全新版大学英语(第二版)第二册第四单元短语总结.doc

1. Computer-related vocabulary
How to say them in English 网络互动 网上冲浪 网民 网络医生 虚拟大学 虚拟社区
2. What is SOHO？
Overview：
As with all great technological revolutions in the past, the rise of the internet has brought not just benefits but concerns about possible harmful side effects. While many see in it a way of strengthening relationship through greater ease of communication, others fear that social skills will be lost as normal face-to-face interaction declines. Their concern is that a vicious circle may set in, with those unable to cope with the real world retreating further and further away into the virtual one beyond the computer screen. Another anxiety is that wrongdoers may use the internet to fool others into trusting them. In this unit we look at such worries and provide you with an opportunity to give your opinion on them.
如同以前的所有伟大的科技改革一样，网络的崛起一方面给人们带来了便利，另一方面人们已经对其有害的一面产生了担忧。尽管许多人认为它可以通过更简单的沟通方式来增强人际关系，但是其他人却担心，随着一般面对面交流机会的减少，我们将逐渐丧失社交能力。他们担心的是，随着与现实世界的交流越来越少，我们将渐渐通过电脑屏幕走进一个虚拟的世界，这时，一个恶性循环便开始了。他们还担心，犯罪分子可能会使用网络去愚弄他人，骗取他们的信任。在本单元中，我们将认识这些担忧，并且给你提供一个言论的机会。
3. As with A，B… (用此句型造句2个)
4. bring benefits/concerns
5. side effects cf. by-products
6. strengthen relationship through greater ease of communication
7. a vicious circle how to say 良性循环？
8. set in
9. retreat away into sw
10. fool sb into doing
Text A
11. formerly a television producer
12. explore digital reality and its consequences
13. digital reality=?
14. along the way=? meanwhile
15. compare A to B= compare A with B ?
16. acknowledge/admit/accept the attractions of the electronic dimension
17. on the Net
18. Liverpool accent
19. sth become impossible to interpret
20. his easily understood words on screen
21. clipped tone
22. sth seem more rejecting(生硬的)/imperfect than I’d imagined it would be
23. My boyfriend’s Liverpool accent suddenly becomes 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 become more familiar with the virtual world than the real world.

24. Time itself becomes fluid/elusive.
25. stretch into: become longer into
26. a highlight of sth: the most important part of sth
27. do much of my work as a telecommuter
28. commuter: ?
29. submit articles to sb
30. edit articles: revise or correct articles
31. via email: by means of email cf. via Shanghai=by way of Shanghai
32. communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists
33. computer-assisted cf. CAD: computer-aided designing
34. take data in: receive/accept data
35. spit data back out: send out data
36. a link in the Internet: a terminal in the Internet
37. report the same symptom=have the same symptom of sth
38. feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing: take a dislike to/have a dislike of …
39. We have become the Net critics’ worst nightmare.
:We have got into a situation that critics of the Net describe as most dreadful.
40. a form of escape
41. a lack of discipline
42. replace real human contact with cyber-interaction
43. And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.
44. What does “cyber-interaction” mean?
“Cyber-” is a prefix which means “of the computer”. “Cyber-interaction” means the contact with the computer.
45. What does “cave” here refer to?
“Cave” here refers figuratively to the isolated life of the virtual world.
46. coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult. which means:
Returning to normal society from the isolated life of the virtual world can be quite a problem.

47. or, conversely: or, in the opposite way cf. or rather?
48. When confronted with…= When faced with…
49. be dressed appropriately
50. underwear cf. casual wear sportswear winter wear working wear
51. leave the television to talk away in the background
52. comforting: soothing
53. but then: yet at the same time
54. I am jarred by the commercials. = I am affected unpleasantly by the advertisements.
55. find myself sucked in by soap operas: find myself absorbed in the TV serials
56. need to keep up with the latest news
57. every possible angle of every story：every possible point of view of every story
58. Work moves into the background. = Work becomes secondary to me.=Work becomes less important. ( Because in my mind’s eye, communicating with the real world has become more important at that time.)
59. find myself attacking everyone in sight
60. I am bad-tempered: I am in a bad mood.
61. find everyone on my mailing list insensitive/feelingless
62. those wounding remarks/comments 那些刻薄伤人的言辞
63. I don’t realize that I’m projecting until after I’ve been embarrassed by someone who politely points out that I’ve attacked her for agreeing with me. 直到有人礼貌地指出，她同意我的观点却遭到我的抨击时，我才意识到，自己是在以己度（duo）人，不由得深感尴尬。
64. project：（on， onto）:to imagine (one’s own esp. bad feelings or thoughts) as being experienced by others. 将己比人，想象
e.g. You’re projecting again (你又在疑心生暗鬼了). I am not angry with you; it’s you who are angry with me.
65. I am in this state
66. misinterpret his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue
67. (the system) keep crashing
68. keep on doing sth doggedly/repeatedly
69. daily routine: regular way of doing sth every day
70. dress for work
71. sleep normal hours
72. rely on: depend confidently on/put trust on
73. for company: for companion
74. long-term unemployment
75. sth be damaging
76. life without an externally supported daily plan
77. sth lead to higher rates of drug abuse
78. to restore/bring back balance to my life
79. force myself back into the real world
80. arrange to do sth; arrange sth; arrange for sb to do sth
arrange for a taxi to pick you up
arrange for you to come along with us
arrange interviews for stories (story?)
81. flee New York City flee from/to sw flee sw
82. set apart the weekend with the rest of my week: /separate…from…
83. be connected with others
84. sth be too much: sth be intolerable/unbearable: sth be more than sb could bear
85. her ringing/loud laughter
86. click on the modem: press a mouse button
87. my favorite tune cf. tone tune: a series of musical notes
exercises
88. be intended to prevent government officials from abusing their power
89. tell sb in a commanding tone
90. take her in as a partner(合伙人)
91. to my knowledge: in my opinion
92. see light at the end of the tunnel: victory is in sight
93. I never get a cent back from sb
94. before we can draw conclusions, …
95. collect enough data and analyze them scientifically
96. sth jar (on) sb
97. get involved with sb
98. find sb getting sucked in sb
99. flee sw to avoid military service
100. plan an anti-corruption campaign
101. have/restore confidence in the government
102. to get started: at the beginning
103. have the computer hooked up to the Internet through a phone line and modem
104. keep up with the class and turn in his homework regularly
105. send out applications
106. in times of rising unemployment
107. take great care not to miss any appointment
108. all but impossible : very impossible
109. the dot com bubble (burst)
110. venture capitalists
111. sb take one’s cue from sb’ : follow the example/advice of sb 听从sb的劝告
112. the ever-optimistic economist cf. ever-increasing ever-changing
113. change one’s tune
114. during the press conference
115. pose questions
116. at the click of a button
117. do away with the daily routine: remove it completely=put an end to it
118. crawl at a snail’s pace
119. get back to the comfort and safety of a less demanding world.
120. cf. a highly demanding world
121. a coastal town located halfway between A And B
122. a four-lane highway
123. conduct research
124. do benefits to sb
125. Internet service providers
126. a slow Internet connection speed
127. as the law stands, …
128. commit suicide