综合英语4Unit3AlienationandtheInternet.ppt

Unit 3Unit 3 Text ⅠⅠ Alienation and the InternetPre-reading Questions•1. Do you go on-line everyday? What attracts you to the Internet?•2. What are the features of a net worm in your mind?•3. Does the Internet unify us or alienate us? Why? 2Free Template from Background informationBackground informationØAbout the author: Will Baker is an essayist in Vermont of the United States.Ømantra (Paragraph 4): Originally it is a word or sound in Hinduism and Buddhism repeated to aid concentration in meditation. Here it means a statement or slogan repeated frequently. ØUtopia ((Paragraph 7): Originally it refers to an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More’s Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc. Here it is used for an ideal state.3Free Template from Language workLanguage workØfurther: help forward Additional training is probably the best way to further your career these days. The interests of an organization will never be furthered through acts of terrorism.Øalienate: cause (someone) to feel very distant from or not welcome to someone else. She was alienated from her brother by her foolish behavior. All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its traditional readers.4Free Template from Øaddicted: being dependent on something and wanting to spend as much time doing it as possible. Some youngsters are hopelessly addicted to video games. She’s become addicted to love stories.Øskew: cause to be not straight or exact; twist; distort The company’s results for this year are skewed because not all our customers have paid their bills. Today’s election will skew the results in favor of the northern end of country.5Free Template from Ølament: express sadness and regret about something He lamented the death of his friend. She lamented that she had never been to Paris.Øat the expense of: at the sacrifice of According to this study, women have made notable gains at the expense of men. The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.6Free Template from Øconfront: meet face to face; set face to face He challenged his accusers to confront him openly. The lawyer confronted the accused man with the forged check.Øvalue: regard highly; esteem We value your cooperation and would like to expand business with you. I value your comments on the report.7Free Template from Text AnalysisText AnalysisØThis piece of argumentative writing falls into three parts. The first two paras serve as an opening part. The following four paras constitute the body of argumentation. In the final para, the writer reiterates his main idea.8Free Template from ØTopic sentence: However I am also troubled by the possible unintended negative consequences.ØConcluding statement: All this being said, I believe that the key to realizing the potential of the Internet is in achieving balance in our lives.9Free Template from  Part I Part I paragraph 1-2paragraph 1-2Ø1. What is the author’s long cherished position about the strong points of the Internet?Ø2. How did the author start his argumentation?10Free Template from •1. Given the relatively few restrictions governing access and usage , it is the communications modal equivalent of international waters. P1•本句话可理解为：Internet's access and usage are so comparably free that the internet is just like international waters for people to swim as much as they like.11Free Template from •2. But much less widely reported has been the notion that the internet may be responsible for furthering the fragmentation of society by alienating its individual users. (Complete Inversion) •But the notion that the Internet … has been much less widely reported. •英语修辞的一个重要原则是尾重原则尾重原则，即把句子最复杂的成分放在句尾以保持句子平衡。

在语言使用中为了避免产生头重脚轻、结构不平衡的句子，我们常采用倒装倒装语序12Free Template from Part II Part II paragraph 3-6paragraph 3-6Ø1. What’s the “cruel irony” concerning the use of the internet mentioned in para4?Ø2. In para 5, why does the author narrate his own story?Ø3. why does the author discuss the question whether the internet is a real place?13Free Template from •1. But at the expense of the time that would have otherwise been available for involvement in other activities which might foster a sense of community in their villages, towns and cities. P4•句子的主干是连词but+介词短语介词短语at the expense of the time.实际上But at the expense of the time…是文章中上一个句子的最后部分，作者在这里之所以将它单独列成一个句子，其目的也是就要强调强调but后面后面的内容的内容。

14Free Template from •that would have otherwise been available for involvement in other activities是限定性定语从句修饰the time,而另一个定语从句which might foster a sense of community in their villages，towns and cities修饰的是other activities •链式多重定语从句链式多重定语从句，也可称为复合式多重定语从句• ( complex multiple attributive clause) 15Free Template from •I was endeavoring to put off one sort of life for another sort of life which was not better than the life I had known before. •我那是想要脱离一种生活，改换另一种生活，但是我所换到的生活比先前那一种并不见得好•Tom came to the party in patched jeans ,which surprised the other guests, most of whom were wearing evening dress.•汤姆穿着打了补丁的牛仔裤来参加聚会，这使得其他人感到吃惊，因为大多数客人穿的都是夜礼服。

16Free Template from •“Progress” was their mantra. p4•“Progress” was their oft-repeated and most cherished goal.17Free Template from •extended family, 四世同堂的大家庭，不过随着时代的发展，这种大家庭已经很少 p5•nuclear family,核心家庭，父母和他们的孩子住在一起，这是现在一种比较普遍的家庭类型•single parent family，就是我们说的“单亲家庭” 就是家里面只有母亲或只有父亲这种家庭类型主要是父母离婚的产物•blended family，混合型家庭，就是指再婚后的家庭，男女双方的孩子都住在一起•DINK，“丁克” 家庭丁克”的英文意思是:双份收人，没有孩子(double income no kids)是近年来新兴的一种家庭模式，这种家庭中只有夫妻二人，不生孩子，既有家庭的温馨，又保持了“单身贵族”的潇洒18Free Template from •be confronted with cognitive overload• face more information than one can cope with p6•virtual existences: p6•a set of images and sounds produced by a computer which seem so real that for most purposes they can be regarded as real19Free Template from Part III Part III paragraph 7paragraph 7Ø1. According to the author, what underlies the trend of overusing the Internet in our society?Ø2. Does the author believe it is within human capacity to reap the benefit of the Internet without being penalized?20Free Template from •This would allow us to maximize its potential without losing our sense of place.•Achieving balance in our lives would allow us to make the fullest use of the Internet.21Free Template from • …where the cyber-world is your cyber-oyster. p7•... where the cyber-space is the very thing that gives you immediate gratification . 22Free Template from Rhetorical FeaturesRhetorical FeaturesØThe author of this text seems to believe that the Internet has both advantages and disadvantages. This self-contradiction is partly illustrated by the use of antonyms such as globalization and alienation. Some other pairs of antonyms (including words and expressions) are used for the same purpose. 23Free Template from •Ⅳ. Class Check•The detective and his assistant have begun to _____ the mysterious murder.•A) come through B) look into •C) make over D) see to•2. In _____ times human beings did not travel for pleasure but to find a more favourable climate.•A) prime B) primitive •C) primary D) preliminary•3. Critics believe that the control by mass advertising has _____ the quality of the programs.•A) affected B) effected •C) lessened D) declined24Free Template from •4. I went along thinking of nothing _____ ，only looking at things around me.•A) in brief B) in doubt •C) in harmony D) in particular•5. There was an _____ look on her face when she saw the train her husband took arrived. •A) intent B) intelligible •C) intrinsic D) instrumental•6. The numbers 8 ,9 ,14 are _____ .•A) conscientious B) consensus •C) conspicuous D) consecutive•B B A D A D 25Free Template from •Vocabulary I. •1. ability to develop, achieve or succeed•2. cause to feel distant or not welcome•3. liked it so much that wanted to spend as much time doing it as possible•4. more than one can cope with•5. a set of images and sounds produced by a computer which seem so real that for most purposes they can be regarded as real26Free Template from •Vocabulary II. •1. for the better •2. at the expense of •3. was confronted with•4. took advantage of•5. in earnest in jest•6. are available for•7. prior to•8. would give…pause to think27Free Template from •Vocabulary III. •1. alienating •2. globalization •3. framenting•4. TV addict•5. exaggerates•6. Depression•7. simulated crash•8. gratified28Free Template from •Vocabulary IV. •ABBC BADD29Free Template from •Vocabulary V. •1. intended/purposeful/ intentional/planned•2. extraordinary/unusual•3. alienated/isolated/estranged•4. cultivate/nurture•5. considerable/excessive/indulgent•6. improvement/enhancement•7. misrepresent/falsify•8. unimportant/trivial/minor30Free Template from •Vocabulary VI. •1. expanses•2. thinking it is necessary •3. commonplace•4. at home•5. tell you•6. large number31Free Template from Exercises for CE translation•1. There's no denying that smoking is addictive. And once you are addicted , it's very difficult to get rid of the habit.•2. In a Japanese-made video game, players can simulate the experience of AIDS from HIV infection until death.•3. I'm sure he was in earnest when he said that you could use this money to continue your study of music.32Free Template from •4. We can only increase production at the expense of quality, which could ruin the company's reputation.•5. She is not given to anger, but this time she really lost her temper.•6. A teacher of foreign language should possess at the very least a graduate degree from a certified education school or institute if he is to teach high school.•7. I soon perceived that I couldn’t make him change his mind.33Free Template from •互联网已经把我们带入了一个互联网已经把我们带入了一个 真正的信息时真正的信息时代，而且正在帮助世界各地的人们在一个以代，而且正在帮助世界各地的人们在一个以前不可想象的范围内互相交流。

无论互联网前不可想象的范围内互相交流无论互联网和信息高速公路走的是一条什么样的发展道和信息高速公路走的是一条什么样的发展道路，电讯，电视和计算机行业一致采用数码路，电讯，电视和计算机行业一致采用数码化的做法永远改变了我们的交际和计算方法化的做法永远改变了我们的交际和计算方法•这种一致将使公司能提供以前因技术有限而这种一致将使公司能提供以前因技术有限而不能提供的服务网络电视将使观众能接触不能提供的服务网络电视将使观众能接触互联网大屏幕，高保真数字电视和互联网大屏幕，高保真数字电视和DVD有有可能改变电影的拍摄方法卫星将帮助汽车可能改变电影的拍摄方法卫星将帮助汽车找到回家的路家家户户将接收到卫星、微找到回家的路家家户户将接收到卫星、微波发射塔、纤维或铜线传送的信号波发射塔、纤维或铜线传送的信号34Free Template from Text Text ⅡⅡ American Online: Losing American Online: Losing the Battles, but Winning the Warthe Battles, but Winning the WarØReference for questions 1. He imagined a world in which computers would be connected so that they could work much faster and everybody could use them. 2. Because it was by no means easy to get a large number of subscribers, especially at the very beginning. AOL had to start with this unique marketing approach to make its product known to the general public. As a matter of fact, it took five years for this company to attract a million subscribers.35Free Template from  3. It did not expect the fast increase of subscribers and failed to satisfy the needs of its customers. As a result, it lost a lot of money and consumer confidence. 4. It got a large amount of revenue from advertising on the Internet and selling products online. 36Free Template from 。