《基础英语阅读》Book 3 Unit 5电子教案 (二)

UnitFive

I.Objectives

令Tolearnhowtoorganizeanargumentativepieceofwriting;

令Tolistentoandreadsomematerialaboutthetelephonesoastolearnsomeuseful

wordsandexpressionsrelated.

II.TeachingEmphasis:

1.ThecomprehensionandappreciationofTextI;

2.Newwordsandexpressions:

pose,suspense,irritate,asphyxiated,ventilate,fidget,indiscreet,chatterbox,elope,obstinacy,

willfulness,escapism,justify,tycoon,aptitude,stumble,forastart,turnadeafearto,

ex-directory

ILLTeachingMethods:presentation;questions;discussion

IV.TeachingTool:multi-medium.

V.CheckingMethods:examination;questions;discussion;homework

VI.TeachingProcedures:(7periods)

Lead-in

1.MovieClip

2.Quotes

1.MovieClip

Watchthemovieclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.WhatattitudedoesMissDarbusholdtowardsstudents9useofcellphonesinherclass?

Shedoesn'tallowthemtousecellphonesinclass.Inherwords,shehaszerotoleranceforcell

phonesinclass.

2.HowdoesMissDarbuspunishthestudentsusingcellphonesinclass?

Shewillseethemindetention.

Discussion:

Fromtheperspectiveofastudent,doyouthinkteachersshouldallowstudentstousemobile

phonesinclass?Whyorwhynot?Thisisanopenquestion.

2.Quotes

Readthefollowingquotesandtellyourclassmateswhichoneisyourfavorite.Stateyour

reasons.

Thetelephoneisthegreatestsingleenemyofscholarship;forwhatourintellectualforebearsused

toinscribeininknowgoesonceoverawireintopermanentoblivion.

一StephenJayGould

Thereissomethingaboutsaying"Ok"andhangingupthereceiverwithabangthatkidsaman

intofeelingthathehasjustpulledoffabigdeal,evenifhehasonlycalledthetelephonecompany

tofindoutthecorrecttime.

—RobertBenchley

Middleageiswhenyou'resittingathomeonaSaturdaynightandthetelephoneringsandyou

hopeitisn'tforyou.

—OgdenNash

Utilityiswhenyouhaveonetelephone,luxuryiswhenyouhavetwo,opulenceiswhenyouhave

three—andparadiseiswhenyouhavenone.

—DougLarson

Thetelephoneisagoodwaytotalktopeoplewithouthavingtoofferthemadrink.

—FranLebowitz

Technologyisaqueerthing.Itbringsyougreatgiftswithonehand,anditstabsyouintheback

withtheother.

—CarrieP.Snow

Ithinkthetechnologyhasallowedustodoamuchbetterjobofdefiningwherethehazardsare,

wherethestrongshakingmaybe,wherethebadgroundis.

一DavidSchwartz

Therearenomoralsabouttechnologyatall.Technologyexpandsourwaysofthinkingabout

things,expandsourwaysofdoingthings.Ifwe'rebadpeopleweusetechnologyforbadpurposes

andifwe'regoodpeopleweuseitforgoodpurposes.

—HerbertSimon

ListeningInandSpeakingOut

3.Notes

4.Listening

5.SpeakingPractice

1.Notes

1.Motorola一(美国摩托罗拉公司)amultinationaltelecommunicationscompanybasedin

Illinois,US.Itwassplitintotwoindependentpubliccompanies,MotorolaMobilityand

MotorolaSolutionsonJanuary4,2011.

ArrayCommInc.—(美国爱瑞通信公司)aprivately-heldUScompanyincorporatedinApril

1992andco-foundedbywirelessindustrypioneerMartinCooper.Itisaworldleaderin

Multi-AntennaSignalprocessing.

2.incarnation一(inChristianity)theactofGodbecomingamaninJesus.Thewordcanalso

beusedasacommonnountomeanthatsomethingunrealorimaginaryprominentlydisplays

aparticularqualityorform.

3.subscriber—personwhoagreestobuy(anewspaper,aperiodical,etc.)regularlyovera

periodoftimeorpersonwhorentsatelephone.Pleaseguesswhatthiswordmeansinthe

listeningpassage.

4.adaptiveantenna——(自适应天线)atypeofsmartantenna.Itis“smart"becauseitimproves

onthetraditionalantennabyadjustinglortrafficpatternsatagiventimetoincreasesignal

strengthandquality.

5.address—directone'sattentionto(aproblem)ortacklesth.

6.unleashed—unlimitedorunrestricted

2.Listening

Listentotherecordingandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.WhatisthesignificanceofthefirstcallplacedbyMartinCoopertohisrival?

Itcausedafundamentaltechnologyandcommunicationsmarketshifttowardthepersonandaway

fromtheplace.

2.AccordingtoCooper,whatkindoffreedomdopeopledemandintalkingtootherpeople?

Peopledemandthefreedomtocommunicatewherevertheyare,unrestrictedbytheinfamous

cooperwire.

3.Howhastheportablecellphonedevelopedtotoday'smobilephones?

TheportablecellphonemadeitspublicdemonstrationonApril3,1973.ThenCooperspentten

yearsinbringingittomarket.

4.Canyouexplainthefollowingsentenceinyourownwords?

“ThistechnologyaddresseswhatCoopercalls'theunfulfilledpromise'ofcellular,which

shouldbe,butstillisn7asreliableoraffordableaswiredtelephony

Thetechnologyhassolvedcellular'slong-existingproblem,inCooper'swords,theunkept

promisethatcellularshouldbeastrustworthyandcheapaswiredtelephony.

5.WhathastheadaptiveantennatechnologycontributedtotheInternetusers?

Itincreasesthecapacityandcoverageofanycellularsystem,significantlylowerscostsandmakes

speechmorereliable.

3.SpeakingPractice

Giveanoralpresentationonthesummaryofthemainpointsofthelisteningpassage.

Foryourreference

Thekeypoints:

-MartinCooperandthefirstpublictelephonecallplacedonaportablecellularphone

-MartinCooperexplaininghisthinking

-thedevelopmentoftheportablecellphonetotoday'smobilephones

-MartinCooperandArrayComm'scoreadaptiveantennatechnology

-ArrayCommmakingtheInternet"personal“andMartinCooper'scomment

Discussandcommentontheeffectivenessofeachother'soralpresentation.

Workinpairsandtaketurnstoaskandgiveanswersaboutthefollowingtopics:

a.Howimportantaremobilephonestoourlife?

b.Whatarethebadthingsabouthavingamobilephone?

c.WhatdoyouthinkofmobileInternet?

Text

1.TextI

(1)Pre-ReadingQuestions

(2)GeneralReading

(3)Background

(4)Text

(5)CommentsontheText

(6)Exercises

2.TextII

(1)Text

(2)Questions

TextI

1.Pre-ReadingQuestions

Thinkaboutthefollowingquestionsbeforeyoureadthetext.

1.Doesthetitleofthetextstrikeyouasunusual?Wouldyoubeinclinednottoansweratelephone

callatanytime?

Yes,itdoes.Asarule,anytimethetelephonerings,weanswerit.

2.Doesthetitletellyouwhatkindofwritingthepassageis,anarrativeoranargument?

Yes.Thetitlesuggeststhatthewriterisexpressinghisopinionaboutnotansweringthe

telephone.Someofhisopinionsmaybesharedbyothersbutsomeofhisopinionsmaynot.So

thispassagemaywellbeanargument.Titlesbeginningwiththeprepositiononareusuallytitles

ofargumentativewriting,e.g.,OnSmoking,OnGambling,OnHygiene.

3.Whatdoyouthinkisthewriter'sintentioninwritingthisarticle?Ishecommentingonsome

people'sunwillingnesstoanswerthetelephoneorishehimselfgivingsomereasonsfornot

answeringthetelephone?

Perhapsitisthewriter'sintentiontotellusthatsomepeople,includinghimself,arejustifiedin

notansweringthetelephonebypresentingsomeofhisreasons.

4.Canyouimaginesomeofthethingsthewritermightmentioninhisarticle?

Thisisanopenquestion.Youmaydiscussthequestionwithyourclassmates.

2.GeneralReading

Gooverthetextrapidlyonceandthendecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsbest

sumsupthecontent.

—1.Itisnotnecessarytohaveatelephonebecauseillnewstravelsjustasfastasgoodnews.

V2.Thewriterstateshisreasonsfornothavingatelephone.

—3.Thewriterdoesnotlikethetelephoneatall.

3・Background

1.publictelephonebox

Apublictelephoneboxisasmallstructurefurnishedwithapayphone.Todaypublictelephone

boxesbecomefewerandfewerlargelyduetotheincreasedusageofmobilephones.

2.theBible

(TheGutenbergBible,thefirstprintedBible)

TheBibleistheaccountofGod'sactionintheworldandhispurposewithallcreation.The

writingoftheBibletookplaceoversixteencenturiesandistheworkofoverfortyhumanauthors.

Itisaquiteamazingcollectionof66bookswithverydifferentstyles.Thiscompilationofbooklets

containsanastonishingvarietyofliterarystyles.Itprovidesmanystoriesaboutthelivesofgood

andbadpeople,aboutbattlesandjourneys,aboutthelifeofJesusalongwithletterswrittento

groupsofChristiansthatmetinhomes.

4.TextIOnNotAnsweringtheTelephone

Wordsandphrases:

(1)ringsb.up:callsomeoneonthetelephone

e.g.IwillringherupwhenIreachhomeafterthelongjourney.

Whenisthebesttimetoringyouup?

(2)takesth.forgranted:expectsomethingtobeavailableallthetimeandforgetthatitisluckyto

haveit

e.g.Todayyoungpeopletakesomanythingsforgrantedinthiscountry-likehavinghot

waterwhenevertheyneedit.

Wetakeitforgrantedthatourchildrenwillbebetteroffthanweare.

(3)propose:v.suggestsomethingasaplanorcourseofaction

e.g.Thegovernmentisabouttoproposesomechangestosomeinstitutionssoon.

Itwasaharddecisionforthepresidenttoproposethepackagesolution.

(4)attempt:v.trytodosomething,especiallysomethingdifficult

e.g.Inthisarticletheauthorattemptstoexplainwhatleduptothewar.

TheonlytimethattheyattemptedtodosomethinglikethatwasinthecityofNewYork.

(5)pose:v.behaveinaninsincereorexaggeratedwaytomakeaparticularimpressiononother

people

e.g.Hecriticizedthemfordressingoutrageouslyandposingpretentiously.

Shelovestoposewhenmenarearound.

(6)pest:n.anannoyingthingorperson

e.g.Tellthatboytostayawayfromhere.Heissuchapest.

Thatchildisanabsolutepest.Hekeepsringingthedoorbellandthenrunningaway.

(7)suspense:n.afeelingorstateofexcitementoranxietyaboutsomethingthatisgoingtohappen

verysoon

e.g.Comeonthen,tellmewhathappened;thesuspenseiskillingme.

Thepatient'sparentswaitedingreatsuspenseforthedoctor'sopinion.

(8)irritating:a.annoying

e.g.ShetoldmethatTomwasthemostirritatingmanshehadevermet.

Students'habitualtardinessisirritatingtotheirteachers.

(9)engaged:a.(atelephoneoratelephoneline)alreadybeingusedbysomeoneelsesothatthe

persononeisphoningcannotbereached

e.g.Itriedtocallyoubackbutyouwereengaged.

Thenumberisengagedatthemoment.Tryagaininfiveminutes.

(10)horrible:a.veryunpleasantandoftenfrightening,worrying,orupsetting

e.g.Ihaveahorriblefeelingthatwe'regoingtomisstheplane.

Augustissohorriblethatevendedicatedpsychiatristsabandonpostsandpatientsfor

theentiremonth.

(11)asphyxiate:upreventsomeonefrombreathingnormally,usuallysothattheydie

e.g.Itwasreportedthatanoldmandiedinhisbath,asphyxiatedbythefumesfromagas

water-heater.

Unfortunately,allthepeopleworkinginthecoalminewereasphyxiatedbythebadgas.

(12)stale:a.(air)notfreshorpleasant,(food)nolongerfreshorgoodtoeat

e.g.Ididthistoremovethehorriblestalecigarettesmellfromourcar—theprevious

ownerssmokedheavilyinit.

Theownerofthebakeryhadtoemptysacksofstaleryebreadintothevat.

(13)unventilated:a.nofreshairgettinginto(aroomorbuilding)

e.g.Thatexplosionwassetoffbyanaccumulationofgasinanunventilatedtunnel.

Sheaskedmetowearprotectiveglovesandneverusecleaningproductsinan

unventilatedarea.

(14)chill:v.makesb.feelverycold;suddenlyfrightensomeone,especiallybyseemingverycruel

orviolent

e.g.SoonafterIsatonthemarbleseatinthewintrygarden,itwasbeginningtochillme.

Theangerinhisfacechilledher.

(15)fidget:v.keepmovingone'shandsorfeet,especiallybecauseheorsheisboredornervous

e.g.Onemythpeoplebelieveisthatwefidgetmorewhenwelie.Actually,theoppositeis

true.

Peopledon'tactuallyfidgetorlookawaywhenthey'relying.

(16)strong-minded:a.noteasilyinfluencedbyotherpeopletochangewhatyoubelieveorwant

[=determined]

e.g.Heissostrong—mindedthatnothingcanbringhimtohisknees.

Thestrong-mindedrarelyfollowthecrowd.

(17)dazed:a.unabletothinkclearly,especiallybecauseofashock,accident,etc.

e.g.AttheendofthelonginterviewIwasdazedandexhausted.

Thefrightenedgirllookeddazedandremainedspeechlessfortherestoftheday.

(18)apace:ad.happeningquickly

e.g.Thebusinesshasbeengrowingapaceforthelastyear.

Ifredthesunbeginshisrace,expectthatrainwillflowapace.

(19)indiscreet:a.carelessaboutwhatonesaysordoes,especiallybytalkingaboutthingswhich

shouldbekeptsecret

e.g.Makinganexceptionallyhighprofitissometimesindiscreetandaskingfortrouble.

Oneindiscreetremarkatthewrongmomentcouldruinthewholeplan.

(20)inquisitive:a.askingtoomanyquestionsandtryingtofindouttoomanydetailsabout

somethingorsomeone;interestedinalotofdifferentthingsandwantingtofind

outmoreaboutthem

e.g.Excuseme,Idonotwanttoseeminquisitive,butwhatexactlyareyoudoing?

Westillhavealottolearnaboutlife,medicine,andhealingbutweneedtoapproach

thesethingswithanopen,inquisitivemind.

(21)chatterbox:n.someone,especiallyachild,whotalkstoomuch

e.g.Myauntisachatterboxwhonevershutsup.

IrememberwhenIwasstudyingincollege,allmyprofessorsactedlikechatterboxes

repeatingzerotoleranceforplagiarisminanywritingassignmentsandacademic

papersinanycourse.

(22)fatal:a.resultinginsomeone'sdeath

e.g.Thistypeofallergycanveryoccasionallybefatal.

Nervousnessoranxietyisinmostcasesafatalkillerofsuccess.

(23)obstinacy:n.resoluteadherencetoone'sownideasordesires

e.g.Iresistedtheirproposalwithobstinacy.

Sheerobstinacypreventedhimfromapologizing.

(24)willfulness:n.thetraitofbeingpronetodisobedienceandlackofdiscipline

e.g.Irefusetostandbyandseethecompanyallowedtorunagroundbecauseofone

person'swillfulness.

Formostparents,occasionalwillfulnessistolerable,butcontinualwillfulnesscan

createaproblemasitquicklygathersshapingpowerofitsown.

(25)escapism:n.aninclinationtoretreatfromunpleasantrealitiesthroughdiversionorfantasy

e.g.Suicideisregardedastheultimateactofescapismbysomepeople.

Bookswereaformofescapismfromtherealworld.

(26)justify:v.showorprovethatsomethingisreasonableornecessary

e.g.Idon'thavetojustifymyselftoyouoranyoneelse.

Manyreasonshavebeenputforwardtojustifytheimpositionofcensorship.

(27)aptitude:n.naturalabilityorskill,especiallyinlearning

e.g.Inlanguagelearningitisattitude,notaptitude,thatdeterminessuccess.

Hehasdemonstratedagreataptitudefbrcarpentryskills.

(28)slip:n.asmallornarrowpieceofpaper

e.g.Theoddthingis,whentheposterarrived,therewasaslipofpapertellingmetherewas

noreceiptincluded.

Myfriendwrotedownhisaddressandtelephonenumberonaslipofpaper.

Notes

1.Whydon'tIhaveatelephone?NotbecauseIpretendtobewiseorposeasunusual.

Hereisanordinaryquestionfollowedbythewriter'sownanswersandexplanations.Theordinary

questionandanswerisarhetoricaldevicetobeginaparagraphortoorganizesmallunitsofan

essay.Thesecondquestioninthesameparagraph“Whydon'lIlikethetelephone?^^leadsto

furtherexplanationsonthepartofthewriter.

2.Illnewstravelsapace.

Wemayalsosay:Badnewshaswings.

Badnewstravelsquickly.

Illnewsfliesfast.

3.Thetruthwillout.

Thetruthwillbecomepubliclyknown.Thisisaproverb,andouthereisanintransitiveverb.

4.whenyoutakeoffthereceiver,yougiveyournumberoryourname

Insomecountries,thereceiverofatelephonecallliftsthereceiverandgiveshisownnumberor

nametotheonewhomakesthecall.ThisisnotoftendoneinChina.

5.asuccessfulbooksooftenreprintedastomakeanyauthorenvious

asuccessfulbookwhichissooftenreprintedthatitcanmakeanyauthorenvious.

e.g.RobertandKateweresocleverinsteeringtheconversationastohavetheoldman

easilytricked.

Thehitch-hikerwassocarefulabouthisclothingastoattractimmediateattention.

6.abookmoreinevidencethanShakespeareortheBible

abookwhichismoreoftenseenorusedthaneitherShakespeare^works,whichareveryfamous,

ortheBible,whichisthesacredwritingsoftheChristianreligionandwhicheveryChristianowns

7.Itservesyouright.

It'syourownfault.TheChineseequivalentofthesentencecanbe"你活该”.

8.(be)bentonquestioningyou

(be)determinedtoquestionyou.Benthereisanadjective.

e.g.Sheisbentonbecomingagoodpianist.

Heisbentonmakingjournalismhiscareer.

9.bed-ridden

卧床不起的

Thisisacompoundadjectiveformedbyanounandan-edparticiple.Moreexamples:

weather-beaten(饱经风霜的),panic-stricken(惊慌失措的)

10.therearetwothingsforwhichtheEnglishseemtoshowparticularaptitude

therearetwothingsthattheEnglishseemtobeabletodoespecially

Showaptitudeformeans“havetheabilitytodosomething,,.

e.g.Mozartshowedparticularaptitudeformusicwhenhewasyoung.

Leninwasamanofunparalleledvirtueandtalents,butwhatstruckmemostwashis

particularaptitudeheshowedforforeignlanguages.

5.CommentsontheText

Thistextisanargumentativeessayinwhichthewriterarguesforaproposition:thatitis

unnecessarytohaveatelephonebecauseitbringsmoretroublethanhelp.Hemakeshisargument

effectivebysettingforthclearlywhatistobeprovedandwhatheisagainst.Thewayhedevelops

hisargumentisinductive,thatis,heuseslargenumbersofexamplestoprovehispoint.The

writerdivideshisessayintothreemajorparts.

1.Introduction.Thefirstparagraphservesastheintroductiontotheessay.Hereheputs

forwardapremiseonwhichhebaseshisargument.Thesentence"Ijusthaven,tgota

telephone."mostclearlyestablishesthesubjectanddrawsthereaderintotheessay.

2.Thebody.Thebodyoftheessayconsistsoffivesections(Paras.2一6),inwhichthe

writerdevelopshisargumentbycitingexamplesandfactsashissupportingdetailsto

strengthenthemainideas.

1)(a)Thewritercanliveanormallifewithoutatelephone.

(b)Atelephoneisapestandatime-waster

2)Tohaveatelephoneathomeisanuisance.

3)Withoutatelephone,newseithergoodorbad,willreachanyonejustasquickly.

4)Tohaveone'snameandaddressprintedinatelephonedirectorywillbringoneaworld

oftroubles.

5)Atelephoneathomeisnotanecessityevenincaseofemergency.

3.Conclusion.Thelastparagraphmakesaconvincingfinishinwhichthewriterdrawsa

conclusionfromhisprecedingargument.Tohimitisunnecessarytohaveatelephoneat

all.Agoodconclusionusuallyreiteratesthemainargument.

Inthisessay,thesentencesarenotcomplicated,noristhesyntaxcomplex.Aconsiderable

numberoffirstandsecondpersonpronounsareused,andnumerousinstancesofeveryday

occurrencesaregiven.Thestyleisinformalandthetoneishumorous.Allthesetraitsmake

thisessayquitedifferentfromaseriousargument.

Inordertomakehispropositionmoreeasilyaccepted,thewriterresortstoseveralways

whichcanbecategorizedasfollows:1.exaggeration2.reversalofthereader\expectations,and3.

strikingcomparison.

1.Exaggeration.Thisisafigureofspeechbywhichsomethingisexaggeratedoutof

proportionforspecialorcomiceffect.

Examplesofexaggeration:

1)1thinkitisapest(andatime-^vaster.)(Para.2)

2)Whenyoudogetintothebox,youarehalfasphyxiatedbystale,unventilatedair,

flavouredwithcheapface-powderandchainsmoking;andbythetimeyouhave

begunyourconversationyourbackischilledbythecoldlooksofsomebodywhois

fidgetingtotakeyourplace.(Para.2)

3)Itwillallbethesameinahundredyears'time.(Para.3)

4)Haveyouneverrusheddrippingfromthebath,orchewingfromthetable,ordazed

fromthebed,onlytobetoldthatyouareawrongnumber?(Para.3)

2.Reversalofthereader'sexpectation.Thisisakindofrhetoricaldevicethewriteroften

usestoachievehumoursothatthereaderwilllaughandfeelfunnyoramused.

Anexampleofreversalofthereader'sexpectation:

Ihavejustbeenhandedaslipofpapertosaythatsomebodyiswaitingtospeaktome

onthetelephone.IthinkIhadbetteranswerit.Afterall,oneneverknows,itmaybe

somethingimportant.(Para.7)

3.Strikingcomparison.Thisisalsoastylisticdevicethewriterusesbymakingastrong

comparisonbetweenoneitemwhichthereaderisunfamiliarwithandotheritemsthat

heknowswelltoachieveargumentativepurpose.

Anexampleofstrikingcomparison:

Perhapsyouhavebeenindiscreetenoughtohaveyournameandnumberprintedin

thetelephonedirectory,abookwithalargecirculation,asuccessfulhooksooften

reprintedastomakeanyauthorenvious,abookmoreinevidencethanShakespeare

ortheBible,andfoundinallsortsofprivateandpublicplaces.(Para.5)

6.Exercises

Explainthefollowinginyourownwords.

1....orposeasunusual.

...orpretendtobeuncommon/outoftheordinary.

2....flavouredwithcheapface-powderandchain-smoking...

...filledwiththeodourofwomen'slowqualityface-powderandthesmellleftbehindbythe

ceaselesssmokingofcigarettes...

3.Areyoustrong-mindedenoughto...?

Doyouhaveenoughstrongwillpowerto...?

4.onlytobetoldthat...?

thenyouarejusttoldthat...?

5.'Thetruthwillout.”

Nomatterhowhardyoutrytohideit,peoplewilllearnthefactssoonerorlater.

6.abookmoreinevidencethanShakespeareortheBible...

abookwhichcanbeseeninmoreplacesthanShakespeareortheBible...

7....toescapefromsomeidleorinquisitivechatterbox,orsomebodywhowantssomethingfor

nothing...

...tokeepawayfromsomelazyorcuriousgossip,orfromsomebodywhowantssomethingbut

nottoofferanythinginreturn.

8....orfromsomereporterbentonquestioningyou...

...orfromsomereporterwhoisdeterminedtoquestionyou...

9....yourbackischilledbythecoldlooksofsomebody...

...somebody5scoldstarebehindyourbackissufficienttogiveyouashudder...

10....therearetwothingsforwhichtheEnglishseemtoshowparticularaptitude...

TheEnglishseemtobeespeciallytalentedintwoareas...

TextIIRemoteControl

Notes

1.WashingtonPost

theoldest(foundedin1877)andlargestnewspaperofWashingtonD.C.ThePostisespecially

knownforitspoliticalreportingoftheworkingsofWhiteHouse,Congressandotheraspectsof

USgovernment.ItisgenerallyregardedastheleadingdailyAmericannewspapersalongwithThe

NewYorkTimesandTheWallStreetJournal.

2.havebeensmokingcrack

havebeensmokingcrackcocaine

Crackisaslangwordforapureandpowerfulformofthedrugcocaine.Whenitssmokeenters

theaddict'smouth,crackcanleavethetonguenumb.Theauthorissuggestingthattheappliance

manufacturershavebeentalkingnonsenseortellingtales.

3.foolproof

notliabletofailure

-proofisoftenusedinacombinationwithotherwordsorasasuffixindicatingabletowithstand

sth.,forinstance,waterproof,fireproof,breakageproof.

4.Jell-OPuddingSnack

famoussnackbrandnameinAmericawithover100yearsofbusinessexperienceandabout150

productsandcounting.Jell-Ogotitsnameforafruit-flavoredgelatinin1897.

5.Aretheynuts?

Aretheymad?

Nutshereisadjectiveandaninformalorslangtermformentallyiiregular.

6.Godforbid

aphraseexpressingthedesirethatGodwouldforbidthesituationthatthespeakerhasjust

mentionedfromeverhappening

但愿不要如此、千万别如此、苍天不容

7.We'dnevergetthedooropenagain!

(Ifourrefrigeratorfoundoutwhatourweightwas,)wewouldnevergetthedooropen

again!

Thesentencehassubjunctivemoodandindicatestheauthor'sunwillingnesstohave“smart”

homeappliances.

8.PIP,MTS,DBS,F2,JUMPANDBLANK

buttonsonatelevisionremotelabelingdifferentfeaturesofthistelevision

PIP=pictureinpicture（画中画）

MTS=multi-channeltelevisionsound（多声道电视伴音）

DBS=direct-broadcastsatellite（直播卫星）

F2maycauseseveralmenuoperationstobeselected（选择菜单操作）

JUMP（跳台）means"jumptothenextscene/channeF,

BLANK（空白屏幕）meansblankTVscreen.

1.Questions

True（T）orFalse（F）

1.TheWashingtonPosttakesthesideoftheappliancemanufacturers.

F

TheWashingtonPostjustdescribesforthereadersth