新标准高职公共英语实用综合教程（第二版)unit5.ppt

Text B-Incoming email… Text B Text Study Words and Expressions Comprehension Incoming email, if not managed properly, can become a big problem. if not managed properly: It means “if it is not managed properly”, serving as the parenthesis. Text B-As users become… Text B Text Study Words and Expressions Comprehension As users become ... in their work: Because users switch much of their attention to irrelevant messages, they will more likely neglect other important messages, thus further reducing their work efficiency. Text B- An inbox… Text B Text Study Words and Expressions Comprehension An inbox ... amount of incoming email. full of dozens or hundreds of messages: an attributive modifying “an inbox”. spending more and more time…: Here the -ing phrase serves as the accompanying adverbial and the logical subject of “spending” is “the users.” putting out fires: Here it is a metaphor, meaning solving urgent problems. caused by the huge amount of incoming email: an attributive past participle phrase modifying “fires” Text B-The only- … Text B Text Study Words and Expressions Comprehension The only way to enjoy email’s benefits is to manage it properly.: The only way that email users can enjoy the convenience brought by email is to manage incoming email efficiently. to manage it properly: The infinitive here serves as the predicative. Text B-- Many companies… Text B Text Study Words and Expressions Comprehension Many companies ... software-based solutions.: It seems that many companies completely depend on anti-spam software. seem to: give the impression or appearance of being or doing sth. That seems to be the best solution. 那似乎是最好的解决办法。 She seems (to me) to be right.= It seems (to me) that she’s right. (我看)她做得对。 Text B--Also, Microsoft…1 Text B Text Study Words and Expressions Comprehension Also, Microsoft Outlook ... filter incoming messages.: Also, Microsoft Outlook provides software for both servers and users to get useful and important messages while keeping spa