海事英语课件及相应复习大一下unit4texta s.pdfVIP

Unit 4 The Virtual World I. Computer-related vocabulary The most dynamic combining forms/prefixes for new computer-and – Internet-related vocabulary in English are cyber-, virtual, Net- (net), Web- (web-), and E- (e-). 1. combining forms/prefixes + noun (=virtual life (虚拟世界),virtual office(虚拟 ), cyber-in ction(网络互动), cyber nut(网虫), cyber pet( 电子宠物),Web page(网页), website( ), e-card( 电子贺卡),e-business( 电子商务)) 2. combining forms/prefixes + verb (=cyber surf(网上冲浪), netsurf(网上冲浪), (发送电子邮件)) 3. words like cyber, net, etc. + suffix (=cyberian(网络用户), netter(网民), cyberize(使联网)) 4. clipped words (=cyberdoc(网络医生), Netcast(网络 ), Netizen(网民), e-zine( )) Global Reading Ⅰ. Part Division Parts Para(s). Main Ideas 1 1-3 Description of the author’s virtual life. 2 4-10 How the author feels after staying on the Internet for a while. 3 11-13 The author tries to find her way back into the real world but fails. Ⅱ. Questions about the Text 1. What is the main idea of Text A? (=Despite the many negative effects of virtual life, the author prefers it to real life.) 2. What are the roles of the first paragraph and the last? (=The first paragraph ls about the consequences of living a virtual life and the last ls about the author’s return to it. Together, they show us the dilemma people are in at present : Because of modern technology, we have a choice between a virtual life and real life, but we find both unsatisfactory. Detailed Reading Ⅰ. Difficult Sentences 1. (LL. 1~4) My boyfriend’s Liverpool accent suddenly es impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen: a secretary’s clipped tone seems more rejecting than I’d imagined it would be. What does the sentence imply? (=I have e more fam