新编实用英语2第四版Unit three section2.ppt

Intensive Study For Conversation Press # 1 Para.6 Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback to the intimacy of human interaction. With email and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice-mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine. Para.7 As almost every conceivable contact between human beings gets automated, the alienation index goes up. You can’t even call a person to get the phone number of another person any more. Directory assistance is almost always fully automated. 6 5 5. Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? (Para.6) Analysis: In this sentence, the antecedent it stands for the subject that-clause (that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel), where the comparative…structure is used. Similar structure can be found in What is it that…? Translation: 为什么我们联系得越多我却越感到失去了联系呢? Example: Why is it that you know so much? Text For Conversation Press # 1 Para.6 Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback to the intimacy of human interaction. With email and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice-mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine. Para.7 As almost every conceivable contact between human beings gets automated, the alienation index goes up. You can’t even call a person to get the phone number of another person any more. Directory assistance is almost always fully automated. 6 5 6. As almost every conce