新视野英语课程第三版读写教程2Unit4

1、,A Turn in Life,Unit 4,NEW HORIZON ENGLISH COURSES,Book Two,Unit 4,A Turn in Life,1 Around the Topic,2 Section A,3 Section B,4 Section C,Leading in,Exploring the Topic,Plus Activities,Warming-up,Text A,Exercises,Background Information,Reading Through,Exercises,Related Knowledge,Sample Reading,Exerci

2、ses,Useful Terms,Questions:,Do you like to surf on the Internet? How often do you usually use the Internet?,The Internet has become an indispensable part of our everyday life and we spend more and more time online with every year to come. However, have you ever imagined what our lives would be like

3、if we abandoned the Internet for a month. Read the following passage and it might inspire you to drop the Internet for a while and help you discover what life used to be like when everyone was offline. You might realize that there are many wonderful and productive things to do when you plug off the

4、Internet.,Directions: Here are some familiar websites or software logos marked from A to X. Today, people use them so often that they cant seem to do without them in their life. Discuss in pairs or in small groups and answer the following questions by choosing the capital letters beside those logos.

5、 Notice that Question 6 is open-ended.,1. If you want to send or check an e-mail, which websites can you use?,2. Which websites can serve your purpose if you want to find information about a well-known person, a particular country, etc.?,B, D, R, T (Email Service),G, I, J, L, Q, V (Search Engines),3

6、. If you want to keep track of whats happening at home and abroad, which websites can you visit? 4. If you want to do some shopping online, which websites can you visit? 5. What websites/software can you use if you want to let your friends or acquaintances know how things are going with you these da

7、ys? 6. Which website(s)/software do you use very often? Do you find yourself addicted to it/them?,M, N, O, S, U (News),A, C, F, K (Shopping),E, H, P, W, X (Social Networks),MUSIC SOFTWARE,VIDEO SOFTWARE,Directions: You will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.,1

8、. How would you feel if you couldnt watch TV for a week?,2. Besides watching TV, what else do you often do in your spare time?,key,key,Suggested answer: Panic might be many peoples reaction. As for me, I would never think it would be the end of the world. Instead, I would make a scientific schedule

9、for the week. In the first place, Ill make good use of knowledge , such as reading my favorite novels, magazines and newspapers. In the second place, Ill have a good rest by taking all kinds of entertainments, such as playing cards, playing ball games and cycling .,Return,Suggested answer: Many peop

10、le say they cannot imagine what life would be like without TV. However, there are many things to do other than watch TV. For instance, we can spend more time with our family members, or invite our friends to come over and play cards, we can also help mother Cook meal or even clean out our rooms. Mor

11、eover, we can invite our beloved to go shopping or go to see a film. In sum, we may find many interesting things to do beside watching TV.,Return,Listen and answer the following questions,1. What are the advantages of TV ?,2. Does TV do any harm to us?,key,key,Suggested answer: There are many advant

12、ages of TV. First of all, it is a cheap way of getting information. Second, people can watch films, shows and games without leaving home. Third, it offers educational programs such as English learning programs. Last, people can hear news about different parts of the world. In a word, watching TV is

13、very beneficial to us.,Return,Suggested answer: Watching TV is very harmful to us. There are some reasons for that. The main reason is that it makes people lazy as they stay at home watching TV all the time. Whats more, it makes people less creative because they just watch other people doing things

14、on TV. Besides, people lack communication they have no time talking to friends or family members. Even worse, children are easily influenced by the violence shown on TV.,Return,30 Days Without Internet A Self- Experiment,Section A:,30 Days Without Internet A Self- Experiment,For many of us who use t

15、he Internet to connect with our friends, buy things online and gather important information for our jobs and studies, it might be quite a challenge to live without the Internet just for a week. Thats the reason I hit on the idea to start this self-experiment: to plug off the Internet for one month.

16、I wanted to know how being completely offline would affect my life.,断网30天一次自我实验 我们中的许多人，都已对使用互联网联系朋友、在线购物、收集工作和学习的重要信息习以为常。对我们来说，离开互联网度过一周都可能颇具挑战性。因此，我灵机一动，开始了这次自我实验断网一个月。我想了解“彻底离线”会对我的生活产生何种影响。,Para. 1,On the morning of the first day, I got up, ate my breakfast, glanced through the headlines of the

17、 newspaper and read the sports section. I was disconnected, cut-off and separated. And this wouldnt change for the next 30 days.,第一天早晨，我起床，吃完早饭，浏览了报纸的标题，翻阅了体育版的消息。我断了网线，与外界隔绝，而且接下来的30天都将保持这种状态。,Para. 2,Internet withdrawal doesnt feel good; its uncomfortable and unpleasant. There is this uneasy feeli

18、ng that you are missing something very important, which is quite a struggle, especially in the first week.,戒网的感觉并不好，我感到难受、不自在。更让你心神不安的是，你觉得会错过什么重要的事情，这让人觉得是一种痛苦的挣扎，尤其是第一周。,Para. 3,In fact, you are going to miss major news and updates that are interesting to you. I became the last who got to know abo

19、ut current developments in the world; mostly my friends would inform me and anything else could be found in the newspaper the next morning.,事实上，你确实会错过一些重要新闻和使你感兴趣的事件的最新报道。我成了最晚了解当前全球事态发展的人；因为我主要通过朋友了解，其他的则从次日的报纸上获悉。,Para. 4,From day one I realized that being offline is much better to deal with when

20、you are distracted, especially while being at home. Distracting myself by the use of a TV was not an option for me, as that would be like replacing one vice with another. I did however discover some old, yet amazing, books I read with interest.,从断网实验的第一天我就意识到，如果有什么可以分散你的注意力，特别是在家的时候，那么断网也没那么难对付。将注意力

21、转移到电视上对我不可取，因为这就像用一种恶习取代另一种恶习。然而，我找到几本虽然陈旧但好得出奇的书，饶有兴致地读了读。,Para. 5,Remaining distracted at home can be a challenge at times . I realized that the longer I was away from home, the easier it was to accomplish my challenge of being disconnected for 30 days. One of my strategies to deal with being offl

22、ine would be to work longer, step into the library more often or call one of my friends to do something together.,有时，在家里一直要转移注意力不去碰网有点难度。我发现离家时间越长，越容易实现我断网30天的挑战。我坚持不使用互联网的秘诀之一就是延长工作时间，多光顾图书馆，或邀约朋友一起干点什么。,Para. 5,After a while, you get used to the state of being disconnected. Even more so, you fully

23、 begin to accept it, as the advantages of being offline present themselves right in front of your eyes. Surely, the need to reconnect will come up every now and then, especially when you urgently need certain information. But the online-activities like checking your e-mails begin to look less and le

24、ss important to you, once you accepted the fact of not being able to connect to the Internet.,过了一阵，你便会习惯，甚至开始欣然接受离线的状态，因为断网的种种好处呈现在你的眼前。当然，你也会时不时地想要上网看看，特别是当你迫切需要查找某些信息的时候。但是一旦你接受了自己上不了网的事实，你会发现诸如查收电子邮件等的上网行为并非那么重要。,Para. 6,Instead of surfing the Internet for entertainment, I would sit down to medit

25、ate. I would open an interesting book or have a good conversation. I would hold my camera, discover new places and take amazing shots of architecture on the streets Ive never had the time to admire. Also, I would just sit around and reflect deeply on my life. I became absorbed in my own thoughts, an

26、d not in those of another person.,我会坐下冥想，而不再通过互联网寻求娱乐；我会打开一本有趣的书，或与朋友进行一次愉快的交谈；我会带上相机，发现一些新的风景，给我从未有时间欣赏的街道上的建筑，拍些精妙绝伦的相片。我也会静静地坐下，深刻地反省自己的人生。我会沉浸在自己的思想中，而不是活在别人的想法里。,Para. 7,Living disconnected from the Internet in a society where everyone is online can be a rough ride, but it is possible. Moreover

27、 it can be a very valuable experience. You will notice that you spend more time with yourself, instead of thinking about the actions of others.,生活在这个全民上网的社会，要想完全摆脱互联网绝非轻而易举，但也并非毫无可能。不仅如此，断网的生活还可能成为一次宝贵的经历。你会感到有更多的时间关注自己，而不是想着别人的一举一动。,Para. 8,离线后你将有机会更好地了解自己，与久违的朋友相聚。戒网也有助于你更加关注生活中重要的事情，更坚定地实现生活中真正的目

28、标，完成你不知不觉中已拖延了数月的所有工作。,Being offline gives you the opportunity to get to know yourself much better and to meet friends you havent seen for a while in real life. And it will help you to be more focused on the important things in life, to be more determined about your real goals and all the projects y

29、ou have successfully delayed for the last months.,Para. 8,Text A is an illustrative passage, in which the author uses his self-experiment to illustrate that living disconnected from the Internet in a society where everyone is online is not only possible, but also a valuable experience.,Main Idea,Str

30、ucture,Meaning: A test done in order to discover what will happen if the author forces himself to plug off the Internet for an entire month.,Meaning: Thats why the idea of carrying out the test would occur to me. During the 30 days of my no Internet self-experiment, I would unplug the Internet cable

31、 so that I wont get access to the Internet.,30 Days Without the InternetA Self-Experiment,Thats the reason I hit on the idea to start this self-experiment: to plug off the Internet for one month.,Meaning: I wished to find out what impact it will have on my life to be strictly disconnected from the I

32、nternet.,Meaning: On the first morning of the 30-day self-experiment, I got up and had my breakfast. Then I quickly browsed through the headings or captions of newspaper articles and read the news reports on sports.,I wanted to know how being completely offline would affect my life.,On the morning o

33、f the first day, I got up, ate my breakfast, glanced through the headlines of the newspaper and read the sports section.,Meaning : I unplugged the cable so that I didnt have any access to the Internet. I felt kept away from the outside world.,Meaning : It made me feel upset to be disconnected from t

34、he Internet. I was also a bit worried, not relaxed and confident.,I was disconnected, cut-off and separated.,Internet withdrawal doesnt feel good; its uncomfortable and unpleasant.,Meaning : It makes me feel afraid and anxious that I might fail to keep up with some important news. This feeling has m

35、ade it extremely difficult for me to succeed especially in the first week of the experiment.,Meaning : As a matter of fact, you will indeed fail to know about news of great importance and the latest information about an event or a situation that is important to you.,There is this uneasy feeling that

36、 you are missing something very important, which is quite a struggle, especially in the first week.,In fact, you are going to miss major news and updates that are important to you.,Meaning : Since the first day of the experiment, I have become aware that being disconnected from the Internet is much

37、easier to manage if my attention is taken away from it. This is especially true when you stay at home.,Meaning : It would not be a wise choice to distract myself by watching TV, because it seemed like getting rid of a bad habit by picking up another.,From day one I realized that being offline is muc

38、h better to deal with when you are distracted, especially while being at home.,Distracting myself by the use of a TV was not an option for me, as that would be like replacing one vice with another.,Meaning : It was rather difficult to be distracted at home and it required great effort and determinat

39、ion to remain offline from time to time.,Meaning : I understood that if I could be away from home for a longer period of time, it would require less effort to achieve my goal of staying offline for 30 days.,Remaining distracted at home can be a challenge at times.,I realized that the longer I was aw

40、ay from home, the easier it was to accomplish my challenge of being disconnected for 30 days.,Meaning : One of my plans to help achieve my goal of being offline would be to work longer hours, visit the library more frequently or ask my friends out to do something together.,Meaning : After some time,

41、 the state of being offline is no longer new or strange to you.,One of my strategies to deal with being offline would be to work longer, step into the library more often or call one of my friends to do something together.,After a while, you get used to the state of being disconnected.,Meaning : Of c

42、ourse, you will have the Occasional urge to get access to the Internet again, especially when you want some particular information badly.,Meaning : But some things done online like examining your emails start to become less important to you,Surely, the need to reconnect will come up every now and th

43、en, especially when you urgently need certain information.,But the online-activities like checking your emails begin to look less and less important to you,Meaning : I would sit down to think deeply in silence rather than entertain myself through online activities.,Meaning : I would pick up my camer

44、a and go to places that Ive never been to for new sceneries. I would also take photos of the buildings on the streets Ive never had the chance to appreciate.,Instead of surfing the Internet for entertainment, I would sit down to meditate.,I would hold my camera, discover new places and take amazing

45、shots of architecture on the streets Ive never had the time to admire.,Meaning : Besides, I would sit there thinking about my life deeply and thoroughly.,Meaning : I became very interested in my own ideas with full attention instead of paying attention to the ideas of others.,Also, I would just sit

46、around and reflect deeply on my life.,I became absorbed in my own thoughts, and not in those of another person.,Meaning : Additionally, going through the experiment of being offline for 30 days can be useful as well as helpful.,Meaning : Being offline will make it easier for you to center upon the m

47、ore important things in life; to devote your full strength and attention to the things you want to achieve and to accomplish the tasks you have managed to put off for a long time.,Moreover it can be a very valuable experience.,And it will help you to be more focused on the important things in life,

48、to be more determined about your real goals and all the projects you have successfully delayed for the last months.,New words,experiment plug completely offline headline section disconnect separate withdrawal uncomfortable unpleasant uneasy feeling,major update development inform distract option rep

49、lace vice remain accomplish strategy reconnect urgently,surf entertainment meditate architecture admire absorb rough moreover action focus project successfully delay,Phrases and expressions,connect with hit on plug off glance through deal with replace. with step into,get used to come up every now an

50、d then instead of reflect on become/be absorbed in focus on,n. C a scientific test done in order to discover what happens to something in particular conditions. 实验；试验 e.g. We have never doubted the success of our experiment. 我们对我们的实验会获得成功从未怀疑过。,experiment,那些宇航员正在进行一系列实验，以便更多地了解人体如何适应失重状态。,The astron

51、auts are conducting a series of experiments to learn more about how the body adapts to weightlessness.,Practice :,think of an idea or a solution to a problem （偶然）想出；突然想到 e.g. I hope that someone will hit on a solution to our problem. 我希望有人会碰巧想出一种办法来解决我们的问题。,hit on,你是怎么想到这个赚钱的计划的？,How did you hit on

52、the plan for making money?,Practice :,v. 1) connect to a supply of electricity 给接通电源 e.g. All you have to do is plug in and switch on. 你只须接通电源，一拧开关就行了。 2) block, close or fill with something 堵；塞住 e.g. Use this piece of cloth to plug the hole in the barrel. 用这块软布把桶的洞堵住。 n. an object with two or three

53、 metal pins that are pushed into an electric socket to connect an apparatus with the electricity supply 插头 e.g. You can only put a two-pin plug in the socket. 这个插座只能插两脚插头。,plug,Expressions,unplug; disconnect 拔掉（电器插头）；切断电源 e.g. It is advisable to switch off electric appliances and even plug them off

54、when they are not in use. 不使用电器时，建议大家关闭开关，甚至拔掉插头 切断电源。,plug off,1. 你可以接通全国计算机网络。,You can plug into the national computer network.,2. 机组人员正在努力堵一个漏油的大洞。,Crews are working to plug a major oil leak.,Practice :,adv. to a complete degree; to the full or entire extent 完全地；彻底地 e.g. The horse got completely

55、out of control. 那匹马已完全失控了。,completely,这对我来说完全是新的，但是很快就成为了我的最爱。,This was completely new to me but it quickly became my favorite.,Practice :,adj. not being connected to the Internet 脱机的；离线的；未联网的 e.g. Initially the system was offline for a number of days. 最初系统有几天没有联网。,offline,要是客户端离线怎么办？,What if that c

56、lient is offline?,Practice :,spend a short time looking at something without reading it very carefully 浏览；匆匆看一遍 e.g. I picked up the phone book and glanced through it. 我拿起电话簿，浏览了一下。,glance through,他问我可不可以翻翻我的相册。,He asked if he might glance through my photo album.,Practice :,headline n. 1) Cthe title

57、 of a newspaper story, printed in large letters at the top of the story, especially on the front page （报纸报道的）标题；大字标题 e.g. The new road plan is in the headlines again. 修建新公路的计划又出现在报纸的标题上。 2) C the main points of the news which are read on radio or television; the news stories of great importance （广播、

58、电视的）新闻提要 e.g. The time is 8 oclock; here are the news headlines. 现在时间是8点；以下是新闻提要。,Practice,I just had time to glance at the headlines before leaving for work.,His winning the gold medal in the Olympic Games become the headline across the country.,2. 他获得奥运会金牌的消息成了全国性的头条新闻。,1. 上班前我的时间只能浏览报纸的标题。,headli

59、ne,Practice :,n. 1) C a separate part of something that is written, such as a book or a newspaper （报纸的）专栏 e.g. The final was reported on the front page of the sports section. 这一决赛的报道刊登在体育版的头版。 2) Ca separate part of a large object, place, group, etc. （较大物体、地方、团体等的）部分 e.g. It often snows in this sect

60、ion of the country in winter. 该国的这一地区冬天经常下雪。,section,Practice,1. 如果您因为这栏目内的任何文章而感到不适，请告知。,2. 这条公路的一个路段因维修而关闭。,The section of the highway is closed for repairs.,If you feel uncomfortable because of any article in this section, please let us know .,section,Practice :,vt. undo the connection of (esp. a