科技类常用词汇和短语

就业
…triggers emergence andgreatprogressof various fronts,therebycreating numerous job opportunities
知识
…enables any person in present-day society to become enlightened and empowered.Moderntechnologygivesinfinite and flexible access to information and knowledge. By gathering information from a variety of sources, such as the Internet, mobile phones, E-libraries, online training courses, people can have a broader view of life and equip themselves withvarious skills and abilities
现代科技的一些正面影响：
效率
…assist peopleto enhance working efficiency
With the help of fax, e-mail or otherautomated andcommunication devices, people are able to perform daily routinesin a moreefficientway,reducingmanual workgreatly
Equip sb with sth用…武装某人;Put sb into contact with sth让某人接触某事
Be confronted with…面对…; Put sb at an advantage in terms of…使某人在某方面处于优势
Make use of….充分利用;Be available to…=beaccessible to供….使用
Keep up with跟上…的步伐;Stay in close contact with….保持和….的密切接触
Enhance efficiency (work efficiency; study efficiency; productivity)提高效率;Accelerate..加速
典型考题：
1.Some people believe the range of technology available to individuals today is increasing the gap between poor people and rich people. Others think it is having an opposite effect. What is your opinion?
科技类常用词汇和短语
名词和名词短语：
Technological advancement \ development科技进步;Technological innovations科技创新
High-tech facilities \ products高科技设施\产品;Modern technology现代科技;
2.Some people think people have benefited from modern communicationtechnology, other people think some people have not benefited at all, to what extend do you agree or disagree?
现代科技的一些负面影响：
压力
Employees are actually working longer, primarily because fax, e-mail or other communication devices have made them accessible to their superiors, colleagues and customers after work,partly depriving workers of theirleisuretime
The widespread use of the internet网络的广泛使用;
Electric appliances家电;automation自动化; mass manufacture大量生产
动词短语：
Give easy access to….(主语为事物)=Acquire….(主语为人)获得…(知识,信息等)
情感
…alters their social behaviors and habits. For example, for many people, spending part of the day on the internet is quite normal.Becausemostinternet usersare deeply addicted to Internet,theywill become socially isolated. Most of them havepoor social life and feelings of loneliness.
娱乐
People are able to spend much less time on daily routines and household chores,
With theemergenceof various IT products, people areleading a more colorful lifewith moreflexibilityandleisure time.
健康
a).people have becomemore and moreaccustomed to living in a world that appreciates convenience and inactivity. As a result, people are very likely to lose patience and physical vigor
b).Too muchtime spenton theInternet leads tothe result that people suffer serious loss of vision, back pain and obesity.It islikelythat many peopleendup struggling withpoorhealth
娱乐
a).People’sleisure time (socialactivities) has been shrinkingas a result ofvarious Internet-based activities.Specifically,web-surfing, on-line shoppinghastaken upa largerpartof people’s after-work life
Communication technology通讯科技(如：mass media; mobile phones; the internet)
The fast rhythm of life快节奏的生活方式;Information age信息时代;
Home working \ telecommuting work在家办公;Distance education远程教育
方便
The outside world has become more accessible to people and one can perform many tasks at home, such as shopping, banking and business transactions,thus helping themcutcosts of bus fare and fuel
Adapt to +名词适应…;Get (be) used to +名词习惯…;
Benefit from…从…中受益; Benefit…使…受益
Be beneficiency提高学习效率;
Broaden one’s horizons开阔某人眼界;Enrich one’s knowledge(experience)丰富某人的知识(阅历);Remove the barrier for…为…消除障碍;Assist sb to do…协助某人做某事;
情感
…. expandspeople’s social circle. In the past, social relationships were limited by physical factors such as geographical distance.Butnowadays,Because oftechnological advances, such as the railroad, the automobile,thetelephoneand the internet, one can travel further and get acquainted with more people.