全新版大学英语 第二册Unit4国家级精品课程多媒体课件

BR-main1.PoemSomeFamousWebsitesVirtualCollegeSOHO--Small-Office/Home-Office2.Computer-relatedVocabularyItems3.IntroductionoftheVirtualWorld4.NewsReport5.Warm-upQuestionsBeforeReadingBR1.1Listentothepoem“SurfingtheInternet”andanswerthefollowingquestions.II■BR1.2Listentothepoem“SurfingtheInternet”andanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatwastheheroinedoingwhenherbosscamein?SurfingtheInternet.2.Howdidsheactinfrontofherboss?Shepretendedtobesurprisedatthecomputerwhichhadcrashed“unexpectedly”.3.Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereinsuchasituation?Openended.BR2.1Themostdynamiccombiningforms/prefixesfornewcomputer-and-Internet-relatedvocabularyinEnglisharecyber-,virtual,Net-(net),Web-(web-),andE-(e-).1.combiningforms/prefixes+nounvirtuallife(虚拟世界),virtualoffice(虚拟办公室),cyber-interaction(网络互动),cybernut(网虫),cyberpet(电子宠物),webpage(网页),website(网站),e-card(电子贺卡),e-business(电子商务)2.combiningforms/prefixes+verbcybersurf(网上冲浪),netsurf(网上冲浪),

email(发送电子邮件)3.wordslikecyber,net,etc.+suffixcyberian(网络用户),netter(网民),

cyberize(使联网)4.clippedwordscyberdoc(网络医生),

Netcast(网络播放),

Netizen(网民),e-zine(电子杂志)BR3.1SomeFamousWebsites

BR3.11BR3.12BR3.13BR3.21WhatdoyouguessisthemeaningofSOHOininformationtechnology?Ininformationtechnology,SOHOisatermforthesmallofficeorhomeofficeenvironmentandbusinessculture.Anumberoforganizations,businesses,andpublicationsnowexisttosupportpeoplewhoworkorhavebusinessesinthisenvironment.Thesepeopleneedn’tgototheofficeeveryday.Theyworkathomewithoutworryingabouttheirdressandthestrictrulesofthecompany.Theterm“virtualoffice”issometimesusedasasynonym.SOHO--Small-Office/Home-Office

BR3.222)WhatkindofpeopledoyouthinkbelongtothegroupofSOHO?SOHO--Small-Office/Home-Office

Writers,programdesigners,ad-agents,etc.,allbelongtothegroupofSOHO.Obviously,theauthorofTextAisamemberofthem.BR3.31

VirtualCollege

VirtualCollegeaffordsindividualstheopportunitytoadvanceintheirchosencareersthroughon-lineeducation.Peoplecancompletetheireducationwithoutleavingtheirhomeoroffice.However,theywillhavethecollegecampusexperiencethroughavirtualclassroomenvironment.Thevirtualclassroomwillallowthemtointeractwiththeirinstructorsandotherstudentsintheclass.Throughthevirtualclassroomstudentswillshareinformationwiththeir“classmates”fromallovertheworld.Thevirtualclassroomisavailable24hoursaday,allowingpeopletocompletethecoursesattheirconvenienceregardlessoftheirworkschedule.BR3.32

VirtualCollege

Somevirtualcollegesare:

APCOVirtualCollege,VirtualCollegeofElizabethCityStateUniversityBR3.33

VirtualCollege

QuestionsandAnswerstoVirtualCollege:Doyouthinkvirtualcollegewillbepopularinthefuture,whyorwhynot?Whatdoyouthinkaretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofvirtualcollege?BR4.41

NewsReport

Listentothefollowingnewsandanswerthequestions.1.Whyweree-communicationsboomingwhenthedeadlySARSviruswasplaguing?Becausepeoplewantedtoreducetheirface-to-facecontactswithothers,orhideathome.2.WhatdidpeoplesurftheNetforduringtheperiodofSARSplaguing?TheysurfedtheNetforinformationaboutSARSaswellasformedicaladvice.Besides,theyusedemailtokeepintouchwithfriendsandfamilymembersandtosharetheinformation.3.WhatdidyoudowhenSARSwasplaguing?BR4.42

ThedeadlySARSvirusplaguingChinaappearstohavebeenagod-sendforthenation'sInternetserviceproviders.Aspeoplereducetheirface-to-facecontactswithothers,orhideathomefromthedisease,e-communicationsarebooming.ManypeoplearesurfingtheNetforinformationaboutthemysterious,andhighlycontagiousvirusandusinge-mailtokeepintouchwithfriendsandfamily.ManyInternetusersaredownloadingmedicaladvicetorelievetheirSARS-causedanxieties.Andtheyareusinge-mailtosharetheinformation.

S’snewschannelshavereceivedanincreasingnumberofhitsinrecentdays,dueinparttotheepidemic,saidDanielMao,S’schiefexecutiveofficer.Theremoteoffice,whichallowspeopletoworkviatheInternetwhentheyareoutoftheiroffices,hasbecomeincreasinglypopularsincetheSARSoutbreak.Countlesspeoplenervousaboutshoppinginhigh-trafficstoresandmallsaremakingpurchasesonline.II■BR5.1Warm-upQuestions1.Whataretheantonymsof“virtualworld”and“virtuallife”?Realworld;reallife.2.Whatarethesynonymsfor“virtualworld”?Cyberspace;cyberia;etherworld;virtualreality;Internetworld;networld;etc.3.WhatcanpeopledoontheInternet?Communicatingwithpeople;shopping;reading;learning;working;publishing;listeningtomusic;watchingfilms;playinggames;hacking;etc.4.WhatdoyouusuallydoontheInternet,andwhatwebsitesdoyouusuallylogon?GR-mainGlobalReading1.PartDivisionoftheText2.QuestionsabouttheTextForPart1QuestionsandAnswersForPart2MultipleChoiceForPart3TrueorFalse4.FurtherUnderstanding3.Word-webGR-1.part1PartDivisionoftheTextPartsLinesMainIdeas1231~1617~5354~66Descriptionoftheauthor’svirtuallife.Herfeelingaboutthevirtuallife.Hereffortofreturningtotherealworldandherfeelingabouttherealworld.GR-2.Q1QuestionsabouttheText1.WhatisthemainideaofTextA?Despitethemanynegativeeffectsofvirtuallife,theauthorprefersittoreallife.2.Whataretherolesofthefirstparagraphandthelast?Thefirstparagraphtellsabouttheconsequencesoflivingavirtuallifeandthelasttellsabouttheauthor’sreturntoit.Together,theyshowusthedilemmapeopleareinatpresent:becauseofmoderntechnology,wehaveachoicebetweenthevirtuallifeandthereallife,butwefindbothunsatisfactory.Theauthor,however,finallyhastochoosethelatterdespiteitsnegativeeffects.GR-3.W-1TitlevirtuallifeL1L8

L9LL9-10onthenettelecommuteremailInternetmailinglistsWord-webLL10-11computer-assistedL18dataScanTextAtofindoutvocabularyitemsrelatedtocomputerandtheInternet.L19linkL25L39

L47L64cyber-interactiononlinesystemcrashclickonthemodemL64connection

L65passwordGR-4.-PART1-1QuestionsandAnswers1.Whatdidtheauthordothreeyearsagoandwhatisshedoingnow?Sheworkedasatelevisionproduceratthetime,andnowshesubmitsarticlesandeditsthemviaemailandcommunicateswithcolleaguesonInternetmailinglists.2.Howdoestheauthormanageherdailylife?Shecanorderfood,managehermoney,loveandworkonNet.GR-4-Part2-1MultipleChoice

1. Howdoestheauthorfeelwhensheissuddenlyconfrontedwithpeopleintherealworld?()A)Shefeelsshy.B)Shefeelsangry.C)Shefeelscautious.D)Shefeelsoverexcited.

ReadPart2carefullyandchooseONEbestanswerforeachquestion.1. Howdoestheauthorfeelwhensheissuddenlyconfrontedwithpeopleintherealworld?()GR-Part2-1-aMultipleChoice

AA)Shefeelsshy.B)Shefeelsangry.C)Shefeelscautious.D)Shefeelsoverexcited.

ReadPart2carefullyandchooseONEbestanswerforeachquestion.GR-Part2-1-bMultipleChoice

1. Howdoestheauthorfeelwhensheissuddenlyconfrontedwithpeopleintherealworld?()BA)Shefeelsshy.B)Shefeelsangry.C)Shefeelscautious.D)Shefeelsoverexcited.

ReadPart2carefullyandchooseONEbestanswerforeachquestion.GR-Part2-1-cMultipleChoice

1. Howdoestheauthorfeelwhensheissuddenlyconfrontedwithpeopleintherealworld?()CA)Shefeelsshy.B)Shefeelsangry.C)Shefeelscautious.D)Shefeelsoverexcited.

ReadPart2carefullyandchooseONEbestanswerforeachquestion.GR-Part2-1-DMultipleChoice

1. Howdoestheauthorfeelwhensheissuddenlyconfrontedwithpeopleintherealworld?()DA)Shefeelsshy.B)Shefeelsangry.C)Shefeelscautious.D)Shefeelsoverexcited.

ReadPart2carefullyandchooseONEbestanswerforeachquestion.GR-4-Part2-2MultipleChoice

2.Howdoestheauthorbehaveonline?()A)Sheisfriendly.B)Sheishumorous.C)Sheisbad-tempered.D)Sheistalkative.GR-Part2-2-aAMultipleChoice

2.Howdoestheauthorbehaveonline?()A)Sheisfriendly.B)Sheishumorous.C)Sheisbad-tempered.D)Sheistalkative.2.Howdoestheauthorbehaveonline?()GR-Part2-2-bMultipleChoice

BA)Sheisfriendly.B)Sheishumorous.C)Sheisbad-tempered.D)Sheistalkative.GR-Part2-2-c

MultipleChoice

2.Howdoestheauthorbehaveonline?()CA)Sheisfriendly.B)Sheishumorous.C)Sheisbad-tempered.D)Sheistalkative.2.Howdoestheauthorbehaveonline?()GR-Part2-2-D

MultipleChoice

DA)Sheisfriendly.B)Sheishumorous.C)Sheisbad-tempered.D)Sheistalkative.GR-4-Part3-1

3.Whydoestheauthorfightherboyfriendonnetsometimes?()A)Becausetheyhaven’tseeneachotherforalongtime.B)Becausetheirtypeddialoguelacksemotionalcuesandshemisinterpretsit.C)Becausehedoesn’tloveheranylonger.D)Becausehedoesn’tsende-mailstoherfrequently.MultipleChoice

GR-Part2-3-a

MultipleChoice

A)Becausetheyhaven’tseeneachotherforalongtime.C)Becausehedoesn’tloveheranylonger.3.Whydoestheauthorfightherboyfriendonnetsometimes?()D)Becausehedoesn’tsende-mailstoherfrequently.AB)Becausetheirtypeddialoguelacksemotionalcuesandshemisinterpretsit.GR-Part2-3-bMultipleChoice

A)Becausetheyhaven’tseeneachotherforalongtime.C)Becausehedoesn’tloveheranylonger.3.Whydoestheauthorfightherboyfriendonnetsometimes?()D)Becausehedoesn’tsende-mailstoherfrequently.BB)Becausetheirtypeddialoguelacksemotionalcuesandshemisinterpretsit.GR-Part2-3-c

MultipleChoice

A)Becausetheyhaven’tseeneachotherforalongtime.C)Becausehedoesn’tloveheranylonger.3.Whydoestheauthorfightherboyfriendonnetsometimes?()D)Becausehedoesn’tsende-mailstoherfrequently.CB)Becausetheirtypeddialoguelacksemotionalcuesandshemisinterpretsit.GR-Part2-3-D

MultipleChoice

A)Becausetheyhaven’tseeneachotherforalongtime.C)Becausehedoesn’tloveheranylonger.3.Whydoestheauthorfightherboyfriendonnetsometimes?()D)Becausehedoesn’tsende-mailstoherfrequently.DB)Becausetheirtypeddialoguelacksemotionalcuesandshemisinterpretsit.GR-4-Part2-4-1

4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkthedailyroutineis?()A)Dressingforwork.B)Workingwithcolleaguesattheoffice.C)Sleepingnormalhours.D)Alltheabove.MultipleChoice

4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkthedailyroutineis?()GR-Part2-4-a

AMultipleChoice

A)Dressingforwork.B)Workingwithcolleaguesattheoffice.C)Sleepingnormalhours.D)Alltheabove.GR-Part2-4-bMultipleChoice

4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkthedailyroutineis?()BA)Dressingforwork.B)Workingwithcolleaguesattheoffice.C)Sleepingnormalhours.D)Alltheabove.GR-Part2-4-c

MultipleChoice

4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkthedailyroutineis?()CA)Dressingforwork.B)Workingwithcolleaguesattheoffice.C)Sleepingnormalhours.D)Alltheabove.GR-Part2-4-D

MultipleChoice

4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkthedailyroutineis?()DA)Dressingforwork.B)Workingwithcolleaguesattheoffice.C)Sleepingnormalhours.D)Alltheabove.GR-Part3T/F-1TrueorFalse1.Theauthortriestoatleastgettothegyminordertokeepfit.2.Theauthorcangetusedtotherealworldverywell.Theauthortriestoatleastgettothegym,sothatshemaysetaparttheweekendfromtherestofherweek.FShefindsthatsometimesbeingfacetofaceistoomuch.F()()GR-Part3T/F24.Theauthorcan’tmakeachoicebetweentherealworldandthevirtualone.3.Theauthorcan’tbearherfriend’slaughterandthenoiseintherestaurant.Shefinallychoosesthevirtualworld.aFT()()AR-Main1.UsefulExpressions2.PairWork3.WordCompletion4.SpotDictation5.Debate6.WritingPracticeAfterReading7.TalkaboutthePictures8.ProverbsandQuotationsAR-1-1UsefulExpressions1.一周中的最好时光highlightoftheweek2.投稿3.有时 4.对……感到厌恶5.社交方式submitarticlesattimesfeelanaversiontoformsofsocializingAR-1-26.缺乏自律alackofdiscipline7.网络交际

8.面对9.穿着得体

10.坏脾气cyber-interactionbeconfrontedwithbedressedappropriatelybebad-temperedUsefulExpressionsAR-1-311.在此状态下inthisstate12.

日常事务 13.依赖14.长期失业15.吸毒dailyroutinerelyonlong-termunemploymentdrugabuseUsefulExpressionsAR-1-416.恢复平衡 restorebalance17.将……

与……

区分开18.面对面19.找借口setapart…from…facetofacemakeanexcuseUsefulExpressionsAR-2-1PairWorkReadParas4~10andworkinpairstofindoutconsequencesof“my”virtuallife.Usethe“findoneself+adj./pastparticiple/presentparticiple”structurewhensumminguptheconsequences.Models:Ifindmyselfshyer,morecautious,moreanxious.Ifindmyselfsuckedinbysoapoperas.Ifindmyselfattackingeveryoneinsight.1.s becomelonger,wider,etc.2.e havingorseemingtohavenoend3.a astrongfeelingofdislike4.a aparticularwayofconsideringanissue5.m understandwrongly6.r dependconfidently,puttrustin7.a wrongorexcessiveuse8.r bringbacktoaformercondition9.I toobadtobeenduredAR-3-1WordCompletionCompletethewordswiththehelpofthedefinitionsgiven.tretchndlessversionngleisinterpretelybuseestorentolerableAR-4-1SpotDictationListentothefollowingpassageandfillinthemissingwords.2000SKTelecomInternetSurvivalContestforPhysicallyChallengedYouthwasheldonOctober30,2000.Myself,andalltheotherphysicallyyouthwhosuccessfullyfinishedthe72hoursoftheInternetSurvivalContestovercameourhandicapswell,andourselvesproudlytoalifelivedonlybyusingtheInternet.Inthesessionitwasmoretoeverybodybecausealloftheawardprizesweremadeby.Throughthisopportunity,IchallengedadaptedawardmeaningfulparticipantsII■AR-4-2gainedvaluableknowledge,andreallife.Itgavemeself-assuranceoftherealworldofinformationera.Ialsoexperiencedamountsofencouragementandcheersfromnet-citizens.Thisisalsooneofthemost.experienceenormouspreciousgiftsAR-5-1

DebateSupposeyourparentsthinkthatyouandyourbrother/sisterarespendingtoomuchtimeontheInternet,neglectingyourschoolworkandnormaldailylife,andisolatingyourselvesfromtherealworld.YouwanttoconvincethemthatyourtimeontheInternetisnotwasted,andtheInternethasinnowayisolatedyoufromtherealworld.Adebateisthereforecalledforbetweenyouandyourparents.Nowprepareandgoaboutthedebatebytakingthefollowingsteps:AR-5-2Step1 FormteamsMakegroupsoffourpeople.Twoofthemwillbethe“parents”andtheothertwowillbetheir“children”.Step2 Haveapre-debatediscussionThe“parents”andthe“children”preparetheirargumentsandsupportingfactsrespectively.Step3 CarryonthedebateThedebatewillbecarriedonwithineachteam,thatis,the“parents”andthe“children”intheteamwillpresenttheirargumentstoeachother.Thedebatewillgoonuntilonesidefailstorespond.Oneortwogroupsmaybeinvitedtogiveexamplesinclass.

DebateAR-7-mainWritingPractice

2.Example1.Inductivegeneralization3.HomeworkAR-6-1InductivegeneralizationIndevelopingaparagraphbymeansoftheinductivegeneralization,thewriterpresentsparticularinstancesofalikekindandleadsthemintovalidgeneralizationwhichservesashistopicsentences.Thus,intheinductivepattern,thetopicsentenceislikelytoappearlateintheparagraph,oftenattheend.Theresultmaybereferredtoasaperiodicparagraph,which,likeaperiodicsentence,cannotbeconsideredstructurallycompleteatanypointbeforetheend.AR-6-2.1ExampleAsanearly-morningpastime,Susie,mytortoise-coloredkitten,wouldfrequenttheutilityroom,swingopenthesmallmetaldooronthegasheater,andpeeratthemechanisminside.Duringthedaytimeherfavoritetoywasnottheusualballoftheyarn,butasmallmusicaltop.Andlateatnight,whentherewassometimesagentletappinginthestudynexttomybedroom,thecauseprovedthesame:inthedarknessasoftlittlepawwasplayingfelinerhythmsonthekeyofmytypewriter.Forakitten,Susiehadanunusualinterestinmechanicalthings.AR-6-2.21.Whatistheconclusion?

2.Howdoestheauthordrawthisconclusion?

3.AnalyzeTextAandexplainhowtheauthorusesthetechniqueofinduction.Forakitten,Susiehadanunusualinterestinmechanicalthings.Bythreeexamplesofthekitten’sinterest.Open-ended.ExampleAR-6-2.3AnalyzeTextAandexplainhowtheauthorusesthetechniqueofinduction.HomeworkAR-7.1TalkaboutthePicturesAR-7.1.1AR-7.1.2AR-7.1.3AR-7.1.4AR-7.1.5AR-8.1ProverbsandQuotations1.Lackofworkbringsathousanddiseases.

2.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.

3.Don’tburnthecandleatbothends.

一闲生百病。蜡烛不可两头点。（即：不要过度操劳。）时光如流水，岁月不待人。

4.Peopleneedtoknowoneanothertobeattheirhonestbest. --BobbinsStaca,Britishwriter人们需要相互了解才能达到最诚实的境界。

--英国作家R.斯达卡AR-8.25.Whenonelovesone’sartnoserviceseemstoohard.--O.Henry,Americannovelist

6.Nomatterhowstrongyouare,hownotableyourattainments,youhaveenduringsignificanceonlyinyourrelationshiptoothers.--ZieglerEdward,Americanwriter一旦热爱自己的工作,什么奉献也不难。

--美国小说家欧.亨利不管你有多么强大,你的成就多么辉煌,只有保持你与他人之间的关系,这一切才会有持久的意义。

--美国作家Z.爱德华ProverbsandQuotationsArticle1-SAVIRTUALLIFE

seemsmorerejectingthanI’dimagineditwouldbe.Timeitselfbecomesfluid--hoursbecomeminutes,orsecondsstretchintodays.Weekends,onceahighlightofmyweek,arenowjusttwoordinarydays.

AftertoolongontheNet,evenaphonecallcanbeashock.Myboyfriend’sLiverpoolaccentsuddenlybecomesimpossibletointerpretafterhiseasilyunderstoodwordsonscreen;asecretary’sclippedtoneArticle2_S

Forthelastthreeyears,sinceIstoppedworkingasatelevisionproducer,Ihavedonemuchofmyworkasatelecommuter.IsubmitarticlesandeditthemviaemailandcommunicatewithcolleaguesonInternetmailinglists.MyboyfriendlivesinEngland,somuchofourrelationshipisalsocomputer-assisted.IfIdesired,Icouldstayinsideforweekswithoutwantinganything.Icanorderfood,andmanagemymoney,loveandwork.Article3_SInfact,attimesIhavespentaslongasthreeweeksaloneathome,goingoutonlytogetmailandbuynewspapersandgroceries.Iwatchedmostoftheendlesssnowstormof’96onTV.Butafterawhile,lifeitselfbeginstofeelunreal.IstarttofeelasthoughI’vebecomeonewithmymachines,takingdatain,spittingthembackout,justanotherlinkintheNet.Othersonlinereportthesamesymptoms.Westarttofeelanaversiontooutsideformsofsocializing.WehavebecometheNetcritics’worstnightmare.Article4_SWhatfirstseemedlikealuxury,crawlingfrombedtocomputer,notworryingabouthair,andclothesandface,hasbecomeaformofescape,alackofdiscipline.Andonceyoustartreplacingrealhumancontactwithcyber-interaction,comingbackoutofthecavecanbequitedifficult.

Ifindmyselfshyer,morecautious,moreanxious.Or,conversely,whensuddenlyconfrontedwithreallivehumans,Igetoverexcited,speaktoomuch,interrupt.Article5_SIconstantlyworryifIamdressedappropriately,thatperhapsI’veactuallyforgottentoputonaskirtandwalkedoutsideintheT-shirtandunderwearIsleepandlivein.

Attimes,Iturnonthetelevisionandjustleaveittotalkawayinthebackground,somethingthatI’dneverdonepreviously.Thevoicesoftheprogramsarecomforting,butthenI’mjarredbythecommercials.Ifindmyselfsuckedinbysoapoperas,orneedingtokeepupwiththelatestnewsandtheweather.“Dateline,”“Frontline,”“Nightline,”CNN,NewYork1,everypossibleangleofeverystoryoverandoverandover,evenwhentheyareofnopossibleusetome.

Workmovesintothebackground.Idecidetocheckmyemail.Article6_SOnline,Ifindmyselfattackingeveryoneinsight.Iambad-tempered,andeasilyangered.Ifindeveryoneonmymailinglistinsensitive,believingthatthey’veforgottenthattherearepeopleactuallyreadingtheirwoundingremarks.Idon’trealizethatI’mprojectinguntilafterI’vebeenembarrassedbysomeonewhopolitelypointsoutthatI’veattackedherforagreeingwithme.

WhenI’minthisstate,Ifightmyboyfriendaswell,misinterpretinghisintentionsbecauseofthelackofemotionalcuesgivenbyourtypeddialogue.Thefighttakeshours,becausethesystemkeepscrashing.Isayaline,thenhedoes,thencrash!Andyetwekeepon,doggedly.Article7-SI’dneverrealizedhowimportantdailyroutineis:dressingforwork,sleepingnormalhours.I’dneverthoughtIreliedsomuchonco-workersforcompany.Ibegantounderstandwhylong-termunemploymentcanbesodamaging,whylifewithoutanexternallysupporteddailyplancanleadtohigherratesofdrugabuse,crime,suicide.Torestorebalancetomylife,Iforcemyselfbackintotherealworld.Icallpeople,arrangetomeetwiththefewremainingfriendswhohaven’tfledNewYorkCity.Itrytoatleastgettothegym,soastosetaparttheweekendfromtherestofmyweek.Iarrangeinterviewsforstories,doctor’sappointments--anythingtogetmeoutofthehouseandconnectedwithothers.Article8-SButsometimesbeingfacetofaceistoomuch.Iseeafriendandherringinglaughterisintolerable--thenoiseofconversationintherestaurant,unbearable.Imakemyexcusesandflee.Ire-entermyapartmentandruntothecomputerasthoughitwereaplaceofsafety.Iclickonthemodem,theonce-annoyingsoundoftheconnectionnowaspleasantasmyfavoritetune.Ientermypassword.Therealworlddisappears.

AftertoolongontheNet,evenaphonecallcanbeashock.Myboyfriend’sLiverpoolaccentsuddenlybecomesimpossibletointerpretafterhiseasilyunderstoodwordsonscreen;asecretary’sclippedtoneseemsmorerejectingthanI’dimagined

itwouldbe.Timeitselfbecomesfluid--hoursbecomeminutes,orsecondsstretchintodays.Weekends,onceahighlightofmyweek,arenowjusttwoordinarydays.Article1_S_Popwin_My…Whatdoesthesentenceimply?Theauthorhasbecomemorefamiliarwiththevirtualworldthantherealworld.AVIRTUALLIFE

Infact,attimesIhavespentaslongasthreeweeksaloneathome,goingoutonlytogetmailandbuynewspapersandgroceries.Iwatchedmostoftheendlesssnowstormof’96onTV.Butafterawhile,lifeitselfbeginstofeelunreal.IstarttofeelasthoughI’vebecomeonewithmymachines,takingdatain,spittingthembackout,justanotherlinkintheNet.Othersonlinereportthesamesymptoms.Westarttofeelanaversiontooutsideformsofsocializing.WehavebecometheNetcritics’worstnightmare.Article3_S_Popwin_We..Paraphrasethesentence.WehavegotintoasituationthatcriticsoftheNetdescribeasmostdreadful.Whatfirstseemedlikealuxury,crawlingfrombedtocomputer,notworryingabouthair,andclothesandface,hasbecomeaformofescape,alackofdiscipline.Andonceyoustartreplacingrealhumancontactwithcyber-interaction,comingbackoutofthecavecanbequitedifficult.

Ifindmyselfshyer,morecautious,moreanxious.Or,conversely,whensuddenlyconfrontedwithreallivehumans,Igetoverexcited,speaktoomuch,interrupt.Article4_S_Popwin_And…1.Whatdoes“cyber-interaction”mean?2.Whatdoes“cave”herereferto?3.Paraphrasethesecondpartofthesentence.“Cyber-”isaprefixwhichmeans“ofthecomputer”.“Cyber-interaction”meansthecontactviathecomputer.“Cave”hererefersfigurativelytotheisolatedlifeofthevirtualworld.Returningtonormalsocietyfromtheisolatedlifeofthevirtualworldcanbequiteaproblem.IconstantlyworryifIamdressedappropriately,thatperhapsI’veactuallyforgottentoputonaskirtandwalkedoutsideintheT-shirtandunderwearIsleepandlivein.

Attimes,Iturnonthetelevisionandjustleaveittotalkawayinthebackground,somethingthatI’dneverdonepreviously.Thevoicesoftheprogramsarecomforting,butthenI’mjarredbythecommercials.Ifindmyselfsuckedinbysoapoperas,orneedingtokeepupwiththelatestnewsandtheweather.“Dateline,”“Frontline,”“Nightline,”CNN,NewYork1,everypossibleangleofeverystoryoverandoverandover,evenwhentheyareofnopossibleusetome.

Workmovesintothebackground.Idecidetocheckmyemail.Article5_S_Popwin_At…Tran