新视野大学英语（第四版）读写教程3（思政智慧版）Unit1 Section A The digital age Are we ready

Thedigital

age:

Arewe

ready?Any

sufficientlyadvanced

technology

is

indistinguishablefrom

magic.—Arthur

C.Clarke(British

writer)NEUHORZON新视野大学英语读写教程3UnitThe

Internet

has

changed

our

lives

in

almost

every

waypossible.We

are

connected

online

anytime

and

anywhere,communicating

with

each

other,doing

shopping,and

receiving

distance

education.The

Internet

creates

a

digital

world

in

whichanything

seems

to

be

possible.We

are

aiming

at

building

asmart

society,which

in

turn

will

have

a

profound

influence

on

ourrelationshipswith

otherpeople

and

technology.While

enjoying

all

the

convenience

the

digital

agehasbroughtus,新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Previewhave

you

ever

thought

of

the

possible

problems

it

has

created?More

and

more

people

are

relying

on

social

media

to

keep

in

touch

with

each

other,instead

of

having

face-to-faceconversations.So,what

will

be

the

effect

on

human

relationshipswhen

we

sacrifice

conversation

for

connection?How

will

thedigital

world

evolve

in

the

near

future?Are

you

really

well

equipped

for

the

challenges

in

this

digital

age?新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3PreviewSectionAPre-readingactivitiesDetailedstudyofthetextReadingcomprehensionLanguagefocusStructureanalysisandwriting新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

—Pre-readingactivities1

Are

you

addicted

to

your

smartphone?Rate

each

statementbelowandcirclethescorethat

representsyour

opiniontomakean

assessment.1=Strongly

disagree2

=Disagree3=Somewhat

disagree4=Neutral5=Somewhat

agree6=Agree7=Strongly

agree新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

—Pre-reading

activities1Areyouaddictedtoyoursmartphone?Rateeachstatementbelowandcirclethescorethat

representsyour

opiniontomakean

assessment.1Iwouldfeeluncomfortablewithoutconstantaccesstoinformationthroughmysmartphone.2

Iwouldbe

annoyed

ifl

couldnot

lise

my

smdrtphonewhenIwantedto.1

2

3

45

6

7新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

—Pre-reading

activities1Areyouaddictedtoyoursmartphone?Rateeachstatement

belowandcirclethescorethat

representsyour

opiniontomakean

assessment.3I

would

be

scared

if

my

smartphone

ran

out

of

battery.4IfI

did

not

have

d

data

signal

or

could

not

connectto

Wi-Fi,I

wouldconstantlychecktoseeif

Ihad

a

signal

or

could

find

aWi-Finetwork.1

2

3

45

6

7新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

—Pre-reading

activities1Areyouaddictedtoyoursmartphone?Rateeachstatementbelowandcirclethescorethatrepresents

your

opinion

tomake

an

assessment.5If

Icouldnotcheckmysmartphonefor

awhile,I

would

feel

adesiretocheck

it.1

23

4

5

6

7新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程31Areyouaddictedtoyoursmartphone?Rateeachstatement

belowandcirclethescorethatrepresents

your

opinion

tomake

an

assessment.IfIdidnothave

my

smartphonewith

me,6IwouldfeelanxiousbecauseIcouldnotinstantly

communicatewithmyfamily

or

friends.SectionA

—Pre-readingactivities1

2

3

4

5

6

7Section

A

—Pre-reading

activities1Are

you

addicted

to

your

smartphone?Rate

each

statementbelowandcirclethescorethat

representsyour

opiniontomakean

assessment.7IwouldbenervousbecauseIcouldnotknowif

someonehadtried

to

get

hold

of

me.8I

would

be

nervols

because

f

would

bedisconnected

from

my

onlineidentity.1

2

3

4

5

6

7新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

—Pre-reading

activities1Areyouaddictedtoyoursmartphone?Rateeachstatementbelowandcirclethescorethatrepresents

your

opinion

tomake

an

assessment.9IwouldbeuncomfortablebecauseIcouldnotstayup-to-datewithsocialmediaandonlinenetworks.101would

feel

weird

beause

l

wold

nol

know

what

to

do.1

2

3

4

5

6

7新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

—Pre-readingactivitiesNowaddupyourscore.Thehigherthe

score,themore

likely

youaretobeaddictedtoyour

smartphone.10:Youhave

averyhealthyrelationshipwith

your

device.11-30:You're

alittle

addictedtoyour

device.31-50:You'reprettyaddictedtoyourdevice.51-70:Youneeda

seriousintervention.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3

Section

A

—Pre-reading

activities

2

Workinpairs.Shareyourassessmentresult

and

discussthefollowing

questions.1Whatimpactsdoyouthinksmartphoneshave

onyourrelationshipswithpeoplearoundyou?Ithinksmartphoneshavechangedmyrelationshipswithpeoplearound

me

in

many

ways.First,I

am

able

to

contactpeople

moreoften.Smartphonesmake

it

convenient

formetohave

instantcommunication

with

people

almost

anytime

and

anywhere,which

is

impossiblewith

face-to-face

communication.Second,Section

A

-Pre-readingactivities

2

Workinpairs.Shareyourassessmentresultanddiscuss

thefollowingquestions.1Whatimpactsdoyouthinksmartphoneshave

onyourrelationshipswithpeoplearoundyou?smartphonesbringmeclosertopeoplearoundmebecausewecansharealotof

interestingthings

on

socialmedia

and

gain

abetterunderstandingof

eachother.However,smartphonesalsohave

someadverse

effectson

myrelationships

with

people.To

begin

with,it's

hard

to

deepen

my新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

-Pre-readingactivities

2

Workinpairs.Shareyourassessmentresultanddiscuss

thefollowingquestions.1Whatimpactsdoyouthinksmartphoneshave

onyourrelationshipswithpeoplearoundyou?relationshipswithpeopleif

Imainlyinteractwiththemonline.The

insufficiency

of

non-verbal

communication,such

asgestures,facial

expressions,and

eye

contact

which

are

fairlyimportant

in

expressing

one'strue

feelings,makes

ithardertodevelop

a

deep

relationship.Additionally,too

much

use

of新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

-Pre-readingactivities

2

Workinpairs.Shareyourassessmentresultanddiscuss

thefollowingquestions.1Whatimpactsdoyouthinksmartphoneshave

onyourrelationshipswithpeoplearoundyou?smartphonesgetsmemoreandmorenervousinface-to-face

conversations,whichmakes

itmore

difficult

formeto

make

newfriendsin

real

life.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

-Pre-readingactivities

2

Workin

pairs.Shareyour

assessment

result

and

discussthefollowingquestions.2Whatsuggestionscanyouoffertothosewhoare

addicted

tosmartphones?·Limit

the

time

spent

on

your

smartphone.You

can

setparticulartimeswhenthedevicewouldbeusedandwhenit

wouldn't

be.For

example,keep

smartphones

awayduringmealsorsocial

gatherings.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

-Pre-readingactivities

2

Workin

pairs.Shareyour

assessment

result

and

discussthefollowingquestions.2Whatsuggestionscanyouoffertothosewhoare

addicted

tosmartphones?·Getrid

of

unnecessary

apps.Giventhat

socialmedia

appsarenot

essential

on

smartphones,this

solution

freesuptimeforsomethingmoremeaningful.·Turn

offyour

phone

before

going

to

bed,and

this

willhelpyousleepbetter.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

-Pre-readingactivities

2

Workin

pairs.Shareyour

assessment

result

and

discussthefollowingquestions.2Whatsuggestionscanyouoffertothosewhoare

addicted

tosmartphones?·Keep

your

phone

out

ofreach.This

is

especially

useful

forthosewhounconsciouslypickuptheirphonesthroughout

theday.Youcan

stillaccess

it

in

an

emergency,but

itshouldrequiresome

effort.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

-Pre-readingactivities

2

Workin

pairs.Shareyour

assessment

result

and

discussthefollowingquestions.2Whatsuggestionscanyouoffertothosewhoare

addicted

tosmartphones?·Use

the

old-fashioned

way

ofkeeping

track

oftime,becauseoncewecheckthe

time

on

thephone,we

end

upcheckingeverythingfromappmessagestoemails.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

-Pre-readingactivities

2

Workin

pairs.Shareyour

assessment

result

and

discuss

thefollowingquestions.2Whatsuggestionscanyouoffertothosewhoare

addicted

tosmartphones?·Switch

back

to

a

feature

phone.This

is

probably

an

extreme

measuretoend

smartphoneaddiction.Youcan

use

a

featurephoneforafew

weeks,and

then

return

to

a

smartphoneonceyoufeelyouhaveovercometheaddiction.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

—

Pre-reading

activities

2

Workinpairs.Shareyour

assessment

result

and

discuss

thefollowing

questions.2Whatsuggestionscanyouoffertothose

who

are

addicted

tosmartphones?Itshouldbeadmittedthatthese

changes

aren't

easyto

make,buttheyareworththeeffortgiventhelong-termbenefitsthey

canbringto

one's

life.Section

A

-Detailed

study

of

the

textConnectionorconversation1

On

a

quiet

Saturday

afternoon,Paul

andhiswifeMaria

aresitting

athomereadingtheir

favoritebooks.Opposite

to

wherethey

sit

aretheirtwo

sons:15-year-oldJason

and

12-year-oldJack,absorbed

in

playing

chess.What's

the

scenariohere?Thefamily

calls

it

their"offline

day".From

Friday

night

throughSunday

evening,there

are

no

video

games,no

computers,andnocellphones.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程32

In

our“always

on”lives,such

a

scenario

of

familyconvention

seems

gone.Arewetooimmersedinthebrillianceof

the

digital

world?Perhaps.We

cannot

seem

to

resist

the

lure

of

our

cellphones,even

when

we

are

in

the

company

of

others.Apparently,we

have

sacrificed

conversation

for

connection.SectionA新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3of

the

text.—DetailedstudySection

A

-Detailed

study

of

the

text3

At

home,families

sit

together,texting,and

reading

emails.Atwork,executives

text

during

board

meetings.We

also

text

whenwe're

on

dates!Walking

through

a

college

library

or

the

campus

of

a

high-tech

company,one

sees

an

identical

scenario:Peopleare

together,but

each

of

them

is

in

their

own

bubble,furiouslyconnected

to

keyboards

and

tiny

touch

screens.The

little

devicesmost

of

us

carry

around

are

sopowerfulthatthey

change

not

onlywhat

we

do

but

also

who

we

are.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程34

It's

true

we've

alreadybecome

accustomed

to

a

new

way

ofbeing"alone

together".Technology-enabled,we

are

able

to

bewith

one

another,and

also

elsewhere,connected

to

wherever

we

want

tobe.We'vebeenused

to

the

idea

of

being

in

a

tribe

ofone,loyal

to

our

own

party.In

the

silence

of

connection,we

arecomforted

by

being

in

touch

with"invisible"friends

andsignificant

others,not

too

close,nor

too

far,just

right.SectionA新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3ofthetext.-DetailedstudySection

A

—Detailed

study

of

the

text5Aseniorpartneratalawfirm

describes

vividly

a

scene

in

hisoffice.Every

morning,young

associates

would

first

lay

out

their

suite

of

technologies:laptops,tablets,and

multiple

phones.Thenthey

would

put

their

earphones

on."Big

ones.Like

pilots.Theyhave

converted

their

desks

into

cockpits,"he

said.With

theyoung

lawyers

sitting

in

their

cockpits,the

office

becomes

quiet,aquiet

that

does

not

ask

to

be

broken.They

have

completelyplunged

into

their

virtual

world.1新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程36Aswecansee,thereisnolimitto

time

and

space

in

this

digitalworld.Connection

can

be

anytime

and

anywhere.Gradually,we've

pickedupahabitof

deletion

-

wipingoutrichhumanrelationships.The

move

from

conversation

to

connection,forexample,ispart

of

this.In

fact,online

connection

is

often

adeceptive

illusion

in

which

we

cheat

ourselves,assuming

we're

not

alone.Worse,over

time

we'll

stop

caring

and

forget

there

isadifferencebetweenonlineconnectionandface-to-faceconversation.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3SectionAof

the

text.DetailedstudySection

A

-Detailed

study

of

the

text7Wearetemptedtothinkthatourlittle

"sips"of

onlineconnectionadd

up

to

a

big

swallow

of

real

conversation.No,they

don't.Eventhough

all

of

these

sipshavetheirplaces-inpolitics,commerce,romance,and

friendship,I

would

claim,no

matter

how

valuable

they

are,it's

impossible

for

them

to

substitute

for

real

conversation,where

people

exchange

ideas

and

shareviewpoints

dynamically.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

-Detailed

study

of

the

text8Yes,connecting

in

sips

may

work

for

gathering

discrete

bits

of

information,or

for

saying

“I

am

thinking

about

you”,oreven

for

saying

"I

love

you",but

it's

far

from

the

adequacyofcommunication

when

it

comes

to

understanding

andknowing

one

another.Real

conversation,on

the

other

hand,isa

more

informative

process,in

which

we're

more

caring

andobservant.We

hesitate

and

pause

and

go

silent,and

we

revealourselves

to

one

another

through

tones

and

nuances.

.

新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程39Whilecommunicatingonourdigitaldevices,weunconsciouslyraiseourexpectationsaswell.As

we

increase

the

yolume

andvelocityofonline

connection,we

startto

expect

acceleration-faster

answers.We

ask

one

another

simpler

questions;we

dumbdown

our

communication,even

onthemost

importantmatters.Face-to-face

conversation,by

contrast,unfolds

slowly,so

itteaches

us

patience.

Section

A

-Detailed

study

of

the

text新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程310Inaddition,ourmovefromconversationmeansdiminishedopportunities

to

learn

skills

of

self-reflection.These

days,social

media

continually

asks

us

what's“on

our

mind”,but

we

havelittlemotivationtosaysomethingtrulyself-reflective.Imaginehow

hard

it

is

to

do

something

with

thousands

of

online

friends!Itisthroughtheconversationwithtrustedothersthatwelearntoconversewith

ourselves-to

be

honest

with

ourselves.SectionA新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3of

the

text.—DetailedstudySection

A

—

Detailed

study

of

the

text曰lI

'm

not

a

critic,but

I

am

a

partisan

forconversation.To

makeroom

forit,Iseesomefirst

steps.At

home,we

can

create“sacred

”spaces

for

conversation

while

doing

domestic

chores:the

kitchen,the

dining

room.We

can

make

our

cars

a

place

freeoflittle

devices.We

can

be

a

consultant

to

our

children

throughthe

demonstration

of

the

value

of

conversation.At

work,we

cando

the

same

thing.Employees

asked

for

casual

Fridays;managers

may

“collaborate

”and

introduce

conversational

Thursdays.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

—

Detailed

study

of

the

text12Althoughan“offlineday”maybeunbearablefortechenthusiasts

whoneedtoaltertheir

habits,experts

say

it

isbeneficialtoassessboththemeritandburden

of

digitaltechnology.Let'stake

sometime

away

fromthebeepsand

rings

to

evaluate

ourrelationshipwithtechnology.Trytomake

somechanges.At

the

beginning,it

might

be

hard,but

after

a

fewmonthswhen

ahabit

forms,we'llbegin

to

realize

we

havealready

gained

a

lot

from

it.So,look

up,look

at

one

another,andlet's

start

a

conversation.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

-Detailed

study

of

the

textMeaning:

What

is

happening

here?The

family

says

this

is

theirday

without

connection

to

the

Internet.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

-Detailed

study

of

the

text★scenario:n.[C]1)asituationthatcouldpossiblyhappen

可能发生的事；可能

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could

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years,where

themajority

of

appliances

can

be

connected.我们能够预见一种

情况：很可能在十年内，大多数家用电器都能够互联。新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

-Detailed

study

of

the

text.2)a

written

description

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characters,place,and

things

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sound

like

a

movie

scenario

to

the

average

people,butallthisreally

happened

here.对普通人来说，这听起来很像电

影剧情，但这一切在这里都真实发生了。新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

-Detailed

study

of

the

textMeaning:Aswe

live

constantly

connectedtothe

Internet,wedon't

seem

to

see

this

type

of

behavior

of

family

members

anymore.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

—Detailed

study

of

the

text★

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and

attitudes

that

most

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in

a

societyconsider

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right

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people

don

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of

the

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that

the

locals

take

for

granted.这些人对当地人

认为理所当然的一些基本社会惯例并不了解。新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

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—Detailed

study

of

the

text2)[C]a

large

formal

meeting

for

people

who

belong

to

the

same

profession

or

organization

or

who

have

the

sameinterests

大会；会议；集会This

convention

can

inspireyoung

people

to

broaden

their

vision,and

enhance

their

cross-cultural

communicationability.这次大会能激励年轻人开拓视野，提高他们的

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-Detailed

study

of

the

text3)[C]a

formal

agreement,esp.between

countries,aboutparticular

rules

or

behavior

(尤指国际性的)公约，协定The

statementsaid

that

international

conventions

should

be

respectedandalldisputes

should

be

settled

throughdialogue.

该声明说，国际公约应该得到尊重，所有争端

应通过对话解决。新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

-Detailed

study

of

the

textMeaning:Are

we

too

involved

in

the

brilliant

digital

world?新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

-Detailed

study

of

the

text★immerse:vt.1)(~oneself

in

sth.):become

completely

involved

in

an

activity潜心于某事；专注于某事Online

writers

needto

immerse

themselves

in

real

life

togetinspiration

for

vivid

stories.

网络作家需要深入现实生活以

获得灵感，去写出生动的故事。新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

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of

the

text2)put

sb.or

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they

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the

clinic

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do

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by

then,butimmersedme

in

a

tub

of

coldwater

to

help

lowermy

bodytemperature.

诊所的医生那时也没办法，只是把我浸泡在

一盆冷水中来辅助降温。新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3★immersed:

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was

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books,and

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writing;but

his

fatherdidnotforeseea

literary

career

for

him.他专注于书本，喜欢

写作；但他的父亲并未预料到他会将文学作为事业。Section

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text★

lure:n.[usu.sing.]sth.that

attracts

people,or

the

quality

of

being

able

to

do

this

诱惑物；诱惑力；吸引力He

turned

away

from

the

lure

ofbig

city

life

and

went

backtocontributetothedevelopmentofhishometown.他摆脱了

大城市生活的诱惑，回去为家乡的发展做贡献。新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3vt.persuade

sb.to

do

sth.,esp.sth.wrong

or

dangerous,by

making

it

seem

attractive

or

exciting

引诱；诱惑A

flowers

fragrance

canhave

particularappeal

to

bees

andmaylurethebeesin.花的香气对蜜蜂有独特的吸引力，会

把蜜蜂吸引过来。Section

A

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text新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

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study

of

the

textMeaning:

When

we

walk

through

a

college

library

or

the

office

park

of

a

high-tech

company,we

will

see

the

same

scene:Peoplestay

together,but

each

of

them

is

in

their

own

world

and

busily

using

keyboards

and

tiny

touch

screens.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

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text★campus:n.[C,U]the

land

and

buildings

belonging

to

a

largecompany

(包括土地和建筑物在内并属于大公司的)园区Workers

can

drop

off

clothes

for

dry

cleaning,go

shopping,orget

haircuts

without

leaving

the

company

campus.

工作人员不

用离开公司园区就可以送衣服去干洗、购物或者理发。新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3★identical:a.exactlythesame,orvery

similar

完全相同的；非

常相似的The

two

men

s

faces

were

identical,but

showed

very

differentexpressions.这两个男人的面孔非常相似，但表情却完全不同。Section

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text★furious:a.1)(usu.before

noun)done

with

a

lot

of

energy,effort,or

speed

猛烈的；强烈的；激烈的Iwent

downstairs

to

talkto

him,and

foundhe

was

having

afuriousargumentwithsomebodyoverthe

telephone.我下楼

去找他谈话，发现他正在电话里和某人激烈地争吵。2)very

angry

狂怒的；暴怒的My

father

was

furious

at

first,but

eventually

we

reachedanunderstanding.

我的父亲起初非常愤怒，但最终我们达成

了一致意见。新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

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text★furiously:ad.1)猛烈地；强烈地；激烈地Althoughhis

poemswererejected,he

continuedto

writefuriously,andhis

poemsgraduallybecame

popularamongstudents.尽管他的诗作被拒稿，但他继续拼命写作，他的诗逐渐在学生中间流传开来。2)狂怒地；暴怒地I

still

think

that

he

has

something

to

do

with

it,although

hefuriouslydenieshisinvolvement.我仍然认为他与此有关，

尽管他愤然否认自己的参与。新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

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text★device:n.[C]amachineortoolthat

does

a

special

job

设备；

仪器；装置For

recording

brain

activity,scientists

have

developed

a

new

device

that

is

more

compact

than

thesolutions

currently

on

themarket.科学家们已经开发出一种记录大脑活动的新设备，该设备比目前市场上的产品更小巧。新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

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textMeaning:

Wehavebeenusedtotheideathatwestayinourown

world,andarefaithfultoourselves.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

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text★tribe:n.[C]1)a

social

group

consisting

of

people

of

the

same

race

who

havethe

same

beliefs,customs,language,etc.,and

usu.live

in

one

particular

area

ruled

by

their

leader

部落Mostof

the

tribes

living

in

forests

andmountains

have

theirown

rich

culture

and

tradition.

大多数居住在森林里和山区

的部落都有他们自己丰富的文化和传统。新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

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text2)a

group

ofpeople

with

the

same

interests-used

esp.toshowdisapproval(兴趣相同的)

一批(人),

一

伙

(多含贬义)Having

a

tribe

of

supportive

people

by

your

side

will

makeyourchancesof

successmuchhigher:身边有一批支持你

的人会让你成功的几率大大提高。新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

A

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study

of

the

textMeaning

beyond

words:In

the

process

of

communicatingsilently

online,we

can

keep

in

touch

with

friends

and

other

importantpeople

without

the

need

ofseeing

them

in

person.We

are

not

tooclose

because

we

stay

in

different

places

and

do

not

see

each

other;

we

arenottoo

farbecause

we

keep

in

touch

online

anytime

andanywhere.This

proper

interpersonal

distance

makes

us

feel

good.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

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of

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textMeaning:

Every

morning,young

associates

would

first

take

out

their

devices

and

arrange

them

in

order,which

include

laptops,tablet

computers,and

several

phones.新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

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text★associate:n.[C]sb.whoyouworkordobusinesswith

同事；(生意)伙伴They

can

work

with

associates

to

set

new

performance

goalsand

determine

how

and

when

those

goals

will

be

achieved.他们可以跟同事一起设定新的业绩目标，并决定如何以

及何时达成这些目标。新视野大学英语(第四版)读写教程3Section

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textvt.makeaconnectioninyourmindbetweenonething

orperson

and

another

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Chinesecharacteristics,Chineseele