研一英语第四单元TextB文章句子

1、The Internet could be the ultimate isolating technology that reduces our participation in communities even more than television did.Isolating 英asletadj.孤立的，绝缘的; v.使隔离( isolate的现在分词 ); 将剔出（以便看清和单独处理）使（某物质、细胞等）分离; 使离析; 例句：1. There is no way of isolating the various factors that affect growth.我们没有办法把各种

2、影响经济增长的因素孤立开来。2. Isolating yourself when youre scared makes it worse.你害怕时封闭自己只会使情况变得更糟。The ultimate isolating technology首要的使人孤独的技术Participate in participate英p:tspet vi.参加某事; 分享某事; vt.得到或接受某部分东西; 例句：Twenty-five senators do not bother to participate .25%的参议员对此并不反感参与。Conduct a national survey =carry ou

3、t an investigation 做全国性的调查Conductn.行为；举动；品行 v.引导；指挥；管理 vt.导电；传热 conduct a ceremony 举行仪式 conduct a research 进行研究,开展研究 conduct a study 进行研究 conduct a survey 作检查,进行调查 conduct a test 进行试验 conduct an experiment 进行实验,做实验 Even more than 甚至比甚至比例句：Men seem to need nonsexual affirmation even more than women d

4、o.男性似乎比女性更需要与性无关的肯定。monitor英mnt(r)n.显示屏，屏幕; 计显示器; 监测仪; 监控人员，班长; vt.监控，监听; 搜集，记录; 测定; 监督; vi.监视We monitor the enemys radio broadcasts for political information. 我们为了收集政治情报而监听敌方的电台广播。 Enlist vt.征募; 赢得的支持或合作; 赞助; vi.应募，入伍; 积极参与; The terror attacks motivated Steven to enlist.这些恐怖袭击成为斯蒂芬应征入伍的动机。A random

5、telephone survey随机的电话调查randomadj.任意的; 随机的; 胡乱的; n.随意; 偶然的行动; at random 随意地 ; 随机地 ; 随便地 ; 随机的 The changes were far from random.这些变化远非随机发生的。In an effort to fi1ter out “contamination caused by the fact that the survey was itself Web-based, the final results were drawn only from among those participants

6、 who already had some form of Internet access at home or work prior to the survey. Filter out 过滤掉例句：They then used statistical controls to filter out such factors.然后，他们使用统计控制以滤除这些因素prior to the survey 在调查之前例句：Prior to that, deal sizes were much smaller.在此之前，油企的交易规模要小得多。The normal trappings of object

7、ivity and statistical validity.客观公正、数据有效的外部特征Trappingsn.马饰; 装饰; 外部标志; （标志官职的）服饰; 例句：Some of the usual trappings were missing.一些平常用的服饰被拿掉了。validityn.有效，合法性; 效力; 正确，正当; 正确性例句：The committee is examining the legality and validity of management decisions on past deals.委员会当前正在审核公司管理层就以往收购案做出的决策的合法性和有效性。Th

8、e interpretation of the results is rooted in a distinct anti-Web/anti-tech bias.Root in result from.arise from1)使生根,使扎根; This principle was rooted in my mind.我牢牢记住这项原则。2)以为基础；建立在之上： Her point of view was rooted in experience.她的观点是建立在经验之上的。3)发源于，根源在于： His rudeness rooted in his lack of education.他的粗鲁

9、是由于缺乏教育而形成的。anti-Web/anti-tech bias 反网络/反技术的偏见In light of on the basis of , upon根据；鉴于；从观点In light your recent behavior, Im afraid I must ask you to leave the company.鉴于你最近的表现，你得离职。Pick one glaring example举一个明显的例子E-mail simply has replaced the phone for many routine types of communication. The interp

10、ersonal interaction still take place; its just shifted from one medium to another.many routine types of communication常见的交流手段take place 发生；产生；进行；举行 occur , happen , generate , proceed , celebrateThey need to shift from farming to industry, and they need to do so desperately. 他们需要从农业领域转移到工业领域,他们需要拼命地那

11、么做。Worse, they appear to regard e-mail as a socially inferior medium.socially inferior medium 劣等社交媒介Appear tovi. 出现；显得；似乎；出庭；登场看上去好像，似乎；显得，给人印象： The old man appears to be in good health.这位老人显得健康。Regard as 把认作think of, repute ,look upon, look on, esteem, take to beA press release about the study 该研究的

12、新闻发布会 A way to stay in touch 保持联系的一种方式So, wouldnt it stand to reason that the more time we spend on the phone, the more socially isolated we are?这样一来，是不是可以推断我们打电话的时间越长，就越发孤家寡人？stand to reason显而易见的，合乎道理的例句：So, doesnt it stand to reason to take advantage of any extra time while you still have it? 所以，利

13、用任何目前可以利用的时间，难道不合理吗？九Theres something wrong with this thinking, and the cluethe Internet is an individual activity can be found in the press.individual activity 一项单独的行动Only if只要只要就；只是在就；只是在的时候的时候 if only, only if, as if, even if if only 但愿，希望，标示一种强烈的愿望，后接虚拟语气only if 只有在的时候，表示对条件的强调as if 好像，仿佛，表比较eve

14、n if 及时，表让步例句：This, of course, will happen only if you spend time to reflect on your life and work. 当然，这一切只是发生在你花时间来仔细思考你的生活跟工作之后。 the weird logic of 古怪逻辑weird magic , mysterious , fantastic adj. 怪异的；不可思议的；超自然的例句：People who look at you weird when you do something right. 你做对了，他们就用怪异的眼光看着你。Through the

15、 strong distorting lens of personal bias: e-mail will always come up short for Touchyfeely.the strong distorting lens of personal bias 带有个人偏见的高度扭曲的透视镜Distort英 dstt contort , misinterpret Vt.扭曲；使失真；曲解vi. 扭曲；变形例句：But the more they control and distort the agenda of those institutions, the more they wea

16、ken them. 他们越是控制和扭曲这些机构的职责，这些机构的功能就越被弱化。Come up short 例句：When they come up short, we must seek meaningful changes and develop alternative mechanisms. 当他们的发展遇到短板的时候，我们必须寻求有意义的改革及替代机制。Touchyfeely 触摸（心理）治疗的 E-mail can be the very antithesis of isolating邮件交往恰恰是孤独的对立物Antithesis n. 对立面；对照；对仗comparison , o

17、pposite 例句:For not the brand leader, a good positioning strategy is to do antithesis . 对于不是领导者的品牌，一个好的定位策略就是做对立面。Too small to warrant a phone call 不足以打电话Warrant 英 wr()nt n. 根据；证明；正当理由；委任状vt. 保证；担保；批准；辩解；值得例句:Does the risk of title disputes warrant the cost of title insurance?所有权争议的风险是否使得所有权保证保险成本合理化

18、呢？Add to the totality of social connectedness rather than detract from it增进而非削弱了人们彼此间的联系Detract英 dtrkt vt. 转移，使分心vi. 贬低；减去detract from 贬低，减损；使逊色 例句：The sexual scandal will detract from the presidents fame.性丑闻将影响总统的名声。People gravitate to the medium that works best for their needs.人们选取最能满足自己需求的实际媒介例句：

19、Whether blood related or not, people tend to gravitate to others, and eventually form a family unit.不管是否有血缘关系，人们都趋向于相互吸引，并逐渐形成一个家族单位。E-mail increases and enhances communication and connectedness.电子邮件则能增进人与人之间的交流Engage in从事于 ; 致力于 ; 参加 ; 订婚 employ oneself in , engage oneself inWhether at work or at home, the goal is to engage in activities that are both personally significa