Unit 2 E-mail.ppt

1、Its no understatement to say that e-mail has had a profound effect on our professional and personal lives. People thousands of miles away from each other can send and receive detailed documents within mere seconds. This allows us to take on projects that wouldnt have been practical or possible only

2、a few years ago. It has become routine for us to correspond and exchange files with people overseas. The only obstacle is the difference in time zones. But on the other hand, e-mail can eat up a substantial portion of our workday. Most of the time and effort involved is going through unsolicited mes

3、sages and separating the good from the bad. But not all unsolicited messages are spam.,SECTION IV Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Information Related to the Reading Passage,Back,PASSAGE I,E-mail, a Blessing and Annoyance,For the blessing: E-mail is a conversation that does not require an immediate response

4、(like a telephone). If someone calls you on the telephone, you pick it up (unless you have an answering machine, voice mail or you are just plain rude) and the conversation begins. This is an interactive conversation. With e-mail, you send a message and then wait for a response. The response may com

5、e in five minutes or it may come in five days. Either way, its not an interactive conversation. If a hundred people send you e-mails in one day, so what? You dont have to talk with all one hundred. Just think of all the hellos, goodbyes and other unnecessary chit-chat you can avoid. With e-mail, you

6、 only deal with their messages (which usually omit hellos, goodbyes and such) and you deal with them on your own time. Thats the blessing.,1,2,Unit | Two,Now for the annoyance: Too many e-mail users assume that the minute someone receives an e-mail, the person will read it. Bad assumption. If you sc

7、hedule a meeting for an hour from now and send an e-mail to each participant, the chance that all the participants will read that message within the hour will be pretty small. On the other hand, if you schedule the meeting for the next day, the chance that they will read the message will be pretty h

8、igh. Remember, e-mail is not designed for immediate response (thats why you have a telephone), its designed for convenience. Some (not all) e-mail systems have features that try to combat this problem. These features (usually called “notification”) will notify you when a person has received your e-m

9、ail and may also tell you when the person has read it (really all it can do is assure you that the person has looked at the first screen of the message it has no way to know if the person has read the message word for word). Referring back to the example in the previous paragraph, you could check to

10、 see who has checked their e-mail before the meeting and then telephone those who have not read it.,3,4,Unit | Two,1. (Para. 3) If a hundred people send you e-mail in one day, so what? Analysis: so what? is an informal expression, which means “ Why should I care?” Translation: 如果在一天内有一百个人给你发邮件，那又怎么样

11、呢？ Example: Sometimes it can take a little bit longer, but so what?,Language Points,1 Explanation of Difficult Sentences,Back,Language Points,1 Explanation of Difficult Sentences,2. (Para. 3) Just think of all the hellos, good-byes and other unnecessary chit- chat you can avoid. Analysis: Just is us

12、ed to make a statement or command stronger, meaning in Chinese “只是，仅仅”。 Translation: 只要想想看，你能省掉的所有“你好”、“再见”以及其他一些没有必要 的寒暄，这就够了。 Example: But I bet they work too hard. Just think of all they miss.,Back,Language Points,1 Explanation of Difficult Sentences,3. (Para. 5) If you schedule a meeting for an

13、hour from now and send an e-mail to each participant, the chance that all the participants will read that message within the hour will be pretty small. Analysis: This is a complex sentence. The subject and the predicate of the main clause are the chance and will be pretty small, with a that- clause

14、to modify the chance ; If you schedule a meeting for an hour from now and send an e-mail to each participant is an adverbial clause of condition. Translation: 如果你计划从现在起的一小时后开一个会，然后给每一位与会的人 发一封电子邮件，所有与会的人都能在一小时内读到该邮件的机率 是很小的。 Example: If we decide to work overtime this evening, the chance that we wil

15、l go to the cinema will be very small.,Back,4. (Para. 6) Referring back to the example in the previous paragraph, you could check to see who has checked their e-mail before the meeting and then telephone those who have not read it. Analysis: Referring back to is a present participle phrase used as a

16、n adverbial of condition. Translation: 回到上一段中提到的例子来说，你可以复核一下，了解谁在会议 开始前检视过邮件，然后你可以给没有查看过邮件的人打电话。 Example: Having played Star Wars on the computer for three hours, Michael could not finish his paper in time.,Language Points,1 Explanation of Difficult Sentences,Back,Unit | Two,Language Points,2 Import

17、ant Words,1. blessing: n. something good that you have or that happens and improves your life, helps you in some way, or makes you happy 祝福，赐福 e.g. The dishwasher has been a real blessing! Has her IQ been a burden as much as a blessing?,Back,Language Points,2 Important Words,2. immediate a. very clo

18、se or connected in space or time ; performed with little or no delay 立即的 e.g. My immediate reaction was just disgust These tragic incidents have had an immediate effect,Back,Language Points,2 Important Words,3. plain a. (informal) used to emphasize an adjective, usually one referring to a bad qualit

19、y 完全（的）地，全然（的）地 e.g. Its just plain crazy to spend all your pay as soon as you get it. It was just plain stupid to give him your address.,Back,Language Points,2 Important Words,4. interactive adj. capable of acting on or influencing each other 互动的 e.g. This will make videogames more interactive than

20、 ever. The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups.,Back,Language Points,2 Important Words,5. chit-chat n. conversation about things that are not very important 闲谈，聊天 e.g. Lets take Elizabeth and her chit-chat club as an example. Got time? Can we have a little chit-chat?,Back,Langua

21、ge Points,2 Important Words,6. annoyance v. anger produced by some annoying irritation 烦恼 e.g. I felt annoyance at being teased. Why do you always take your annoyance out on me,Back,Language Points,2 Important Words,7. assumption n. a hypothesis that is taken for granted.假设 e.g. Your assumption is w

22、rong His assumption proved to be wrong,Back,Language Points,2 Important Words,8. schedule v. to plan that something will happen at a particular time 安排时间 e.g. Or if you miss exercising regularly, schedule a once-a-week power walk. Her first album is scheduled for release in September.,Back,Language

23、Points,2 Important Words,9. design v. to plan or develop something for a specific purpose 设计 e.g. These exercises are designed to strengthen muscles. The book is designed as a reference manual.,Back,Language Points,2 Important Words,10. participant n. someone who takes part in an activity e.g. She i

24、s an active participant in this activity You are expected to be an active participant,Back,11. convenience n. the state of being suitable or opportune 方便 e.g. Come by to pick me up at your convenience. Please reply at your earliest convenience.,Language Points,2 Important Words,Back,12. feature n. a

25、 part of something that you notice because it seems important, interesting, or typical 特点，特写 e.g. Air bags are a standard feature in most new cars. An important feature of Van Goghs paintings is their bright colors.,Language Points,2 Important Words,Back,Language Points,2 Important Words,13. combat

26、v. to try to stop something bad from happening or getting worse, used especially in news reports 反对，斗争 e.g. To combat inflation, the government raised interest rates. China has completed its preparations to combat bird flu.,Back,Language Points,2 Important Words,14. notify v. to formally or official

27、ly tell someone about something 通知 e.g. You will be notified of any changes in the system. In August we were notified that our article had been rejected. notification: n. informing by words 通知 e.g. You should receive notification of the results within a week. We received official notification that H

28、arry was missing.,Back,Language Points,2 Important Words,15. assure v. to tell someone that something will definitely happen or is definitely true so that they are less worried 保证，确保 e.g. Her doctor has assured us that shell be fine. I assure you that would never happen again.,Back,1) Whats the diff

29、erence between an e-mail conversation and a telephone conversation? 2) Whats the blessing of e-mail? 3) What is e-mail designed for? 4) Whats the annoyance of e-mail?,An e-mail conversation does not require an immediate response, but a telephone conversation does. With e-mail, you only deal with its

30、 message, and you can deal with it on your own time. E-mail is designed for the convenience of conveying messages. Too many e-mail users make a bad assumption that the minute someone receives an e-mail, the person will read it. But all the e-mail can do is assure you that the person has looked at th

31、e first screen of the message it has no way to know if the person has read the message word for word or not.,Read and Think,1 Answer the following questions according to the passage.,Back,Read and Complete,2 Fill in the blanks without referring to the passage.,E-mail is a conversation that does not require an 1 _ response (like a telephone). If someone calls you 2 _, you pick it up and the conversation begins. This is an 3 _ conversation. With e-mail, you send a message and then 4 _ a response. The res