大学英语教程2 Unit 4 A Virtual Life 课件(最佳版)

1、Unit FourA Virtual LifeLook at the theme of this unit The Virtual The Virtual WorldWorld and the title of T-A A virtual life A virtual life 1 Could you find the antonyms(反义词) of virtual world and virtual life?Key: real world; real life 2 Provide synonyms for virtual world:E.g. cyberspace, cyberia, e

2、therworld, virtual reality, internet world, net world, etc. 3 What can we do on the internet?Page 3Some people prefer to live a life in contact Some people prefer to live a life in contact with real things and real people, but others with real things and real people, but others favor a virtual exist

3、ence. Which life do you favor a virtual existence. Which life do you think is better?think is better?Task 2 Topics for DiscussionTask 2 Topics for DiscussionThere are a few combining forms or affixes for new computer-and-internet-related vocabulary in English, of which the most dynamic are cyber-,ne

4、t-, web-, and e- 1 combining forms/prefixes +noun: this is the most common type:virtual life (虚拟世界),virtual office(虚拟办公室), cyber-interaction(网络互动), cyber nut(网虫), cyber pet(电子宠物),Web page(网页), website(网站), e-card(电子贺卡),e-business(电子商务)Virtual words-conclusion2. combining forms/prefixes + verbcyber s

5、urf(网上冲浪), netsurf(网上冲浪), email(发送电子邮件)3. words like cyber, net, etc. + suffixcyberian(网络用户), netter(网民), cyberize(使联网)4. clipped wordscyberdoc(网络医生), Netcast(网络播放), Netizen(网民), e-zine(电子杂志)Page 6Text organization 1 Contents paragraphs 1. Description of the authors virtual life 2-32. How she feels

6、about it after staying 1, 4-10, 13 on the Net for a while3. What she does to return to the real world 114. How she feels about the real world 12 After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock.在网上呆了太久， 听到电话铃声也会吓一大跳。 Para1 P90Page 8nMy boyfriends Liverpool accent suddenly becomes impossib

7、le to interpret after his easily understood words on screen; a secretarys clipped tone seems more rejecting than Id imagined it would be. n显示屏上看多了我男朋友那些一目了然的文字，他的利物浦口音一下子变得难以听懂；而秘书的清脆快速的语调听上去比我想象的要生硬。 nImplication: The author has become more familiar with the virtual world than the real world.Time i

8、tself becomes fluid hours become minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days.时间本身变得捉摸不定几小时变成几分钟，或几秒钟延伸为几天。周末原本是我一周中的黄金时段， 现在却不过是平平常常的两天。 Para.1 p.90Page 10stretch v. 延伸，伸展，延续 n. 一段时间，一段路程，连绵的一片搭配：at a stretch 不停地，连续地 at full stretch 竭尽

9、全力 stretch out ones hands or arms 伸出某人的手或手臂 n stretch oneself 伸懒腰；伸展身体；尽最大的努力 n stretch out 伸手n on the stretch 紧张着 e.g. 他摘下帽子伸出手臂拥抱她。He removed his hat and stretched out his arms to embrace her.Page 11Content Questionsn1. What did the author do three years ago and what is she doing now?nShe was a te

10、levision producer three years ago and now she works as a telecommuter.Page 12n2. How does the author work nowadays?nShe submits articles and edits them via emails and communicates with colleagues on Internet mailing lists.Page 13n3. How does the author manage her daily life?nShe could almost do anyt

11、hing on the net: she can order food, and manage her money, love and work.For the last three years, since I stopped working as a television producer, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter.在我不再当电视制片人的这三年间， 我的大部分工作都是在家里使用计算机终端完成的。 Telecommuter：远程工作者Para2 p.90Page 15nI submit articles and edit t

12、hem via email and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship is also computer-assisted.n我通过电子邮件投稿和校订，利用互联网上的邮件列表和同行交流。 我男朋友住在英国，因此两人的关系也在很大程度上借助电脑联系。 Page 163. submit v. 1) 提交，呈递，上交e.g. 你必须在1月1号以前将申请交上来。You must submit your appli

13、cation before January 1st.2) 服从，顺从e.g. 学生在学校必须服从校长的命令。Students must submit to the orders of the headmaster at school.Submission n. Submissive adj.Page 17搭配：submit (oneself) to 屈从，听从 submit a plan/proposal to 向递交计划/建议1vi. 通讯，传达；We can communicate with people in most parts of the world by telephone.年轻

14、人有时抱怨无法与父母沟通思想。Young people sometimes complain of not being able to communicate with their municate para.1 p.90Communicator n.传播者；发报机；通信员Communication n. 通讯，通信；交流Bank of communications 交通银行communicate para.2 p.90 If I desired, I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food,

15、 and manage my money, love and work.如果我愿意， 可以一连几个星期不出门而什么也不缺。 我可以在网上订购食物，网上理财，恋爱，工作。 Para.3 p.90 Page 21nIn fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the endless snowstorm of 96 on TV.n 事实上，我有时独自呆在

16、家里长达三个星期，只偶尔出去拿信，买报纸及日用品。1996年那一场接一场的暴风雪我大都是在电视上看到的。 Sometimes 有时；偶尔E.g. At times, I feel that I want to leave this job.At times when I come home, my dog gives me a guilty look.有时，当我回到家中时，我的狗给我一付负罪的面孔。at times para.3 p.90 Page 23n4. What are the symptoms shared by people who live a virtual life?nThe

17、y are separated from the real world and dont like to communicate with people face to face.But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal.然而一段时间后， 生活本身就显得不那么真实了。 I start to feel as though Ive become one with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another link in the Net.我开始觉得

18、自己似乎与机器融为一体了，我接受信息，再发送出去，就如同互联网上的一个连接点。Para 4 p.91 Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing. 其他上网的人也谈到了同样地症状。我们开始厌恶外面的社交模式。We have become the Net critics worst nightmare.我们的状况成了批评互联网的人们最害怕见到的一幕。We have got into a situation that critics of

19、the Net describe as most dreadful. Para 4 p.91Page 26 take in 吸收，接收e.g. 地球从太阳那儿吸收热和光。The earth takes in heat and light from the sun.Page 27有关take的短语：take down 拿下来，记下来take for 当作，以为是 （Do you take me for a fool? ）take off 脱下（衣服等）；（飞机）起飞take on 接收，从事（工作）take out 拿出，取出take up 开始做，接受，占用，占据n online shoppi

20、ng 网络购物 n online game 网络游戏 n get online 上网 n shopping online 网上购物 n online help n. 【计】联机帮助 n online services 在线服务 n online bookstore 在线网上书店 n online gaming 在线游戏 n online banking 网上银行 n online Para 4 p.91What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to computer, not worrying about hair, and clot

21、hes and face, has become a form of escape, a lack of discipline.一下床就上机，不再为发型，服饰，面部化妆烦心，起初看似奢华的享受如今却成为一种对生活的逃避，一种缺乏自律的表现。 Para.5 p.91Vi 爬行 缓慢移动E.g. We learn to crawl before we learn to talk.我们在会说话之前先学会爬。 creep vi.爬行；匍匐行进Love seems to creep up on you.爱情似乎是悄悄降临。Learn to creep before you leap.学跳之前要先会爬。c

22、rawl para.5 p.91And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.你一旦开始用网络交际来取代人与人之间的真实接触，要走出这种穴居状态就会相当困难。 What does “cyber-interaction” mean?“Cyber-” is a prefix which means “of the computer”. “Cyber-interaction” means the con

23、tact with the computer.para.5 p.91Page 32n6. How does the author behave when she is suddenly confronted with real live humans?nShe gets overexcited and speaks too much and interrupts.I find myself shyer, more cautious, more anxious. Or, conversely, when suddenly confronted with real live humans, I g

24、et overexcited, speak too much, interrupt.我发现自己变得比以前怯生、谨慎、焦虑。或者，反过来，当我面对生活中活生生的人时，会变得过于兴奋，说个不停， 爱打断别人的话。Para.6 p.91adv. 相反地He would have preferred his wife not to work, but conversely he was also proud of what she did. 他宁愿让他的太太不工作,但是相反地他也为她所作的感到自豪。Inversely adv. 相反地，倒转地Sometimes you give health and

25、get money in return, sometimes you make it inversely;生活是你有时候拿健康换金钱有时候拿金钱换健康。Conversely I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately, that perhaps Ive actually forgotten to put on a skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and underwear I sleep and live in.我老是担心自己衣着是否得体，担心自己是不是真得忘了穿裙子，只穿着夜间睡觉、白天活动

26、时穿的T恤和内衣就出门了。 Para.6 p.91At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background, something that Id never done previously.有时我把电视机开着，让它作为背景声音一直响着，以前我从不这样做。 para.7 p.91不断地谈；在谈话中度过1. 在谈话中消磨(时间)，(把时间)消磨在谈话中，用谈话驱走 We talked the whole morning away.我们把整个上午消磨在谈话中了。2 . 喋喋不休，不断地讲 F

27、rank talked away like a chatter box.弗兰克像个话匣子说个没完。talk away para.7 p.91adv.以前；预先；仓促地in advance, ago, formerly, ahead, As previously mentioned, Emily Dickinson had lived her life in almost totally solitude. 近义词:Preceding antecedent . 反义词:Following Previously para.7 p.91The voices of the programs are c

28、omforting, but then Im jarred by the commercials.电视节目中的说话声让人感到宽慰，可那些广告又让我心烦。 Para.7 p.91使震惊 感到不快震动；刺激；The fall jarred every bone in my body.这一跤摔得我浑身骨头痛。The way he laughs jars on me.他大笑的样子让我觉得不舒服。jar n. 罐；广口瓶jar para.7 p.91I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest

29、news and the weather.我发现自己沉浸在肥皂剧里，或者不停地收看最新的新闻报道和天气预报。 Para.7 p.91Page 42 suck v. 吸，吮吸e.g. 吸食意大利细面条是不礼貌的。It is impolite to suck Spaghetti.搭配：suck in 吸引，使卷入，吸收 suck up to someone 拍某人的马屁，阿谀奉承nHe was finally sucked into the sea.n最后他被大海吞没了Page 43keep up with1) 及时了解e.g. 他特别留心最新的时装式样。He is careful to keep

30、 up with the latest fashion in clothes.2）跟上，赶上e.g. 大卫跟不上班里的同学。David couldnt keep up with the rest of the class.n n. 歌剧；歌剧院；歌剧团n opera house n. 歌剧院 n beijing opera n. 京剧 n Chuan Opera川剧n soap opera 肥皂剧（以家庭问题为题材的广播或电视连续剧） n chinese opera 中国戏剧 n sydney opera house 悉尼歌剧院 opera para.7 p.91Page 45ngrand o

31、pera 大歌剧 ncantonese opera 粤剧 nchinese traditional opera 中国传统戏曲 nshaoxing opera 越剧 ncomic opera 喜歌剧 nmetropolitan opera n. 纽约大都会歌剧院 nyue opera 越剧 “Dateline,” “Frontline,” “Nightline,” CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to

32、 me.一而再，再而三地从“每日新闻”、“一线新闻”、“夜间新闻”、有线新闻电视网、纽约一套上收看有关每一条新闻的各种不同视角的报道，尽管他们对我毫无用处。 Para.7 p.91Page 47n Dateline：美国National Broadcasting Company(NBC)的专题新闻报道节目n Frontline:美国Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)的专题新闻报道节目n Nightlien:美国American Broadcasting Company (ABC)的专题新闻报道节目CNN: Cable News Network (美国)有线新闻电

33、视网n. 角度，角angle of view 视角 visual angle 视界，视角 a new/ fresh angle 新视角at an angle of 以 的角度(位置)look at something from a angle 从的角度 来看某事物If you consider a problem from a different angle , you will discover a new perspective .如果你从不同的角度看待问题，你就会发现一个新的景象。angle para.7 p.91Page 49nangle vi.钓鱼；谋取nto angle a str

34、eamn在溪流里钓鱼nto angle for a complimentn博得夸奖nHe angled for her attention.n他博得她的欢心nangel n. 天使Work moves into the background. I decide to check my email.工作成了次要的， 我决定去看一下自己的电子信箱。 What does this sentence mean? It means work becomes less important.Why does work become less important?Because in my minds eye

35、, communicating with the real world has become more important at that time.Para.7 p.91Page 51n7. How does the author behave on line? Why?nShe is bad-tempered and easily angered and finds herself attacking everyone in sight.On line, I find myself attacking everyone in sight. I am bad-tempered, and ea

36、sily angered.在网上， 我发现自己见谁攻谁。我脾气暴躁，动辄生气。 Para.8 p.91Page 53In sight 可看到的，临近n lose sight of 看不见；失去联系；n out of sight 看不到，不被看到e.g. 她每次购物都是见东西就买。Every time she goes shopping, she buys everything in sight. Page 54与sight 有关的短语：At first sight初看起来，乍一看；一见（钟情）At the sight of 在看到时In sight of 可以看见（某物）In the sigh

37、t of 在看来Out of sight 看不见I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive, believing that theyve forgotten that there are people actually reading their wounding remarks.我觉得我与之通信的每一个人都麻木不仁，认为他们已经忘却还有人真会去读他们那些刻薄伤人的言辞。 Para.8 P.91这两个词都是名词，都有“谈论”、“评论”之意。remark 是常用词，指议论、评价，常含有一种随便的意味。例如：I should be pleased

38、to have your remark.我将很高兴听到你的意见。Her absence of hair could hardly escape remark. 她没有头发，免不了被人议论。 CF: remark & comment Page 57ncomment 通常强调批判性的评述。例如：nSome scathing comments were heard from visitors. n从来宾那听到了一些尖刻的批评。nIt became a matter of cynical comment among the neighbors. n她成了邻居们冷嘲热讽的话题。I dont re

39、alize that Im projecting until after Ive been embarrassed by someone who politely points out that Ive attacked her for agreeing with me.直到有人指出， 她同意我的观点却遭到我的抨击时，我才意识到， 自己是在以己度人，不由得深感尴尬。 Para.8 P92Project Para.8 P92V 使(观念等)心中形成；使(思想、感情等)形象化；把(自己的感情、思想等)投射给他人： Dont project your guilt feelings onto me!别

40、把你自己内疚的感情往我身上搬n. 工程；事业；企业 the Hope Project /Project Hope 希望工程n8. How does virtual life affect her relationship with her boyfriends?nShe often misinterprets his boy friends intensions because of the lack of emotional cues given by their typed dialogue, which leads to a quarrel.When Im in this state,

41、I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue.在这种精神状态下， 我也和男朋友吵架，常因键出的对话缺乏情感暗示而误解他的本意。Why do I misinterpret my boyfriends intention?Because the typed dialogue lacks the emotion that is expressed and implied in the real

42、dialogue.Para.9 p.92vt. 曲解，误解Mis-:pref. 表示“坏，错误，否定”mis-operation 误操作mis-classification 错误分类misinterpret Para.9 p.92Page 63 interpret v. 1）理解，解释，说明 2）翻译，口译 interpreter 口译者 translator 笔译者 interpretation n. Misinterpret v. 曲解搭配：interpret as 把看作；把理解为e.g. 学生们将老师的微笑理解为首肯。The students interpreted their tea

43、chers smile to be an agreement.The fight takes hours, because the system keeps crashing. I say a line, then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on, doggedly. 由于系统常出故障，俩人一争就是几个小时。 我写一句， 他回一句，接着系统失灵！可我们俩还是锲而不舍地接着吵。 Para.9 p.92adv. 顽强地；固执地He pursued her doggedly. Find your passion, and pursue it dogge

44、dly. Dont settle for a job that pays the bills. Life is too short to waste on a job you hate.发现你的热情，不懈的追求它。不要满足于给你报酬的一份工作。生活很短，不要把时间浪费在你不喜欢的一份工作上。doggedly Para.9 p.92n9. According to the author, why are co-workers important to a human being?nBecause a human being relied on co-workers for company.Id

45、never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours.以前我从未意识到日常的生活起居是多么得重要，如穿戴整齐去上班， 按时就寝。 Para.10 p.92Id never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company.以前我从未想到过我会那么依赖同事做伴。 Para.10 p.92Page 69rely on/upon 依靠，指望搭配：rely on sth./doing sth. 依赖，依靠做某事 rely on s

46、b. to do sth. 指望某人做某事e.g. 你回来时别指望在这里找到我。Dont rely on finding me here when you get back.Reliable adj. 可靠的，可信赖的Reliant adj. 信赖的，依靠的Reliance n. 信任，依靠的人或物Self-reliance n. 依靠自己，自力更生这些词都有“信任”、“相信”的意思。rely 指完全的信任。You are the only one I can rely on. 你是我唯一能指望的人。trust 常强调基于没有说服力的证据的信仰产生的信心。We must try to trus

47、t one another. Stay and cooperate. 我们必须试图相互信任。留下来并且相互合作。depend 意味着对另一个人的帮助或支持有信心。 It all depends on how you tackle the problem. 那要看你如何应付这问题而定。CF：rely， trust， dependn. 同事；合作者brother, fellow, colleague, associateA smoker is more likely to give up the habit if a spouse, friend or co-worker does.吸烟者很有可能

48、会受到其配偶、朋友或者同事的戒烟行为影响而开始戒烟。Co- : pref. 一起；共同；联合Cooperate v. 合作 Co-author n. 合著者Co-branding n. 联合品牌Co-pilot n. 副驾驶co-worker Para.10 p.92I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime

49、, suicide.我开始理解， 为什么长期的失业会那么得伤人， 为什么一个人的生活缺少了外部支持的日常计划就会导致吸毒、犯罪、自杀率的增长。 Para.10 p.92n.失业；失业率；失业人数unemployment rate 失业率 unemployment insurance 失业保险 unemployment benefit 失业救济金；失业津贴 unemployment insurance benefits 失业保险救济金 unemployment compensation 失业补偿金 joblessness, jobless rateunemployment Para.10 p.9

50、2adv.外部地；外表上，外形上The candidate needs to be externally evaluated候选人需要外部评估.external adj.外部的internal adj. 内部的externally Para.10 p.921. n. 1) 滥用；虐待the abuse of power 滥用职权alcohol abuse酗酒human rights abuses 践踏人权2 vt. 虐待； 滥用I promised not to abuse their kindness.我答应不辜负他们的一片好心。他辜负了我对他的信任。He has abused my con

51、fidence in himI wont allow you to abuse that dog.abuse Para.10 p.92n10. What does the author do to restore balance to her life?nShe forced herself back to the world: she arranges anything to get her out of the house and connected with others.To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into th

52、e real world.为了恢复生活的平衡， 我强迫自己回到真实世界中去。 Para.11 p.92Page 78 restore v.1）恢复，使回复e.g. 政府承诺使经济完全恢复。The government promises to restore the economy to full strength.Page 792) 修复，整修e.g. 战后教堂得到精心修复。The church was carefully restored after the war.3) 归还，交还e.g. 这幅画已经物归原主了。This painting has already restored to i

53、ts rightful owner.Page 80含有re-词语：reprint v. 重版，再版re-exchange v. 再交换reproduction n. 再生产rebirth n. 再生，重生nreturn, repair nbackup and restore 备份与还原 I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who havent fled New York City.我跟别人打电话， 与所剩无几的仍然住在纽约城的几个朋友安排见面。 Para.11 p.92Vt.1. 安排A marriage

54、has been arranged between Mr. Brown and Miss White.观光局为我们到罗马去的旅行筹备一切。The Tourist Bureau arranged everything for our journey to Rome.2. 整理，排列I arranged the books on the shelves.arrange for：安排，准备arrange with sb. about sth.与某人商定某事arrangement n. 准备；布置；整理arrange Para.11 p.92run away (from)逃走， 逃离They all

55、fled (from) the burning ship.He killed his enemy and fled the country.escapeflee Para.11 p.92I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week.我至少设法去去健身房， 以便使周末与工作日有所不同。 Para.11 p.92Page 85set apart 使分开，使分离1）set sb/sth apart 使（某人或某物）与众不同，使优于（他人或他物）e.g. 是思维能力使人

56、类有别于其他动物。It is mans ability to think that sets him apart from other animals.2) Set sth apart 留出（作某种用途），拨出e.g. 应该留出查看病人的固定时间。Regular times should be set apart for seeing patients.Page 86含有set 的短语：Set about开始，着手做某事Set back延缓（某事）的进展；阻碍Set down 写下，记录；制定，规定Set off出发，启程，动身I arrange interviews for stories,

57、 doctors appointments anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.我安排采访好些报道， 预约看医生安排任何需要我出门与他人接触的活动。 What does “story” here refer to?“Story” here refers to any descriptive article in a newspaper or an event, a situation, etc. suitable for such an article.Para.11 p.92njob interview

58、求职面试 ntelephone interview 电话面试，电话访问 npersonal interview n个人面谈；面谈调查；私人的会谈 nexclusive interview 独家采访 nin-depth interview 深入访谈；深度访问 ninterview method 访谈法 ngroup interview 小组面试；团体访谈 Collocations of interviewPage 89ndepth interview 对顾客需要的深入查询 ninterview skills 面试技巧 ninterview content 采访内容；面试内容 nfocus gro

59、up interview 焦点团体访谈 N. 1. 约会I have an appointment with my dentist at 3 pm.我已约定下午三时去看牙医。2.任命John took the appointment as director.约翰把被任命为主任。appointment Para.11 p.92Page 91nmake an appointment 约会，预约 nhave an appointment 有约会 nappointment system 委任制 nby appointment 按照约定 nletter of appointment 委任书，聘书 nap

60、pointment book 记事簿；预约簿 Page 92n11. Does the author feel happy when she returns to the real world? Why or why not?nNo, because she finds being face to face sometimes unbearable.n12. What does she do then?nShe returned to the virtual world.But sometimes being face to face is too much. 但有时面对面与人接触实在难以忍受。 Pa