大学英语教案-Unit44

Unit4SectionAI.BackgroundKnowledgetelecommunicationsTelecommunications,fromGreek,means“communicationsatadistance”.Telecommunicationsthroughvoice,data,andimagecommunicationischangingtheworld.Theeaseofaccessinginformationandpeopleanywhereatanytimeishavingmajorimpactsonsociety,business,andfinance.Twomajortrendshaveoccurredinthetechnologythatisapplicabletotelecommunications.Thefirsttrendhasbeentheincredibleincreaseintheprocessingpowerofdigitalcomputers,namely,dramaticdecreasesinphysicalsizealongwithequallydramaticincreasesincomplexity,speedandcapacity.Thesecondtrendhasbeentheexplosivegrowthintransmissioncapacitythroughthewidespreaduseofopticalfiberacrosscontinentsandunderoceans.Thesetwotrendshavehadimpressivelong-termconsequencesfortelecommunicationsaroundtheworld.TheInternetandtheWorldWideWebhavealreadycreatedaglobalsystemfortheaccessofinformation.Ithasbecomepopularthatpeoplecheckflight,weather,andhotelsbeforetravelingtoaforeigncountry.E-mailmakesiteasytokeepincontactinstantlywithcolleaguesandfriendsaroundtheglobe.Butmanyofthepeoplesoftheworlddonotevenhaveatelephone,muchlessaccesstotheInternetandtheinformation.Thechallengetothetelecommunicationsindustryistobridgethedigitalgapandextendtheavailabilityofcommunicationstoallpartsoftheplanet.opticalfiberOpticalfiber(or“fiberoptic”)oftenreferstothemediumandthetechnologyassociatedwiththetransmissionofinformationaslightpulsesalongaglassorplasticwireorfiber.Opticalfibercarriesmuchmoreinformationthanconventionalcopperwireandisingeneralnotsubjecttoelectromagneticinterferenceandtheneedtoretransmitsignals.Mosttelephonecompanylong-distancelinesarenowofopticalfiber.Transmissiononopticalfiberwirerequiresrepeateratdistanceintervals.Theglassfiberrequiresmoreprotectionwithinanoutercablethancopper.Forthesereasonsandbecausetheinstallationofanynewwiringislabor-intensive,fewcommunitiesyethaveopticalfiberwiresorcablesfromthephonecompany’sbranchofficetolocalcustomers(knownaslocalloop).Singlemodefiberisusedforlongerdistances;multimodefiberisusedforshorterdistances.InformationAgeWhenwesaythatweliveintheInformationAge,wemeanthatweliveinatimewheninformationisveryimportantandeasytoget.TheInformationAgeisaneraoffundamentalandglobalchangeinintellectual,philosophical,culturalandsocialterms.Today’sInformationAgebeganwiththetelegraph.Itwasthefirstinstrumenttotransforminformationintoelectricalformandtransmititreliablyoverlongdistances.NewtechniquesofencodinganddistributingdigitalinformationarepacingthespreadoftheInformationAgethroughoutrmationsuperhighwayTheinformationsuperhighwaycanbeunderstoodtobeahighwaywhichhascomputertechnologyandmoderncommunicationtechnologyservingasthebaseoftheroadandfiber-opticcablesservingasthesurfaceoftheroad.The“vehicles”arethemultimediamachinesequippedwithcomputer,televisionandtelephone,andhighspeedtransmissionandexchangeofvariousmultimediainformationformsthewebcoveringthewholenation.Ifthenationalsuperhighwaysallovertheworldarelinkedtogether,theglobalinformationsuperhighwaywillbecreated.II.TextAnalysisThereadingpassagedealswithoneofthepopularandcurrenttopicsoftoday---telecommunicationsrevolution.Thepassageexploresthetopicfromdifferentaspects:theadvantagesoftelecommunicationstechnologies,questionsthatshouldbeconsideredindevelopingthenewtechnologiesfordevelopingcountries,differentcountriestryingtosolvedifferentproblemswithdifferentresolutions,andlastlytheconclusions.Thewholepassagecanbedividedintofourparts:PartOne(Para1-2)Thetwoparagraphsfocusontheoverwhelmingadvantagesoftelecommunicationsrevolution,especiallyfordevelopingcountries.PartTwo(Para3)Thisparagraphputsforwardaquestionforconsideration:howfasttodeveloptelecommunicationstechnologiesindevelopingcountries.PartThree(Para4-10)Thispartdealswith6differentcountriesorregions,suchasRussia,China,Hungary,LatinAmericancountries,ThailandandVietnaminthetransformationoftelecommunicationstechnologies.Differentcountrieshavedifferentbackgroundsandtheyseekdifferentwaysoutoftheirrespectiveproblemstorealizetelecommunicationstransformation.PartFour(Para11)ThepassagecomestotheconclusionthatdevelopingcountriescancatchupwithAmericansandWesternEuropeansintelecommunicationstechnologiesiftheypersistintheireffortseventhoughtheywillmakemistakesintheprocessoftransformation.III.LanguagePointsTheTelecommunicationsRevolutionTelecommunications:n.thesendingandreceivingofmessagesoverdistance,esp.bytelephone,radioandtelevisionthetelecommunicationsindustry电信工业atelecommunicationssatellite通信卫星Wewillencouragethedevelopmentofthemostmoderntelecommunicationsnetworks.我们将鼓励发展最先进的通信网络。Atransformationisoccurringthatshouldgreatlyboostlivingstandardsinthedevelopingworld.(Para.1)Meaning:Achangeistakingplacethatshouldgreatlyimproveandpromotestandardsoflivingofthedevelopingcountries.Placesthatuntilrecentlyweredeafanddumbarerapidlyacquiringup-to-datetelecommunicationsthatwillletthempromotebothinternalandforeigninvestment.(Para.1)Meaning:Thoseareaswhereuntilrecentlypeoplewereunabletocommunicatewiththeoutsideworldbecauseofthelackofcommunicationsfacilitiesarenowgettingadvancedtelecommunicationsandthiswillallowthemtoattractordrawmoreinvestmentfrombothhomeandabroad.Allthesedevelopingregionsseeadvancedcommunicationsasawaytoleapoverwholestagesofeconomicdevelopment.(Para.2)Meaning:Allthesedevelopingregionsregarddirectlyacquiringandmakinguseofup-to-datecommunicationsasawaytocatchupwiththeadvancedcountrieseconomically.Widespreadaccesstoinformationtechnologies,forexample,promisestocondensethetimerequiredtochangefromlabor-intensiveassemblyworktoindustriesthatinvolveengineering,marketing,anddesign.(Para.2)Meaning:Agreatnumberofopportunitiesofusinginformationtechnologies,forexample,willmakeitpossibletolessenorshortenthetimeneededtochangefromlabor-intensiveassemblyworktoindustriesthatinvolveengineering,marketing,anddesign.accessto(sth.):meansorrightofusing,reaching,orobtainingStudentsneedeasyaccesstobooks.要使学生很方便就能借到图书。Myex-husbandhasaccesstothechildrenatweekends.我的前夫有权在周末同孩子们在一起。Thesystemhadbeendesignedtogivetheuserquickandeasyaccesstotherequiredinformation.该系统的设计使得用户能够快速简便地获得所需要的信息。condense:v.1)(ofagas)tobecomeliquid,orsometimessolid,esp.bybecomingcoolerWhenagasorvaporcondenses,itchangesintoliquid.气体或水蒸气冷凝时变成液体。2)reduce(esp.sth.written)toasmallerorshortenedformItriedtocondensethereportintoasfewwordsaspossible.我努力把报告压缩得尽可能短一些。Moderncommunications“willgivecountrieslikeChinaandVietnamahugeadvantageovercountriesstuckwitholdtechnology”.(Para.2)Meaning:ModerncommunicationswillgivecountrieslikeChinaandVietnamagreaterchanceofsuccessthancountriesthatstillcontinuetouseoldtechnologies.bestuckwith:havingtodo,have,ordealwith,esp.unwillinglyWewerestuckwithrelativeswhocametostayunexpectedly.我们不得不应付那些不期而至住在我们这儿的亲戚。Jimalwaysgotstuckwithcleaningthegarage.吉姆总是不得不干打扫车库的活。Howfastthesenationsshouldpushaheadisamatterofdebate.(Para.3)Meaning:Peoplehavedifferentopinionsastohowfastthesecountriesshouldmoveaheadoradvance.Still,there’slittledisputethatcommunicationswillbeakeyfactorseparatingthewinnersfromthelosers.(Para.4)Meaning:Still,peoplearealmostofthesameopinion/almostallpeopleagreethatcommunicationswillbecrucialindecidingwhoarethewinnersandwhoarethelosers.Tolickthisproblem,Russiaisstartingtoinstallopticalfiberandhasastrategicplantopump$40billionintovariouscommunicationsprojects.(Para.4)Meaning:Toovercomethisproblem,Russiaisbeginningtoinstallopticalfiberandhasastrategicplantoput$40billionintovariouscommunicationsprojectsinordertomaketheseprojectssuccessful.Butitseconomyisstuckinrecessionanditbarelyhasthemoneytoevenscratchthesurfaceoftheproblem.(Para.4)Meaning:Butitseconomyisdeeplyinvolvedinadifficulttimeandithasalmostnomoneytosolveevenasmallpartoftheproblem.stickin:remainin(aplace,orsituation),unabletomoveThepoorcathasbeenstuckinthetopbranchesallmorning.这只可怜的猫整整一上午都困在高高的树枝上，动不了。Hewasstuckawkwardlyinthemiddle.他处于进退两难的尴尬境地。WirelessdemandandusagehavealsoexplodedacrosstheentirewidthandbreadthofLatinAmerica.(Para.8)Meaning:ThereisasuddenpopularityofmobilephonesalloverthecountriesinLatinAmerica.Forwirelessphoneserviceproviders,nowhereisbusinessbetterthaninLatinAmerica—havinganoperationthereislikehavinganendlesspileofmoneyatyourdisposal.(Para.8)Meaning:Forwirelessphoneserviceproviders,businessisthemoreprofitableinLatinAmericathaninothercountries,andifyouhaveanoperationthere,youaresuretomakealotofmoneywithoutanyrisk.Somobilephoneshavebecometherageamongbusinesspeople,whocanremainincontactdespitethetrafficjams.(Para.9)Meaning:Sohavingmobilephoneshasbecomepopularandfashionableamongthepeoplewhoworkinbusinessbecausemobilephonescankeepthemintouchwithotherpeopleevenwhentheyarecaughtintrafficjams.rage:1)infmlaverypopularfashionthelatestrage（非正式）最时髦的东西Dresseslikethisusedtobealltherage.(veryfashionable)像这样的衣服曾经风靡一时。2)afeelingofviolentangerthatisdifficulttocontrolHissuggestionshavebeengreetedwithragebyhisopponents.对他的建议，他的对手们的反应是勃然大怒。…tokeeppacewithanyone…(Para.10)keeppacewith:changequicklyinresponsetosth.thatischangingSheworkssofastIcan’tkeeppacewithher.她工作的很快，我跟不上她的速度。Earningshavenotkeptpacewithinflation.收入的增长赶不上通货膨胀。Forcountriesthathavelaggedbehindforsolong,thetemptationtomoveaheadinonejumpishardtoresist.(Para.11)Meaning:Forcountriesthathavebeenbackwardforalongtime,itishardforthemtoresistthetemptationtoleapoverwholestagesforeconomicdevelopment.lagbehind:tomoveordevelopmoreslowlythanothersHelaggedbehindtherestofthechildrenbecausehekeptstoppingtolookinshopwindows.他由于不断地停下来看商店橱窗，所以落在其他孩子的后面。Whyisthiscountrylaggingbehindinthedevelopmentofspacetechnology?为什么这个国家在发展太空技术方面落后了呢？IV.WritingComparingandcontrasting,orthinkingaboutsimilaritiesanddifferences,isanactivitythatwedoeverydaywhereverwehavetomakedecisions.Whenbuyinganewcar,youcompareandcontrastseveralcarsbeforechoosingone.Whenthinkingaboutwhatclassestotakenextsemester,youcompareandcontrasttheteachersandtheclasshoursbeforemakingyourchoices.Evendecidingwheretoeatinvolvescomparingandcontrasting.Wealsofrequentlymakecomparisonsandcontrastsinwriting.Inthebusinessworld,youmayhavetoevaluateproposalsfromtwocompanieswhowanttodobusinesswithyou,oryoumayhavetoevaluatetwojobsapplicants,twocomputersystems,ortwohealthinsuranceplans.Acomparisonandcontrastessaycanbeorganizedinthefollowingway:Thethesisstatementinacomparison-contrastessayshouldclearlynamethetopicsofthecomparison.Itshouldalsoindicatethatthisisgoingtobeacomparison-contrastanalysis.Thethesisstatementsometimesalsonamesthepointsonwhichthetopicsaregoingtobecomparedandcontrasted.Theconcludingparagraphofacomparison-contrastessaycanfollowthesamepatternasotherconclusions:concludingsentence(s)followedbythewriter’sfinalthoughts.Whenyouwanttocomparesomethingwithinasentenceorbetweentwosentences,comparisonstructurewordsandphrasesareuseful.Thesewordsandphrasesconnectthetwopartsofacomparisonoftwoitems,places,persons,andsoon.COMPARISONSTRUCTUREWORDSANDPHRASESSimilarly,likewise,also,too,and…(too)as,justas,justlike,thesame,alike,similarto,thesameas,equally,both—and,notonly…butalso,tocompare…with,incomparisonwith,bedifferentfrom,onthecontrary,unlikeSampleOneTyphoonsandEarthquakesTyphoonsandearthquakesarerelativelycommoninSoutheastAsia,bothofthemcanbeverydestructiveandfrightening.Whenatyphoonhits,thereisusuallyenoughtimetoissueawarning.Peoplearetoldtogoinside.Theyshouldclosethewindowsandlockthedoors.Anythingleftloosemayblowaway.Atyphoonisaverypowerfulstormwithstrongwindsandlotsofrainfall.Itblowsdownsigns,trees,telephonepolesandanythingelseitcan.Averystrongtyphoonisoftenfollowedbyfloodsthatdestroyhouses.Afteratyphoonthereisoftenalotofdamagetorepair.Earthquakesarelesspredictablethantyphoons.Theycanoccuranytimeofthedayornight,anytimeoftheyear.Whenanearthquakehits,thegroundbeginstoshake,windowsrattle,chandeliersandfurnituremove.Averystrongearthquakemaycausechildrentocollapse,killingmanypeople.Sometimesitstartsalandslideoranavalanche.TyphoonsandearthquakesoftenmakemanySoutheastAsiansfeelnervousandscared.SampleTwoTheDifferencebetweenBirdsandAirplanesThedifferencebetweenbirdsandairplanesisinthewaytheymove.Thebirdsmovebyflappingtheirwings.Itisverydifficulttomakethewingsofanairplanelikethewingsofbirds.Anotherdifferenceisbirdsdon’thavetodependonfuel.Theygettheirpowerfromtheirfood.Unlikethebirds,anairplanecannottakeoffunlessithasaspecialtypeoffuel.Itwillcomecrashingdownifitrunsoutoffuelwhileinflight.Lastly,abirdcanlandwheneverandwhereveritlikes,whilespecialairportshavetobebuiltformosttypesofaircrafttoland.SimonM.PhilFocusonEnglishSectionBI.ReadingSkillsRecognizingParagraphPatterns(1)Paragraphsareimportantunitsofthoughtintheessaysandstoriesyouread.Andfiguringoutthemeaningormeaningsinaparagraphisyourbasicchallengeasareader.Theabilitytorecognizeparagraphpatternscanhelpreaderstohaveabetterunderstandingofthemainideaofthereadingpassage,understandthetextstructureandevenconstructwell-organizedparagraphsorshortcompositionsParagraphinformationoftenappearsinpatternsthatcanberecognizedoranalyzed.Ifyouknowsometypicalparagraphpatternsinwhichinformationmayappear,youmayfinditeasiertounderstandwhatyouread.Ofcourse,nowriterfollowsanypatternsrigidly.Usually,inanyessayorstory,manydifferentpatternsappear.Inasingleparagraph,infact,theyoftenoverlapandcombine.InourNewHorizoncollegeEnglishseries,wehavecomeacrossinouranalysis:CauseandEffect,ComparisonandContrast,TimeSequence,aSetofSequentialActions,aGeneralPointSupportedbyDetails/Examples/aListofThings,aProblem-SolutionPattern,etc.ExampleWirelessdemandandusagehavealsoexploredacrosstheentirewidthandbreadthofLatinAmerica.Forwirelessphoneserviceproviders,nowhereisbusinessbetterthaninLatinAmerica—havinganoperationthereislikehavinganendlesspileofmoneyatyourdisposal.BellSouthCorporation,withoperationsinfourwirelessmarkets,estimatesitsannualrevenueperaveragecustomeratabout$2,000ascomparedto$860intheUnitedStates.That’spartlybecauseLatinAmericancustomerstalktwotofourtimesaslongasonthephoneaspeopleinNorthAmerica.(Para.8,PassageA,Unit4)Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?WirelessdemandandusagehaveexploredacrosstheentireLatinAmerica.Whatarethereasonstosupportthemainidea?Wirelessphoneserviceprovidersaremakingalotofmoneyoutofinformationtechnologies.Whatistheexamplegiventosupportthemainidea?BellSouthCorporationestimatesitsannualrevenueperaveragecustomeratabout$2,000ascomparedto$860intheUnWhatisthestructureoftheparagraph?Ageneralstatementthatissupportedbydetailsofreasonsandanexample.ReadthefollowingparagraphsfromPassageBandanswerthequestionsYourschoolhasnoprofessorsofJapanese,alanguageyouwanttolearnbeforevisitingJapanduringthecomingsummerholiday.Don’tworry.Justsignupforthelanguagecourseofferedbyaschoolinanotherdistrictorcity,havethelatesteditionofthecourseteachingmaterialssenttoyourcomputer,andattendbyvideo.Ifyouneedextrahelpwithatranslationassignmentoryourpronunciation,atutorcangiveyoufeedbackviayourcomputer.(Para.2)Whatistheproblemidentified?YourschoolhasnoprofessorsofJapaneseandyouwanttolearnthelanguage.Whatarethesolutionsmentioned?Justsignupforalanguagecourseofferedbyaschoolinotherplacesandthematerialsandinstructionscanbesenttoyouviayourcomputer.Whatisthestructureoftheparagraph?Aproblem-solutionpattern.Poorpeoplemustalsohaveaccesstohightechnology,saysanotherexpert.“Suchaccesswillbecrucialtoobtainingahigh-qualityeducationandgettingagoodjob.Somanytransactionsandexchangesaregoingtobemadethroughthismedium—banking,shopping,communication,andinformation—thatthosewhohavetorelyonthepostmantosendtheircorrespondenceriskreallyfallingbehind,”hesays.Whatisthemainideaoftheparagraph?Poorpeoplemustalsohaveaccesstohightechnology.Inwhatwaydoestheauthorsupportthemainidea?Theauthoroffersreasonssuchastheaccesstohightechnologyiscrucialtoobtainingahigh-qualityeducation,gettingagoodjob,andalsoimportanttobanking,shopping,communication,andinformation.Whatisthestructureoftheparagraph?Theparagraphstartswithageneralstatement,whichissupportedbyreason.II.TextAnalysisThispassageoutlinesthebenefitoftheinformationsuperhighwayandthedifferencebetweentheInformationSuperhighwayandtheInternet,butalsopointsoutsomeofthepotentialchallengeswhichexistifthepooraswellasthericharetobenefit.Paras1-3Ifyouneedsomehelp,youcanturntotheInformationSuperhighway.Paras.4-9WhatisInformationSuperhighwayandthedifferencebetweentheInformationsuperhighwayandtheInternet.Paras10-16Ifboththepoorandthericharetobenefit,someofthepotentialchallengesexistIII.LanguagePointsJustsignupforthelanguagecourseofferedbyaschoolinanotherdistrictorcity,havethelatesteditionofthecourseteachingmaterialssenttoyourcomputer,andattendbyvideo.(Para.2)Meaning:Justsignadocumentorcontracttoshowthatyouwanttotakethelanguagecoursethatisofferedbyaschoolinanotherdistrictorcity,askthemtosendthemostrecentlypublishededitionoftheteachingmaterialsforthecourseviacomputerandattendthecoursebyvideo.…atutorcangiveyoufeedbackviayourcomputer.(Para.2)Meaning:…amemberoftheteachingstaffwillgiveyouadviceorresponsebymeansofcomputer---throughe-mailoronlinelearningsystem.Whilenearlyeveryonehasheardoftheinformationsuperhighway,evenexpertsdifferonexactlywhatthetermmeansandwhatthefutureitpromiseswilllooklike.(Para.4)Meaning:Whilealmosteveryoneknowssomethingabouttheinformationsuperhighway,evenexpertshavedifferentideasaboutwhatthetermreallymeansandwhatitwillbringaboutinfuture.Broadlyspeaking,however,thesuperhighwayreferstotheunionoftoday’sbroadcasting,cable,video,telephone,andcomputerandsemiconductorindustriesintoonelargeall—connectedindustry.(Para.4)Meaning:Generallyspeaking,however,thesuperhighwayrelatestothejoiningtogetheroftoday’sbroadcasting,cable,video,telephone,andcomputerandsemiconductorindustriesasonelargeall—connectedindustry.Directingtheunionaretechnologicaladvancesthathavemadeiteasiertostoreandrapidlytransmitinformationintohomesandoffices.(Para.5)Meaning:Itistechnologicaldevelopmentsthatarecontrollingandguidingtheunion.Thesetechnologicaldevelopmentshavemadeiteasiertostoreinformationandsendinformationintohomesandoffices.transmit:v.1)tosendout(electricsignals,messages,news,etc.)byradio,etc;broadcaste.g.Theceremonywastransmittedlivebysatellitetooverfiftycountries.庆典仪式通过卫星实况传输到50多个国家。2)tosendorpassfromoneperson,place,orthingtoanothere.g.Thisinfectionistransmittedbymosquitoes.这种传染病是由蚊子传播的。Thisinformationistransmittedfromonecomputertoanotherthroughatelephoneline.信息通过电话线从一个电脑传送到另一个电脑。Somediseasesaretransmittedfromonegenerationtothenext.有些病是从上一代遗传到下一代的。Thegreatlyincreasedvolumeandspeedofdatatransmissionthatthesetechnologiespermitcanbecomparedtothewayinwhichahighwaywithmanylanesallowsmorecarstomoveatfasterspeedsthanatwo-lanehighway---hence,theinformationsuperhighway.(Para.6)Meaning:Thegreatlyincreasedvolumeandspeedofdatatransmissionmadepossiblebythesetechnologiesaresimilartothesituationinwhichahighwaywithmanylanesallowsmorecarstomoveatfasterspeedsthanatwo-lanehighway,andforthisreason,peopleusetheterm“informationsuperhighway”.ButwhiletheInternetprimarilymoveswords,theinformationsuperhighwaywillsoonmakeroutinetheelectronictransmissionofdatainotherformats,suchasaudiofilesandimages.(Para.8)Meaning:ButwhiletheInternetmainlytransmitswords,theinformationsuperhighwaywillsoonmakeitnormaltoallowtheelectronictransmissionofdatainotherformats,forexample,audiofilesandimages.…decidingthecorrectdoseofmedicinetogivethepatient,…(Para.8)Meaning:…makingdecisionsabouttheproperamountofmedicinetogivethepatient…“Sendingasegmentofvideomaildownthehalloracrossthecountrywillbeeasierthantypingoutamessageonakeyboard,”predictsonecorrespondentwhospecializesintechnology.(Para.9)Meaning:Onereporterwhospecializesintechnologypredictsthatitwillbeeasiertosendapieceofvideomaildownthehalloracrossthecountrythantotypeoutamessageonakeyboard.Gorewantsthefederalgovernmenttoplaytheleadingroleinshapingthesuperhighway.(Para.10)Meaning:Gorewantsthefederalgovernmenttohavethemostimportantroleinconstructinganddevelopingthesuperhighway.However,inaneraofsmallerbudgets,theUnitedStatesgovernmentisunlikelytocomeupwiththemoneyneededduringthenext20yearstoconstructthesuperhighway.(Para.10)Meaning:However,theUnitedStateshassmallerbudgetsnowanditisunlikelyforittogivethelargesumofmoneyneededduringthenext20yearstobuildthesuperhighway.Thatleavesprivateindustry---computer,phone,andcablecompanies---tomoveintothevacuumleftbythegovernment’sabsence.(Para.11)Meaning:Becausethegovernmentisunlikelytocomeupwiththemoneyneededtoconstructthesuperhighwayanditcannotplayitsroleinconstructingthesuperhighway,privateindustry—computer,phone,andcablecompanies---playstheleadingroleinsteadofthegovernment.Andwhiletheseindustriesarepioneeringthemostexcitingnewtechnologies,somecriticsfearthatprofit—mindedcompanieswillonlydevelopservicesforthewealthy.(Para.11)Meaning:Andwhiletheseindustriesarethefirsttobeengagedinthemostexcitingnewtechnologies,somecriticsworrythatcompaniesthatonlythinkaboutmakingmoneywillonlyofferservicestotherichpeople.“Ifleftinthehandsofprivateenterprise,thedatahighwaycouldbecomelittlemorethanasyntheticuniversefortherich,”…(Para.11)Meaning:“Ifitweretobecontrolledbyprivateenterprise,thedatahighwaycouldbecomealmostnothingbutaman-madeworldforwealthypeople,”…Poorpeoplemustalsohaveaccesstohightechnology,saysanotherexpert.(Para.12)Meaning:Anotherexpertsaysthatpoorpeoplemustalsohavetheopportunityandrighttoenjoytheservicesandbenefitsofhightechnology.“Suchaccesswillbecrucialtoobtainingahigh-qualityeducationandgettingagoodjob.”Meaning:Suchaccesswillbeextremelyimportantforpeopletogethigh-qualityeducationandagoodjob.“…thatthosewhohavetorelyonthepostmantosendtheircorrespondenceriskreallyfallingbehind,”hesays.(Para.12)Meaning:…thatthosewhohavenochoicebuttodependonthepostman’sserviceinsendingtheirlettersprobablywillsuffertheunfavorableconsequenceoffallingbehind.Thecompaniesdeniedtheywereavoidingthepoor,butconcededthatthewealthywouldlikelybethefirsttobenefit.(Para.14)Meaning:Thecompaniessaidthatitwasnottruethattheywereonlydevelopingservicesforrichpeopleandnotforpoorpeople,buttheyadmittedthatrichpeoplewouldlikelybethefirstcustomersoftheirservices.Advocatesforthepoorwantthecompaniesbuildingthedatahighwaytodevoteaportionoftheirprofitstoinsuringuniversalaccess.(Para.15)Meaning:Thosewhobelievepoorpeoplemustalsohaveaccesstohightechnologywantthecompaniesbuildingthedatahighwaytocontributesomeoftheirprofitstomakinguniversalaccesspossible.Manychallengesfaceusaswemoveclosertotherealityoftheinformationsuperhighway.(Para.16)Meaning:Aswemoveclosertotherealityoftheinformationsuperhighway,wewillencountermanytoughproblems.Inorderforittobeofvaluetomostpeople,individualsneedtobecomeinformedaboutwhatispossibleandhowb