电子与通信技术专业英语UnitⅢ－14.pptxVIP

高职高专电子信息类“十三五”规划教材电子与通信技术专业英语（第5版）English on Electronic and Telecommunication Technology刘 骋 蔡 静 刘小芹 主编Unit Ⅲ Communication TechnologyLesson 14 Satellite Communications03Unit Ⅲ block[bl?k] n. 街区global[ɡl?ubl] adj. 球形的，全球的， 全世界的culmination [,k?lminei?n] n. 顶点era[i?r?] n. 时代，纪元，时期span[sp?n] v. n. 横越，跨度；跨距， 范围New Wordscumbersome [k?mb?s?m] adj. 讨厌的，麻烦的，笨重的syncom [si?k?m] n. （美国的）同步通信卫星geostationary [,d?i:?ustei?nri] n. 与地球的相对位置不变的， 相对地静止的altitude[?ltitju:d] n. （尤指海拔）高度equator[ikweit?] n. 赤道New Wordsenormous[in?:m?s] adj. 巨大的equidistant [,i:kwidist?nt] adj. 距离相等的，等距的New WordsPhrases and Expressionstennis match网球比赛prior to在前，居先globe-spanning communications network 全球通信网络Chinese Translation of TextsLesson 14 Satellite CommunicationSatellite communication has become a part of everyday life in the late 1980’s. An international telephone call is made as easily as a local call to a friend who lives down the block. We also see international events, such as an election in England and a tennis match in France, with the same regularity as local political and sporting events. In this case, a television news program brings the sights and sounds of the world into our homes each night.Chinese Translation of Texts第14课 卫星通信20世纪80年代后期，卫星通信逐渐成为日常生活的一部分，打一个国际电话就像给住在同一街区的朋友打本地电话一样简单。同样，我们获悉国际大事，像英国的竞选、法国的网球赛就像得知本地政治、体育新闻一样平常。此时电视新闻节目每天晚上都将全世界的声音和画面带进我们的家中。Chinese Translation of Texts This capability to exchange information on a global basis, be it a telephone call or a news story, is made possible through a powerful communications tool--the satellite. For those of us who grew up at a time when the space age was not a part of everyday life, satellite-based communication is the culmination of a dream that stretches back to an era when the term satellite was only an idea conceived by a few inspired individuals. These pioneers included authors such as Arthur C. Clarke, who fostered the idea of a worldwide satellite system in l945. This idea has subsequently b