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新编实用英语Unit3

Unit3

CommunicationbyPhone

PassageI

ForConversationPress#1

Text-relatedinformation

1．ACellPhone手机

Acellphoneisasmalltelephoneyoucancarrywithyouthatoperatesthroughnetworksofradioantennasorspacesatellites.Otherexpressionsofacellphone:

a.acellularphone/telephone 

b.amobilephone/telephone 

c.ahandset 

2．ATM自动取款机

ATMistheabbreviationforautomatedtellermachine.ATMsarefoundinbusinessdistrictsandshoppingmalls.Peopleusethemtogetcashfromtheirbankaccountsandinmanyplaces,topayforgas,groceries,andotherthings.  

3．AVoiceMail有声邮件

Avoicemailisatelephoneansweringsystemonwhichspokenmessagesareleftbyonepersonforanother. 

DifficultSentences

1.（Title）ForConversationPress#1

Analysis：

For，means“withthepurposeof”；Press#1， #standsforNo.,therefore#1isreadasNo.1.

通话按1号键。

Example：

Forredialing,pressthe#key.

2.（Para.3）Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhiscellphonerang,interruptingourconversation.

Analysis：

interruptingourconversation，thepresentparticiplephraseusedasanadverbialoftheresult。

最近我和一位朋友正在公园里散步，突然他的手机响起来，打断了我们的谈话。

Example：

Thechildfell,strikinghisheadagainstthedoorandhurtingitslightly.

3.（Para.3）Theretheywere,talkingandtalkingonabeautifullysunnydayandIbecameinvisible,absentfromtheconversation. 

Analysis：

talkingandtalkingonabeautifullysunnyday，thepresentparticiplephraseusedasanaccompanyingphrase.

在一个阳光明媚的日子，他们在那儿谈啊谈，而我却被冷落，成了谈话的局外人。

Example：

Martasatinthearmchair,readinganmagazine.

4.（Para.5）Therewewere,fourfriendszoomingdownthehighway,unabletotalktooneanotherbecauseofagadgetdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.

Analysis：

zoomingdownthehighway,thepresentparticiplephraseusedasanaccompanyingphrase;designedtomakecommunicationeasier,thepastparticiplephraseusedasanpost-modifier.

我们四位朋友坐在车里，飞驰在高速公路上，却因为有了那个被设计来方便通信的小玩艺儿而不能互相交谈。

Example：

Myroomisonthefourthfloor,itswindowoverlookingthebeach.

5.（Para.6）Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?

Analysis：

“it”standsforthesubjectthat-clause,wherethecomparativestructureisused.Similarstructurecanbefoundin“Whatisitthat...?

”

为什么我们联系得越多我却越感到失去了联系呢？

Example：

Whyisitthatyouknowsomuch?

Whyisitthatthisconclusioniswrong?

WhyisitthatshecansingbetterthanI?

6.（Para.7）Asalmosteveryconceivablecontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomated,thealienationindexgoesup. 

Analysis:

As,conj.meaning“atthesametimethat…”

随着人们之间几乎每一种联系都变得自动化起来，疏远的指数就上升。

Example：

Theysmiledastheireyesmet. 

Asheentered,thehallburstintothunderousapplause.

AsIknewhimbetter,Idiscoveredthatmyfirstimpressionofhimhadbeen/wasright. 

Wegetwiseraswegetolder. 

7.（Para.8）Pumpinggasatthestation?

Analysis:

It’saellipticalsentence.Thecompletesentenceshouldbe:

Areyoupumpinggasatthestation?

你在加油站加油吗？

Example：

（Areyou）Makingadepositatthebank?

（Para.9）

8.（Para.8）Whysaygoodmorningtotheattendantwhenyoucanswipeyourcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?

Analysis:

Herewhy…takesaninfinitivephrase，itmeans“为什么要…，干吗要…”inChinese。

既然你可以用信用卡在加油泵旁自动刷卡，免于与人打交道的麻烦，何必还要对加油站的工作人员打招呼呢？

Example：

Whysmokewhenyouknowitissounhealthy?

Whyusewoodwhenyoucanuseplastic?

Whyaskmetodoitwhenyoucandoityourself?

Whygothere？

Whyriskbreakingthelaw？

9.（Para.10）Somesupermarketchainsareusingaself-scannersoyoucancheckyourselfout,avoidingthoseannoyingclerkswholookatyouandaskhowyouaredoing. 

Analysis:

avoiding…thepresentparticiplephraseusedasanadverbialofresult.

有些超市连锁店正在使用自动扫描仪，你可以自己结账，避开那些令人心烦的店员，他们总是看着你问长问短。

Example：

Sheisunemployed,sosheislookingforajob. 

Theyopenedfire,killingoneofoursoldiers.

10.（Para.11）IamnoLuddite. 

Analysis:

nomeans“notatall”.

我并不反对自动化。

Example：

Don’tcheather.She’snofool. 

Sheisnofriendofmine.

11.（Para.11）Givingthemupisn’tanoption——theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo. 

Analysis:

greatformeans“verygoodfor”;whattheyareintendedtodomeans“whattheyaredesignedtodo”

Example：

Goingthereisn’tagoodidea——it’stoofarawayfromhere.

12.（Para.11）It’stheirunintendedconsequencesthatmakemecringe. 

Analysis:

It’…that…heretakesaemphaticstructure.

只是他们无意中带来的后果却使我感到不寒而栗。

Example:

ItwasDavidthat（who）didit. 

ItwasakeythatIfoundinhispocket. 

Itwasnotuntillastyearthathecametoliveinthiscity.

LanguagePoints

1.lonelyadj.

aloneandfeelingsad,lonesome孤独的，寂寞的

FOREXAMPLE:

Withoutfriends,Selenafeltlonelyinthecityshehadjustarrivedin. 

Ishallhaveacompanioninthehouseafteralltheselonelyyears. 

Hefeltlonelywhenhisbestfriendmovedtoanotherplace.

2.recentlyadv.

nottoolongago;startingnottoolongagoandstillgoingon,（syn.）currently最近；近来

FOREXAMPLE:

Isawmyfriendrecently;wehaddinnertogetherlastweek. 

Recently,mybrotherhasbeenworkingonhismaster’sdegreeattheuniversity. 

I’veonlyrecentlybeguntolearnGerman.

3.evidentlyadv.

asitappears,seemingly,（syn.）apparently明显，显然

Mr.Lowenbergevidentlyregardedthisasagreatjoke. 

Fromthewarmtemperatureandabundantflowers,itisevidentlyspringhere. 

Evidentlyyoursisterwassensitiveonthetopicofoperations.

4．preferableadj.（to）

betterormoresuitable,tobepreferred更可取的；更好的

FOREXAMPLE:

Shefoundlifeinthecitypreferabletoherquietlifeinthecountry. 

Yourideaispreferabletomine。

Adarksuitispreferabletoalightoneforeveningwear。

Gradualchangeispreferabletosudden,greatchange. 

Milkisfine,butcreamwouldbepreferable.

Inotheruses“continue”ispreferable.

5．connectv.

toattach,jointogether;toreachsb.bytelephone连接，接通

Amoment,please.I’llconnectyou.

Thetelephoneoperatorconnectedmewiththehumanresourcesdepartment.

Iwasagainconnectedtothewrongperson. 

IconnectedtheantennatotheTVset. 

Anewroadconnectsthetwosmallcities.

6．unableadj.

notable,incapable不能的，不会的

Iamunabletocycletoschoolbecausemybicycleisbroken. 

Heisunabletowalkbecauseofabadankle. 

Heisunabletodothejobforlackofexperience.

7．advancen.

animprovement,（syn.）breakthrough前进，进展

Nothingcouldstoptheadvanceofthesoldiers.

Withtheadvanceofwinterthedaysgrowsshorter.

Therehavebeengreatadvancesinmedicineinthelast50years. 

Thismodelisagreatadvanceonpreviousones. 

Underthissystempopularscienceeducationmadegreatadvances.

inadvanceof:

（1）infrontof在…前面

Shewalked2yardsinadvanceofherhusband.

Don’tgettoofarinadvanceoftheothers.

（2）earlierthan比…早

BritishsummertimeisonehourinadvanceofGreenwichMeanTime.

（3）morehighlydeveloped比…先进

Theirtrainingfacilitiesarefarinadvanceofanythingwehave. 

inadvance:

aheadoftime 

Everythinghadbeenfixedinadvance.

8．deposit

V．toplacesth.valuable,suchasmoney,inabankorbrokerageaccount;toplacevaluablesforsafekeeping存放，存储

Hedepositedhismoneyinthebank.

Samdepositedtendollarsinhissavingsaccount.

Hedepositedhisluggageinthecornerbesidethetallclock.

Theguestsaredepositingtheirhatsthere.

Pay

Weshouldlikeyoutodepositatenthofthepriceofthehouse.

Wedeposited$300onthecar.

n. apartialpaymenttoholdgoodsorpropertyuntilthebuyermakescompletepayment定钱，押金

 Imadeadepositonthehouseandsignedaten-yearmortgage.

Sheleftadepositonthecoat.

Mrs.Hecklerdepositedherjewelryinasafe.

acurrentdeposit活期存款

afixeddeposit定期存款

ondeposit存（款）

Ihavealmost$5000ondepositinmyaccount.

9.insertv.

toputsth.into,between,oramong插入，嵌入

Theoldladycarefullyinsertedtheletterintoanenvelopecarefully. 

Theprofessorinsertedacommentinthemargin. 

Afilmofoilisinsertedbetweentheslidingsurfacesofabearing.

10.chainn.

aseriesofrelatedthingsorevents;agroupofstores,restaurants一连串；连锁店

Theking’smurderstartedachainofeventsthatledtoawar. 

Thatbookstoreispartofachain;youcanfindthechainstoresincitiesalloverthecountry.

11.accountn.

moneykeptinabankforpresentorfutureuse账目，账户

FOREXAMPLE:

Ihaveanaccountwiththisbank.

IhaveacheckingaccountatMetropolitanBank. 

Heopenedanaccountatmybankinyourname.

Theaccountswereperfectlyinorder. 

12.consequencen.

theresultofdoingsth.结果，后果

Hedrankheavilyanddiedasaconsequence. 

I’mquitewillingtoaccepttheconsequence. 

Hedoesnotconsidertheconsequences.

asaconsequence（inconsequence）结果

Wehadn’tenoughmoneytopayourbusfare,andinconsequencewehadtowalk.

asaconsequence（inconsequence）of

Asaconsequenceofhislaziness,hewasfired.

13.invisible:

can’tbeseen

visionn.

visible

in-:

infamousinexactinefficient

14.pet:

v.totouchanstrokesomebody,especiallyachildoranimalinakindlovelyway

15.zoom:

togosomewhereordosomethingveryquickly

zoompast/through/off

HezoomedpastonherHonda.

16.intimacyn.:

astateofhavingaclosepersonalrelationshipwithsomeone亲密，亲近

intimatea

17.alienation：

separationf

PassageII

CommunicationByPhoneintheU.S.

RelatedInformation

1.theWhitePages白页

ThewhitepagesoftheAmericanphonebooklistpeopleandbusinessesandtheirphonenumbers.People