Unit4-新编研究生-基础综合英语-邱东林

Unit4TechnologymainPartA_Lead-in1Pre-listeningListeningWordBuildingLead-inBackgroundInformationYouwillhearanewsreportonpeople’sattitudetowardtheuseofcellphoneinpublicplaces.Beforelistening,workinpairstotalkaboutthesesquestions.PartAPartBCellPhone1) Doyouusecellphone?Canitbemoreofahelpthanaproblem?Giveexamples.2) Shouldtherebesomerulestorestricttheuseofcellphones?Whatkindofrestrictionswouldyousuggest?PartCPartA_BackgroundInformationWordBuildingLead-inBackgroundInformationPre-listening1.

QualcommIncorporated

Qualcommstandsfor“qualitycommunications”.Itwasstartedin1985,inSanDiego,Californiabysevenveteransoftheindustry.In1989,Qualcommintroducedtechnologythatchangedwirelessphonetechnologytheworldover.Sincethen,Qualcommhasbranchedoutintootherareasofstateoftheart(thehighestlevelofdevelopmentataparticulartime)communicationproductsforcellphones,multimedia,GPS(GlobalPositioningSatellites

/Systems),whichincludechipsets,systemsoftware,anddevelopmenttools.InternetproductsincludeVoIP(VoiceoverInternetProtocols),Eudoraemailsoftware,andPurevoice.ListeningPartAPartBPartCCellPhonePartA_BackgroundInformationWordBuildingLead-inBackgroundInformationPre-listeningIthasattractedthebestpeopleintheindustry.ItsuniqueworkenvironmentanddedicatedworkforcehaveearnedQualcommaplaceamongthe“100BestCompaniestoWorkforinAmerica”.ListeningPartAPartBPartCCellPhonePartA_BackgroundInformationWordBuildingLead-inBackgroundInformationPre-listeningListening2.NokiainAsiaPacific

AleaderinthemobilecommunicationsmarketinAsiaPacific,Nokiafirstbeganitsbusinessintheearly1980’s.Nokia’sregionalcorporateheadquartersislocatedatAlexandraTechnopark,inSingapore.Nokiahasfocusedalargepartonmobilemultimediaforconsumers.Itsproductshavefeaturessuchasimaging,games,music,andmediaallwithinacellphone.Inaddition,Nokiaboastsofofferingbusinessoptimizedmobilesolutions,gateways,includingwirelessemailandInternet,applicationmobility,messageprotection,virtualprivatenetworks,firewalls,andintrusionprotection.PartAPartBPartCCellPhonePartA_BackgroundInformationWordBuildingLead-inBackgroundInformationPre-listeningListeningPartAPartBPartCCellPhonePartA_Listening2Pre-listeningListeningIssue1:seemstobehappeningmoreandmoreinpublicplaceslikerestaurants,movietheaters,oreveninchurch.Issue2:Inresponsetothecomplaintsaboutcellphoneuse,SanDiegoistryingtoappealtocellphoneuserswith.

Issue3:AccordingtoanInternetsurveyconductedbySanDiegoMayorSusanGolding,thousandsofpeople oncellphoneuse.Shrillinterruptionofaringingcellphone______________________________acourtesycampaign_______________Listentothenewsreportandcompletethesummaryoftheissuesthespeakerstalkabout.PartAPartBPartCCellPhonerespondedcallingforrestrictions________________________Issue4:JudithMartinistherealMissManners,becauseshebelievesifyouuseyouwillmakepeopleangryandclogupthecourts.Issue5:ThechallengetothecourtesycampaignisthatPartA_Listening2Pre-listeninglawfortrivialthingspeopledon’tapplytherulestothemselves_______________________________PartA_Listening3PartAPartBPartCCellPhonetheheavyhandofthe_______________,________________ListeningPartA_Listening4Listentothenewsreportagainandcompletetheanswertothefollowingquestions.1)

Whathasaccompaniedtheriseincellphones?

Theriseofportablephoneshasbeenaccompaniedbyarisein.2)

HowdoesReverendWendyCraig-PurcellofSanDiego’sChurchofTodayusuallyrespondtoaringingcellphoneinthemiddleofprayerandmeditation?

Sheusuallyjust

andmaylatersaysomethinglike,“Well,youknow,maybethespiritofGod

.”Pre-listeningcomplaintsaboutmobilephonemanners______________________________ignoresit_______istrulycallingusandwantingourattention________________________________PartAPartBPartCCellPhoneListeningPartA_Listening5Pre-listening3)

WhydoesthereporterthinkSanDiegoseemslikeanunlikelyplacetoraisetheissueofrudecellphoneuse?Becausethecellphoneindustryis,withcompanieslikeQualcommandNokia.4)

WhyisNokiaactuallysponsoringtheMayor’scourtesycampaign?Firstly,everyoneagreesthatincertainpublicareassuchasmovietheaters,churches,museums,andlibraries,talkingovercellphonecanbeand,essentially,it’sa.Secondly,withcommunitiesinOhioandNewJerseyalreadybanningcellphoneusebehindthewheel,theindustrymayseeacourtesycampaignasawayto.oneofthecity’sbiggestemployersverydisruptive___________violationofbasiccourtesy___________________headofffurthergovernmentregulation______________________________________________________PartAPartBPartCCellPhoneListeningPartA_Listening4Pre-listening5)

WhydidMayorGolding’scellphonestarttoringduringthispressconference?Sheexplainedthatherswasanewphone,andshehadn’tfiguredoutandshedidn’tknowhowto.allthesettingsPartA_Listening6turnofftheringer________________________PartA_Listening6PartAPartBPartCCellPhoneListeningPartA_Listening-spritPre-listeningBobEdwards(thehost):NearlyhalfofallAmericanadultshavewirelesstelephones.Peoplearebuyingthematarateof46,000aday.Theriseofportablephoneshasbeenaccompaniedbyariseincomplaintsaboutmobilephonemanners.Afewcitieshavepassedlawsrestrictingtheiruse.ButSanDiego’stryingadifferentapproach,appealingtocellphoneuserswithacourtesycampaign.FrommemberstationKPBS,ScottHorsleyreports.ScotHorsley:Itseemstobehappeningmoreandmore,inrestaurants,movietheaters,eveninchurch.SOUNDBITEOFCELLPHONERINGINGHorsley:Whenitcomestotheshrillinterruptionofaringingcellphone,noplaceitseemsissacred.PartAPartBPartCCellPhoneListeningPartA_Listening-spritPre-listeningReverendWendyCraig-Purcell(ChurchofToday):Well,ifwe’reinthemiddleofprayerandmeditation,Iusuallyjustignoreit.AndImaymakeacommentafterwards,somethinglike,“Well,youknow,maybethespiritofGodistrulycallingusandwantingourattention.”Horsley:NoteveryoneisasforgivingasReverendWendyCraig-PurcellofSanDiego’sChurchofToday.Andnoteveryoneviewsthecellphoneasaninstrumentofdivineintervention.WhenSanDiegoMayorSusanGoldingconductedanInternetsurveylastyear,thousandsofpeoplerespondedcallingforrestrictionsoncellphoneuse,especiallyinmovietheaters.MayorSusanGolding(SanDiego):IknowthatI’vebeeninthemovies.Andit’satthatquiettimewheneveryone’sontheedgeoftheirseatandthephoneringsnexttoyouandthepersonstartstotalkinaveryloudvoice.PartAPartBPartCCellPhoneListeningPartA_Listening-spritHorsley:Butratherthanproposeregulation,MayorGoldinghaslaunchedavoluntarycourtesycampaign,urgingwirelessphoneuserstomindtheirmobilemanners.Thecampaignincludesstickersthatbusinessescandisplay,remindingcustomersthey’reinaquietzone.ThemayorherselfpostedastickeroutsideonemovietheaterasDougCohenlookedoninapproval.Cohenisarealestatebrokerwhoseowncellphonegetsplentyofuse,butheagreesthereoughttobelimits.DougCohen(realestatebroker):IhaveverygoodfriendsthatIwon’teatlunchwith.Theyjustcan’tgetawayfromit.Soit’s…there’sanetiquette.It’sjustlikedrivingoranythingelse,youknow.Somepeoplewillsubscribetoacertainpolitenessandsomepeoplewon’t.Butit’snicethatthere’sanissuebeingraisedhere.PartAPartBPartCCellPhonePre-listeningListeningPartA_Listening-spritHorsley:SanDiegomightseemlikeanunlikelyplacetoraisetheissueofrudecellphoneusesincethecellphoneindustryisoneofthecity’sbiggestemployers,withcompanieslikeQualcommandNokia.ButNokiaisactuallysponsoringthemayor’scourtesycampaign.VicePresidentLarryPaulsonsayscustomersshouldsettheirphonesto“vibrate”ratherthanringincertainsettings,andsometimeseventurntheirtelephonesoff.LarryPaulson(VicePresident,Nokia):CertainlyIthinkthateveryoneagreeswiththis.Incertainpublicareassuchasmovietheaters,plays,churches,museums,andlibraries,talkingcanbeverydisruptiveand,essentially,it’saviolationofbasiccourtesy.PartAPartBPartCCellPhonePre-listeningListeningPartA_Listening-spritHorsley:Cellphonecompaniesrealizeapublicbacklashisn’tgoodfortheirbusiness.AndwithcommunitiesinOhioandNewJerseyalreadybanningcellphoneusebehindthewheel,theindustrymayseeacourtesycampaignasawaytoheadofffurthergovernmentregulation,likethebeercompaniesurgingtheircustomerstodrinkresponsibly.Insteadofastrictenforcer,MayorGoldinghopestoplayagentleMissManners.TherealMissManners,newspapercolumnistJudithMartin,thinksthatmightworkbetter,anyway.JudithMartin(MissManners):Ifyonusetheheavyhandofthelawforeverydaytrivialthings,youcreatethisstatewhereeverybodyisangryateverybodyelse,wherethecourtsarecloggedup.Thisisaverysimplethingwe’retalkingabout:don’tdisturbpeople,youknow.Don’ttalkatthemovies.Don’ttalkonthephoneinthemovies.Don’ttalktothepersonnexttoyouinthemovies.PartAPartBPartCCellPhonePre-listeningListeningPartA_Listening-spritHorsley:Martinsaysit’snotunusualwhennewtechnologiesdevelopforpeopletobelievethey’reinanetiquette-freezone.Butgradually,aconsensusdevelopsabouthowthetoolsshouldbeused.Withcellphones,shesays,we’rehalfwaythere.Peopleagreethatothersshouldn’tannoythemwiththeirphones,buttheydon’tnecessarilyapplythesamerulestothemselves.Thatwillbethechallenge,asMayorGoldingdemonstratedduringanewsconferencekickingoffhercourtesycampaign.MayorGolding:Ithinkwewillinfluenceagreatnumberofpeopletostopandthink.Forexample,mineisringingrightnow.ButIthinkwewillinfluencealotofpeopletoturnofftheircellphonesortoputthemon“vibrate”.Clearly,thereareplaces…,andthisdoesn’tevenhangupwell.Butbecause…Iwanttobecourteousandnotansweritduringthispressconference.PartAPartBPartCCellPhonePre-listeningListeningPartA_Listening-spritHorsley:TheMayorlaterexplainedthatherswasanewphone,andshehadn’tfiguredoutallthesettings.ShegotaquicklessonfromtheNokiavicepresidentinhowtoturnofftheringer.ForNPRNews,I’mScottHorsleyinSanDiego.PartA_Listening-spritPartAPartBPartCCellPhonePre-listeningListeningPartB_leadin1YouwillhearaninterviewfromVOAwithCharlesKellyonthesubjectoflearningEnglishonline.Beforeyoulisten,readsomeofthewordsusedbythespeakersandguesswhatquestionsorstatementswereputforwardbytheinterviewer.Compareyourguesseswithapartner’s.WordBuildingLead-inBackgroundInformationPre-listeningPartAPartBPartCInternetListeningPartB_leadin2Pre-listeningBackgroundInformationKelly:Butatthispointmanycountries—forexample,Japan—peoplearepayingper-minuteonthetelephone,sounlesstheyhaveanunlimitedaccountthey’renotlikelytostayontheInternetalongtime.WordBuildingLead-in2)Kelly:Onethingpeoplecandotolowerthecostistofindsitesthey’reinterestedin,theycangorighttothesiteanddownloadtwoorthreepagesandhangupthephone,andthenreadthosepagesoffline.PartAPartBPartCListeningInternetThepotentialproblemisthecostofconnectingtotheInternet.___________________________________________________________1)Doyouhaveanyadviceforpeoplewhomayseethisasabigdownsideoftryingtoreachouttotherestoftheworld?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartB_leadin3Pre-listeningBackgroundInformation3)WordBuildingLead-inKelly:Wehavegames,quizzesandpuzzles—thingsthattendtobefun.Therearewordsearchpuzzleswhereapersonwouldseeawholepagefulloflettersandthentheytrytolocatethehiddenwordswithintheletters.Wehavetraditionalgrammarquizzes,multiplechoice.PartAPartBPartCListeningInternetCharlesKellyoperatesonewebsite“manythings”.Englishlearnerscanfindwhattheylikethere.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartB_BackgroundInformation1WordBuildingLead-inBackgroundInformationPre-listeningToyotaMotorCorporationisthelargestautomobilemanufacturerinJapanandoneofthelargestautomakersintheworld.Itproducespassengercars,buses,sportutilityvehicles,trucks,vans,andautomobileparts.Inaddition,Toyotaownscompaniesthatmanufacturesuchproductsasrubber,steel,andtextiles.Toyotaalsomanagesrealestateandimportandexportfirms.Toyotahasautomobileplantsinabout25countries.Well-knownToyotamodelsincludetheCamry,Celica,Corolla,4Runner,andTundra.ToyotaalsoproducesalineofluxuryautomobilesandsportutilityvehiclesunderthetradenameLexus.ToyotaMotorCorporationPartAPartBPartCListeningInternetPartB_BackgroundInformation2Toyotawasfoundedin1933,whenToyodaAutomaticLoomWorks,Ltd.setupadepartmenttomakeautomobiles.Duringthe1960s,ToyotabecameJapan’slargestautomobilemanufacturerafteritacquiredseveralrivalmanufacturingfirms.Toyota’sheadquartersareinToyotaCity,Japan.WordBuildingLead-inBackgroundInformationPre-listeningListeningPartAPartBPartCInternetPartB_Listening1Listentotheinterviewandchoosefromthefollowingoptionsthefourmajorissuestalkedaboutintheinterview.Pre-listeningListeninga.WebsiteshavemadereadingmoreconvenientandinterestingforEnglishreaders.b.Withthedevelopmentofwebsites,bookstoresareonthedownside.c.ThemainobstacletopeoplewhowanttolearnEnglishonlineatthemomentisthecostofconnectingtotheInternet.d.Someofthewebsitesarelimitedinthelanguageactivitiestheyprovide.PartAPartBPartCInternetPartB_Listening2e.CharlesKellyrunstwosuccessfulwebsitesandtheInternetTESLJournalwhichofferdifferentkindsoflanguageactivities.f.CharlesKelly’swebsitesand“theInternetTESLJournal”thereforeattractalotofadvertisements.g.Thereismuchpotentialforusingtechnologytolearnalanguage,yetit’shardtopredictthefutureofEnglishlanguagelearningontheInternet.Issue1:_______ac_______Issue2:e_______Issue3:Listeningg_______Issue4:PartAPartBPartCPre-listeningInternetPartB_Listening3Listentotheinterviewagainandtakenotes.Somekeywordsorphraseshavebeenprovidedtoyou.Listening1)

IntroductionofCharlesKellyCharlesKellyisanEnglishprofessorwhooperatesthreeforstudentsandteachersofEnglishasasecondlanguage.He’sanAmericanattheAichiInstituteofTechnologyinToyota,Japan,fortwentyyears.2)

Thechangeinpeople’sreadinghabitsYearsagopeoplewhowantedtoreadalotofthingsinEnglishwouldhavetobuythingsatabookstoreor.Butnowtheycangorightonlineand.websites_________who’sbeenteaching____________________mail-orderbooksormagazines______________________________lookupanytopicthey’reinterestedin_____________________________________PartAPartBPartCPre-listeningInternetPartB_Listening4Listening3)

AdvantageoflearningEnglishonlineOneadvantageofstudyingthingsyou’reinterestedinonlineisthatittostudyitandyoutendtolearnthevocabularyandthesentencepatterns.4) Reasonswhyit’shardtopredictthefutureoflearningonlineFromapointofview,probablythemightdobetterthancompaniesthataretryingtoofferonlinecourses.AlotoftheEnglish-teachingdot-comstherefore.increasesyourmotivation_________________________usedtodiscussthattopic_________________________commercial____________universitiesthatofferonlinecourses__________________________________wentoffline____________PartAPartBPartCPre-listeningInternetPartB_Listening5ListeningReasonswhythere’snoadvertisingonCharlesKelly’swebsiteHiswebsitehasalotofteachersthatandsenditthattheypostontheWeb.volunteertheirtime___________________quizzesandactivities_____________________PartAPartBPartCPre-listeningInternetPartB_Listening-sprit1Arditti: I’mAviArdittiwithRosanneSkirble,andthisweekonwordmasterwelookatlearningEnglishonline.Skirble:CharlesKellyisanEnglishprofessorwhohasdevotedcountlesshourstothreewebsitesforstudentsandteachersofEnglishasasecondlanguage.He’sanAmericanwho’sbeenteachingattheAichiInstituteofTechnologyinToyota,Japan,fortwentyyears.Kelly:Uptoandevenfiveyearsago,sixyearsago,peoplewhowantedtoreadalotofthingsinEnglishwouldhavetobuythingsatabookstoreormail-orderbooksormagazines.Butnowtheycangorightonlineandlookupanytopicthey’reinterestedinandfindthingsthey’reinterestedinreading.Andofcourseoneadvantageofstudyingthingsyou’reinterestedinis(that)itincreasesyourmotivationtostudyit.SobyreadinginEnglishabouttopicsyou’reinterestedin,youtendtolearnthevocabularyandthesentencepatternsusedtodiscussthattopic.Arditti:CharlesKellysaysthatthereisreallyonlyonepotentialhurdle.Skirble:AndthatisthecostofconnectingtotheInternet.ListeningPartAPartBPartCPre-listeningInternetPartB_Listening-sprit2Kelly:Moreandmorecountriesareofferingunlimitedaccess,soIthinkthefuturelooksbetter.Butatthispointmanycountries—forexample,Japan—peoplearepayingper-minuteonthetelephone,sounlesstheyhaveanunlimitedaccountthey’renotlikelytostayontheInternetalongtime.Arditti: Doyouhaveanyadviceforpeoplewhomayseethisasabigdownsideoftryingtoreachouttotherestoftheworld?Kelly:Onethingpeoplecandotolowerthecostistofindsitesthey’reinterestedin,theycangorighttothesiteanddownloadtwoorthreepagesandhangupthephone,andthenreadthosepagesoffline.That’sapossibility.SomeoftheradiostationsoutthereallowyoutodownloadtheRealAudiofileandlistentoitoffline.Skirble:CharlesKellyoperatesonewebsitewithhisolderbrother,Larry,whoalsoteachesEnglishattheAichiInstituteofTechnology.Theaddressis:w-w-wdotmanythingsdoto-r-g.ListeningPartAPartBPartCPre-listeningInternetPartB_Listening-sprit3Arditti: And“manythings”areexactlywhatyoufindthere,fromtestsonslangandproverbstoalotofotheractivities.Kelly:Wehavegames,quizzesandpuzzles—thingsthattendtobefun.Therearewordsearchpuzzleswhereapersonwouldseeawholepagefulloflettersandthentheytrytolocatethehiddenwordswithintheletters.Wehavetraditionalgrammarquizzes,multiplechoice.Arditti: CharlesKellyalsoeditsamonthlyonlinejournalforteachersofEnglishasasecondlanguage.It’scalled“TheInternetTESLJournal”.Thataddressis...i-t-e-s-l-jdotorg.Skirble:Andhisthirdwebsiteisa-4-e-s-ldotorg.That’stheletter“a”followedbythenumber4,thene-s-ldoto-r-g.Itcontainsmorethan1,000activitiesforlearningEnglish.Arditti: Yetevenwithsomuchpotentialforusingtechnologytolearnalanguage,CharlesKellysaysit’shardtopredictthefutureofEnglishlanguagelearningontheInternet.ListeningPartAPartBPartCPre-listeningInternetPartB_Listening-sprit4Kelly:Ithinkfromacommercialpointofview,probablytheuniversitiesthatofferonlinecoursesmightdobetterthancompaniesthataretryingtoofferonlinecourses,justthesameasalotofthedot-comswentofflineayearorsoago,alotoftheEnglish-teachingdot-comsdidthesame,theywentoffline.Arditti: AndonethingInoticeaboutyoursites,itappearsthere’snoadvertising.Kelly:Wedecidedalongtimeagothatthatwasagoodidea.ThehasalotofteachersthatvolunteertheirtimeandsenditquizzesandactivitiesthatwepostontheWeb,andaslongastherearevolunteersthatarewillingtosharetheirtime,we’rewillingtoshareourtime.Skirble:ProfessorCharlesKelly,speakingtousfromtheAichiInstituteofTechnologyinToyota,Japan.ListeningPartAPartBPartCPre-listeningInternetPartB_Listening-sprit1Arditti: Andthat’sallforWordmasterthisweek.Ifyou’dliketoreachRosanneandmeontheInternet,writetoword@voanews.WithRosanneSkirble,I’mAviArditti.ListeningPartAPartBPartCPre-listeningInternetBeforeReading1.1Takeaminuteortwotonotethetitleandreadtheopeningparagraph.Then,inthespacesprovided,answerthefollowingquestions.1)

Whatmightbethethemeofthisessay?Whatwillthewrierbringourattentionto?

____________________________________________2)WhywasthewritersecretlypleasedtodiscovertonsofmessageswaitinginhisINbox?Whatmakese-mailsoenticing?____________________________________________3)Hase-mailtakenoveryourlifeasyouknowit?Canyoulivewithoute-mailinyoureverydaylife?_____________________________________________Lead-inQuestionsCultureNotesPartAPartBPartCBeforeReadingBeforeReading1.2ArpanetBythemid-1990s,expertsestimatedthatmorethan50millioncomputerswerelinkedtotheinformationsuperhighwaybywayofanetworkcalledtheInternet.Thisnetworkbeganinthelate1960sasArpanet,aconnectionofmilitaryandothergovernmentcomputersintheUnitedStates.

TheU.S.DepartmentofDefensecreatedArpanettokeepthesecomputerssecureintheeventofwarornaturaldisaster.SoonafterArpanetwasbegun,universitiesandotherinstitutionscreatedtheirownnetworks.ThesenetworkseventuallymergedwithArpanettoformtheInternet.Lead-inQuestionsCultureNotesBeforeReadingPartBPartCPartABeforeReading1.4Prometheus

Prometheus,inGreekmyths,wasamemberoftheearliestraceofgods,calledTitans.Prometheus’fatherwasIapetus,andhismotherwaseitherThemisorClymene.ThegodZeusplottedtodestroyhumanitybydeprivingtheearthoffire.Prometheusstolefirefromthegodsandgaveittohumanbeings.ZeuspunishedhimbyorderinghimboundtoaremotepeakintheCaucasusMountains.AneaglecametodevourPrometheus’livereveryday,andthelivergrewbackeachnight.AfterPrometheushadsufferedformanycenturies,theheroHerculeskilledtheeagleandsetPrometheusfree.Lead-inQuestionsCultureNotesBeforeReadingPartBPartCPartABeforeReading1.5TheGreekpoetHesioddescribedPrometheusasatricksterandatroublemaker.TheGreekdramatistAeschyluspresentedhimasatragicheroandachampionofhumanityinhistragedyPrometheusBound.TheGermancomposerLudwigvanBeethoven,theGermanauthorJohannWolfgangvonGoethe,andtheEnglishpoetPercyByssheShelleycreatedworksinspiredbythePrometheusmyth.Lead-inQuestionsCultureNotesBeforeReadingPartBPartCPartADetailedReading1.1We’veGotMail

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AlwaysAndrewLeonard

Ise-mailablessingoracurse?Lastmonth,afteraweek’svacation,Idiscovered1,218unreade-mailmessageswaitinginmyINbox.Ipretendtobedismayed,butsecretlyIwaspleased.Thisishowwemeasureourwiredworthinthelate1990s

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ifyouaren’toverwhelmedbye-mail,youmustbedoingsomethingwrong.

Nevermindthataftersubtractingthestaleofficechitchat,spam,flame

wars,dumbjokesforwardedbyfriendswhoshouldhaveknownbetterandothere-maildetritus,therewereperhapssevenmessagesactuallyworthreading.Iwasdoomedtospendhalfmyworkdayjustdeletingjunk.E-mailsucks.PartAPartBPartCDetailedReading

Butwait—whataboutthoseseven?AclosefriendinTaipeiIhaven’tseeninfiveyearstellsmehe’splanningtostartafamily.AcompletestrangerinBelgiumsendsmeahotstorytip.Anotherstrangeroffersmeajob.I’dratherloseaneyethanlosemye-mailaccount.E-mailrocks.

E-mail.Can’tlivewithit,can’tlivewithoutit.Conartistsandrealartists,advertisersandfreedomfighters,loversandswornenemies—they’veallflockedtoe-mailastheywouldtoanynewmediumofexpression.E-mailisconvenient,savestime,bringsusclosertooneanother,helpsusmanageourever-morecomplexlives.Booksarewritten,campaignsconducted,crimesco