The Virtual World Text A A Virtual life
The Virtual world
On the positive side,
• technologies such as Skype, Instagram, and Facebook allow us to stay in contact with family and friends on the other side of the planet.
five key signs of Social Media Addiction
• In my practice, I am using Facebook Addiction to describe the signs demonstrate obsessive or compulsive behavior:
Defining Social Networking Addiction
• Addiction usually refers to compulsive behavior that leads to negative effects. In most addictions, people feel compelled to do certain activities so often that they become a harmful habit, which then interferes with other important activities such as work or school.
• 4. You become restless or troubled if you are prohibited from using Facebook.
• 5. You use Facebook so much that it has had a negative impact on your relationships.
全大学英语综合教程第二册UNIT4
全大学英语综合教程第二册UNIT4UNIT 4 The Virtual WorldPart I Pre-Reading TaskListen to the recording two or three times and then think over the following questions: 1. Is the hero a student or an employee? 2. What was he doing when the boss came in? 3. How did he act in front of his boss?4. Can you guess what the texts in this unit are going to be about?The following words in the recording may be new to you:surf vt. （在网上）漫游log onto 进入（计算机系统）unpredictable a. 不可预测的Part II Text AMaia Szalavitz, formerly a television producer, now spends her time as a writer. In this essay sheexplores digital reality and its consequences. Along the way, she pares the digital world to the "real" world, acknowledging the attractions of the electronic dimension.A VIRTUAL LIFE Maia SzalavitzAfter too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend's Liverpool accent suddenly bees impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen; a secretary's clipped tone seems more rejecting than I'd imagined it would be. Time itself bees fluid — hours bee minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days. For the last three years, since I stopped working as a television producer, I have done much of my work as a telemuter. I submit articles and edit them via email and municate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship is also puter-assisted. If I desired, I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food, and manage my money, love and work. In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries.I watched most of the endless snowstorm of'96 on TV. But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal.I start to feel as though I've bee one with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another link in the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have bee the Net critics' worst nightmare. What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to puter, not worrying about hair, and clothes and face, has bee a form of escape, a lack of discipline. And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction, ing back out of the cave can be quite difficult. I find myself shyer, morecautious, more anxious. Or, conversely, when suddenly confronted with real live humans, I get overexcited, speak too much, interrupt. I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately, that perhaps I've actually forgotten to put on a skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and underwear I sleep and live in. At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background, something that I'd never done previously. The voices of the programs are forting, but then I'm jarred by the mercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. "Dateline," "Frontline," "Nightline," CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves into the background. I decide to check my email. On line, I find myself attacking everyone in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered. I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive, believing that they've forgotten that there are people actually reading their wounding remarks. I don't realize that I'm projecting until after I've been embarrassed by someone who politely points out that I've attacked her for agreeing with me. When I'm in this state, I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours, because the system keeps crashing. I say a line, then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on, doggedly. I'd never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I'd never thought Irelied so much on co-workers for pany. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supporteddaily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide. To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people,arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven't fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor's appointments — anything to get me out of the houseand connected with others. But sometimes being face to face is too much. I see a friend and her ringing laughter is intolerable — the noise of conversationin the restaurant, unbearable. I make my excuses and flee. I re-enter my apartment and run to the puter as though it were a place of safety. I click on the modem, the once-annoying sound of the connection now as pleasant as my favorite tune. I enter my password. The real world disappears. (820 words)New Words and Expressionsvirtual a. 虚拟的；实质上的accent n. 口音interpret v. 理解；解释；（作）口译clipped a. with a short clear pronunciation 发音快而清脆的tone n. 语气，口气，腔调fluid a. not stable, likely to change 不稳定的，可变的n. 液体stretch v. (cause to) bee longer, wider, etc. without breaking 拉长，伸展telemuter n. one who works from home, municating with the workplace using a puter terminal 远程工submit vt. give (sth.) to sb. so that it may beformally considered 提交，呈递edit vt. revise or correct 编辑email n. 电子邮件 vt. 给…发电子邮件；用电子邮件发municate vi. 通信，交往Internet n. 互联网，因特网relationship n. 关系at times sometimes 有时endless a. having or seeming to have no end 无休止的take in 收进，吸收data n. （datum 的复数形式）数据，资料spit vt. 吐出on line connected to or controlled by a puter (network) 联机地，在线symptom n. 征兆；症状aversion n. a strong feeling of dislike 厌恶，反感socialize vi. mix socially with others 社交，交际critic n. a person who judges or criticizes 评论家；对…持批评态度的人nightmare n. a terrifying dream 噩梦crawl vi. 爬，爬行interaction n. 交往；相互作用cyber-interaction n. 通过网络交往conversely ad. 相反地appropriately ad. 适当地，得体地appropriate a.T-shirt n. T恤衫underwear n. 内衣but then yet at the same time 但另一方面，然而jar v. 使感到不快，刺激（神经等）mercial n. 商业广告 a. 商业的suck v. draw liquid or air into the mouth 吸，吮 suck in 吸引，使卷入；吸收opera n. 歌剧（艺术）soap opera 肥皂剧（以家庭问题为题材的广播或电视连续剧）keep up with learn about or be aware of (the news, etc.); move at the same rate as 及时了解或跟上angle n. a particular way of considering an issue, etc. 角度，立场in sight visible; likely to e soon 可看到的；临近bad-tempered a. having a bad temper 脾气坏的，易怒的insensitive a. not able to feel, unsympathetic toother people's feelings 感觉迟钝的，麻木不仁的sensitive a. 敏感的remark n. 言辞，话语 v. 说，评说project v. imagine that others have (the same feelings, usu. unpleasant ones) as you 以为别人也有（与自己同样的情绪）misinterpret vt. understand wrongly 错误地理解，错误地解释emotional a. 感情上的；动感情的cue n. 提示，暗示doggedly ad. persistently 顽强地，坚持不懈地routine n. 例行事务，日常工作，惯例rely vi. depend confidently, put trust in 依靠，依赖unemployment▲ n. 失业externally ad. 从外面，在外部external a. 外面的，外部的abuse n. wrong or excessive use; cruel treatment 滥用，虐待crime n. （犯）罪suicide n. 自杀restore vt. bring back to a former condition 恢复arrange vt. prepare or plan 安排flee v. run away (from) 逃走；逃离gym n. 体育馆，健身房set apart 使分离，使分开interview n., vt. 接见；面试appointment n. 约会laughter n. 笑，笑声intolerable a. too bad to be endured 不能忍受的，无法容忍的apartment n. 一套公寓房间；公寓click v. （使）发咔哒声；用鼠标点击 n. 咔哒声modem n. 调制解调器annoying a. 讨厌的，恼人的annoy vt. make angry, irritate; bother 使恼怒，使烦恼connection n. 连接tune n. 曲子，曲调password n. 口令，密码Proper NamesMaia Szalavitz 迈亚·塞拉维茨Liverpool 利物浦（英格兰西部港口城市）Dateline 美国National Broadcasting Company (NBC) 的专题新闻报道节目Frontline 美国Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) 的专题新闻报道节目Nightline 美国American Broadcasting Company(ABC)的专题新闻报道节目CNN =Cable News Network （美国）有线新闻电视网Language sense Enhancement1. Read aloud paragraphs 10-13 and learn them by heart.2. Read aloud the following poem:Happily Addicted to the WebDoorbell rings, I'm not listening, From my mouth,drool is glistening, I'm happy — although My parents are not — Happily addicted to the Web.All night long, I sit clicking, Unaware time is ticking, There's heard on my cheek, Same clothes for a week, Happily addicted to the Web.Friends e by; they shake me, Saying, "Yo, man! Don't you know tonight's senior prom?" With a shrug, I replied, "No, man; I just discovered letterman-dot-!"I don't phone, don't send faxes, Don't go out, don't pay taxes, Who cares if someday They drag me away? I'm happily addicted to the Web!3. Re。
Unit 4 The Virtual Worldppt课件
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“virtual life”? Real world; real life
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The use of computers to make situations feel and look real. The user can directly interact with a 3D (dimension) computer program by moving “inside” it.
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Unit 4 The Virtual Life
Text A A Virtual Life
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What can peopleHale Waihona Puke do on the Internet?
Communicating with people Shopping Reading Learning Working Publishing listening to the music watching films playing games hacking, etc.
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Questions about the Text Read the first and the last paragraph, what can you know about the writer's attitudes toward the virtual life and real life? The first paragraph tells about the consequences of living a virtual life and the last tells about the author’s return to it. Together, they show us the problem people have at present: because of modern technology, we have a choice between the virtual life and the real life, but we find both have their own problems. The author, however, finally has to choose the virtual one despite its negative effects
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4.What does the author think the daily routine is?( D ) A) Dressing for work. B) Working with colleagues at the office. C) Sleeping normal hours. D) All the above.
What does the sentence imply?
the virtual world
A virtual life
Internet is a double-edged sword
As time goes by ,Internet is becoming more and more common in people‘s everyday life .However ,the Internet has advantages and disadvantages. Undoubtedly ,the Internet is an important way of getting the newest information .Compared with TV and newspaper ,it’s more convenient and timely owever ,some people don‘t make good use of the Internet，and they depend on the internet too much.
There are many people who spend most time staying at home，but they don’t think that they are lonely because of the internet .they can do many things on the internet so that they don’t have to go out ,all they need is just a computer. They like Surfing the internet and playing various games. Yes ,you can say that they have a virtual life in the virtual world .
virtual world英语作文
virtual world英语作文The virtual world, also known as the online world or cyberspace, is a digital environment that exists in parallel to the physical world. It is created by the billions of users who interact with each other through various online platforms, such as social media, online gaming, virtual reality, and more. In recent years, the virtual world has become increasingly popular as technology has advanced and made it more accessible to people around the world.One of the most well-known aspects of the virtual world is social media. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok allow users to connect with friends, family, and strangers from all over the world. People can share photos, videos, thoughts, and feelings in real-time, creating a sense of community and belonging that transcends physical boundaries. Social media has revolutionized the way we communicate and interact with others, making it easier than ever to stay connected with people we care about.Another key aspect of the virtual world is online gaming. With the rise of multiplayer games like Fortnite, World of Warcraft, and League of Legends, people can now play with or against each other in a virtual environment. Gamers can team upwith friends, compete against rivals, and make new connections with like-minded individuals who share their passion for gaming. Online gaming has become a popular form of entertainment for people of all ages, allowing them to escape reality and immerse themselves in a virtual world where anything is possible.Virtual reality (VR) is another exciting development in the virtual world. With VR headsets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR, users can experience immersive and interactive virtual environments that feel incredibly realistic. From exploring new worlds to playing games to attending virtual events, VR technology has the potential to revolutionize the way we live, work, and play. As VR becomes more mainstream, we can expect to see even more innovations that push the boundaries of what is possible in the virtual world.In conclusion, the virtual world is a fascinating and dynamic space that continues to evolve and grow with each passing day. Whether it's through social media, online gaming, virtual reality, or other digital platforms, people are finding new ways to connect, create, and explore in ways that were once unimaginable. As technology continues to advance, we can only imagine what the future holds for the virtual world and how itwill shape the way we interact with each other and the world around us.。
Unit 4 The Virtual World
Unit 4 The Virtual WorldText A --- A Virtual LifeII. Text organization and main idea of each part1. Para. 2-3 (Describing the author’s virtual life)---For the last three years, the writer hasbeen living a largely indoor virtual life.2.Para.1,4-9 (Stating consequences/ problems)---The virtual life/ digital life hasenormous impact on the writer.e.g. time concept changed; the ―unreal‖ feeling; changes in personality ( heraversion to outside forms of socializing; lack of discipline; tendency to become shyer, more cautious and more anxious; aggressiveness while contacting others, etc.).3. Para. 10 (Realizing the problems)---The writer realizes that daily routine andsocializing are important to a human being.4. Para. 11-13 (The last resort)--- The author tries to find her way back into the real worldbut fails.III. Language Points1.virtual a. 1) created and existing only in a computer 虚拟的e.g. virtual community, virtual office, virtual pet2) actual / acting as, but not accepted in name 实质上的e.g. Our deputy manager is the virtual head of the business.2. interpret (Para.1,L3) v. 1) understand ( ~ sth. as)理解e.g. I interpreted his silence as a refusal.2) explain解释/ 说明e.g. Please interpret this sentence.3) give a spoken translation 作口译e.g. No one in the group could speak French, so we had to ask a guide to interpretfor us.interpreter n. 口译员interpretation n. 理解，解释3.stretch (Para.1,L6) v. 1) ( cause to ) become longer, wider, etc. 拉长/ 伸展e.g. She stretched the gloves to make them fit better.2) spread out over an area or a period of time(时间或空间)延伸/ 延绵e.g. The country has forests stretching for hundreds of miles.My working day stretches from 7 in the morning to 8 at night.3) to make great demands on (sb or his ability, etc.) 使竭尽全力/ 使紧张/ 使绷紧e.g. The students stretched themselves to achieve their best.4.submit (Para.2,L2) (-tt-)vt. (submit sth to sb)---give sth to sb. so that it may beconsidered 提交/ 呈递e.g. You should submit your reports to the committee.vi. submit to sb./ sth.---accept the control of屈服于/ 顺从于e.g. I refuse to submit to an unjust decision.5. edit (Para.2,L3)---revise for publication 编辑e.g. to edit a bookeditor n. ( 指人) 编辑edition 版本--- e.g. the first edition6. spit (spat or spit, spitting) (Para.4,L3)vt.---send out from the mouth 吐出e.g. The baby spat its food out on the table.vi.---send mouth water out 吐痰/ 吐唾沫e.g. Spitting in public places is not allowed.7.jar (-rr-) (Par.7,L4) vt.---have an unpleasant effect 使感到不快/刺激神经等jar sb., jar on sb./ sb.’s nervese.g. Dave’s long hair jarred his parents.His rude words jarred on me/ jarred on my nerves.8.suck (Para.7,L4) v. –draw liquid or air into the mouth 吸/ 吮e.g. to suck milk through a strawsuck sb in/ suck sb into sth.—involve sb in an activity, usually against his will吸引/吸收/使卷入e.g. I didn’t want to get involved in the quarrel, but I found myself sucked in.9. (Para.7,L9) ―Work moves into the background.‖---- Work becomes secondary to me.10. in sight (Para.8,L3) adj. ---- visible 看得见的/ likely to come soon在望、临近的e.g. There is no one in sight at such a time.Two months passed, and victory was not yet in sight.11. insensitive (Para.8,L3) adj. ---not able to feel sth/ not caring how other people feel不敏感的/ 感觉迟钝的antonym: sensitive (to)---easily to be affected or hurt 敏感的/ 灵敏的/ 易生气的e.g. This photographic paper is highly sensitive to light.She is sensitive to criticism.12.project (Para.8,L5) v.--- (to cause light, shadow, image, etc. ) to fall on a surface /stand out/ plan投射，放映/凸出/设计，规划e.g. The tree projected a shadow on the grass.The film was projected on the screen.The roof projects a meter beyond the walls.project sth on to sb.---think others have the same feelings, usually unpleasant ones as you把自己的感情投射给别人/认为别人也有于自己同样的感受e.g. You mustn’t project your guilt on to me.--You mustn’t think that I feel as guilty asyou.13. routine (Para.10,L1) n./a.---a fixed and regular way of doing things 例行事务(的)/日常工作(的)/ 惯例e.g. He established a new routine after retirement.a ~ report // a ~ medical examination14.crime, suicide (Para.10,L7)--- usually used incommit a crime 犯罪commit suicide 自杀V. Useful expressions:1、…变得很难懂2、投稿3、对…感到厌恶4、缺乏自律5、让它作为背景音乐一直响着6、及时了解最新的消息7、伤人的言辞8、误解某人本意9、日常事务10、恢复平衡11、安排采访12、键入密码V. SupplementaryComputer related vocabularyWords or phrases formed with ―cyber-, virtual, net-, web-, e-‖.1) cyber-cyberculture; cybernut(网虫); cyberian(网络用户); cyberpet; cyberlove; cyberdoc(网络医生); cyberlife; cyber chat网上聊天2) virtualvirtual bank, virtual human3) web(-)webmaster(网络维护员); web page; website; webcasting; webzine (web +magazine)网络杂志; webnomics (web + economics)4.e-e-book; e-card; e-cash电子货币;e-business= e-commerce电子商务; e-journal =e-zine (electronic magazine) 5. net-netter网民=netizen; netsurf网络漫游/网络冲浪。
英语课件The Virtual World
A glimpse at… Virtual
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A glimpse at… Virtual
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• What do you like about it?
A glimpse at… Virtual
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A glimpse at… Virtual
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Virtual Life VS Real Life
• Unreal • Aversion • A form of escape; a lack of discipline • Lack of emotional cues • A place of safety • Pleasant • Shock • Rejecting • Work moves into the background. • Daily routine • Intolerable • Unbearable • Flee
Language Focus
Structure: find oneself + adj. • I find myself shyer, more cautious, more anxious. (line 26) find oneself + past participle • I find myself sucked in by soap operas. (line 33) find oneself + present participle • I find myself attacking everyone in sight. (line 39)
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2. What are the changes in her personality?
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1. How does she respond to the sounds of daily
Part of Returning to the Real Life
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“I run to the computer as though it were a place of safety…
“Being face to face is too much.”
Language Focus to restore balance to my life
gained valuable knowledge, and real life ____________.It gave me self-assurance of the real world of information era. I also experienced ____________ amounts of encouragement and cheers from net-citizens. This is also one of the most __________.
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Her effort of returning to the real world and her feeling about the real world.
Part of Maia’s Self-introduction
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1 My job 2 Where I work 3 How I work 4 How I live 5 My boyfriend
Unit 4 The Virtual World PPT
What is Virtual Life
What are the synonyms of “virtual world”? Cyberspace Internet world Net world, etc. What are the antonyms of “virtual world” and
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Read Paras 4~10 and work in pairs to find out consequences of “my” virtual life.
Use the “find oneself + adj./past participle/present participle” structure when summing up the consequences.
Unit 4 The Virtual Life
Text A A Virtual Life
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Submit articles and edit them via email Communicate with colleagues on Internet
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ABC (the American Broadcasting Company):
A major American television network that is a division of the Walt Disney Company. Its headquarters are in New York City.
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2) being or acting as what is described, + not accepted as such in name or but officially; e.g. -- She is the virtual head of the company. interpret (line 2 ): 1)understand (sth said, ordered, or done ); interpret sth as sth； e.g.
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2)general feeling / attitude; e.g. -- The tone of the report was radical. -- The article was moderate in tone. *tone of; in tone 3)colour: one of the many type of a particular colour, each slightly darker, lighter, brighter etc than the next; e.g. -- different tones of green -- Perhaps a darker tone would be better.
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1. Pre-reading Activities
1. Pre-reading listening: A. Listen to the recording of a poem -- Surfing the Internet
B. Answer the questions about the poem: 1) What was “I” doing when the boss came in? (Surfing the Internet)
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City and seaport on the N side of the River Mersey estuary, Merseyside, NW England, founded in the 10th century, became a free borough in 1207, and expanded rapidly to be Britain’s largest port.
2) How did he act in front of his boss? (He pretended to be surprised at the computer which had crashed “unexpectedly”.)
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2. Give antonyms of “virtual world” and “virtual life”; (real world, real life) 3. Give synonyms for “virtual world”; Cyberspace, cyberia (cyberspace), etherworld, virtual reality, internet world, net world, etc.
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2. Cultural Notes
Internet
1. When did Internet first emerged? (The Internet emerged in the United States in the 1970s but did not become visible to the general public until the early 1990s.
The company's history traces to 1926, when the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and several other firms founded the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) to operate a nationwide radio broadcasting network. NBC expanded so rapidly that by 1928 it split into the separate Red and Blue networks . To avoid a communications monopoly, NBC was forced to sell the Blue network in 1941. Its buyer, Edward J. Noble, gave the company its present name.
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tone (line3): 1)a particular quality or intonation of the voice; *in a …tone; in sb’s tone; tone of voice; e.g. -- He said in a friendly tone. -- There was urgency in his tone. -- From the tone of her voice I could tell she was very happy.
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4. Please say what people can do on the Internet. (communicating with people; shopping, reading, entertainment, education, working, publishing, hacking = secretly find way of getting information from someone else’s computer or change information on it)
2. When did China start to use Internet? (The early 1990s.)
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3) What do you know about Early networks ? The first computer networks were dedicated special-purpose systems such as SABRE (an airline reservation system) and AUTODIN I (a defense command-and-control system), both designed and implemented in the late 1950s and early 1960s. By the early 1960s computer manufacturers had begun to use semiconductor technology in commercial products, and both conventional batchprocessing.
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Despite the many negative effects of virtual life, the author prefers it to real life.
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NBC (the National Broadcasting Company):
major American commercial broadcasting company, now a subsidiary of General Electric Company (GE). It was formed in 1926 jointly by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), GE, and Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Created by David Sarnoff, RCA's president (or, from 1947, chairman), NBC was the first American company organized solely and specifically to operate a radio broadcasting.
Unit 4 The Virtual World
Text A A Virtual life
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Pre-reading Activities Cultural Notes Main Ideas Text Organization Language Study Summary of key words, phrases, and structures 7. Text Analysis
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PBS(the Public Broadcasting Service):
a private, nonprofit American corporation whose members are the public television stations of the United States, (Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa). PBS provides its member stations with quality programming in cultural, educational, and scientific areas, in children's fare, and in news and public affairs; headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia