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Unit 4 The Virtual World Text A A Virtual Life (标题) virtual: adj. 1) created and existing only in a computer *I can visit a virtual store and put what I want in my basket at the click of a mouse button. *Some people spend too much time escaping from reality into the virtual world conjured up on their computer screens. 2) almost what is stated; in fact though not in name *The officials hear this kind of talk in virtual silence. *国王处处都受王后的影响，以至于王后成了国家实际上的统治者。 (=The king was so much under the influence of his wife that she was the virtual ruler of the country.) (L. 2) interpret: v. 1) understand (sth. said, ordered, or done) *The gift is generally interpreted as a bribe. *She made a gesture, which he chose to interpret as an invitation. 2) give or provide the meaning of, explain 诗有助于阐述人生的意义。 (=Poetry helps to interpret life.) *The evidence is difficult to interpret. 3) translate what is said in one language into another (=No one in the tour group spoke Spanish so we had to ask the guide to interpret.) (L. 5) stretch: v. (cause to) become longer, wider, etc. without breaking *My wool coat stretched when I washed it. *The child stretched the rubber band to its full extent. *你已经使我忍无可忍了。 (=You are stretching my patience to limit.) (L. 8) submit: vt. 1) give (sth.) to sb. so that it may be formally considered *I am going to submit an application for that job in Microsoft. *Peter submitted his application to the local government. 2) yield (oneself); agree to obey *Should a wife submit herself to her husband? *We should submit ourselves to discipline. Collocation: submit oneself to 甘受, 服从 submit to 服从于；把…提交给… submit willingly 心悦诚服 (L. 9) edit: vt. revise or correct *Scholars often edit Shakespeare’s plays. (=John didn’t finish editing the annual report until the end of last month.) (L. 9) communicate: 1. vi. contact sb. in any way, eap. by speaking to them, writing to them or calling them (followed by with) *We can co