电子信息专业英语 作者 杨泽清 Unit15.pptVIP

* * Unit 15 A. Text Integrated Services Digital Network ( ISDN ) 在线教务辅导网： 教材其余课件及动画素材请查阅在线教务辅导网 QQ:349134187 或者直接输入下面地址： New Words and Expressions connectivity [kEnek5tiviti] n. 连通(性) bearer [5bZErE] n. 载波, 搬运者 signaling [5si^nEliN ] n. 信令,发信号 subscribe [sEb5skraib] v. 预订, 订阅 adapter [E5dAptE] n. 适配器 modem [5muEdem] n. 调制解调器 interconnection [7intE(:)kE5nekFEn] n. 互相 inefficient [7ini5f\iFEnt] adj. 效率差的 be prone to 易于…, 倾向于… Technical Terms bearer channel 载波信道 handle signaling 处理信令 central office 电话局, 端局 Terminal Adapter( TA ) 终端适配器 analog system 模拟系统 digital switching system 数字交换系统 Notes 1. ISDN, which stands for Integrated Services Digital Network, is a system of digital phone connections which has been available for over a decade. ISDN，代表综合业务数字网，是近十来年来使用的数字电话连接系统。 句子的主干结构是 ISDN …is a system；…which stands for… 是非限制性定语从句；which has been available for over a decade是定语从句。 2. With ISDN, voice and data are carried by bearer channels ( B channels ) occupying a bandwidth of 64 kb/s ( bits per second ). 在ISDN中，语音和数据都在占64kbit/s 的载波（又称B信道）中传输。 此句为被动句，句中 occupying a bandwidth 现在分词短语作定语。 3. Customer must be within 18000 feet ( about 3.4 miles or 5.5 km ) of the telephone company central office for BRI service; beyond that, expensive repeater devices are required, or ISDN service may not be available at all. 用户必须在距提供BRI业务的电话公司端局18000 ft ( 即大约3.4 miles或5.5 km)之内； 另外， 需要昂贵的中继设备，否则，根本无法提供 ISDN 业务。 句中 or 是并列连词，表示转折的意思；beyond that此处相当于 in addition to 意为：除…以外。 4. This system was very inefficient, was very prone to breakdown and noise, and did not lend itself easily to long-distance connections. 这种系统效率低，噪音大，并容易崩溃，且不易于实现长距离连接。 该句为简单句，was ve