringfaculty,a

comprehensivelibraiy,greatsportsfacilities,andstudentorganizationscoveringeverypossible

interestfromtheartstoscience,tocommunityserviceandsoon.Youwillhavethefreedomto

exploreandlearnaboutnewsubjects.Youwilllearntogetbyonverylittlesleep,meet

fascinatingpeople,andpursuenewpassions.Iwanttoencourageyoutomakethemostofthis

uniqueexperience,andtouseyourenergyandenthusiasmtoreapthebenefitsofthisopportunity.

5Youmayfeeloverwhelmedbythewealthofcoursesavailabletoyou.Youwillnotbeableto

experiencethemall,butsamplethemwidely!Collegeoffersmanythingstodoandtolearn,and

eachofthemoffersadifferentwaytoseetheworld.IfIcouldgiveyouonlyonepieceofadvice

aboutselectingcourses,itwouldbethis:Challengeyourself!Don'tassumethatyouknowin

advancewhatfieldswillinterestyouthemost.Takesomecoursesinfieldsyou'venevertried

before.Youwillnotonlyemergeasamorebroadlyeducatedperson,butyouwillalsostanda

betterchanceofdiscoveringanunsuspectedpassionthatwillhelptoshapeyourfuture.A

wonderfulexampleofthisisthefashiondesigner,VeraWang,whooriginallystudiedarthistory.

Overtime,Wangpairedherstudiesinarthistorywithherloveoffashionandturneditintoa

passionfordesign,whichmadeherafamousdesigneraroundtheworld.

6Hereattheuniversity,itmaynotalwaysbepleasanttohavesomanynewexperiencesallat

once.Inyourdorm,thestudentnextdoormayrepeatedlyplaytheonesong,whichgivesyoua

giantheadache!Youmaybeanearlybirdwhileyourroommateisanightowl!Andstill,you

andyourroommatemaybecomebestfriends.Don'tworryifyoubecomealittleuncomfortable

withsomeofyournewexperiences.Ipromiseyouthatthehappyexperienceswilloutweighthe

unpleasantones.AndIpromisethatvirtuallyallofthemwillprovideyouwithvaluablelessons

whichwillenrichyourlife.So,withaglowinyoureyeandasonginyourheart,stepforwardto

meetthesenewexperiences!

7Wehaveconfidencethatyourjourneytowardself-discoveryandyourprogresstowardfinding

yourownpassionwillyieldmorethanpersonaladvancement.Webelievethatasyoubecome

membersofourcommunityofscholars,youwillsooncometorecognizethatwiththeabundant

opportunitiesforself-enrichmentprovidedbytheuniversity,therealsocomeresponsibilities.A

wisemansaid:''Educationissimplythesoulofasocietyasitpassesfromonegenerationto

another.*'Youaretheinheritorsofthehardworkofyourfamiliesandthehardworkofmany

countlessotherswhocamebeforeyou.Theybuiltandtransmittedtheknowledgeyouwillneed

tosucceed.Nowitisyourturn.Whatknowledgewillyouacquire?Whatpassionswillyou

discover?Whatwillyoudotobuildastrongandprosperousfutureforthegenerationsthatwill

comeafteryou?

8Wetakegreatpleasureinopeningthedoortothisgreatstepinyourjourney.Wetakedelightin

themanyopportunitieswhichyouwillfind,andintheresponsibilitiesthatyouwillcarryas

citizensofyourcommunities,yourcountry,andtheworld.Welcome!

WordsandExpressions

triumph

n.（尤指苦戰(zhàn)后獲得的）勝利，成功，成就

pledge

Vt.發(fā)誓；作保證

pose

vi.（為照相或畫像而）擺姿勢(shì)

vt.造成，導(dǎo)致（困難或危險(xiǎn)）

routine

n.例行公事；常規(guī)；慣例

a.常規(guī)的；例行的；慣常的

attain

vt.得到；獲得；贏得

foundation

n.基礎(chǔ)

resource

n.1資源；2自然資源

faculty

n.1全體教員；2天賦；能力；本領(lǐng)

comprehensive

a.綜合的；多方面的

facility

n.（為某種目的而提供的）設(shè)施，設(shè)備

community

n.1（同住一地的人所構(gòu)成的）社區(qū)；2群體；團(tuán)體

explore

vt.探討，研究（主題、思想等）

v.勘探；探測(cè)；考察

fascinating

a.吸引人的；迷人的；使人神魂顛倒的

pursue

vt.1追求；致力于；2追趕；追逐

passion

n.1強(qiáng)烈的愛好；熱愛

n.2強(qiáng)烈的情感；激情

unique

a.1特別的；極不尋常的；極好的；2不同的；獨(dú)特的

enthusiasm

n.熱愛；熱情；熱心

reap

Vt.收獲；獲得

V.收割（莊稼）

benefit

n.好處；益處；裨益

opportunity

n.機(jī)會(huì)；時(shí)機(jī)

overwhelm

Vt.（數(shù)量大得）使無(wú)法對(duì)付

available

a.可獲得的；可利用的；現(xiàn)成的

sample

vt.1體驗(yàn)；2對(duì)…作抽樣檢驗(yàn)

n.樣本；樣品；貨樣

assume

Vt.假定；假設(shè)；認(rèn)為

emerge

vi.1出現(xiàn)；為……所公認(rèn)；2出現(xiàn)；露出

giant

a.巨大的；特大的

mate

n.同事；同伴

roommate

n.（尤指大學(xué)里的）室友

owl

n.貓頭鷹

virtual

a.1兒乎相同的；實(shí)質(zhì)上的；2虛擬的；模擬的

virtually

ad.1實(shí)際上；幾乎；差不多；2虛擬地；模擬地

enrich

vt.使豐富；充實(shí)；強(qiáng)化

glow

n.1（某種）強(qiáng)烈的情感；2柔和穩(wěn)定的光

vi.發(fā)出柔和穩(wěn)定的光

confidence

n.1信心；信賴；信任；2自信心

yield

vt.1產(chǎn)生（結(jié)果等）；2出產(chǎn)；產(chǎn)生

vi.屈從；讓步

abundant

a.大量的；豐富的；充裕的

responsibility

n.1（道德、社會(huì)）責(zé)任，義務(wù)；2責(zé)任；3職責(zé)；任務(wù)；義務(wù)

inherit

vt.沿襲，秉承（信仰、傳統(tǒng)或生活方式）

V.繼承（財(cái)產(chǎn)）

inheritor

n.1（生活或思想方式的）后繼者，繼承人；2遺產(chǎn)繼承人

transmit

vt.傳送；傳遞：傳播

acquire

Vt.1學(xué)到，獲得（知識(shí)、技能）；2取得；獲得；3購(gòu)得；得到

prosperous

a.富裕的；繁榮的；興旺的

remindsb.of

1使某人想起某人或某事

2使某人想起（相似的）人或事

getby

過(guò)活；過(guò)得去；勉強(qiáng)應(yīng)付

makethemostofsth.

最大限度地利用某物

reapthebenefits（of

得享（某事物的）好處

inadvance

預(yù)先；提前

standachance（ofdoing

有（做成某事的）希望

overtime

逐漸地；慢慢地

turn（intosth.

（使某人/某物）變成

allatonce

1同時(shí)

2一下子；突然

takepleasurein（doing）sth.

樂(lè)于做某事

openthedoortosth.

給…以機(jī)會(huì)；給…敞開方便之門

takedelightin（doing）sth.

以（做）某事為樂(lè)

VeraWang

王薇薇（1949-，著名美籍華裔設(shè)計(jì)師，被譽(yù)為“婚紗女王”）

TextBWhatwewish

Mydearchild,

1Youareabouttopanticipateinthenextlegofyourjourneythroughlife.Forus,thispartis

bittersweet.Asyougoofftocollege,excitingnewworldswillopenuptoyou.Theywillinspire

andchallengeyou;youwillgrowinincredibleways.

2Thisisalsoamomentofsadness.Yourdeparturetocollegemakesitundeniablyclearthatyou

arenolongerachild.Therehasbeennogreaterjoythanwatchingyouarriveatthismoment.You

haveturnedourgreatestchallengeintoourgreatestpride.Althoughwehavebroughtyoutothis

point,itishardtowatchyoudepart.Rememberaboveallthings,wewillmissyou.

3Collegewillbethemostimportanttimeofyourlife.Itisherethatyouwilltrulydiscoverwhat

learningisabout.Youoftenask,"WhydoIneedtoknowthis?"Iencourageyoutostay

inquisitive,butrememberthis:''Educationiswhatremainsafteronehasforgotteneverythinghe

learnedinschool."Whatyoulearnisnotasimportantasthefactthatyoulearn.Thisistheheart

ofscholarship:movingfromteacher-taughttomaster-inspired,onovertothepointwhereyou

becomeaself-learner.So,takeeachsubjectseriously,andifsomethingdoesn'timmediately

engageyou,don'tdespair.Embraceitasachallenge.Findawaytomakeityourown.

4Ofcourse,youmuststilltakecaretosignupforcourseswhichstimulateyourpassionyou're

yourintellectualcapacity.Don'tbeboundbywhatotherpeoplethink.SteveJobssaid,when

youareincollege,yourpassionwillcreatemanydots,andlaterinyourlifeyouwillconnect

them.So,don'tworrytoomuchaboutwhatjobyouwillhave;don'tbetoopractical.Ifyoulike

FrenchorKorean,studyitevenifsomeoneelsetellsyouthatit'snotuseful.Enjoypickingyour

"dots".Beassuredthatoneday,youwillfindyourownmeaningfulcareer,andyouwillconnecta

beautifulcurvethroughthosedots.

5Youknowthatwealwayswantyoutodoyourbest,butdon*tletthepressureofgradesgetto

you.Wecareonlythatyoutryyourverybest,andthatyoulearn.Itisbetterthatyourgreatest

effortearnsalessergradethanthatnoeffortearnsyouadecentorhighergrade.Gradesinthe

endaresimplylettersfittogivethevainsomethingtoboastabout,andthelazysomethingto

fear.Youaretoogoodtobeeither.Therewardisnotthegradebutwhatyoulearn.

6Moreimportantly,makefriendsandtrustothers.Thefriendsyoumakeincollegecanbethebest

onesyouwilleverhave.Duringtheseyears,whenyoumoveintoadulthood,thefriendsyoumake

incollegeliveclosertoyouthanyourfamily.Youwillformbondsoffriendshipthatwill

blossomovermanydecades.Pickfriendswhoaregenuineandsincere.Selectafewand

becometrulyclosetothem.Don'tworryabouttheirhobbies,grades,orlooks.Instead,trust

yourinstinctswhenyoumakenewfriends.Youareagenuineandsincereperson;anyonewould

enjoyyourfriendship.Sobeconfident,secure,andproactive.Ifyouthinkyoulikesomeone,tell

them.Youhaveverylittletolose.Don'tbeafraidtotrust.Giveothersthebenefitofthedoubt,

anddon'treduceanyonetostereotypes.Nobodyisperfect;aslongasothersaregenuine,trust

themandbegoodtothem.Theywillgiveback.

7Rememberalsothatyouryouthisfullofstrengthandbeauty,somethingthatyouwillnot

comprehenduntilitisgone.Youmustguardandcultivateyourstrengthandbeauty.Ahealthy

bodyandasoundmindarethegreatestinstrumentsyouwilleverpossess.Enjoylife.Danceif

youfeellikeit.Don'tbeafraidofwhatotherpeoplethink.Butalsokeepyourselfsafeand

sound.Don'tlettherangeofnewexperiencestakeyourinnocence,health,orcuriosityaway

fromyou.Treasureyouryouthandtheuniversityexperiencebeforeyou.

8Collegeisthetimewhenyouhave:thefirsttasteofindependence,thegreatestamountoffree

time,themostflexibilitytochange,thelowestcostformakingmistakes.

9Approachtheseyearsenthusiastically!Makethemostofyourtime.Becomethegreatthinker

youwereborntobe.Letyourtalentsevolvetotheirfullestpotential.Bebold!

Experiment!Learnandgrow!Weareenormouslyproudthatyou'vemadeitthisfar,andwe

can'twaittoseewhatyouwillbecome.

Yourfather

Unit2Lovingparents,lovingchildren

TextAAchilcfsclutterawaitsanadult'sretum

1Iwatchherbackhernewtruckoutofthedriveway.Thevehicleistoolarge,too

expensive.She'drefusedtoconsiderapracticalcarwithgoodgasefficiencyandeasyto

park.It'sbecauseofme,Ithink.Sheboughtittoshowmethatshecould.

2"I'm18,"she'dtoldmesooftenthatmyteethached,"Iamanadult!"

3Ithought,isthattrue?Justyesterdayyouwatchedsomecartoons.Whatchangedbetween

yesterdayandtoday?

4Todayshe'sgone,offtobeanadultfarawayfromme.I'mgladshe'sgone.Itmeansshemade

it,andthatI'mfinallyfreeof18yearsofresponsibilities.AndyetIwonderifshecouldtakegood

careofherself.

5Sheleftamess.Herbathroomisanembarrassmentofdamptowels,rustedshavingblades,hair

inthesink,andnearlyemptytubesoftoothpaste.Ibringaboxofbigblackgarbagebags

upstairs.Eyeshadow,facecream,nailpolish—allgointothetrash.Idumpdrawers,sweep

shelvesclearandcleanthesink.WhenIamfinished,itisasneatandimpersonalasahotel

bathroom.

6InherbedroomIfindmismatchedsocksunderherbedandpurplepantsonthecloset

floor.Deskdrawersarefiledwithschoolpapers,fieldbyyearandsubject.Icatchmyself

readingthroughpoemsandessays,admiringhighscoresontestsandreadinghername,printedor

typedneatlyintheupperright-handcomerofeachpaper.Ipackthedeskcontentsintoa

box.Sixmonths,Ithink.Iwillgivehersixmonthstocollectherbelongings,andthenIwill

throwthemallaway.Thatisfair.Grown-upspayforstorage.

7Ihavetopauseatthebooks.Comicbooks,teenfiction,romanticnovels,historicalnovels,and

textbooks.Alifetimeofreading;eachbookbeloved.Iwanttobepractical,tostufftheminpaper

sacksfortheusedbookstore.ButIlovebooksasmuchasshedoes,soIstackthemontoasingle

bookshelftodealwithlater.

8Igoforherclothes.Dresses,sweaters,andshoesshehasn'twornsinceseventhgradeareplaced

intogarbagebags.Iamaplagueoflocustsemptyingthecloset.Twopilesgrowtoclumsyheights:

oneforcharity,theothertrash.

9Therearemoreshoes,stuffedanimals,largeandsmallposters,hairbands,andpinkhair

curlers.ThejobgrowslargerthelongerIamatit.Howcanonegirlcollectsomuchinonly18

years?

10Istuffthegarbagebagsuntiltheplasticstrains.Ihaulthemdownthestairs,twobagsatatime.

Donationstocharitygointothetrunkofmycar;trashgoestothecurb.I'mearningmyselfsweat

andsoreshoulders.

11Sheleftthebedroomaridiculousmess,thecomforteronthefloor,thesheetstossed

aside.Istripoffthecomforter,blanket,sheets,andpillows.Onceshestartsfeedingcoinsinto

laundrymachines,shellappreciatetheyearsofcleanclothesPveprovidedforfree.

12Iwillturnherroomintoacraftsroom.OrcreatethefancyguestroomI'vealwayswanted.

13Iturnthebedover.Alargebrownenvelopeismarked"DONOTTHROWAWAY."Iopenit.

Morepapers.Idumpthecontentsontothefloor.Thereareoldfamilyphotographs,letters,

greetingcards,andlovenotesfromustoher.Therearecomicsclippedfromnewspapersand

magazines.Everysingleiteminthisenvelopehaspassedfromourhandstohers.Theseareall

thingsthatwegaveher.Suddenly,Ifeelveryemotional.

14HDONOTTHROW

15Mykid—myclutterbug—knowsmetoowell.AsIreadthroughthecardsandnotes,Ithink

maybethetruckwasn'tsuchabadidea,afterall.Maybeithelpshertofeellesssmallinabig

world.

16Ireversemyselfandbringbackthegarbagebagsfromthecarandthecurb.Clothesandshoes

gobackintothecloset.Iremakethebedandpileitwithstuffedanimals.Myhusbandcomes

homeandcallsupthestairs.

17"Juststraighteningup,"Itellhim."Canyoufindsomeboxesforherstuff?"

18Hebringsupboxesfromthebasement.

19"Sheleftamess/'hesays.

20HIdon'tmind,"Ireply.Silence.

21Thenhesayssoftly,nShe'snotcomingback."Ifeelmythroattightenatthesadnessinhis

voice.Itryhardtokeepbackmytears.

22Mylittlebaby,mydependentchild,isn'tcomingback.Butsomedaymydaughter,the

independentwoman,willreturnhome.Tokensofherchildhoodwillawaither.Sowillwe,with

openarms.

TextBTimeslowsdown

1nDaddy,let*stakea

2It'sanAprildayinVirginia.Henods,putshishandsonthearmsofhiswheelchair,whispers

somethingthatmakeslittlesense.Itrytohelphimup,butheistooheavyandlimp.

3"Comeforawalk,andthen—Pvebroughtyoua

4Thewhitecurtainssurgeinthebreeze.

5Shivering,hecomplainsit'schilly."Itscold,Fmtired.Can'twegohomenow?"

6Suddenlywe'refarawayinatimelongpastinpartofaharborFveneverseen

before.December,Chicago,Fmfive,andcold.Onegloveislost.Myfeetaretired.Hislegs

arelonger;hestridesquicklythroughmeltingsnow,towardbuildingslikeairplanesheds

withimmensedoors.

7ThisisthemostexcitingplaceIhaveeverbeen.Suddenlymyfatigueisgone.Icouldwalk

alonghereforever,atleastuntilIfindouthowtogetaboardoneoftheboats.

8Weslowdownourpace.Smallershedsnow.Agreendiner.Smellsoffishandsmoke.We

enteralittlehut.Barrelsofsaltywater,stringbagsofshellfish,bundlesoffishlaidoutonice.

9"Daddy,lookatthatsnake!"

10nNo,that'saneel,"saysDaddy."Smoked.We'lltakeaportionhomefor

11*'Icertainlywon'teatthat!1'

12"Allright,"hesays,andcarriesthesmellypackage.Aswewalkback,hetellsme

aboutmigrationsofeelstotheSargassoSea:howeelscomedownDalmatianriversandswim

acrosstheMediterraneanandthenthewholeAtlantic,untiltheyreachthewarmSargasso

Sea.Heretheylaytheireggs,andthenthebabyeelsswimbacktothenativeriversoftheir

parents.

13Backatlastintheapartment,heunwrapstheeel,openshispocketknifeandslicescarefully.

14"Iwon'teatit,"Isaysuspiciously.

15"Tryonebite,justfor

16UIwon'tlike

17Whilehehangsupourcoats,Itestonepinch.Smelly,smoky,andsalty.

18Hegoesintothekitchentoheatmilkformeandteaforhimself.Itestanotherpinch.Then

another.Hereturnswiththesteamingcups.

19Theeelhasvanished.

20BecauseitisSundayandIamfive,heforgivesme.Timeslowsdownandtheloveflowsin—

fathertodaughterandbackagain.

21At19,IflyouttoJapan.MyfatherandIclimbMountFuji.HighabovethePacific,and

hoursuptheslope,wepicnicondriedeel,seaweedcrackers,andcoldricewrappedintheeel

skin.Hereachesthepeakfirst.

22Astheyearsstretch,wewalkalongwaterwaysallovertheworld.Withhislongstride,he

oftenovertakesme.I'veneverknownanyonewithsuchenergy.

23Somedays,timeflieswithjoyallaround.Otherdays,timerotslikeoldfish.

24TodayinthenursinghomeinVirginia,anticipatinghisreluctance,Ibegboldlyandencourage

him,"Please,Daddy,justalittlearesupposedto

25Hecan'tgetoutofhischair.Notthatheoftengetsuponhisown,butonceinawhilehe'll

suddenlyhaveasurgeofstrength.Istooptolifthisfeetfromthefootrestraints,foldbackthe

metalpieceswhichoftenscrapehisdelicate,paper-thinskin."Come,nowyoucan

26Hegripsthewalkerandstrugglesforward.GraduallyIliftandpullhimtohisfeet.Standing

unsteadily,heswaysandthengainshisbalance.

27"See,youmadeit!That'swonderful!Allright,1*11berightbehindyou,myhandinthesmallof

yourback.Now—forward,march!'*

28HeisimpatientwiththewalkerasIaccompanyhimtothediningroom.Ihelphimtohischair,

andhandhimaspoon.Itslipsfromhisfingers.Pureedtunaisheapedonaplasticplate.I

encouragehim,singhimoldsongs,tellstories,buthewon'teat.WhenIliftaspoonfulofgray

fishystufftohismouth,hesayspolitely,"Idon'tcarefor

29NorwouldI.

30ThenItakethesmallsmellypackagecoveredinwhitewrappingpaperfromaplasticbag.He

lovespresents,andhereachesforwardwithawkwardfingerstotrytoopenit.Thesmellfillsthe

room.

31"Look,Daddy,they'vebeenoutofitformonths,butatlastthismorningatthefishsellernear

thePotomac,Ifoundsomesmoked

32Weunwrapit,andthenItakeouttheSwissArmyKnifemybelovedauntgavemeufor

safekeeping",andslicethesilveryflesh.

33"Whatabeautifulpicnic,"myfatherbeams.

34Hetakesasipofhischampagne,andthenwithsteadyfingerspicksupasliceofeelanddowns

iteasily.Thenanother,andanother,untilheeatsthewholepiece.Andagain,timeslowsdown

andtheloveflowsin—daughtertofatherandbackagain.

Unit3DigitalCampus

TextACollegelifeintheInternetage

1Thecollegecampus,longaplaceofscholarshipandfrontiersofnewtechnology,is

beingtransformedintoanewageofelectronicsbyafleetoflaptops,smartphonesandconnectivity

24hoursaday.

2Onatypicalmodern-daycampus,whereeverybuildingandmostoutdoorcommonareasoffer

wirelessInternetaccess,onestudenttakesherlaptopeverywhere.Inclass,shetakesnoteswithit,

sometimesinstant-messagingoremailingfriendsiftheprofessorislessthaninteresting.Inher

dorm,sheinstant-messagesherroommatesittingjustafewfeetaway.Sheistiedtoher

smartphone,whichsheevenusestotextafriendwholivesoneflooraboveher,andwhich

suppliesmusicforwalksbetweenclasses.

3Welcometocollegelifeinthe21stcentury,wherestudentsoncampusareelectronicallylinked

toeachother,toprofessorsandtotheirclasswork24/7inanever-flowingriverofinformationand

communication.WithmanyschoolsofferingwirelessInternetaccessanywhereoncampus,

collegesasagrouphavebecomethemostInternetaccessiblespotsintheworld.

4Studentssaytheyreallyvaluetheirfingertip-accesstotheboundlessamountofinformation

online,andtheabilitytoemailprofessorsat2a.m.andreceiveresponsesthenextmorning."I

alwaysfeellikeIhaveameansofcommunication—inclassandoutofclass,"says

oneengineeringmajor.

5Manyareusingsmartphones,notonlytocreatetheirowndialectswhentexting,butalsotodo

moreseriouswork,suchaspracticingforeignlanguagesandanalyzingscriptsfromtheirtheater

classes.InauniversityclassonthehistoryofAmericanradio,studentsusesmartphonestorecord

theirownradioshows.Thecourseinstructorsaid,"It'saddingtostudents'senseofexcitement

aboutthesubject."Professorshavebeenencouragedtotapetheirlecturesandpostthem

online."Werealizedtheremightbesomepotentialforadevicethatcouldgetattentionand

encouragesophisticatedthinking,0saysoneleadinguniversitydirector.

6Formostundergraduates,non-stopInternetconnectivityisthefuelofcollegelife.Morethan

justtoys,theseinstrumentsarepowerfultoolsforthestorageandmanagementofvirtuallyevery

kindofinformation.Andasmorepeoplearoundtheworldadopttheseinstruments,theyare

becomingindispensable.So,studentsshouldusethewondersoftheInternettodohomework,

reviewlectureoutlines,takepartinclassdiscussionsandnetworkonlinewiththeirfriends.But

indoingso,studentsmustremembertoregulateandbalancetheirtime.Toomuchtimeonline

canmeantoolittletimeinreal-lifestudyingorexercisingorvisitingwithfriends.Students

shouldnotlettheInternetworldontheircomputerscreenstakethemawayfromtherealworld

outside.

7CollegesbeganembracingInternetaccessinthemid-1990s,whenmanybeganwiringdorms

withhigh-speedconnections.Inthepastfewyears,schoolshavetakentheleadbyturningtheir

campusesintobubblesofWi-Finetworks.Infact,arecentstudyintheUSfoundthatinformation

technologyaccountedfor5%to8%ofcollegebudgets,upfromanestimated2%to3%inthe

mid-1980s.

8Ononecampus,studentsuseWi-Fitofireoffinstantmessages,reviewtheir

homeworkassignments,andchecktheirbankbalances.Justninemilesdownthehighway,another

universityhadbeenfeelingabitofatechnologyinferioritycomplex.Tocompensate,itspenttens

ofthousandsofdollarstogiveeveryoneofitsincomingfreshmenafreeAppleiPad.

9Someuniversitiesevenrequirethatallstudentsownorleasealaptop.Somesaythefocuson

technologypreparesstudentsforawiredworld,"Youhavetokeepupwiththerestoftheworld.

Studentsexpecthigh-bandwidthinformation,andifyoucan'tdeliverit,you*reatacompetitive

disadvantage/statesauniversitypresident.

10Othercollegesarestrainingtostandoutfromtheirpeers.Theracetoattractstudentswiththe

mostmodernnetworksandthehottestsystemshasreachedfeverpitch.Somebusinessmajorsare

receivingfreeportablecomputers.Inanalways-connectedmode,theycangetinformation

anytimeandanywheretheyneed.Oneuniversityisevengivingitsfreshmennewsmartphonesto

enrichthestudentexperienceandpreparethemforsuccessinarapidlychangingworld.

11Forthosewhoprefertotravellaptop-free,collegessupplyseveralcomputerlabs.Andfor

studentswhostudylateintothenight,manyhavesetup24-hourrepairshopswherestudentscan

gettheirlaptopsfixedbythenextdayandreceivealoanerinthemeantime.

12Collegesaroundtheworldhavebeenreplacingtheircomputersystemsforthepastdecade,in

largeparttoprovidestudentswiththemostadvancedfreesystem.Theanywhere-anytimeaccess

hasalreadyyieldedamazingbenefitsineducation.Withthewidespreadapplicationofcomputer

technologies,wearegoingtoproduceagenerationofproblem-solversandintelligentthinkers,

whichisindispensableforthefutureoftheworld.

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1Thecollegecampus,longaplaceofscholarshipandfrontiersofnewtechnology,is

beingtransformedintoanewageofelectronicsbyafleetoflaptops,smartphonesandconnectivity

24hoursaday.

2Onatypicalmodern-daycampus,whereeverybuildingandmostoutdoorcommonareasoffer

wirelessInternetaccess,onestudenttakesherlaptopeverywhere.Inclass,shetakesnoteswith

it,sometimesinstant-messagingoremailingfriendsiftheprofessorislessthaninteresting.In

herdorm,sheinstant-messagesherroommatesittingjustafewfeetaway.Sheistiedtoher

smartphone,whichsheevenusestotextafriendwholivesoneflooraboveher,andwhich

suppliesmusicforwalksbetweenclasses.

3Welcometocollegelifeinthe21stcentury,wherestudentsoncampusareelectronicallylinked

toeachother,toprofessorsandtotheirclasswork24/7inanever-flowingriverofinformationand

communication.WithmanyschoolsofferingwirelessInternetaccessanywhereoncampus,

collegesasagrouphavebecomethemostInternetaccessiblespotsintheworld.

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