研究生英语综合教程(下)16单元全部答案及解析.ppt

elaborate (v.): to give more details or new information about something e.g. 1) He said he had new evidence, but refused to elaborate any further. 2) They refused to elaborate on the reasons for their decision. elaborate(adj.) 1) very complex e.g. an elaborate research project 2) carefully planned and organized in great detail e.g. She had prepared a very elaborate meal. Reading Focus – Language Point 10. His thinking, he said, has taken on a staccato quality, reflecting the way he quickly scans short passages of text from many sources online. (Para. 5) take on: 1) undertake He takes on heavy responsibility. 2)assume, put on The garden takes on a sunlit and enchanting scene of spring. 翻译： 他说，由于上网浏览文章的习惯，他的思维呈现出一种“碎读”特征。 11. But a recently published study of online research habits, conducted by scholars from University College London, suggests that we may well be in the midst of a sea change in the way we read and think. (Para. 6) “… may well be in the midst of a sea change” means “ … are very likely to undergo dramatic changes”. 翻译： ……研究表明我们已经已经彻底置身于阅读与思考方式的巨变之中。 Reading Focus – Language Point 12. Thanks to the ubiquity of text on the Internet, not to mention the popularity of text-messaging on cell phones, we may well be reading more today than we did in the 1970s or 1980s, when television was our medium of choice. (Para. 7) thanks to:as the result of,owing to Thanks to your help we were successful. not to mention:without mentioning We’re too busy to take a long holiday,not to mention the fact that we can’t afford it. Don’t mention it: you’re welcome 参考译文： 多亏铺天盖地的网络文本，更别说当下时兴的手机短信，可供我们阅读的东西很可能比上世纪七八十年代要多了，那时，我们选择的媒体还是电视。 Reading Focus – Language Point 13.We can expect as well that the circuits woven by our use of the Net will be different from those woven by our reading of books and other printed works. 翻译： 我们可以预料，使用网络阅读形成的思维，一定也和通过阅读书籍及其他印刷品形成的思维不一样。