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英语听力入门第三册第七单元
Unit7Communications
（1）
PartⅠWarmingup
A.
keywords:
security安全
Freedomfromriskordanger;safety.
安全：
不受威胁或危险；
mega['megə]兆,百万
onlineVCR
VCR:
VideoCassetteRecorder录像机
Vocabulary:
haystack['heistæk]干草堆
Alargestackofhayforwinterstorageintheopen（户外）干草堆：
放于户外备冬用的干草堆
lookforaneedleinahaystack
做没有希望的事,海底捞针
gigahertz['gigəhə:
ts]千兆赫1,000,000,000periodspersecond
megahertz['megə.hə:
ts]兆赫onemillionperiodspersecond
render宣布
Todeliverorpronounceformally正式宣布：
正式地交付或宣布：
eg.Thejuryhasrendereditsverdict.
陪审团已经作出了裁决
FastSearch&Transfer（FAST）
一个挪威软件研究集团
DeveloperForum
IntelDeveloperForum（英特尔信息技术峰会，简称IDF）是由英特尔公司主办的技术讲座，在美国、中国等7个地区举办，每年分秋冬举办两次。
IDF主要由主题演讲、技术专题讲座以及技术展示组成，主题演讲的演讲者均是英特尔的高层人士，演讲的题目都具有相当的前瞻性，作为一家在处理器、网络处理器等领域处于领先地位的公司，IDF的确是让业界获悉英特尔最新动向的最佳场合。
作为全球最负盛名的技术行业盛会之一，英特尔信息技术峰会（IDF）已经成为众多知名的技术专家和企业了解国际行业资讯、交流领先经验的超值平台。
PalmSprings棕榈泉
PalmSpring——沙漠里的绿洲
patrol=search搜查
thehumanfleshsearchengine人肉搜索
coordinated[kəu'ɔ:
dinitid]
adj.同等的,等位的;协调的,整合的,综合的
Tapescript:
1.AndBritishpapersreportthelatesttrendwhenyoumeetsomeoneinabaristogettheirnumber,gohome,andgooglethem.Yesthatgorgeousgirlorguyyoumettheothernightisprobablypatrollingasearchenginerightnowtocheckyouout.Sodon’teventhinkoftryingtotellthemyou’reafamousfootballerorbrainsurgeonortelevisionpresenter.
2.Thejamming,earlierthismonth,ofseveralpopularInternetsiteswithafloodofcripplingmessagessentawakeupcalltothoseinvolvedwithelectronicore-commerce.Onerecentsuggestionistoformanindustry-widegrouptoshareinformationaboutsecurityissues.High-techexecutiveswanttomakeacoordinatedefforttoensurethattheInternetbecomesasafeplacetoconductbusiness.
3.Nowhometosome800millionpages---afigurethat’sdoublingeachyear---searchingtheInternetcanbelikelookingforaneedleinahaystack.ButOslo-basedFastSearch&Transfer（FAST）hasdevelopedasearchengine（.alltheweb.）capableofscanningmorethan200millionpages.FASTisworkingonamegasearchenginethatsearches“alltheweb,allthetime.”
4.Thisweek,theIntelCorporationhelditssemi-annualDeveloperForuminPalmSprings,California.Thegatheringdrawsmorethan2,000hardwareandsoftwaredevelopersfromaroundtheworld.Intelexecutivesopenedtheeventwithademonstrationofahigh-speedchip,code-named“Williamette.”Thechip,designedtopowerpersonalcomputers,hasaspeedofonepointfivegigahertz,makingitalmosttwiceasfastasIntel’spopularPentiumⅢchipwhichrunsat800megahertz.
5.AnonlineVCRseemslikeabrightideabutit’sbeenquicklyrenderednon-functionalbythecopyrightlawyers.Notforthefirsttime,theHollywoodstudiosobjectedtore-transmittingnetworktelevisionshow,inthiscaseforuserstowatchviatheweb.ProgramswerebeingmadeavailableforvisitorstosaveremotelyorrecordforsubsequentviewingviaWindowsMediaPlayer.
B.keywords:
redesign重新设计
Tomakearevisionintheappearanceorfunctionof修改…的外形，修改…的功能
alleviate减轻
Tomake（pain,forexample）morebearable减轻：
使（痛苦等）更易于忍受：
eg.adrugthatalleviatescoldsymptoms
一种减轻感冒症状的药品
Vocabulary:
zipcode邮政编码
AservicemarkusedforasystemdesignedtoexpeditethesortinganddeliveryofmailbyassigningaseriesofnumberstoeachdeliveryareaintheUnitedStates标明邮政编码于：
美国的一种服务标志，通过给每个邮递区设定一系列数字使迅速完成的分类和投递的而设计的一个系统
donate捐赠
Topresentasagifttoafundorcause;contribute捐赠：
作为礼物给某一基金或事业；贡献
NationalGeographic《国家地理》杂志
NationalGeographic:
●Helpingchoosethemagazine’scover
●Interviewingthephotographers
●Showingmorepictures
●ProvidingzipU.S.A.
HungerSite:
●Helpingalleviateworldhunger
●DonatingcontributionstotheUnitedNationsWorldFoodProgrameachtimeanindividuallogsontothesite
●Totalvalueofdistributedfood:
approximately$400,000
AskJeevesSite:
●AskingquestionsinsimpleEnglish
●Gettingdirectanswers
●Startingyear:
1997
Questionsdealtwithsofar:
morethan150million
Tapescript:
1.NationalGeographic,themagazine,hasredesigneditswebsitewithsomenewfeatures.Amongthem,anopportunityforreaderstohelpchoosethemagazine’scover,interviewswithNationalGeographicphotographers,andlotsandlotsofpictures.Morepicturesinfactthantherewasroomforintheprintversion.There’salsoZipU.S.A.,thefeatureyoucanfindbothonlineandinprint.It’safocusedlookatonezipcodeintheU.S.
2.Now,there’sawebsitecreatedtohelpalleviateworldhungercalledtheHungerSite.Contributions,generatedwhencomputerusersvisitthesiteontheWorldwideWeb,aredonatedtotheUnitedNationsWorldFoodProgram.“Thebeautyofthesiteisthatwhenthewebsurferclickson,theydon’tpayapenny.”ThisisAbbySpring,aworldFoodProgramofficial.ShesaysthatfundstopurchasethefoodcomefromcorporatedonorswhomakeafinancialcontributioneachtimeanindividuallogsontoHungersite---that’soneword---dot.Abbyspringsaysthatsofar,thankstoHungersitedot,theWorldFoodProgramhasbeenabletodistributefoodvaluedatapproximately$400,000.
3.TheAskJeevesSiteontheInternetisoneofthemostusefulInternetsitesforaskingquestionsinsimpleEnglishandgettingdirectanswers.Askmostsearchenginesaquestionthesedaysandtheywillreturnaresultwhichgivesthousandsofpagesforyoutosearch.TheAskJeevesSitegivesyouhalfadozenwhereyoucanfindtheexactanswer.TheAskJeevesSiteownerssaytheyhavedealtwithmorethan150millionquestionssinceAskjeeveswassetupin1997.Justthismonth,peoplewereaskingJeevesthefollowingquestions:
Whatarethelatestscoresforbaseball?
WhatistheaddressofthewebsiteforCoca-Cola?
WherecanIfindalistofairfaretravelbargains?
Tellmethenamesofthetop20universitiesandcollegesintheU.S.
PartⅡTheInternet
A.
keywords:
anarchy['ænəki]混乱
Absenceofanycohesiveprinciple,suchasacommonstandardorpurpose混乱，无秩序：
无任何凝聚性准则，如共同标准或目标
asset['æset]资源
Ausefulorvaluablequality,person,orthing;anadvantageoraresource资源，优点：
有用的或有价值的品德，人或事物；优势或资财
eg.Anagreeablepersonalityisagreatasset;provedherselfanassettothecompany.
宜人的性格是一个很大的优点；证明她自己是公司的难得之材
threat威胁
①Anindicationofimpendingdangerorharm坏兆头：
即将有危险或伤害的迹象
②Onethatisregardedasapossibledanger;amenace威胁：
一种被认为是可能的危险；一种危险
Vocabulary:
vague
①Notclearlyexpressed;inexplicit含糊的：
没有明确表达的；不明确的
②Notthinkingorexpressingoneselfclearly模糊的：
没有思考清楚的或自我表达不清楚的
clerical['klerikəl]职员［办事员，文书］的，办公室工作的
desktop[计算机]桌面
1.Technologyismovingfromthedesktopintooureverydaylife.
2.TheInternetistheworld’slargestexperimentinganarchy.
3.Somelanguageswilldisappear.
4.Economiesarechanging.
Tapescript:
A---AnchorP---NedPotterS---Specialist
A:
We’regonnatakeacloserlooktonightagainatthefutureoftheInternet.Notthatwehaveanythingbutthevaguestideawhereit’sgoinginthelongrun.OneofthetrulyfascinatingandsomewhatunsettlingaspectsoftheInternetrevolutionishowmanytechnologistsandscientistssaythatthefuturemayholdanynumberofsurprises.Sowe’regoingtoinchourwayintothefuture.
P:
AttheInternetWorldTradeShowinNewYork,theyseeafuturewhenthewebiseverywhere.
S1:
Technologyismovingfromthedesktopintooureverydaylife.
P:
Imaginework,society,economics,relationships,alltransformed,whenanyone,anytimecangetanymessageorknowledgeoramusementtheywant,anywhereontheplanetwithoutsomuchasawire.
S2:
Inmanyways,theInternetistheworld’slargestexperimentinganarchy,becauseallofasudden,thecitizensoftheworldareincharge,andnosinglegovernmentorgoverningbodyisinchargeofwhattheydo.
P:
Keepinmindthattheweb,transmittingbysatellites,cell-phone,cable,goesthroughnoonecentrallocationthatanyonecontrols.Somanyoftheboundariesthatexisttoday,politicalandeconomic,willbestrainedasneverbefore.Somescientistssaythreequartersoftheworld’slanguageswilldisappearasthenetconnectsisolatedplaces.AlreadyEnglishiswhatyoufindonmostwebpages,blendingcultures,nomatterhowmuchpeopletrytosavethem.Economiesarechangingtoo.Asdistancebecomesmeaningless,white-collarclerical,accountingoradministrativejobsarebeingexportedtoAsia,justasblue-collarfactoryjobswereyearsago.
S3:
Imagine,thereare40or50millionIndians,nottomentiontheChinese,whocoulddeliverofficeworktotherichcountriesoftheworldfortwodollarsanhour.
P:
Sothismassivewebfinformationisbothanassetandathreat,changingcultures,economies,andgovernments,inwaysnoonecanimagineorcontrol.
B.
keywords:
compulsive[kəm'pʌlsiv]强制的
Havingthecapacitytocompel
eg.afrightening,compulsivenovel
一本令人欲罢不能的惊悚小说
anonymity[.ænə'nimiti]匿名
Thequalityorstateofbeingunknownorunacknowledged匿名，无名，姓氏不详：
不被知道或认识的性质或状态
Vocabulary:
proneto[prəun]倾向于havingatendency
eg.Hewaspronetoanger.他易于发怒。
eg.Thechildisratheraccident-prone.
那个小孩很容易出事儿.
eg.Peoplearemorepronetomakemistakeswhentheyaretired.
人们疲劳时更容易出差错。
beefup[口]加强,补充（人数,兵力）等
makestrongorstronger
（synonym）：
strengthen,fortify
eg.Thenewevidencebeefeduptheircase.
有了新的证据,他们的理由更充足了.
realtime实时的（快速的）
cyberfriendship['saibə-]网友
1.HowmanypeopleusetheInternetintheU.S.?
Andwhatarethefirstthreeuses?
Closeto100million,increasingdailybytensofthousands/email,chat,e-commerce
2.Aretherepeoplewhoarespendingt
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