新视野读写教程Book4-Unit4.pptVIP

para 1 一个将会大大提高发展中国家生活水准的转变正方兴未艾。一些不久前还是信息闭塞的地方正在迅速获取最新的通信技术，这将促进他们吸纳国内外投资。亚洲、拉丁美洲和东欧的许多国家也许需要10年时间来改善其交通、电力供应和其他公用设施。但是只一根直径小于半毫米的光纤电缆就可以比由铜丝制成的粗电缆承载更多的信息。由于安装了光纤电缆、数字转换器和最新的无线传输系统，从北京到布达佩斯的一系列城区和工业区正在直接不如信息时代。一个蛛网式的数字和无线通讯网络已经发展到亚洲的大部分地区和东欧的部分地区。 Detailed Study of the Text 4. economic economical Economic(经济的，经济上的；经济学的) describes things relating to the economy of a country and economics, while economical means not costing a lot of money or not wasting money(经济的；节约的；合算的). For example: The economic situation is more favorable. She has to be economical because she doesnt have much money. 5. Providing the opportunity to many to use information technologies, for example, will make it possible to shorten the time needed to change from labor-intensive assembly work to industries that involve engineering, marketing,and design. Detailed Study of the Text 6. Modern commmunications will give countries like China and Vietnam a much better opportunity to succeed than countries that still must use old technology. para 2 所有这些发展中地区都把先进的通信技术看做一种跨越经济发展诸阶段的途径。例如，信息技术的广泛应用有望缩短劳动密集型的组装工业转向涉及工程、营销和涉及工程、营销和设计的那些产业所需的时间。现代通信技术“将使中国、越南这样的国家相比那些困于旧技术的国家拥有巨大的优势。 Detailed Study of the Text 7. go too far: behave in an unacceptable or extreme way. e.g. Hes often rude, but this time hes gone too far. The word period can be used at the end of a statement to show that you believe you have said all there is to say on a subject and you are not going to discuss it any more. For example: There will be no more shouting, period! We are all against the proposal, period. Detailed Study of the Text 8. weigh: V. carefully consider, especially by comparing costs and benefits in order to make a decision 权衡；考虑 e.g. Only when we have weighed all the factors involved can we decide when would be the best time to start. 只有权衡了所有相关的因素之后，我们才能决定何时开始最佳。 9. choose between: make a choice from a number of things or people e.g. It is difficult to choose between two such nice house. para 3 这些国家应以多快的速度向前