高級英語第八課

lesson8AnInteractiveLife1.conceiveof…asline8e.g.Peopleusedtoconceiveofdiseaseasapunishmentforsin。

以前人們認(rèn)為疾病是對罪惡的一種懲罰。

2.envision(line10)[英][?n'v??n][美][?n?v???n]vt.想像，預(yù)見，展望;e.g.Envisionaroomforyourchildrenwhereeverythingisontheirlevel.以孩子的眼光想象他們的房間，周遭一切都與他們在同一水平。

3.potential(line11)[英][p??ten?l][美][p??t?n??l]adj.潛在的，有可能的;[語法學(xué)]可能語氣的，表示可能性的;有能力的;n.潛力，潛能;[物]電位，勢能;潛能的事物;[語]可能語氣;e.g.Justimaginethepotentialbenefits.

先想想可能的好處。4.prophecyline14[英]['pr?f?s?][美][?prɑf?si]n.預(yù)言;預(yù)言能力;預(yù)言書;e.g.Lostoutputcanbecomeaself-fulfillingprophecy.產(chǎn)出下降可能變成自我實現(xiàn)的預(yù)言。

5.Hype(line17)[英][ha?p][美][ha?p]n.天花亂墜的廣告宣傳;vt.大肆宣傳;夸張地宣傳（某人或某事物）;e.g.Therewasnoneedtohypeitup.沒有必要對這本書大肆宣傳啦。

6.esotericline20[英][?es??ter?k][美][??s??t?r?k]adj.秘傳的;機(jī)密的;難解的，深奧的;限于少數(shù)人的;e.g.Howweregulateinsuranceisnotanesotericissue.

我們?nèi)绾伪O(jiān)管保險業(yè)并不是個深奧的問題7.obsoleteline27[英]['?bs?li:t][美][?ɑbs??lit,?ɑbs??lit]adj.廢棄的;老式的，已過時的;[生]已廢退的;n.廢詞;被廢棄的事物;e.g.Digitalcamerasmadefilmobsolete.數(shù)碼相機(jī)讓膠片變得過時。

8.naildown(line34)[英][neildaun][美][nelda?n]用釘子釘?。澄铮?迫使（某人）作出決定，講明意圖[采取行動];釘牢;e.g.Moorcockspillsoutsuchvariedbooksthatheoftenfeelsimpossibletonaildown,whichisprobablythepoint.Moorcock散出如此復(fù)雜多樣的書籍，以至于他常常感覺沒有辦法確定，那個才是最可能的重點。9.vialine35[英]['va??][美][?va??,?vi?]prep.經(jīng)過;通過，憑借;取道;e.g.Thesecondoneisviacaloriccount.

第二點是通過能量計算。10.futuristicline45[英][?fju:t???r?st?k][美][?fjut???r?st?k]adj.未來的;未來派的;未來主義的;e.g.Butwhatarethechancesofthesefuturisticimagesbecomingreality?

但是，這些展望未來的影像成為現(xiàn)實的機(jī)會有多大哪？

11.phaseline47[英][fe?z][美][fez]

n.相，周相;階段;[物理學(xué)]相位;方面，側(cè)面;vt.分階段實行;調(diào)整相位;

e.g.Thenextphaseofreformhastwocomponents.

下一階段的改革由兩部分組成。12.fanaticline50

[英][f??n?t?k][美][f??n?t?k]

n.狂熱者，入迷者;

adj.狂熱入迷的;

e.g.Heclaimedtoacceptmoneyfrominvestorsasaformofaltruismandtheyrewardedhimwithfanaticloyalty.

他宣稱接受投資者的錢完全是為他人的利益著想，于是投資者們對他報以狂熱的忠誠。13.arcadeline52

[英][ɑ:'ke?d][美][ɑr?ked]

n.商場，游樂中心;拱廊，連拱廊;有拱廊的街道

e.g.Insidewasagreatcourtwithanarcaderunningallround.

里頭是一間四處都是拱廊的宮室。14.flipthroughline52

[英][flipθru:][美][fl?pθru]

匆匆查看;

e.g.Flipthroughthisslideshowofour25finalistsandvoteforyourfavoritebyoct.21.

瀏覽這25位入圍企業(yè)家的幻燈片，在10月21日前投票選出你的最愛。15.schemeline62

[英][ski:m][美][skim]

vt.&vi.策劃，圖謀;

n.計劃;體系;陰謀;

vt.設(shè)計，計劃;謀劃，圖謀;

e.g.Theschemehasmanysceptics.

許多人對該計劃持懷疑態(tài)度.16.fiber-opticline72

[英]['fa?b???pt?k][美]['fa?b??ɑpt?k]

[計]光導(dǎo)纖維;e.g.Onefiber-opticcablecancarrymillionsofsimultaneoustelephonecalls.

一根光纖可以同時傳輸數(shù)百萬路語音通話。17.giganticline77

[英][d?a?'ɡ?nt?k][美][d?a??ɡ?nt?k]adj.巨大的，龐大的;巨人似的;碩大無比;排山倒海;

e.g.Themarketforthesederivativesisgigantic.

金融衍生品的市場無疑是巨大的。18.lucrativeline97

[英][?lu:kr?t?v][美][?lukr?t?v]

adj.獲利多的，賺錢的;合算的;

e.g.Theillegaltradeine-wasteishighlylucrative.

電子廢物的非法貿(mào)易是很有利可圖的。19.catertoline98

[英][?keit?tu:][美][?ket?tu]

v.供應(yīng)伙食，迎合;面向;

e.g.Theyexpectyoutocatertotheireverywhim.

他們預(yù)料到你會迎合他們的每一個古怪的念頭20.toutline102

tout[英][ta?t][美][ta?t]

vt.&vi.兜售;招徠;刺探賽馬情報;n.偵查者;招攬員;

e.g.Marketersareeagertousefast-growingnetworkstotouttheirproducts.

商人們都很渴望利用快捷的網(wǎng)絡(luò)兜售他們的產(chǎn)品。21.trampleline112

[英]['tr?mpl][美][?tr?mp?l]

vt.踐踏;蹂躪;無視，蔑視;侵犯，傷害;vi.踐踏，重重地踩;腳步沉重

地走;

e.g.Andwe'vesanctionedthosewhotrampleonhumanrightsabroad.

在海外我們制裁那些踐踏人權(quán)的人。22.corralline114

[英][k?'rɑ:l][美][k??r?l]

n.畜欄;vt.把…趕入畜欄;

e.g.Afterwecorralthehorseswe'llhavelunch.

把馬關(guān)進(jìn)圍欄后，我們就吃中飯。23.buzzwordline126

[英][?b?zw?:d][美][?b?z?w?:d]

n.（報刊等的）時髦術(shù)語，流行行話;

e.g.Inmanycirclestodaytransparencyisabuzzwordforgoodness.

在如今的許多圈子中，透明成為了一種十分流行的優(yōu)良品質(zhì)。24.convergenceline127

[英][k?n'v?:d??ns][美][k?n?v?d??ns]

n.集收斂;集合;會聚;[氣]輻合;

e.g.Greecethensufferedaquartercenturyofinflationandstagnation,beforeresumingitsconvergenceafter1996.

然后，希臘經(jīng)歷了25年的通脹和遲滯，直到1996年才重新收斂。

25.transmittalline139

[英][tr?ns'm?tl][美][tr?ns'm?t?l]

n.傳送，傳輸，被傳送;

e.g.Thetransmittalshallhaveadistinctivechronologicalnumber.

傳遞信件應(yīng)具有不同的的編年號。

26.digitizeline158

[英]['d?d??ta?z][美]['d?d??ta?z]

v.將資料數(shù)字化;

e.g.Currently,wearehelpingtodigitizeoldeditionsofthenewyorktimesandbooksfromgooglebooks.

目前，這一系統(tǒng)正在幫助將紐約時報和從谷歌圖書來源的老舊書籍?dāng)?shù)字化27.Unpluggedline190

[英][??n'pl?ɡd][美][??n'pl?ɡd]

v.拔去（電源）插頭(unplug的過去式和過去分詞);拔去…的塞子;去掉…的障礙物;

e.g.Ifyouunpluggedit,youwouldgetamuchhighervoltage.

如果你把電池拔下來，它的電壓會高很多。28.initiallyline171

[英][??n???li][美][??n???li]

adv.開始;最初;

e.g.Reflectdeeplytoseewhatinitiallydrewyoutothispersonandwhyyouweresoaffected.

深刻的反應(yīng)會讓你看清當(dāng)初是誰把你牽引進(jìn)來的并且為什么你會如此受影響。

29.intelligenceline165

[英][?n'tel?d??ns][美][?n?t?l?d??ns]

n.智力;聰穎;情報;情報機(jī)構(gòu);

e.g.Congresshashopelesslybotchedintelligencereform.

國會笨手笨腳的情報改革也令人失望。

30.entrepreneurline208

[英][??ntr?pr?'n?:(r)][美][?ɑntr?pr??n?,-?n?r]

n.<法>企業(yè)家;主辦人;承包人;

e.g.Ithinkofmyselfasafamilyentrepreneur.

我認(rèn)為自己是一個家族企業(yè)家。31.garageline208

[英]['ɡ?rɑ:?][美][ɡ??rɑ?,-?rɑd?]

n.車庫;汽車修理站;飛機(jī)庫;vt.把…送入車庫;把（汽車）開進(jìn)車庫;

e.g.Keepsomenewspaperinyourgarageorworkshop.

保留一些報紙在你的車庫或工作室。

Introduction

ThetextistakenfromAmericanNewsweek.NewsweekisAmericannewsweeklyestablishedinDayton,Ohioin1933.Init,domesticandinternationalnewsissummarized,analyzedandcategorizedaccordingtotopicsineachweek.Italsohasspecialsectionsdevotedtoarts,science,medicine,sports,etc.itisoneofthethreelargestnewsweekliesofAmericaandhasawidedomesticandinternationalcirculation.What’sthemeaningofthetitle?

“AnInteractiveLife”referstothefuturelife,meaningalifewhichactsreciprocallyandmutually,andreceivesandgivesinreturn.ThisinteractivelifeisthelifeconnectedwithInternet,andthislifewillfamiliarizeyouwiththeworld,changethewaysyoushop,playandlearn.AuthorsofthetextBarbaraKantrowitzandJoshuaC.Ramo:regularcontributortoNewsweek“Aninteractivelife”waspublishedinNewsweekinMay31,1993SeveralpartsofthetextFirstpart(1-2):thegeneralintroductionabouttheinteractivelife.Secondpart(3-18):detailedinstructionaboutinteractivelife,includingconvenience,developmentstages,resultsandweaknessesandsoon.Thirdpart(19):indicatingthateverythingisjustourprediction,andweneedtowaitpatiently.Stylesofthetext

Metaphor(暗喻）e.g.Willgovernmentregulatemessagessentoutonthisvastdatahighway.Simile(明喻）e.g.Shesaysconsumerswouldbealittlelikeinformation“cowboys”,roundingupdatafromcomputer-basedarchivesandinformationservices.Parody(仿擬）e.g.“Andwherethereareagents,cancounteragentsbefarbehind…..”Itimitatesthesentenceofafamouspoem,Theodetothewest.Sentencesanalysis(1)Wherehesawinternalmemos,someoneelsesawBeethoven.Heimaginedthatthemachinecouldrecordinformalcommunicationbetweendepartmentsinacompanybutotherpeoplethoughtitcouldbeusedtorecordmusic.Edisonappliedthemachinetobusinesswhileotherstoadifferentthing,music-entertainment(2)Heintendedtorecordvoices—nothingmore:

Hisonlyintentionininventingthemachinewastherecordingofvoices.

(3)Withsomuchbigmoneyandsomanybigdreamspinnedtoanideathatisstilllargelyonthedrawingboards,thereisnolimittothehype.Sincelargesumsofmoneyhavebeenspentonanideawhichismainlyintheplanningstageandgreathopeshavebeenputonsuchanidea,therecertainlyisalotofexaggeratedpublicity.(4)Ifallthiscomestopass---stillaverybigif---thenextstepcouldbewhatDigitalMedia’sCarusocalls“completeviewercontrol”.Ifallthiscomestrue,whichisstilluncertainthatitwillberealized,thenextstepwillpossibl