Unit2-Lesson-6-Working-at-home-美英报刊选读

Lesson6Workingathome:Family-friendly?

美英报刊阅读教程（第三版）标题常用符号

特点：尽量少用，化长为短，以符代词。常用的标点符号有逗号、分号、问号、感叹号、引号和冒号。其中，冒号常用于代替动词。Lesson6StructureAnalysisKeytoQuestions

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BackgroundInformationContents因特网进入家庭后，许多咨询公司、研究部门的雇员在家里也可以上网下载信息资料，从而催生一大批“电脑联勤族”（telecommuters）。这些人通过互联网和电信设备与公司机构联系，在家办公，时间灵活，衣着随便，因而也被称为“开领族”（open-collarclass）。BackgroundInformationTheCellPhone'sImpactonSocietyThecellphonehasforeverchangedthewaypeoplecommunicate.Themobilephoneisusedfor"realtime"coordinationwhileontherun,teens"text"toeachotherdayandnight,andadolescentsuseittomanagetheirfreedom.Themobilephoneismorethanasimpletechnicalinnovationorsocialfad,morethanjustanintrusiononpolitesocietyandfamilylife.Themobilephonehasfundamentallyaffectedouraccessibility,securityandsafety,coordinationofsocialandbusinessactivities,anduseofpublicplaces.

Lesson6BackgroundInformationLesson6BackgroundInformationThecelltelephonebringsdramaticchangestooursociety.Itisnecessarytogainscientificinsightsintothesocialimpactofthenewcommunicationmedium.Themobilephoneinfluenceslives,talk,interactionandcommunications.Themobilephonemakesthenewworldofalways-onanditisaubiquitouspresenteverywheremediawhichhasgreatinfluenceonourdailylives.SomeexpertssaythatSMSfacesableakfuture.Lesson6BackgroundInformationThoseshort,inconvenient-to-typetextmessagesbecomemorecommonandmoreimportantthanvoiceconversationspartlyduetomobilephone.Shiftingfromwiredtowireless,peoplearecuttingloosefromboundedgroups,andwanttoconnectanywhereandatanytimetotheirsocialnetworks.Cellphoneslubricatethismobilizedsociety.Itisnecessarytopulltogetherthedancebetweenmobilecommunicationandthenetworkedsociety.Lesson6BackgroundInformationTheInternetWiththepaceofinnovationandglobalization,ourworldchangesalot.TheInternet,isofgreatsignificance.WearedeeplyrelatedtotheInternetbecauseitplaysaveryimportantroleinourlife.WeareattachedtotheInternet---usingQQtochatwithfriends,gettingtoknowthelatestgossipsaboutouracquaintancesbyrenren,transformingourlonelinessintokaixin001,playingwithothersthroughOnlinegames.Inaword,weusetheInternetnotonlytocommunicate,butalsotowork,tofurtheroureducation,etc.

Lesson6BackgroundInformationLesson6BackgroundInformationInternethasafar-reachinginfluenceonlife.ItisnoteasytoresistthetremendoustrendthatInternetisgainingmoreandmoreprivilegeinourdailylife.Weshallmakegooduseoftheinternetandresistthetemptationofmanypassiveaspects.Internetisjustatoolwhichismadebyhumanbeingsbutnotsomeonewhotakescontroloverus.UnfortunatelymostofusfailtorealizethisrelationshipbetweenInternetandhumanbeings.

Lesson6Lesson6Photos&DiagramsLesson6AdditionalNotes…moreworkhoursathomedon‘tnecessarilytranslateintoqualitytimewiththem(Line1-2,Para.2)—更多的在家工作时间未必就能成为与孩子们相聚的珍贵时光(translateinto:使…体现为，把…转变为qualitytime:上班族能跟家人相聚的时间,珍贵时光)…isblurringthelinesbetweenworkandpersonallifeanddistractingthemfromthe“familytime”theycrave(Line3-4,Para.4)—…正在模糊工作和个人生活的界限并且使他们从自己渴望拥有的“家庭时间”中分心（blur:

becomevagueorindistinct使...模糊;distractfrom:divertfrom分散注意力,

使从…分心）Lesson6AdditionalNotes3.…thetugofwarbetweenworkandfamilytime

(Line2,Para.6)—…工作和家庭之间的纠结(tugofwar:anyhardstrugglebetweenequallymatchedgroups拔河,

激烈竞争)4.…time-useresearchhasn‘tkeptpacewiththenewmultitaskinglifestyle

(Line4-5,Para.13)—…时间使用的研究未能跟上新型的多任务同时进行的生活方式的脚步

(keeppacewith跟上,

与...齐步前进

)5.…goodparent-childrelationshipsresultinchildrenbeinghappierandmoresuccessful(Line1-2,Para.22)—…良好的亲子关系使得孩子们更加快乐和成功(resultin

:toleadto)

Lesson6AdditionalNotes6.…coupleshadatleastonespouseregularlyworkinganight,weekend,rotatingoreveningshift.(Line4,Para.31)—…配偶中至少有一方经常上大夜班﹑周末上班﹑轮班或者是上小夜班(eveningshift:theworkshiftduringtheevening(as4p.m.tomidnight)小夜班)

Lesson6KeytoQuestions1.Theword“capture”inthesentence“Studiesthatshow…don’tnecessarilycapturewhat’shappeningbetweenthem…”(Para.5)means____.

A.takecontrolofsthbyforceB.arrestC.accuratelyreflectD.affectLesson6KeytoQuestions2.Theterm“qualitytime”inthearticlerefersto____.

A.timeparentsspendathomeB.timecouplesspendtogetherC.timeparentsspendinteractingwithkidsD.timeparentsspendperformingmanytasksathome

Lesson63.AccordingtoProf.Bandon,thepayoffofgoodparent-childrelationshipsinthelongrunis____.

A.children’sunderstandingoftheparents’workB.thepromotionofstrongfamilytiesC.children’shappinessandsuccessD.harmonybetweenparentsandkids

KeytoQuestionsLesson64.ItcanbeseenfromthearticlethattheroletechnologyhasplayedinAmerica’sparent-childrelationshipis____.

A.distractingparentsfromqualitytimeB.increasingparents’availabilityC.strengtheningtiesbetweenparentsandchildrenD.increasingparents’qualitytimeKeytoQuestionsLesson65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Moreworkhoursathomedon’tnecessarilytranslateintoqualitytimewiththem.B.Familytimemaynotproducethegoodresultwehaveexpected.C.Parents’availabilityhasbeenincreasingintheU.S.overthepast30years.D.TheamountoftimeAmerica’sparentsspendonchildcarehasgreatlyincreasedsincethe1990s.KeytoQuestionsLesson61.WhatimpacthastechnologyatfingertipsproducedonAmericans’lives?

TechnologyhasmadeAmericans’livesmoreflexible,family-friendlyandincreasedtheirtimeathome.KeytoQuestionsLesson62.WhatisthefindingmadebytheanalysisreleasedbytwoCaliforniaeconomists?

Thefindingmadebytheanalysisreleasedwasthattheamountoftimeparentsspendonchildcareisupdramaticallysincethe1990s,especiallyamongthehighlyeducated.

KeytoQuestionsLesson63.WhatisthefindingmadebyTurkleconcerningtheuseoftechnology?Whateffectdoesithaveonkids?

Turklehasfoundthatcontrarytopopularperceptions,allsocialclassesarecaughtupintechnology.Theuseoftechnologydistractsparents’attention.Sharedattentioncanfeellikenoattentiontokids.KeytoQuestionsLesson64.Whatdosomeresearchersthinkoftime-useresearchmethod?

Someresearchers,eventhosewhousethem,saytime-useresearchhasn’tkeptpacewiththenewmultitaskinglifestylethathasbecomepervasiveintheUSA.

KeytoQuestionsLesson65.BywhatmeansdoesKathleenProkeschensurequalitytimewithkids?

KathleenProkeschensuresqualitytimewithkidsbyavoidinguseoftheBlackBerryinthe4-to-8-o’clocktimeperiodwhensheistogetherwithherkids.Inthisway,sheisabletofocusonthemwhentheyneedher.KeytoQuestionsLesson66.Accordingtotheresearchco-writtenbyBrines,whatkindofcrazyjobscheduleshaveduel-earnerparentsexperienced?

Accordingtotheresearchco-writtenbyBrines,duel-earnerparentshaveexperiencednon-standardjobschedulesdefinedasotherthan9a.m.to5p.m.MondaythroughFriday.Inthelate1980s,69%ofcoupleshadatleastonespouseregularlyworkinganight,weekend,rotatingoreveningshift.KeytoQuestionsLesson67.Whatimpactdoesparenthoodhaveonthecouple’slifeaccordingtoresearchersfromtheUniversityofMinnesota?

AccordingtoresearchersfromtheUniversityofMinnesota,parenthoodsignificantlyreducesthetimerespondentsspendwiththeirspouses,especiallywhenbothparentswork.Butaskidsage,couplesbegintohavemoretimetogetheragain.KeytoQuestionsLesson68.Bywhatmeansdoprominentworkingwomenfindmoretimeforinteractingwithkids?

Prominentworkingwomenfindmoretimeforinteractionwithkidsbyhavinglesssleep,givinguponotherthings,oftencuttingoutanythingthatdoesn’teitherfurthertheirworkorfurthertheirfamily.KeytoQuestionsTechnologymaynotbeliberatinganymore.Liberate解放StructureAnalysisReadingSkillPartI(1-2)Technology’seffectonthefamily

PartIIPartIII(3-10)Researchers’findingsabouttechnology’simpactonfamilylife

(11-18)Turkle’sstudyandfinding

StructureAnalysisReadingSkillPartⅣ(19-29)Researchaboutqualitytime

PartⅤ(30-38)ResearchaboutparentalavailabilityLesson6I.(1-2)Technology’seffectonthefamily1.Envisionedresult可以预见的Recessionpressure经济衰退的压力Familytimemaynotbeworkingoutthewaywethought与家人相处的时间不如我们想象中的那样。

2.DisappointingrealityMorehoursathomedon’tnecessarilytranslateintoqualitytime.不是有质量的时间StructureAnalysisLesson6II.(3-10)Researchers’findingsabouttechnology’simpactonfamilylife

para3.MorefacetimewithkidsAnalysisreleased发布的分析Adozen一打的Nationallyrepresentativesurveys全国的有代表性的调查Isupdramatically上升得很夸张

StructureAnalysisPara4.BlurringthelinesbetweenworkandpersonallifePartofthestory:只有部分是可信的Blur:makeithardtodistinguish模糊难辨Distract分心Distractthemfromthefamilytimetheycrave渴望Para5.Schneida’sviewontheimportanceofparent-childinteractionCapture获得InthehouseconnectedPara6.Theissue话题tobediscussedatthePAA’sannualmeetingThetugofwarbetweenworkandfamilyTug:struggle工作与家庭之间的紧张的关系Demographers,sociologist,economistsPara7-8.Ratio比例ofAmericanworkersbringingworkhomeHalfMultitasking同时处理多项任务Childrenknowsbetter.Para9.Parents’perception认知oftheeffects影响ofworkingathomeMaynotrealizePara10.Children’sfeelingaboutparents’distractionAttuneKidsareattuned:kidsarecausedtohaveabetterunderstandingofwhatisneededorwanted.Inlalaland想入非非Lesson6III.(11-18)Turkle’sstudyandfindingTurkle’swayofresearchForchildren,sharedattentionmeansnoattentionatall.共同关注就是没有关注StructureAnalysis2.Theproblemofsharedattention3.Theproblemwiththetime-useresearchmethodTime-useresearchhasn’tkeptpacewiththenewmultitaskinglifestylethathasbecomepervasive流行的intheUSA.4.Theproblemwithparents’multitaskingBeingavailable有空的StrictchildcareComplicated很复杂5.SpecificexampleofSylvieVenneasamulti-taskerStressedout很累Multi-很多的Lesson6IV.(19-29)Researchaboutqualitytime

1.Needtodiscoverthemeaningofqualitytime与小孩相处的有质量的时间的意义

StructureAnalysis2.PeterBandon’sperception认知ofqualitytimeanditspay-off回报---spendingproductivetimewit