恩波-通過閱讀學(xué)詞匯

生T色字體為生i司，力口下戈U線句亍為鈣箱背誦句

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Unit1

WebBusiness

IntheyearorsoofWebbusiness,mostoftheactionhasrevolvedaroundeffortstotapthe

consumermarket.Morerecently,astheWebprovedtobemorethanafashion,companieshave

startedtobuyandsellproductsandserviceswithoneanother.Suchbusiness-to-businesssales

makesensebecausebusinesspeopletypicallyknowwhatproductthey'relookingfor.

(l)Nonetheless,manycompaniesstillhesitatetousetheWebbecauseofdoubtsaboutits

reliability/,Businessesneedtofeeltheycantrustthepathwaybetweenthemandthe

supplier,"sayssenioranalystBlaneErwinofForresterResearch.Somecompaniesarelimitingthe

riskbyconductingonlinetransactionsonlywithestablishedbusinesspartnerswhoaregiven

accesstothecompany'sprivateinternet

②Anlhermajorshiflin(hemodelforinlernetcommerceconcernsIhetechnologyavailablefor

marketing.Untilrecently,Internetmarketingactivitieshavefocusedonstrategiesto"pull”

customersintosites.Inthepastyear,however,softwarecompanieshavedevelopedtoolsthat

allowcompaniesto^push^informationdirectlyouttoconsumers,transmittingmarketingmessages

directlytargetedcustomers.Mostnotably,thePointcastNetworkusesascreensavertodelivera

continuallyupdatedstreamofnewsandadvertisementstosubscribers,computermonitors.

Subscriberscancustomizetheinformationtheywanttoreceiveandproceeddirectlytoa

company'sWebsite.CompaniessuchasVirtualVineyardsarealreadystartingtousesimilar

technologiestopushmessagestocustomersaboutspecialsales,productofferings,orotherevents.

ButpushtechnologyhasearnedthecontemptofmanyWebusers.Onlineculturethinkshighlyof

thenotionthattheinformationflowingontothescreencomestherebyspecificrequest.Once

commercialpromotionbeginstofillthescreenuninvited,thedistinctionbetweentheWeband

televisionfades.That'saprospectthathorrifiesNetpurists.

(§)ButitishardlyinevitablethatcompaniesontheWebwillneedtoresorttopushstrategiesto

makemoney.TheexamplesofVirtualVineyards,A,andotherpioneershowthataWeb

sitesellingtherightkindofproductswiththerightmixofineractivity,hospitality,andsecuritywill

attractonlinecustomers.Andthecostofcomputingpowercontinuestofreefall,whichisagood

signforanyenteiprisesettingupshopinsilicon.Peoplelookingback5or10yearsfromnow

manywellwonderwhysofewcompaniestooktheonlineplunge.

名人名言：

Natureisconqueredbyobeyingher.

Natureneverdeceivesus,itisalwaysuswhodeceiveourselves.

Rousseau

web-internet

revolverotaterotaryspinreel

consumeconsumer

typicalrepresentative

nonethelessnevertheless

hesitate

reliablereliabilityreliancerely

analysisanalyticanalyzeanalyst

riskhazardperilventure

transaction

accessentry

shifttransfer

mercial

available

strategycontrive

transmitrelay

deliverconvey

screenshutter

subscribe

contemptscorn

promotepromotion

prospect

horrifyhorrorhorribleterrify

hospitality

enterprise

siliconquartzmercurysulfur/sulphuracidcarbon

plungeinsertthrust

obeyobedienceobedient

deceivedeceitcheat

UnitTwo

MadCowsFears

①TheUniteStatesonFridayfollowedCanada'sleadintemporarilysuspendingimportsof

Brazilianbeef,gelatinsandotherprocessedbeefproductsasaprecautionagainstmadcow

disease.

TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)saidalthoughtherewasnoevidenceofmadcow

diseaseinBrazil,itwasconcernedthatcertainBrazilianbeefproductsmayhavecomeinto

contactwithbeeffromEurope,whichhasbeenhitwithanoutbreakofthebrain-wastingdisease.

“Thisdecisionisatemporaryaction,“USDAsaidinastatement.Furtheractionwouldbetakenif

neededtokeepthediseaseoutoftheUnitedStates,whichhasneverhadacase.

MadcowdiseaseisbelievedtohavespreadfromBritaintoothercountrieswhenthebonesand

otherremainsofdiseasedcattleweregroundupforuseinlivestockfeed.

Nearly90peopleinBritain,FranceandIrelandhavediedfrommadcowdisease.Canadaisthe

leadingexporterofbeeftotheU.S.,with345,069tonsshippedin1999,accordingtotheUSDA.

Brazilshipped50,376tonsofbeeftotheU.S.in1999,upfrom33,534tonsin1998.

BrazifsministrysaidcannedbeefexportstotheUnitedStateswerewortharound$82.5million

peryearwhilesalestoCanadawereabout$5.5million.

EarlierFriday,CanadabecamethefirstNAFTAcountrytoannounceitwasbanningBrazilianbeef

productsafterreceivinginformationthatBrazilhadimportedliveanimalsfromEuropeuntil1999.

OttawasaiditwassuspendingallimportsofBraziliancannedbeefandwouldpulltheproducts

fromgrocerystoreshelves.

Mexico,theotherU.S.tradepartnerundertheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement,saidit

expectedtoissueitsownbanonBrazilianbeefproducts.

AnangryBrazilcriticizedCanadaforoverreactingandinitiatingabanthatwouldforcesimilar

actionbyNAFTApartners.44Brazil/sbeefisabsolutelysafe,andthereisnomadcowinBrazil.”

SaidMarcioFortest,executivesecretaryoftheagriculturalministry.

②Brazilhometotheworld'slargestherdofcattle,islockedinabittertradebattlewithCanada.

TheUSDAsaiditwasworkingwithBrazilianagricultureofficialstocompleteamadcowrisk

assessmentinBrazilasquicklyaspossible.

“OncethisdatahasbeenreceivedandUSDAisassuredthatBrazilhastakensoundmeasuresto

preventmadcowdisease,thesuspensionwillbelifted."theUSDAsaid.

恪人名言：I

Thereisnoroyalroadtoscience,andonlythosewhodonotdreadthefatiguingclimbofitssteep

pathshaveachanceofgainingitsluminoussummits.

Marx

單詞:

temporarytemporarilymomentarytransient

suspendsuspensionpostponedelay

gelatinprotein

ceduredispose

precautioncautioncautious

evidenceevidenttestimonytestify

contact

outbreakerupt

statementdeclaration

remains

cattlelivestockdonkeybull

lflour

ministryministerpremierbureau

hibitforbidtaboorestrictrestrictionrestrainrest

raint

issuecirculate-distribute

initiate—initiativeinitialcommencelaunchoriginate

absolutethoroughsheerutter

executiveexecute

assessassessmentestimate-verdictappraisal

royalroyaltydignity

dread

steepcliff-summit

luminousbrilliant

Marxism

UnitThree

Hackers:TheEnemyontheInternet

UntilcomparativelyrecentlytheopportunitiesforcriminalactivityontheInternethavebeenlow.

However,thevolumeofbusinessdoneontheInternetisgrowingrapidly,adpeopleorderbooks

andotherproductsandmakemoneytransactions.Allthisiscreatingtemptationsforhackers.

Hackersareoftenyoungpeoplewhoareobsessedbycomputers.Theyusethemtoprowlthe

Internet,lookingforwaystobreakintocomputersystemsrunbybanks,telephonecompaniesand

evengovernmentdepartment.Theylookforsamplesofcreditcardsandtrytostealthenumbers.

RecentlyinAmerica,hackershavebeencaughttestingthesecuritysystematthePentagon,

headquartersoftheAmericanDefenseDepartment.Butstillthehackerspersistoftenforadare

“becauseit'sthere“althoughwithwhatsuccessnobodyreallyknows.

?EstimatesforworldwidesalesontheInternetnowrangebetween$US40billionand$US90

billionbytheendoftheyear2000.Muchofthisisinpublishingandsoftwarepurchases,which

requirethedisclosureofcreditcardnumbers,butthereisreallynolimittowhatcanbeconducted

ontheInternet.

“Youjustdon'tgiveyourcreditcardouttoanybody,expertssay."Andinthesamewaythatyou

shouldregularlychangeyourcreditcardaccessnumber,youcandefeathackersbyregularly

changingyourInternetpassword.Ifyoudon't,it'slikeleavingthebankvaultdoorwideopen.”

Whenitcomestocreatingyourpassword,expertsrecommendincludingafewpunctuationmarks

andnumbersratherthanrelyingonlettersinthealphabet.Telecommediacommunications

managerGienSowrysaysthatwhenitcomestosecurityofcreditcards,theInternetoffersa

higherstandardthanmanyotherswhosehonestyistakenforgranted.

Forexample,fewpeoplethinktwiceaboutgivingacreditcardnumberoverthephoneandmany

areequallycarelessaboutwhathappenstothecarboncopywhencompletingatransactionover

thecounter.

Somecustomersmayinadvertentlyrevealtheirpasswordstohackersviawhatisknownasa

Trojanhorseformofvirus.②Theseareattachedtodocumentsormessagesbeingreceived,and

lodgeinacomputer'sharddrive.NexttimethecustomerlogsontoanInternetserviceprovider

thevirusrevealswhereitisandthepasswordtoanyonewhoisprowlingtheNetlookingforsuch

information.Theycanthentapin.

Thetwowaystodefeatsuchsnoopingare:

1)tohaveanup-to-datevirusscannerwhichcanrecognisetheinvaderanddeleteit,and

2)constantpasswordchanges.

名人名言：

Glass,porcelainandreputationareeasilycrackedandneverwellmended.

Franklin

單詞：

hacker

comparativecomparatively

opportunity

criminalcrime

tempttemptationobsess

prowl

samplespecimen

credit

pentagon

persist

rangescope

publishpublication

puteinputkeyboard

requirerequirementnecessitatenecessity

disclosedisclosureencloseenclosurerevealleak--一leakage

accessadmission

vault

recommend

punctualpunctuation

mediummoderate

inadvertentindifferentaccidentaldeliberate

via

virus

attach

documentdocumentary

lodgelodging

log

snoop

up-to-datecontemporaryfashionableout-of-date

scan

invadeinvasionassault

deletedetach

porcelain--chinaearthenware

reputation

cracksplit

UnitFour

ElNino（厄爾尼諾）

ElNinoisthetermusedfortheperiodwhenseasurfacetemperaturesareabovenormaloffthe

SouthAmericancoastalongtheequatorialPacific,sometimescalledtheEarth'sheartbeat,andisa

dramaticbutmysteriousclimatesystemthatperiodicallyragesacrossthePacific.

ElNinomeans“thelittleboy"or"theChristchild^^inSpanish,andissocalledbecauseitswarm

currentisfeltalongcoastalPeruandEcuadoraroundChristmas.①Butthelocalwarmingisjust

partofaninlricalesetofchangesiniheoceanandalmosphereacrosstheiropicalPacific,which

coversathirdoftheEarth'scircumference..Itsintensityissuchthatitaffectstemperatures,storm

tracksandrainfallaroundtheworld.

DroughtsinAfricaandAustraliatropicalstormsinthePacific,torrentialrainsalongthe

CaliforniancoastandthePeruviandesertshaveallbeenascribedtothewhimofElNino.

②Thisatleastisthetheory,andithasworkedprettywelloverthepastcentury,withElNino

occurringabouteveryihreetofiveyearsandLaNinainbetween.Buttherehavebeensome

bafflingdevelopmentsinrecentyears.Foronething,ElNinohasreturnedthreetimesinthepast

fouryears.Foranother,since1976ElNinohasdominatedrelativetothecoolerphase(LaNina).

TherehasbeenonlyonesignificantLaNina,butfiveElNinos,includinganextremelysevereone

in1982-83thatcauseddamagecosting8billiondollars.Moreoverahugepoolofwarmwaterhas

settleddownnearthedatelineinthecentralPacific.

Yetitisimportanttounderstandthechangesifscientistsaretobeabletoforecasttheclimatic

effectsofElNinoswithanydegreeofaccuracy.Thisisnotjustanacademictask—accurate

forecastscanspelloutfeastorfamineinmanytropicalcountriesaroundtheworld.Forecasting

effortshavefocusedonElNino,whoseeffectsaregenerallymoreseverethanthoseofLaNina.

Aworryingpossibilityisthatthechangesmaybeduetogreenhousewarming.Ifso,therecent

fluctuationsmaybeanearlyglimpseofworsethingstocome.

I名人名言：I

Thereasonablemanadaptshimselftotheworld;theunreasonablemanpersistsintryingtoadapt

theworldtohimself.Thereforeallprogressdependsontheunreasonableman.

Shaw

Afoolmayaskmorequestionsinanhourthanawisemanmayanswerinayear.

Ifthingsweretobedonetwice,allwouldtowise.

生詞與聯(lián)想詞：

equatorarctic

dramadramaticopera

mysteriousmysterymyth

climate

periodical

currentcurrency

Christian—Christ--ChristianityChristmas

intricatesophisticatedelaborate

atmosphereatmospheric

tropicaltropic

circumferencediameterradius

ensive

drought

torrent

ascribe

whim

bafflepuzzlebewilderriddleperplex

dominatedominantpredominate

phase

forecastcastforeseepredict

accuracyaccuratepreciseprecision

academyacademic-

feastfestivaleve

faminestarve

greenhouse

fluctuate-??-swayswing

glimpsegazepeep

reasonablerationalplausible

adaptrevise

UnitFive

AmericanEconomicSystem

TheAmericaneconomicsystemisorganizedaroundabasicallyprivate-enteq)rise,

market-orientedeconomyinwhichconsumerslargelydeterminewhatshallbeproducedby

spendingtheirmoneyinthemarketplaceforthosegoodsandservicesthattheywantmost.Private

businessmen,strivingtomakeprofits,producethesegoodsandservicesincompetitionother

businessmen;andtheprofitmotive,operatingundercompetitivepressures,largelydetermines

howthesegoodsandservicesareproduced.Thus,intheAmericaneconomicsystemitisthe

demandofindividualconsumers,coupledwiththedesireofbusinessmentomaximizeprofitsand

thedesireofindividualstomaximizetheirincomes,thattogetherdeterminewhatshallbe

producedandhowresourcesareusedtoproduceit.

①Animporlamfactorinamarkel-orieniedeconomyisthemechanismbywhichconsumer

demandscanbeexpressedandrespondedtobyproducers.IntheAmericaneconomy,this

mechanismisprovidedbyapricesystem,aprocessinwhichpricesriseandfallinresponseto

relativedemandsofconsumersandsuppliesofferedbyseller-producers.Iftheproductisinshort

supplyrelativetodemand,thepricewillbebidupandsomeconsumerswillbeeliminatedfrom

themarket.If,ontheotherhand,producingmoreofacommodityresultsinreducingitscost,this

willtendtoincreasethesupplyofferedbyseller-producers,whichinturnwilllowerthepriceand

permitmoreconsumerstobuytheproduct.Thus,priceistheregulatingmechanisminthe

Americaneconomicsystem.

Theimportantfactorinaprivate-enterpriseeconomyisthatindividualsareallowedtoown

productiveresources(privateproperty),andtheyarepermittedtohirelabor,gaincontrolover

naturalresources,andproducegoodsandservicesforsaleataprofit.IntheAmericaneconomy,

theconceptofprivatepropertyembracesnotonlytheownershipofproductiveresourcesbutalso

certainrighttodeterminethepriceofaproductortomakeafreecontractwithanotherprivate

individual.

恪人名言：I

②Thenewspapermustprovideforthereaderthefacts,objectivelyselectedfacts.Butinthese

daysofcomplexnewsitmustprovidemore;itmustsupplyinterpretation,themeaningofthefacts.

Thisisthemostimportantsignmentconfrontingjournalismtomakecleartothereaderthe

problemsoftheday,tomakeinternationalnewsasunderstandableascommunitynews,to

recognizethat③thereisnolongeranysuchthingas"local"news,becauseanyeventinthe

internationalarenahasalocalreaction.

生詞與聯(lián)想詞

enterpriseambition

orientorientalorientation

consumeconsumerconsumptionexhaust

strivecontendexertstrain

profitprofitable

motivemotionintention

maximummaximize/-seminimumniinimize/-se

resource

factor

mechanismmechanicmechanicalmechanics

respondresponsereact

bid

eliminatediscarddeletecancel

commodity

conceptconception

property

embrace

ownership

contractcompact

objective

selectselection

complexcomplexity

interpretinterpretationinterpreter

confront

journaljournalist----journalism—reporter

arenaplatform

UnitSix

HowtoSeeaPerson'sGrowth

Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproduct,theotherasaprocess.

Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternalresultorproductthatcaneasilybe

identifiedandmeasured.Theworkerwhogetsapromotion,thestudentwhosegradesimprove,the

foreignerwholearnsanewlanguage■--alltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurable

resultstoshowfortheirefforts.

①Bycontrast,theprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodetermine,sinceby

de自nitionitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessis

nottheroaditself,butrathertheattitudesandfeelingspeoplehave,theircautionorcourage,as

theyencounternewexperiencesandunexpectedobstacles.Inthisprocess,thejourneyneverreally

ends;therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworld,newideastotry,newchallengesto

accept.

Inordertogrow,totravelnewroads,peopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakearisks,toconfront

theunknown,andtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymay"fail"atfirst.Howweseeourselvesas

wetryanewwayofbeingisessentialtoourabilitytogrow.Doweperceiveourselvesasquick

andcurious?Ifso,thenwetendtotakemorechangesandtobemoreopentounfamiliar

experiences.Dowethinkwe'reshyandindecisive?Thenoursenseoftimiditycancauseusto

hesitate,tomoveslowly,andnottotakeastepuntilweknowthegroundissafe.Dowethink

we'reslowtoadapttochangeorthatwe'renotsmartenoughtocopewithanewchallenge?Then

wearelikelytotakeamorepassiveroleornottryatall.

Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself-doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochange

andgrow.Ifwedonotconfrontandovercometheseinternalfearsanddoubts,ifweprotect

ourselvestoomuch,thenweceasetogrow.Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.

名人名言

②Educationinanysocietyisamirrorofthatsociety.Inthatmirrorwecanseethestrengths,the

weaknesses,thehopes,theprejudices,andthecentralvaluesofthecultureitself.Thegreatinterest

inexceptionalchildrenshowninpubliceducationoverthepastthreedecadesindicatesthestrong

feelinginoursocietythatallcitizens,whatevertheirspecialconditions,deservetheopportunityto

fullydeveloptheircapabilities.

Exceptionalchildrenaredifferentinsomesignificantwayfromothersofthesameage.③For

IhesechildrenlodeveloploIheirfulladullpoienlial,(heireducalionmuslbeadaptedlothose

difference.

生詞與聯(lián)想詞

process--一processionprocedure

externalernalinterior

identifyidentificationidentical

promote——promotion-elevate-elevation???elevator???hoist???hinder--obstruction—obsta

cle

contrastincontrastwith/tocontrary

definedefinitedefinitioninfinitefinite

specific

attitudealtitude

encounterconfront

willingunwilling

risk

essentialcrucialvitalfundamental

perceivedetectdiscern

tendtendency

decisive

timidtimiditycoward

adaptadaptationadjustconform

copepassiveactivate

avoidavertescape

ceasesuspendhalt--quitterminateterminal

trappit

shellcannon

mirror

prejudicebias

exceptional

potentiallatent

UnitSeven

Netiquette(1)網(wǎng)上本L儀

WhatisNetiquette?Simplystated,it'snetworketiquette--thatis,theetiquetteofcyberspace.

And“etiquette"means“theformsrequiredbygoodbreedingorprescribedbyauthoritytobe

requiredinsocialorofficialInotherwords,Netiquetteisasetofrulesforbehavingproperly

online.

①Whenyouenteranynewcultureyou'reliabletocommitafewsocialblunders.Youmight

offendpeoplewithoutmeaningto.Tomakemattersworse,somethingaboutcyberspacemakesit

easytoforgetthatyou'reinteractingwithotherrealpeople--notjustASCIIcharactersona

screen,butlivehumancharacters.

Thelistofcorerulesbelow,andtheexplanationsthatfollow,areofferedhereasasetofgeneral

guidelinesforcyberspacebehavior.Theywon'tanswerallyourNetiquettequestions.Butthey

shouldgiveyousomebasicprinciplestouseinsolvingyourownNetiquettedilemmas.

Rule1:Rememberthehuman.

Whenyoucommunicateelectronically,allyouseeisacomputerscreen.Youdon'thavethe

opportunitytousefacialexpressions,gestures,andtoneofvoicetocommunicateyour

meaning;wordslonelywrittenwordsareallyou'vegot.Andthatgoesforyour

conespondentaswell.

It?sironic,really.②ComDulernetworksbringpeopletogetherwho'dotherwisenevermeet.But

theimpersonalityofthemediumchangesthatmeetingtosomethinglesswell,lesspersonal.

Humansexchangingemailoftenbehavethewaysomepeoplebehindthewheelofacardo:they

curseatotherdrivers,makeobscenegestures,andgenerallybehavelikesavages.

ThemessageofNetiquetteisthatit'snotacceptable.Yes,useyournetworkconnectionstoexpress

yourselffreely,explorestrangenewworlds,andboldlygowhereyou'venevergonebefore.But

rememberthePrimeDirectiveofNetiquette:Thosearerealpeopleoutthere.

Rule2:Adheretothesamestandardsofbehavioronlinethatyoufollowinreallife.

GuyKawasakitellsastoryaboutgettingemailfromsomefellowhe'snevermet.Online,this

fellowtellsGuythathe'sabadwriterwithnothinginterestingtosay

Unbelievablyrude?Yes,butunfortunately,ithappensallthetimeincyberspace.

Maybeit'stheawesomepowerofbeingabletosendmaildirectlytoawell-knownwriterlikeGuy.

Maybeit'sthefactthatyoucan'tseehisfacecrumpleinmiseryashereadsyourcrudewords,

whateverthereason,ifsincrediblycommon.

Guyproposesausefultestforanythingyou'reabouttopostormail:Askyourself,€€WouldIsay

thistotheperson'sface?”Iftheanswerisno,rewriteandreread.③Repeattheprocesstillfeel

surethatyou'dfeelascomforlablesayingIhesewordsloIhelivepersonasyoudosendingIhem

throughcyberspace.

生詞與聯(lián)想詞

etiquette

netnetwork

cyberspace

breedcultivate

prescribeprescription

liableliability

blunder

offendoffense/ofTenceoffensive

ercourse

principleformuladoctrine

dilemma

gesture

electronelectronicelectronics

correspondcorrespondencecorrespondentcorresponding

ironicsatiremocktease

curseswearoath

obscene

savagefiercebrutalprimitive

exploreexplorationexpedition

prime

adhereclinggluepastesticky

writerwritingauthormasterpiececlassicclassical-?--manuscript

awesome

crumple

miserymiserable

incredible

proposeproposal

UnitEight

Netiquette(2)

Rule3:Respectotherpeople'stimeandbandwidth.

Peopletodayseemtohavelesstimethaneverbefore.Whenyousendemailorposttoadiscussion

group,you'retakingupotherpeople'stime(orhopingto).It'syourresponsibilitytoensurethat

thetimetheyspendreadingyourpostingisn'twasted.

Theword“bandwidth“issometimesusedsynonymouslywithtime,butit'sreallyadifferentthing.

Bandwidthistheinformation-carryingcapacityofthewiresandchannelsthatconnecteveryonein

cyberspace.There'salimittotheamountofdatathatanypieceofwiringcancarryatanygiven

momentevenaup-to-datefiber-opticcable.Theword“bandwidth“isalsosometimesusedto

refertothestoragecapacityofahostsystem.

Rule4:Younotthecenterofcyberspace.

(l)Presumably,thisreminderwillbesuperfluoustomostreaders.ButIincludeitanyway,because

whenyou'reworkinghardonaprojectanddeeplyinvolvedinit,it'seasytoforgetthatother

peoplehaveconcernsotherthanyours.Sodon'texpectinstantresponsestoallyourquestions,and

don'tassumethatallreaderswillagreewith--orcareaboutyourpassionatearguments.

Rule5:Makeyourselflookgoodonline.

②Idon'twanttogivetheimpressionthatthenetisacold,cruelplacefullofpeoplewhojust

can'twaittoinsulteachother.Networks?一particularlydiscussiongroups--一letyoureachoutto

peopleyou'dotherwisenevermeet.Youwon'tbejudgedbythecolorofyourskin,eyes,orhair,

yourweight,yourage,oryourclothing.

Youwill,however,bejudgedbythequalityofyourwriting.Formostpeoplewhochooseto

communicateonline,thisisanadvantage;iftheydidn'tenjoyusingthewrittenword,they

wouldn'tbethere.Sospellingandgrammardocount.

Rule6:Shareexpertknowledge.

Finally,afterallthatnegativity,somepositiveadvice.

Thestrengthofcyberspaceisinitsnumbers.Thereasonaskingquestionsonlineworksisthatalot

ofknowledgeablepeoplearereadingthequestions.Andifevenfewofthemofferintelligent

answers,thesumtotalofworldknowledgeincreases.TheInternetitselfwasfoundedandgrew

becausescientistswantedtoshareinformation.Gradually,therestofusgotinontheact.

It'sespeciallypolitetosharetheresultsofyourquestionswithothers.WhenyouanliciDaiethat

you'Hgetalotofanswerstoaquestion,whenyoupostaquestiontoadiscussiongroupthatyou

don'tvisitoften,itscuslomar、lorequeslrepliesbyemailinsteadofloihegroup.Whenyouget

allthoseresponses,writeupasummaryandpostittothediscussiongroup.Thatway,everyone

benefitsfromtheexpertswhotookthetimetowritetoyou.

生詞與聯(lián)想詞

bandbandwidthwidthbreadthstrap

responsibilityresponsible

ensuresynonymsynonymous

capacitycapable

channeltunnelcanal

fibernylon

opticopticalvisualauraloral

cabletelegraph

referinfer

storage

hosthostess

presumepresumablyassumeassumption

superfluous

projectprojector

passionpassionate

impressionimpressimpressive

insultabuse

advantagegain/haveanadvantageover——takeadvantageofadvantageousdisadvantage

grammar-noun—pronoun—verb—verbal—adjective—adverb—preposition-conjunction一

——singular-plural—phrase—idiom-clause—auxiliary

expertexpertise

intelligentintelligence

sumsumup

gradual

anticipateexpect—expectation

customaryorthodox

summarysummarize/summarisesketchskeleton

benefitbeneficial

UnitZJine

InformationisPower

Insuchachanging,complexsoci