1、1).Person calling (打电话) (1) Can you put me through to 2355213? (2) Could I have extension 125?(3) Could you tell me the number of the English Department?(4) Hello, this is Jack. (5)Good morning, Jack speaking. (6)Let me talk to Jack. (7)I would like to talk to Jack. (8)When is he expected to be back
2、?(9)What time could I reach her?(10)Sorry to have troubled you. (11)Would you tell her I called?(12)Can I contact him this morning?(13)Could you ask her to call me back?(14)I must have dialed the wrong number. (15)Please tell him to phone 856852?2). Person called (接电话) (1) A moment, please. (2) The
3、line is busy. (3) He is on another phone. (4) Just a minute. I will get the number for you. (5) May I ask who is speaking?(6) Hold the line. I will see if hes in. (7)Sorry, the numbers changed. (8) Id like service for my new apartment. (9) Do you want to leave word for him to call you? (10) Could I
4、take a message for you?2. Introduction of the samples of phone message 3. Practice the two dialogues in Follow the Samples 4. Practice dialogues according to the given tasks 5. ExercisesSection II Being All EarsSee the textbook.Section III Maintaining a Sharp EyePassage I For Conversation Press #Tex
5、t-Related Information 1.A Cell Phone 手机A cell phone is a small telephone you can carry with you that operates through networks of radio antennas or space satellites. Other expressions of a cell phone: a cellular phone/telephone b mobile phone /telephone c. a handset 2.ATM 自动取款机 ATM is the abbreviati
6、on for automated teller machine. ATMs are found in business districts and shopping malls. People use them to get cash from their bank accounts and in many places, to pay for gas, groceries, and other things.3.A Voice Mail 有声邮件 A voice mail is a telephone answering system on which spoken messages are
7、 left by one person for another. Text ExplanationPara. 1 Ive got a cell phone, email and voice mail. But why am I so lonely?1.Important Words1) lonely adj. alone and feeling sad, lonesome 孤独的,寂寞的 e.g. Without friends, she felt lonely in the city she had just arrived in. 没有朋友,她在她刚到达的城市里感到了孤独。He felt
8、lonely when his best friend moved to another place. 当他最好的朋友去了另外一个地方,他感到了孤独。Para. 2 A funny thing happened on the way to the communications revolution: we stopped talking to one another. Para. 3 I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation.
9、There they were, talking and talking on a beautifully sunny day and I became invisible, absent from the conversation. Language Points:1. Explanation of Difficult Sentences 1)I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation.Analysis: interruptin
10、g our conversation 现在分词短语作结果状语Translation: 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: The children fell, striking his head against the door and hurting it slightly.2) There they were, talking and talking on a beautifully sunny day and I became invisible, absent from the conversation. talking and ta
11、lking on a beautifully sunny day现在分词短语作伴随状语 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 Lucy sat in the armchair, reading newspaper. 2. Important Words1) recently adj: not too long ago; starting not too long ago and still going on, (syn.) currently 最近;近来 e.g.I saw my friend recently; we had dinner together
12、last week. 我最近见到了我的朋友;我们上星期还一起吃了晚饭。Recently, my brother has been working on his masters degree at the university. 最近,我弟弟一直在大学里读取硕士学位。Ive only recently begun to learn German. 我最近刚刚开始学习德语。Para.4 The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing other people without lookin
13、g at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pet their puppies. Evidently, the untethered electronic voice is preferable to human contact. 1. Important Words1) .evidently: as it appears, seemingly, (syn.) apparently 明显,显然e.g. Evidently your sister was sensitive on the topic of opera
14、tions.很明显,你姐姐对手术这个话题比较敏感。2)preferable adj. better or more suitable, to be preferred 更可取的; 更好的 e.g. She found life in the city preferable to her quiet life in the country. 她发现城市生活比她在乡村安静的生活更好。Milk is fine, but cream would be preferable. 牛奶很不错,但是奶酪也是可取的。Para.5 The telephone used to connect you to the
15、absent. Now it makes people The The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, f
16、our friends zooming down the highway, unable to talk to one another because of a gadget designed to make communication easier. 1.Explanation of Difficult Sentences 1) There we were, four friends zooming down the highway, unable to talk to one another because of a gadget designed to make communicatio
17、n easier. four friends zooming down the highway现在分词短语作伴随状语(2) designed to make communication easier过去分词作定语 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。 Trucks and buses were drivers on gas carried in large bags on the roof.1) connect v. to attach, join together; to reach sb. by telephone 连接,接通 e
18、.g. The telephone operator connected me with the human resources department. 接线员帮我接通了人力资源部。I connected the antenna to the TV set. 我把天线连接到了电视机。A new road connects the two small cities. 一条新马路接通了这两个小城市。2)unable adj: not able, incapable 不能的, 不会的 e.g. I am unable to cycle to school because my bicycle is
19、broken. 我不能骑车去学校因为我自行车坏了。He is unable to do the job for lack of experience. 因为缺乏经验他不能做这个工作。Para.6 Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback to
20、 the intimacy of human interaction. With email and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice-mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machin
21、e. 1)Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Why is it that, “it” stands for the subject that-clause, where the comparative structure is used. Similar structure can be found in “What is it that?为什么我们联系得越多我却越感到失去了联系呢? Why is it that you know so much?为什么你知道的这么多呢?1)advan
22、ce n. an improvement, (syn.) a breakthrough 前进, 进展 e.g. There have been great advances in medicine in the last 50 years. 过去50年医学有了重大的进展。This model is a great advance on previous ones.这个模型比前面前一个有了很大的进步。Para.7 ets As almost every conceivable contact between human beings gets automated, the alienation
23、index goes up.You cant even call a person to get the phone number of another person any more. Directory assistance is almost always fully automated. As is a conj. meaning at the same time that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。 As he entered, the hill burst into thunderous applause.Para.8 Pumping gas at
24、 the station? Why say good morning to the attendant when you can swipe your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact?Para.9Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to a clerk who might live in the neighborhood when you can just insert your card into the ATM? 1) deposit v.
25、to place sth. valuable, such as money, in a bank or brokerage account; to place valuables for safekeeping 存放, 存储 n. a partial payment to hold goods or property until the buyer makes complete payment 定钱, 押金 e.g. Sam deposited ten dollars in his savings account. 山姆在他的储蓄帐户里存了10美圆。Mrs. Smith deposited h
26、er jewelry in a safe. 史密斯太太把珠宝存放在一个保险箱里。 2) insert v. to put sth. into, between, or among 插入, 嵌入 e.g. The old lady inserted the letter into an envelope carefully. 老太太仔细地把信放入信封。The professor inserted a comment in the margin.教授在空白处插入了评语。Para. 10Pretty soon you wont have the burden of making eye contac
27、t at the grocery store. Some supermarket chains are using a self-scanner so you can check yourself out, avoiding those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing. Explanation of Difficult Sentences 1)Some supermarket chains are using a self-scanner so you can check yourself out, avoid
28、ing those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing. (1) avoiding those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing. 现在分词短语作结果状语 (2) In this sentence so is a conjunction.e.g. They opened fire, killing one of our soldiers. 他们开火,打死了我们的一位战士。She is unemployed, so she is looking for a job. 她失业了,因此正在找工作。2) Important words.1) chain n: a series of related things or
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