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1、step by step book 3 Unit 8 Communications 2Unit 8 Communications (II) Part I Warming up A Vocabulary: 1. cellular seljul? phone 手机，移动电话 2. bargain n. 交易,买卖,物美价廉的东西 v. 议价,交易,讨价还价 3. lumberyard n. 木材堆置场,木场 4. two-by-four adj. 2英寸4英寸的 n. 迷你电视 5. off-the-shelf adj. (军用物品等)现成的；常备的；现货的 adv. 现成地；无需作重大修改地 6

2、. bargain-basement adj. 主美国英语 极廉价的；很便宜的，很低廉的 7. transportable adj. 可运输的；可输送的 【计算机】可移植的；便携式的 n. 便携式计算机；便携式电视机 8. adapter ?d?pt?(r) 适配器 9. antenna ?nten? n. 触角,天线 B Vocabulary: 1. video telephone 可视电话 2. software n. 软件 3. voice-dial tag 声控标签 4. realtime adj. 实时的(快速的) 5. transaction n. 业务，交易 6. Integra

3、te intireit; intirit v. 整合,使.成整体 7. communicator n. 传播者; 交际者 【电信学】通讯装置，通讯器 8. high-resolution 高分辨率 9. pixel piks?l 像素 10. kilobit kil?ubit n.【计算机】千(二进制)位，千比特 11. keypad ki:p?d 电话按键，辅助键盘 12. prompt 【计算机】提示(屏幕上显示用户进一步操作的单词或符号) 13. opt-in/opt-out n. 选择加入/决定不参加；选择不参加 14. dashboard n. (汽车上的)仪表盘 15. track

4、ing ball 跟踪球（IBM键盘中间当鼠标用的小红点） Proper Names 1. Internet Answering Machine (IAM) 网络留言机 2. Personal Query Assistant 个人咨询助理 3. Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) 掌上电脑 Part II Experience with telephone A Vocabulary: 1. amenity ?mi:niti 便利设施 2. (Parents) keep a protective eye on (children) （父母）对（孩子）多留心保护 3.

5、 preteen pri:ti:n n. 青春期前的孩子, 不满13岁的儿童 adj. 青春期前的, 接近青春期的, 13岁以下的 4. gizmo izm?u n. 美国俚语 (尤指制作精巧、实用的)小玩意儿；小发明、小装置，机械装置 5. hologram h?l?ugr?m 全息照相,全息图 6. envision invi?n n. 预想 v. 想象,预想 vt. 想象 7. sleek sli:k adj.线条明快的，造型优美的 8. flip vt. 掷, 弹, 轻击 B Vocabulary: 1. sales call 推销电话 2. Miracle flakes for ki

6、ds 神奇牌儿童麦片 3. Call Block 电话拦截，来电防火墙 4. Call Trace 来电追踪 5. Anonymous Call Rejection 匿名电话拒听 6. Identa Ring Service 可识别铃声服务 Part III The future of the phone Vocabulary: 1.multi-functional 多功能的 2. new era 新时代 3. converge v. 聚合,集中于一点(或一块) 4. slot n. 狭缝,硬币投币口 5. intercom int?k?m n. 口语【电信学】内部通信系统；内部通话设备；对讲

7、机 6. prism priz?m n. 【几何学】棱柱(体)，角柱(体) 【光学】棱晶；棱镜 Proper Names 1.Subscribe Identification Module (SIM) 用户识别模块 2. Deutsche Bank 德意志银行 3. British Tele-com 英国电信 4. Ipswich 伊普斯维奇（英格兰）Part I Warming upA.Tapescript:The question today is no longer whether to get a cellular phone, but where. And since every p

8、lace, from your local lumberyard to the corner drugstore, is selling them, it can seem like a difficult decision. Phil DePalmas Cellular Mobile Communications, an authorized Cellular One agent, is the choice. Phils people dont sell TVs or two-by-fours, but they can give you both the low price youre

9、looking for and the reassurance of knowing youll be on Cellular One, New Englands leading network.An off-the-shelf bargain-basement phone wont look like much of a bargain when youre in need of service and you cant get it. So keep it simple and call Phil DePalma at 1- 800- 695- 5400. Right now, get a

10、 unit and transportable phone complete with antenna, carrying case, and cigarette lighter adapter for only $29.99, a savings of $50 off Phils everyday price. For only about $30 you can now enjoy the safety and convenience of a cellular phone. Great phone. Excellent service. Great price. Phil DePalma

11、s Cellular Mobile Communications at 1 - 800 - 695 - 5400.Statements:1. It is difficult to find a place to buy a cellular phone today in the United States.2. Phil DePalma doesnt sell TV sets.3. Phils sale price for the cellular phone is about 30 dollars.4. Phil usually sells cellular phones for about

12、 50 dollars.5. If you buy the phone now at Phil DePalmas, youll also get a free cigarette lighter adapter.6. The telephone number for Phil DePlma is 1 - 800- 695- 4500.B.Siemens video telephone:Siemens cordless video telephone, which includes a tiny camera and a high-resolution pixel color display,

13、can transmit at around 64 kilobits. Callwaves IAM:Callwaves Internet Answering Machine is a kind of free software that will answer calls even when the user is on the Internet using the same telephone line.Philips Genie:The Philips Genie is a lightweight mobile phone that can be operated by uttering

14、a single word. Ericssons iPulse:Ericssons iPulse is a software solution that promises realtime messaging with family, friends and colleagues over any type of mobile communications device. Palm Computings Palm VII.Pall VII enables you to handle transactions like booking cinema tickets or making onlin

15、e stock trades.Motorolas iRadio: Motorolas iRadio is a device that can integrate music and personalized Internet services on a dashboard device.Nokias 9110:Nokias 9110 Communicator is a combination of phone and personal digital assistant. Nokias 7110:Nokias 7110 mobile phone has a larger screen and

16、is operated by a tracking ball in addition to a keyboard.Tapescript:1. Siemens is developing a cordless video telephone that includes a tiny camera and a high-resolution pixel color display. It can transmit at around 64 kilobits -more than six times faster than current data transmission rates for mo

17、bile phones.Using an earpiece, callers hold the phones at arms length to maintain visual contact. Alternatively, the phone can be pointed at something else to allow the person on the other end to view it.2. Callwave, a start-up Internet telephone company based in Santa Barbara, California, has launc

18、hed an Internet Answering Machine (IAM), free software that will answer calls even when the user is on the Internet using the same telephone line. IAM, available at www. call-wave. com, takes massages and forwards them to the user, who can choose to listen instantly or save them for later.3. The Phi

19、lips Genie, a lightweight mobile phone, can be operated by uttering a single word. When you type a name into the Genies keypad, the system asks whether you would like to assign a voice-dial tag to that name. Through yes or no prompts, the Genie compiles a list of up to 10 voice tags. The next time y

20、ou want to call a person listed as one of these tags, just say that persons name or a relevant code word.4. Ericssons iPulse software solution promises realtime messaging with family, friends and colleagues over any type of mobile communications device. Through the use of a flexible opt-in, opt-out

21、system to protect privacy, users can see whether people who have agreed to be on a personal buddy list are currently online - and where they are physically located. And as yet unnamed European phone company will be the first to launch the service in the next few weeks.5. American firm Palm Computing

22、, part of 3Com, has released its Palm VII. Palm Computing has created a fast Internet messaging service for the Palm VII by building the Personal Query Assistant, a service allowing access to specially cut-down Internet sites which provide data such as flight schedules, sports scores, weather foreca

23、sts and news headlines. The device will be able to handle transactions like booking cinema tickets or making online stock trades.6. Motorola is working on a concept called the iRadio that will integrate music and personalized Internet services on a dashboard device. The iRadio could be programmed wi

24、th the listening preferences of various family members, for example, so that it automatically finds the station that plays the desired music -regardless of the cars location. It could also alert the driver when the car is running low on fuel and then provide directions to the nearest gas station bel

25、onging to the drivers preferred chain. The iRadio could also monitor selected stock prices and provide early warnings on the latest traffic jams, plus convenient escape routes.7. New devices, such as Nokias 9110 Communicator, a combination of phone and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), are Pall VII

26、enables you to handle transactions like booking cinema tickets or making online stock trades. Motorolas iRadio:Motorolas iRadio is a device that can integrate music and personalized Internet services on a dashboard device. Nokias 9110:Nokias 9110 Communicator is a combination of phone and personal d

27、igital assistant. Nokias 7110:Nokias 7110 mobile phone has a larger screen and is operated by a tracking ball in addition to a keyboard.Tapescript:1. Siemens is developing a cordless video telephone that includes a tiny camera and a high-resolution pixel color display. It can transmit at around 64 k

28、ilobits -more than six times faster than current data transmission rates for mobile phones.Using an earpiece, callers hold the phones at arms length to maintain visual contact. Alternatively, the phone can be pointed at something else to allow the person on the other end to view it.2. Callwave, a st

29、art-up Internet telephone company based in Santa Barbara, California, has launched an Internet Answering Machine (IAM), free software that will answer calls even when the user is on the Internet using the same telephone line. IAM, available at www. callwave. com, takes massages and forwards them to

30、the user, who can choose to listen instantly or save them for later.3. The Philips Genie, a lightweight mobile phone, can be operated by uttering a single word. When you type a name into the Genies keypad, the system asks whether you would like to assign a voice-dial tag to that name. Through yes or

31、 no prompts, the Genie compiles a list of up to 10 voice tags. The next time you want to call a person listed as one of these tags, just say that persons name or a relevant code word.4. Ericssons iPulse software solution promises realtime messaging with family, friends and colleagues over any type of mobile