How Technology Affect Us 研究生英语课件.ppt

How Technology Affect Us Background Information A new technology can bring many benefits to people; also cause disaster; example: pollution ( a side effect of technology development; evolved from a localized problem to one of global consequences; pollutants not only persisted in the environment, but changed atmospheric and climatic conditions) examples: 1950’s and 1960’s Thousands of residents living near Minamata Bay, Japan, developed nervous disorder, tremors and paralysis in mysterious epidemic. The first major indication that humans would need to pay more attention to their waste products and waste disposal practices, in particular, hazardous waste disposal. New words learning drudgery: Her whole life was spent in drudgery. 她一生都干苦活。 The drudgery of housework. 单调乏味的家务劳动。 discharge: The patient was discharged from the hospital. 病人被允许出院。 The bus stopped to discharge passengers. 公共汽车停下，让乘客下车。 discharge pent-up emotion. 发泄被压抑的感情。 discharge a string of oaths. 说出一连串赌咒话。 discharge the rubbish into the sea. 把垃圾倒入海里。 Speaking task Technology has always had a effect on our lives, either positive or negative. A wrong policy or decision concerning technological development can lead to disastrous consequences, affecting not only people, but also the environment. While a new technology may bring benefits to us, it can deprive us of may enjoyable thins. So the question is: does new technology take away too much from us? With the development of computer technology, our privacy has often been made more accessible to powerful institutions. The existing nuclear weapons could destroy the earth several times over . Medical development can sustain people’s lives, but sometimes it is a life better than that of a vegetable. This has actually added to the suffering of the patients and his relatives. * * *