科技对生活的影响
Keep in touch with their family and friends
• Stay connected with their family and friends • Live away from home /live far from family • Feel homesick 非常思念亲人 • Video chat (v.)/video chatting (n.) 视 频聊天
Genetically-modified food GM food
转基因食品
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Genetic engineering technology 基因工程技术 Genetically-modified crops/GM crops 转基因农作物 Increase crop yield 提高农作物的产量 Make food look more attractive 让食品看起 来更诱人 • Are more resistant to decreases and insects. 对病虫害的抵抗力更强
Industrial automation 工业自动化
• Office automation 办公自动化 • → • Perform repetitive tasks 从事重复性 劳动
Increase efficiency Improve efficiency
• Boost productivity/make people more productive 提高人们的生产率 • Reduce costs 减少成本 • Meet consumers’ needs 满足消费者们 的需求
• Should limit the time their children send on electronic devices • (家长们)应该限制孩子使用电子设备的 时间 • Should limit the time their children spend on the internet/video games
E-books/electronic books
Paper books/printed books
• The texture of the pages 纸张的质感 • Enjoy turning the pages 喜欢翻阅书籍的体 验 • Are easier on the eyes 不容易导致眼睛疲劳 • Can take notes comfortably 可以舒服的做 笔记 • Prefer to hold a real book in their hands 喜 欢手执一卷的感觉
Technology
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Technology in education
Advantages
• Technology is a powerful tool to engage(吸引) students. • Technology can make lessons much more interesting. • Students can do research using online resources. • Students can study at their own place. • Adults can take distance learning courses. • Students can study whenever and wherever they want. • Students also learn skills which are useful for their future job. • For example, they learn to write reports using a word processor.
Farming machinery 农用机械
• • • • → Pose health risks 构成健康方面的风险 Organic food 有机食品 Is safer and more nutritious 更安全而 且更有营养 • Offer subsidies to organic farmers • 向生产有机食品的农民们提供补贴
• Are interactive 是有互动性的 • Provide many search options 提供很多的搜 索选择 • Can change the font size 读者可以改变字号 • Take up much less space 所占的空间远远更小 • Are easy to store and carry 方便存储和携带 • Meet their needs 满足他们的要求 • Reed books on a screen 在屏幕上看书 • May cause eye strain or headache. 有可能 会导致眼睛疲劳或头痛
Genetically-modified food GM food
转基因食品
• → • Disrupt the food chain 扰乱自然界里的食物链 • Pose health risks to consumers 给消费者们带来 健康风险 • Regulate genetically-modified food/regulate GM food 对转基因食品进行严格的监管 • Regulate+宾语 = 对…严格的监管 • Eg. The government is looking at whether it should regulate the use of wild animals in the entertainment industry.
Farming machinery 农用机械
• • • • • • • • • • Machine 一台具体的机器 Machinery 泛指机械 Factory farming 工厂化养殖 Use chemical fertilizers 使用化肥 Increase crop yield 提高农作物的产量 Reduce hunger 减少饥饿现象 Increase food supplies 增加食品的供应 Prevent food shortages 避免食品短缺 Boost farming productivity 提高农业的生产率 Help fo keep food prices stable 有助于保持食品的 价格稳定
Technology in education
Disadvantages
• People rely too much on computers. • Young learners do not become proficient(精通) in some basic skills. • They use word processors and spelling may suffer. • People should be able to write a letter by hand. • Technology is no substitute for(取代) a real teacher. • Learners need a structured course. • An experienced teacher knows what materials to choose. • Computers are expensive to maintain and can be unreliable.
Online shopping
• • • • • • • • Online shops 网店 Physical shops 实体店 Provide more choices 提供更多的选择 Is easy and efficient Is more eco-friendly 是更有益于环保的 Shop (v.) at lower prices Can easily compare prices Can read customer reviews 可以阅读评语
Are widely used 被广泛的使用
• Assembly lines 工业装配线 • Mass-produced goods 被批量生产的产 品
Has revolutionized the way we communicate
彻底地变革了我们=transformed 彻底改变
Technology in education Opinion
• Institutions should supplement (增加) traditional teaching with the use of technology. • Technology is part of our daily life. • It can enhance a teacher’s lessons. • Students can use online resources to help with homework. • Students must still learn to write by hand • They should still use traditional sources of information such as books.
• Adopt new technologies. 采用新的科技 • Adopt→在雅思作文为接受，采纳新事物的意思 • Eg. People should be encouraged to adopt a healthier lifestyle. • this policy has been adopted by some educational authorities(教育问题的主管部门). • Meet new challenges 应对新的挑战
The information age 信息时代
• The knowledge-based economy 以知识 为主导的经济 • The technology-driven economy 主要 受科技推动的经济