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目:色字体为生I司，力口一广划」线句亍为李字稔背I甬句drewxunUnit1WebBusinessIntheyearorsoofWebbusiness,mostoftheactionhasrevolvedaroundeffortstotaptheconsumermarket.Morerecently,astheWebprovedtobemorethanafashion,companieshavestartedtobuyandsellproductsandserviceswithoneanother.Suchbusiness-to-businesssalesmakesensebecausebusinesspeopletypicallyknowwhatproductthey'relookingfor.(l)Nonclhcless,manycompaniesstillhesilalcusetheWebbecauseofdoublsaboulilsreliabilily,“Businessesneedtofeeltheycantrustthepathwaybetweenthemandthesupplier/'sayssenioranalystBlaneErwinofForresterResearch.Somecompaniesarelimitingtheriskbyconductingonlinetransactionsonlywithestablishedbusinesspartnerswhoaregivenaccesstothecompany'sprivateinternet②Anthermaiorshiftinthemodelforinternetcommerceconcernsthetechnologyavailableformarketing.Untilrecently,Internetmarketingactivitieshavefocusedonstrategiesto‘‘puH"customersintosites.Inthepastyear,however,softwarecompanieshavedevelopedtoolsthatallowcompaniesto^push^informationdirectlyouttoconsumers,transmittingmarketingmessagesdirectlytargetedcustomers.Mostnotably,thePointcastNetworkusesascreensavertodeliveracontinuallyupdatedstreamofnewsandadvertisementstosubscribers'computermonitors.Subscriberscancustomizetheinformationtheywanttoreceiveandproceeddirectlytoacompany'sWebsite.CompaniessuchasVirtualVineyardsarealreadystartingtousesimilartechnologiestopushmessagestocustomersaboutspecialsales,productofferings,orotherevents.ButpushtechnologyhasearnedthecontemptofmanyWebusers.Onlineculturethinkshighlyofthenotionthattheinformationflowingontothescreencomestherebyspecificrequest.Oncecommercialpromotionbeginstofillthescreenuninvited,thedistinctionbetweentheWebandtelevisionfades.That'saprospectthathorrifiesNetpurists.③ButitishardlyinevitablethatcompaniesontheWebwillneedtoresorttopushstrategiestomakemoney.TheexamplesofVirtualVineyards,A,andotherpioneershowthataWebsitesellingtherightkindofproductswiththerightmixofineractivity,hospitality,andsecuritywillattractonlinecustomers.Andthecostofcomputingpowercontinuestofreefall,whichisagoodsignforanyenterprisesettingupshopinsilicon.Peoplelookingback5or10yearsfromnowmanywellwonderwhysofewcompaniestooktheonlineplunge.I名人名言：］Natureisconqueredbyobeyingher.Natureneverdeceivesus,itisalwaysuswhodeceiveourselves. Rousseauweb-internetrevolve rotate rotary spin reelconsume consumertypical representativenonetheless neverthelesshesitatereliable reliability reliance relyanalysis analytic analyze analystrisk hazard peril venturetransactionaccess entryshift transfercommerce commercialavailablestrategy contrivetransmit relaydeliver conveyscreen shuttersubscribecontempt scornpromote promotionprospecthorrify horror horrible terrifyhospitalityenterprisesilicon quartz mercury sulfur/sulphur acid carbonplunge insert thrustobey obedience obedientdeceive deceit cheatUnitTwoIVIadCowsFears①TheUnileStatesonFridayfollowedCanada'sleadinlemporarilysuspendingimportsofBrazilianbeef,gelatinsandotherprocessedbeefproductsasaprecautionagainstmadcowdisease.TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)saidalthoughtherewasnoevidenceofmadcowdiseaseinBrazil,itwasconcernedthatcertainBrazilianbeefproductsmayhavecomeintocontactwithbeeffromEurope,whichhasbeenhitwithanoutbreakofthebrain-wastingdisease.“Thisdecisionisatemporaryaction/9USDAsaidinastatement.FurtheractionwouldbetakenifneededtokeepthediseaseoutoftheUnitedStates,whichhasneverhadacase.MadcowdiseaseisbelievedtohavespreadfromBritaintoothercountrieswhenthebonesandotherremainsofdiseasedcattleweregroundupforuseinlivestockfeed.Nearly90peopleinBritain,FranceandIrelandhavediedfrommadcowdisease.CanadaistheleadingexporterofbeeftotheU.S.,with345,069tonsshippedin1999,accordingtotheUSDA.Brazilshipped50,376tonsofbeeftotheU.S.in1999,upfrom33,534tonsin1998.Brazil'sministrysaidcannedbeefexportstotheUnitedStateswerewortharound$82.5millionperyearwhilesalestoCanadawereabout$5.5million.EarlierFriday,CanadabecamethefirstNAFTAcountrytoannounceitwasbanningBrazilianbeefproductsafterreceivinginformationthatBrazilhadimportedliveanimalsfromEuropeuntil1999.OttawasaiditwassuspendingallimportsofBraziliancannedbeefandwouldpulltheproductsfromgrocerystoreshelves.Mexico,theotherU.S.tradepartnerundertheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement,saiditexpectedtoissueitsownbanonBrazilianbeefproducts.AnangryBrazilcriticizedCanadaforoverreactingandinitiatingabanthatwouldforcesimilaractionbyNAFTApartners.^Brazil.^beefisabsolutelysafe,andthereisnomadcowinBrazil.^^SaidMarcioFortest,executivesecretaryoftheagriculturalministry.②Brazilhomelotheworld'slargestherdofcattle,islockedinabittertradebattlewithCanada.TheUSDAsaiditwasworkingwithBrazilianagricultureofficialstocompleteamadcowriskassessmentinBrazilasquicklyaspossible.“OncethisdatahasbeenreceivedandUSDAisassuredthatBrazilhastakensoundmeasurestopreventmadcowdisease,thesuspensionwillbelifted."theUSDAsaid.名人名言：Thereisnoroyalroadtoscience,andonlythosewhodonotdreadthefatiguingclimbofitssteeppathshaveachanceofgainingitsluminoussummits. Marx单词：temporary temporarily momentary transientsuspend suspension postpone delaygelatin proteinprocess procedure disposeprecaution caution cautiousevidence evident testimony testifycontactoutbreak eruptstatement declarationremainscattle livestock donkey bullgrind mill flourministry minister premier bureauban prohibit forbid taboo restrict restriction restrain restraintissue circulate distributeinitiate—initiative initial commence launch originateabsolute thorough sheer utterexecutive executeassess assessment estimate--verdict appraisalroyal royalty dignitydreadsteep cliff summitluminous brilliantMarxismUnitThreeHackers:TheEnemyontheInternetUntilcomparativelyrecentlytheopportunitiesforcriminalactivityontheInternethavebeenlow.However,thevolumeofbusinessdoneontheInternetisgrowingrapidly,adpeopleorderbooksandotherproductsandmakemoneytransactions.Allthisiscreatingtemptationsforhackers.Hackersareoftenyoungpeoplewhoareobsessedbycomputers.TheyusethemtoprowltheInternet,lookingforwaystobreakintocomputersystemsrunbybanks,telephonecompaniesandevengovernmentdepartment.Theylookforsamplesofcreditcardsandtrytostealthenumbers.RecentlyinAmerica,hackershavebeencaughttestingthesecuritysystematthePentagon,headquartersoftheAmericanDefenseDepartment.Butstillthehackerspersistoftenforadare“becauseit'sthere“althoughwithwhatsuccessnobodyreallyknows.①EstimatesforworldwidesalesontheInternetnowrangebetween$US40billionand$US90billionbytheendoftheyear2000.Muchofthisisinpublishingandsoftwarepurchases,whichrequirethedisclosureofcreditcardnumbers,butthereisreallynolimittowhatcanbeconductedontheInternet.“Youjustdon'tgiveyourcreditcardouttoanybody,“expertssay."Andinthesamewaythatyoushouldregularlychangeyourcreditcardaccessnumber,youcandefeathackersbyregularlychangingyourInternetpassword.Ifyoudon't,it'slikeleavingthebankvaultdoorwideopen.”Whenitcomestocreatingyourpassword,expertsrecommendincludingafewpunctuationmarksandnumbersratherthanrelyingonlettersinthealphabet.TelecommediacommunicationsmanagerGienSowrysaysthatwhenitcomestosecurityofcreditcards,theInternetoffersahigherstandardthanmanyotherswhosehonestyistakenforgranted.Forexample,fewpeoplethinktwiceaboutgivingacreditcardnumberoverthephoneandmanyareequallycarelessaboutwhathappenstothecarboncopywhencompletingatransactionoverthecounter.SomecustomersmayinadvertentlyrevealtheirpasswordstohackersviawhatisknownasaTrojanhorseformofvirus.②Theseareallachedtodocumentsormessagesbeingreceived,andlodgeinacomputer'sharddrive.NexttimethecustomerlogsontoanInternetserviceproviderthevirusrevealswhereitisandthepasswordtoanyonewhoisprowlingtheNetlookingforsuchinformation.Theycanthentapin.Thetwowaystodefeatsuchsnoopingare:tohaveanup-to-datevirusscannerwhichcanrecognisetheinvaderanddeleteit,andconstantpasswordchanges.I名人名言：IGlass,porcelainandreputationareeasilycrackedandneverwellmended. Franklin单词：hackercomparative comparativelyopportunitycriminal crimetempt temptation obsessprowlsample specimencreditpentagonpersistrange scopepublish publicationsoftware hardware compute input keyboardrequire requirement necessitate necessitydisclose disclosure encloseenclosurerevealleak--leakageaccess admissionvaultrecommendpunctual punctuationmedium moderateinadvertent indifferent accidental deliberateviavirusattachdocument documentarylodge lodginglogsnoopup-to-date contemporary fashionable out-of-datescaninvade invasion assaultdelete detachporcelain-•--china earthenwarereputationcrack splitUnitFourElNino(厄尔尼诺)ElNinoisthetermusedfortheperiodwhenseasurfacetemperaturesareabovenormalofftheSouthAmericancoastalongtheequatorialPacific,sometimescalledtheEarth'sheartbeat,andisadramaticbutmysteriousclimatesystemthatperiodicallyragesacrossthePacific.ElNinomeans“thelittleboy"or"theChristchild“inSpanish,andissocalledbecauseitswarmcurrentisfeltalongcoastalPeruandEcuadoraroundChrisimas.①Buiihelocalwarmingisjuslpartofanintricate〉elofchangesintheoceanandatmosphereacrossthetropicalPacific,whichcoversathirdofiheEarth'scircumference..Itsintensityissuchthatitaffectstemperatures,stormtracksandrainfallaroundtheworld.DroughtsinAfricaandAustraliatropicalstormsinthePacific,torrentialrainsalongtheCaliforniancoastandthePeruviandesertshaveallbeenascribedtothewhimofElNino.②Thisatleastisthetheory,andithasworkedprettywelloverthepastcentury,withElNinooccurringabouteverythreetofiveyearsandLaNinainbetween.Buttherehavebeensomebafflingdevelopmentsinrecentyears.Foronething,ElNinohasreturnedthreetimesinthepastfouryears.Foranother,since1976ElNinohasdominatedrelativetothecoolerphase(LaNina).TherehasbeenonlyonesignificantLaNina,butfiveElNinos,includinganextremelysevereonein1982-83thatcauseddamagecosting8billiondollars.MoreoverahugepoolofwarmwaterhassettleddownnearthedatelineinthecentralPacific.YetitisimportanttounderstandthechangesifscientistsaretobeabletoforecasttheclimaticeffectsofElNinoswithanydegreeofaccuracy.Thisisnotjustanacademictask—accurateforecastscanspelloutfeastorfamineinmanytropicalcountriesaroundtheworld.ForecastingeffortshavefocusedonElNino,whoseeffectsaregenerallymoreseverethanthoseofLaNina.Aworryingpossibilityisthatthechangesmaybeduetogreenhousewarming.Ifso,therecentfluctuationsmaybeanearlyglimpseofworsethingstocome.I名人名言：IThereasonablemanadaptshimselftotheworld;theunreasonablemanpersistsintryingtoadapttheworldtohimself.Thereforeallprogressdependsontheunreasonableman. ShawAfoolmayaskmorequestionsinanhourthanawisemanmayanswerinayear.Ifthingsweretobedonetwice,allwouldtowise.生词与联想词：equator arcticdrama dramatic operamysterious mystery mythclimateperiodicalcurrent currencyChristian—Christ-Christianity Christmasintricate sophisticated elaborateatmosphere atmospherictropical tropiccircumference diameter radiusintensity intense intensivedroughttorrentascribewhimbaffle puzzle bewilder riddle perplexdominate dominant predominatephaseforecast cast foresee predictaccuracy accurate precise precisionacademy academicfeast festival evefamine starvegreenhousefluctuate-sway swingglimpse gaze peepreasonable rational plausibleadapt reviseUnitFiveAmericanEconomicSystemTheAmericaneconomicsystemisorganizedaroundabasicallyprivate-enterprise,market-orientedeconomyinwhichconsumerslargelydeterminewhatshallbeproducedbyspendingtheirmoneyinthemarketplaceforthosegoodsandservicesthattheywantmost.Privatebusinessmen,strivingtomakeprofits,producethesegoodsandservicesincompetitionotherbusinessmen;andtheprofitmotive,operatingundercompetitivepressures,largelydetermineshowthesegoodsandservicesareproduced.Thus,intheAmericaneconomicsystemitisthedemandofindividualconsumers,coupledwiththedesireofbusinessmentomaximizeprofitsandthedesireofindividualstomaximizetheirincomes,thattogetherdeterminewhatshallbeproducedandhowresourcesareusedtoproduceit.①Animportantfactorinamarket-orientedeconomyisthemechanismbywhichconsumerdemandscanbeexpressedandrespondedbyproducers.IntheAmericaneconomy,thismechanismisprovidedbyapricesystem,aprocessinwhichpricesriseandfallinresponsetorelativedemandsofconsumersandsuppliesofferedbyseller-producers.Iftheproductisinshortsupplyrelativetodemand,thepricewillbebidupandsomeconsumerswillbeeliminatedfromthemarket.If,ontheotherhand,producingmoreofacommodityresultsinreducingitscost,thiswilltendtoincreasethesupplyofferedbyseller-producers,whichinturnwilllowerthepriceandpermitmoreconsumerstobuytheproduct.Thus,priceistheregulatingmechanismintheAmericaneconomicsystem.Theimportantfactorinaprivate-enteq)riseeconomyisthatindividualsareallowedtoownproductiveresources(privateproperty),andtheyarepermittedtohirelabor,gaincontrolovernaturalresources,andproducegoodsandservicesforsaleataprofit.IntheAmericaneconomy,theconceptofprivatepropertyembracesnotonlytheownershipofproductiveresourcesbutalsocertainrighttodeterminethepriceofaproductortomakeafreecontractwithanotherprivateindividual.名人名言：②Thenewspapermustprovideforthereaderthefacts,objectivelyselectedfactsButinthesedaysofcomplexnewsitmustprovidemore;itmustsupplyinterpretation,themeaningofthefacts.Thisisthemostimportantsignmentconfrontingjournalism■■-tomakecleartothereadertheproblemsoftheday,tomakeinternationalnewsasunderstandableascommunitynews,torecognizethat③thereisnolongeranysuchthingasTocal"news,becauseanyeventintheinternationalarenahasalocalreaction.生词与联想词enterprise ambitionorient oriental orientationconsume consumer consumption exhauststrive contend exert- strainprofit profitablemotive motion intentionmaximum maximize/-se minimum minimize/-seresourcefactormechanism mechanic mechanical mechanicsrespond response reactbideliminate discard delete cancelcommodityconcept conceptionpropertyembraceownershipcontract compactobjectiveselect selectioncomplex complexityinterpret interpretation interpreterconfrontjournal journalist journalism—reporterarena platformUnitSixHowtoSeeaPerson9sGrowthTherearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproduct,theotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternalresultorproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasured.Theworkerwhogetsapromotion,thestudentwhosegradesimprove,theforeignerwholearnsanewlanguagealltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.①Bycontrast,theprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodetermine,sincebydefinitionitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditself,butrathertheattitudesandfeelingspeoplehave,theircautionorcourage,astheyencounternewexperiencesandunexpectedobstacles.Inthisprocess,thejourneyneverreallyends;therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworld,newideastotry,newchallengestoaccept.Inordertogrow,totravelnewroads,peopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakearisks,toconfronttheunknown,andtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymay"fail"atfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisessentialtoourabilitytogrow.Doweperceiveourselvesasquickandcurious?Ifso,thenwetendtotakemorechangesandtobemoreopentounfamiliarexperiences.Dowethinkwe'reshyandindecisive?Thenoursenseoftimiditycancauseustohesitate,tomoveslowly,andnottotakeastepuntilweknowthegroundissafe.Dowethinkwe'reslowtoadapttochangeorthatwe'renotsmartenoughtocopewithanewchallenge?Thenwearelikelytotakeamorepassiveroleornottryatall.Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself-doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrow.Ifwedonotconfrontandovercometheseinternalfearsanddoubts,ifweprotectourselvestoomuch,thenweceasetogrow.Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.名人名言②EducationinanysocietyisamirrorofIhalsociety.Inthatmirrorwecanseethestrengths,theweaknesses,thehopes,theprejudices,andthecentralvaluesofthecultureitself.Thegreatinterestinexceptionalchildrenshowninpubliceducationoverthepastthreedecadesindicatesthestrongfeelinginoursocietythatallcitizens,whatevertheirspecialconditions,deservetheopportunitytofullydeveloptheircapabilities.Exceptionalchildrenaredifferentinsomesignificantwayfromothersofthesameage.③Forthesechildrent。developtoiheirfulladultpotential,theireducationmustbeadaptedtothosedifference.生词与联想词process--procession procedureexternal exterior internal interioridentify identification identicalpromote--promotion--一elevate-elevation-elevator-hoist-hinder-obstruction—obstaclecontrast incontrastwith/to contrarydefine definite definition infinite finitespecificattitude— altitudeencounter confrontwilling unwillingriskessential crucial vital fundamentalperceive detect discerntend tendencydecisivetimid timidity cowardadapt adaptation adjust conformcope passive activateavoid avert escapecease suspend halt-quit terminate terminaltrap pitshell cannonmirrorprejudice biasexceptionalpotential latentUnitSevenNetiquette(1)网上本1»仪WhatisNetiquette?Simplystated,it'snetworketiquette——thatis,theetiquetteofcyberspace.And“etiquette”means“theformsrequiredbygoodbreedingorprescribedbyauthoritytoberequiredinsocialorofficialInotherwords,Netiquetteisasetofrulesforbehavingproperlyonline.①Whenyouenteranynewcultureyou'reliabletocommitafewsocialblunders.Youmightoffendpeoplewithoutmeaningto.Tomakemattersworse,somethingaboutcyberspacemakesiteasytoforgetthatyou'reinteractingwithotherrealpeoplenotjustASCIIcharactersonascreen,butlivehumancharacters.Thelistofcorerulesbelow,andtheexplanationsthatfollow,areofferedhereasasetofgeneralguidelinesforcyberspacebehavior.Theywon'tanswerallyourNetiquettequestions.ButtheyshouldgiveyousomebasicprinciplestouseinsolvingyourownNetiquettedilemmas.Rule1:Rememberthehuman.Whenyoucommunicateelectronically,allyouseeisacomputerscreen.Youdon'thavetheopportunitytousefacialexpressions,gestures,andtoneofvoicetocommunicateyourmeaning;words lonelywrittenwords areallyou'vegot.Andthatgoesforyourcorrespondentaswell.It'sironic,really.②Compulernetworksbringpeoplelogelherwho'dotherwisenevermeet.Buttheimpersonalityofthemediumchangesthatmeetingtosomethinglesswell,lesspersonal.Humansexchangingemailoftenbehavethewaysomepeoplebehindthewheelofacardo:theycurseatotherdrivers,makeobscenegestures,andgenerallybehavelikesavages.ThemessageofNetiquetteisthatit'snotacceptable.Yes,useyournetworkconnectionstoexpressyourselffreely,explorestrangenewworlds,andboldlygowhereyou'venevergonebefore.ButrememberthePrimeDirectiveofNetiquette:Thosearerealpeopleoutthere.Rule2:Adheretothesamestandardsofbehavioronlinethatyoufollowinreallife.GuyKawasakitellsastoryaboutgettingemailfromsomefellowhe'snevermet.Online,thisfellowtellsGuythathe'sabadwriterwithnothinginterestingtosayUnbelievablyrude?Yes,butunfortunately,ithappensallthetimeincyberspace.Maybeit'stheawesomepowerofbeingabletosendmaildirectlytoawell-knownwriterlikeGuy.Maybeit'sthefactthatyoucan'tseehisfacecrumpleinmiseryashereadsyourcrudewords,whateverthereason,it'sincrediblycommon.Guyproposesausefultestforanythingyou'reabouttopostormail:Askyourself,“WouldIsaythistotheperson'sface?”Iftheanswerisno,rewriteandreread.③Repeattheprocesstillfeelsurethatyou'dfeelascomfortablesayingthesewordstothelivepersonasyoudosendingthemthroughcyberspace.生词与联想词etiquettenet networkcyberspacebreed cultivateprescribe prescriptionliable liabilityblunderoffend offense/offence offensiveinteract intercourseprinciple formula doctrinedilemmagestureelectron electronic electronicscorrespond correspondence correspondent correspondingironic satire mock teasecurse swear oathobscenesavage fierce brutal primitiveexplore exploration expeditionprimeadhere cling glue paste stickywriter writing author masterpiece classic classical--一manuscriptawesome

crumplecrumplemisery miserableincredibleproposeproposalproposeUnitEightNetiquette(2)Rule3:Respectotherpeople'stimeandbandwidth.Peopletodayseemtohavelesstimethaneverbefore.Whenyousendemailorposttoadiscussiongroup,you'retakingupotherpeople'stime(orhopingto).It'syourresponsibilitytoensurethatthetimetheyspendreadingyourpostingisn'twasted.Theword“bandwidth“issometimesusedsynonymouslywithtime,butit'sreallyadifferentthing.Bandwidthistheinformation-carryingcapacityofthewiresandchannelsthatconnecteveryoneincyberspace.There'salimittotheamountofdatathatanypieceofwiringcancarryatanygivenmoment-一evenaup-to-datefiber-opticcable.Theword“bandwidth“isalsosometimesusedtorefertothestoragecapacityofahostsystem.Rule4:Younotthecenterofcyberspace.①Presumably,thisreminderwillbesuperfluouslomostreaders.ButIincludeitanyway,becausewhenyou，reworkinghardonaprojectanddeeplyinvolvedinit,it'seasytoforgetthatotherpeoplehaveconcernsotherthanyours.Sodon'texpectinstantresponsestoallyourquestions,anddon'tassumethatallreaderswillagreewith--orcareabout■--yourpassionatearguments.Rule5:Makeyourselflookgoodonline.(2)1don,twanttogivetheimpressionthatthenetisacold,cruelplacefullofpeoplewhojustcan'twaittoinsulteachother.Networks・・・particularlydiscussiongroups--letyoureachouttopeopleyou'dotherwisenevermeet.Youwon'tbejudgedbythecolorofyourskin,eyes,orhair,yourweight,yourage,oryourclothing.Youwill,however,bejudgedbythequalityofyourwriting.Formostpeoplewhochoosetocommunicateonline,thisisanadvantage;iftheydidn'tenjoyusingthewrittenword,theywouldn'tbethere.Sospellingandgrammardocount.Rule6:Shareexpertknowledge.Finally,afterallthatnegativity,somepositiveadvice.Thestrengthofcyberspaceisinitsnumbers.Thereasonaskingquestionsonlineworksisthatalotofknowledgeablepeoplearereadingthequestions.Andifevenfewofthemofferintelligentanswers,thesumtotalofworldknowledgeincreases.TheInternetitselfwasfoundedandgrewbecausescientistswantedtoshareinformation.Gradually,therestofusgotinontheact.It'sespeciallypolitetosharetheresultsofyourquestionswithothers.Whenyouanticipalcthatyou'llgetalotofanswerstoaquestion,whenyoupostaquestiontoadiscussiongroupthatyoudon'tvisitoften,it'scustomarytorequeslrepliesbyemailinsteadofthegroup.Whenyougetallthoseresponses,writeupasummaryandpostittothediscussiongroup.Thatway,everyonebenefitsfromtheexpertswhotookthetimetowritetoyou.生词与联想词bandbandwidth width breadth strapresponsibility responsibleensure synonym synonymouscapacity capablechannel tunnel canalfiber nylonoptic optical visual aural oralcable telegraphrefer inferstoragehost hostesspresume presumably assume assumptionsuperfluousproject projectorpassion passionateimpression impress impressiveinsult abuseadvantage gain/haveanadvantageover——takeadvantageof advantageousdisadvantagegrammar-noun——pronoun—verb-verbal——adjective—adverb——preposition-conjunction———singular-plural—phrase—idiom-clause—auxiliaryexpert expertiseintelligent intelligencesum sumupgradualanticipate expect-expectationcustomary orthodoxsummary summarize/summarise sketch skeletonbenefit beneficialUnitZineInformationisPowerInsuchachanging,complexsocietyformerlysimplesolutionstoinformationalneedsbecomecomplicated.Manyoflife'sproblemswhichweresolvedbyaskingfamilymembers,friendsorcolleaguesarebeyondthecapabilityoftheextendedfamilytoresolve.Wheretoturnforexpertinformationandhowtodeterminewhichexpertadvicetoacceptarequestionsfacingmanypeopletoday.①Inadditiontothis,thereisthegrowingmobilityofpeoplesinceWorldWarILAsfamiliesmoveawayfromtheirstablecommunity,theirfriendsofmanyyears,theirextendedfamilyrelationships,theinformalflowofinformationiscutoff,andwithittheconfidencethatinformationwillbeavailablewhenneededandwillbetrustworthyandreliable.Thealmostunconsciousflowofinformationaboutthesimplestaspectsoflivingcanbecutoff.Thusthingsoncelearnedsubconsciouslythroughthecasualcommunicationsoftheextendedfamilymustbeconsciouslylearned.②Addinglosocialchangestodayisanenormousstockpileofinformation.Theindividualnowhasmoreinformationavailablethananygeneration,andthetaskoffindingthatonepieceofinformationrelevanttohisorherspecificproblemiscomplicated,time-consumingandsometimesevenoverwhelming.③Coupledwiththegrowingquantilyofinformationisthedevelopmentoftechnologieswhichenableth