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第一单元 互联网的速度、巨大的资源和与他人直接交流的能力是其最大的优点因为互联网利用计算机的快速性传输数据，所以信息能够以巨大的速度传播但速度并不是其惟一的优点互联网运用数百万相互连接的计算机存储数量巨大的信息最后，由于互联网容许每个人拥有特定的邮件地址，所以人们能够便利地交流The Internet's speed, vast resources, and its ability to directly communicate with others are its greatest benefits. Because the Internet uses the quickness of computers to transmit its data, information can travel at tremendous speeds. Speed is not the only benefit. The Internet uses hundreds of thousands of computers all connected to each other to store vast amounts of information. And finally, because the Internet allows individuals to have specific electronic mail addresses, people can easily communicate with one another.第二单元随着 21 世纪的到来，人们更加意识到快速便捷地获取信息的重要性。

如果一个国家能够有效地利用所有的信息，那么将会在科学研究、教育、经济发展等领域受益该国所需要的是建立一个全国性的“信息网络”，从而把科学家、商人、教育家等联系起来如果能建成这样一个网络，就将促成该国的第二次信息革命With the 21st century coming, people have increasingly realized the importance of acquiring fast and easy information. If a nation can make effective use of all the information it will benefit in the fields of scientific research, education, economic development, etc. What the nation needs to do is to establish a nation-wide “information network”, so as to link up scientists, businessmen, educators, etc. If such a network is set up, it will promote the second information revolution in the country.第三单元随着我国市场经济的发展，商品促销手段的使用越来越普及。

越来越受人青睐的打折、馈赠、促销晚会等内容丰富、形式多样的促销活动日益增加这些活动不仅能够使厂家和商家更多更快地赚取利润，而且有助于消费者更好地了解产品并获得实惠但如果用这些促销手段销售劣质产品，则无论是厂家还是商家，都将自食其果With the development of a market economy in China, techniques of sales promotion have been more and more widely employed. The popularity of varied and numerous promotional activities such as discounts, bonuses, and promotional parties has grown steadily. The reason is that they not only help manufacturers and businesses earn higher and quicker profits, but also help consumers become acquainted with the products involved and get some practical benefits. However, if these techniques are used to promote products of inferior quality, both the manufacturers and the businessmen will be made to pay for that.第四单元劳动不仅仅是谋生的手段，更重要的是，它是人们施展才华、实现抱负、建立社会关系、获得社会地位的途径。

理解了劳动的这种内在本质，那么无论所做的事情多么乏味、多么劳累，只要它能有助于自己在社会上或个人的小圈子里树立声誉，那也足以让人忍受从长远来看，不断地树立新的目标，是个人自我实现的一个基本要素对于多数人来说，这主要依靠劳动从这个意义上说，无论对于个人还是整个文明社会，劳动都是生活最有力、最生动的体现Work is not only a means of sustaining life. More importantly, it is the way through which people display their talent, realize their ambitions, build relationships and establish social status. If you understand this intrinsic value of work, then however dull or hard work may be, it becomes bearable if it helps build up a reputation, whether in the world at large or only in one's own circle. Updating one's aim is one of the most essential elements of self-fulfillment in the long run, and for most people this comes chiefly through their work. In that sense, work is the most vigorous, vivid sign of life—in individuals and in civilizations.第五单元美国曾因就业危机而受到困扰。

如今在这片土地上既有就业者，也有失业者，还有永远找不到工作的人数十年来，政府忽视了经济基础的变革，以及它对就业和生活方式的影响，结果，许多人失去了工作的机会关于如何解决失业问题，有很多专家提出了不同的看法，而目前的首要工作是刺激消费America was once troubled by employment crisis. Now in this land, there are employees, those who have lost their jobs and those who will never find a job. For decades, the government took no notice of the changes in its economic base and their effect on employment and lifestyle. As a result, many people lost job opportunities. Many experts came up with various ideas to address unemployment. However, what is most important now is to stimulate consumption.第六单元盗用他人身份的犯罪正在日益上升。

最近的调查显示，现在每年有大约 1,000 万人成为其受害者，大大超出了早先的估计罪犯们利用各种手段窃取社会安全号、驾照号、信用卡号以及诸如生日之类的其他个人信息他们利用这些信息以受害人的名义在尽可能短的时间里购买尽可能多的东西盗用他人身份是一种严重的罪行身份被盗的人可能要花几个月甚至几年的时间为被窃贼们损坏的信用记录正名The crime of identity theft is on the rise. Recent surveys show there are currently 10 million victims each year, greatly exceeding our earlier estimates. Using a variety of methods, criminals steal Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, credit card numbers, and other pieces of an individual's information such as date of birth. They use this information to buy as many things as they can in their victim's name in as short a time as possible. Identity theft is a serious crime. People whose identities have been stolen can spend months or even years cleaning up the mess the thieves have made of their credit record.第七单元假设你是一个体育运动迷，那你在看到邮件中有名为 “安娜•库尔尼克娃.jpg.vbs”(Anna Kournikova.jpg.vbs)的图片文件时，你的第一反应会是什么呢？好奇心引诱你打开文件一睹这位俄罗斯网球明星的芳容。

但是如果你打开附件，病毒就被激活，还会在你的 “Outlook Express”上把该附件复制给电子邮件通讯录上的每一个地址，从而更广泛地传播病毒电脑病毒通过带有花哨诱饵的可疑电子邮件在网上泛滥成灾，因此，防毒程序的开发也成为一项有利可图的生意Let's assume you are a sports fan. What is your first reaction when you find in your e-mail an attachment called “Anna Kournikova.jpg.vbs”? Curiosity tempts you to open the document to have a look at the Russian tennis star. But if you open it, the virus will be activated and will copy the attachment to every e-mail address in your “Outlook Express”, spreading the virus even farther. E-viruses, which flood 。