北京大学版博士生综英语词汇教案unit5.docVIP

Unit Five Text: Crime in Cyberspace I Words and Phrases: 1. cyberspace: all the connections between computers in different places, considered as a real place where information, messages, pictures etc exist Students are discovering the endless amount of information in cyberspace. A hostile nation has attacked with the silent and invisible weapons of cyberspace. Computers can construct and manipulate areas and objects in cyberspace, too, but they do so mostly under human guidance. Exponentially reproducing pornographic images are populating cyberspace. Something similar may happen soon in the new frontier of cyberspace. cyber: n [sing v] science of communication and control, esp concerned with comparing human and animal brains with machines and electronic devices 控制论（对信息传递和控制的研究, 尤涉及人及动物大脑与机器及电子装置的差异） 2. trite: adj (of a phrase, an opinion, etc) not new or original, because often used; hackneyed; commonplace （指词语意见等）陈腐的, 老一套的, 平淡无奇的.Her remarks sounded trite and ill-informed. I know it might sound like a trite remark, but mothers usually know best. The movies dialogue is trite and uninspired. I know it sounds trite, but youre so lucky to have your son. 3. vulnerable: adj ~ to sth/sb 1 that can be hurt, wounded or injured 能受伤害的: Young birds are very vulnerable to predators. 幼小的鸟易受食肉动物伤害. | Cyclists are more vulnerable than motorists. 骑自行车的人比开汽车的人容易受伤. | (fig 比喻) His wifes death left him feeling vulnerable and depressed. 他妻子去世后他感到六神无主十分消沉. 2 (fig 比喻) exposed to danger or attack; unprotected 暴露于危险面前的; 易受攻击的; 无防御的: vulnerable to abuse, blackmail, criticism 易受凌辱、 敲诈、 批评 | a vulnerable point in NATOs defences 北大西洋公约组织防御中的薄弱之处 | The election defeat puts the party leader in a vulnerable position. 该党落选后其领导人的地位岌岌可危.Children are most vulnerable to abuse within their own home. Ground floor windows are particularly vulnerable and secure locks should be fitted. The virus leaves sufferers vulnerable to a range of infections. Wild animals are at their most vulnerable whe