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Using the Right Word 7. Only when the police B her with evidence did she admit that she had stolen the money. A. talked B. confronted C. saw D. brought 8. I don’t know what is the ideal answer to today’s D growing information . A. overcrowding B. overwork C. overflow D. overload
Words & Expressions
turn out to be
dry up get on Expressions bring up to date keep from distinguish between A and B now that go out with somebody
Part I
2. 虽然她面临金钱问题，但她知道如何解决它们。（confront
with）
Though she is confronted with money problems, she knows how to solve them.
Translating
A. Translate the following into English.
但是却很少报道可能存在这样一个前景：因特网可能孤立其用 户而促进社会分崩离析。
2. And when we fast-forward to today we see an almost cruel irony in that people can and often do develop online relationships with folks on the other side of the globe, without leaving their homes.
因特网或许是个真实的地方，这取决于如何定义“真实的地方”。
4. On all this being said, I believe that the key to realizing the potential of the Internet lies in achieving balance in our lives.
当我们越过一些阶段看现在，我们看到了一个近乎残酷的讽 刺：人们不必离开家就能够而且经常在网上与另一半球的人 们建立关系。
Translating
B. Translate the following into Chinese.
3. Depending on how a “real place” is defined, the virtual world created on the Internet might very well be a real place.
Translating
A. Translate the following into English. 1. 你女儿最终会离开家过自己的生活，但这会儿她还得依赖你的 支持。（in the meantime）
Eventually your daughter will leave home to lead her own life, but in the meantime she has to rely on your support.
Unit 6
There has been much talk about the “new information age”. But much less widely reported has prospect been the __________ that the Internet may be isolating responsible forbreakup the __________ of society by furthering __________ its individual users. At first this might sound conflicting statement like a ___________________ : how can something that is global integration on the one hand responsible for ________________ by enabling the free exchange of ideas isolate the participants ___________?
Working with Expressions
Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb.
1. Police believe that the same man is responsible for three other murders in the area. 2. In the months prior to the incident, white male students had become more openly critical of black men dating white women. 3. The length of time spent exercising depends on/upon the sport you are training for. 4. The strength of the book lies in the fact that the material is from classroom experience.
Working with Expressions
5. But it sounds like there is something wrong with John’s breathing. 6. I didn’t see her for another five years, and in the meantime she had got married and had a couple of kids. 7. Although it is somewhat limited in its applications it is easy to operate and aboveall it is fun. 8. They do not have the ego-satisfaction of having in practical thought up a brand new idea but terms they do well.
What this means in practical terms is that once you cheat, you lose.
Translating
B. Translate the following into Chinese.
1. But much less widely reported has been the prospect that the Internet may be responsible for furthering the breakup of society by isolating its individual users.
Using the Right Word
4. They have different attitudes toward the issue of economic globalization because they have B interests. A. no B. conflicting C. common D. same 5. She failed to win over the people there because her motive had been A . A. distorted B. interesting C. clear D. isolated 6. If you respect human rights, you must fight for racial D . A. isolation B. discrimination C. oppression D. integration
Fill in the blanks with the words given below, changing the form if necessary. Fill in each blank with one word only.
distinguish span resist specialist
oblige identical datum innocent vivid heading
span 1. Modern medicine has increased man’s life ____________.
2. Your paper sounds original, but the ____________ you have data collected is not convincing enough. 3. Let us see why questions concerning the origin of language
3. 由于你有了电脑和手机，我们交流就更容易了。（now that）
Now that you have a computer and a cell phone, we can communicate more easily.
4. 这事的实际含义是：一旦你作弊，你就输了。（in practical terms）
be responsible for
prior to in the meanwhile Expressions confront with in practical terms easier said than done take advantage of