001 Unit 1 Love Stories
Text A Dinner for Two002
Text B Sounds of Home010
Text C The Romance of A Busy Broker016
026 Unit 2 Kaleidoscope
Text A It Costs Money to Prepare for An Earthquake027
Text B Dog Takes Rescue Equipment to Victims in Buildings036
Text C How the Credit Card Captured America043
055 Unit 3 E-World
Text A Nuns on the Net056
Text B Getting Downright Digital with Nicholas Negropon-
te067
Text C Why Java Is Hot074
087 Unit 4 Celebrity
Text A GEORGE ELIOT, Mature 19th-Century English
Novelist088
Text B German Physicist Werner Heisenberg097
Text C The ActorMarlon Brando103
116 Unit 5 Education
Text A Teachers Need Law on Their Side117
Text B Back to School： Talk to Your Professor!127
Text C A Generation of Graduates to the Dole Queue134
144 Unit 6 Science
Text A Full-Body Scanners： We Reveal All145
Text B Scientist Shed New Light On The Bodys Rhythms153
Text C Aseptic Processing159
168 Unit 7 Western Culture
Text A A Hilarious Halloween I Experienced169
Text B The Home of the Unknown Soldiers179
Text C Work in America187
196 Unit 8 Medicine & Health
Text A Gene Readers197
Text B Somnambulism206
Text C Deciphering Genome210
218 Unit 9 Life Prospects
Text A How to Get Your Dream Job219
Text B Family Matters229
Text C Zip Your Lip234
242 Keys to Exercises
Unit 3
E-World
Learning Guide
Life without internet could be of great difference from thelife within it. It is true to common people nowadays. Followingthe facts provided in Text A, abbess, nuns and monks fromNew Mexico to New Zealand see nothing incongruous aboutcontemplation and computing. Even Pope John Paul Ⅱ believesthat, With the advent of computer telecommunications andwhat are known as computer participation systems, the Churchis offered further means for fulfilling her mission. If youre stillstruggling to come to terms with your computer, take heart becauseText B depicts that while the focus of computer Research andDevelopment has traditionally been on increasing the capabilityof computer, developing the interface to becoming an increasingtarget for attention. Text C tells us that the key to Java is the wayit will run with equal ease on a variety of computer operatingsystem.
inspirational.insp..rei..n.l
△caramel.k.r.melpositive.p.zitivmidstmidst△monastery.m.n.st.rispartan.spɑ.tnsample.sɑ.mpl
priory.prai.riapproach..pr.ut.pitchpit.
descriptivedi.skriptiv
dispeldi.spel
mythmi
△monasticismm..n.sti.siz.m
leisurely.li...lidevotionaldi.v.u..n.lpunctuate.p..kt.u..eitstrollstr.ul
△embroideryim.br.id.riUnit 3 E-World 057
adj. imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul 有灵感的, 给予灵感的
n. firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butterand milk 太妃焦糖
adj. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance
or certainty etc.; involving advantage or good 积极的; 肯定的
n. the location of something surrounded by other things 中部,中间n. the residence of a religious community 隐修院; 修道院adj. practicing great self-denial; resolute in the face of pain ordanger or adversity 简朴的; 艰苦的n. a small part of something intended as representative ofthe whole; all or part of a natural object that is collected andpreserved as an example of its class 样品, 样本n. religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or aconvent governed by a prioress 小修道院n. a way intended to deal with a problem or situation 办法, 方式; 手段v. toy to persuade someone to buy or accept something 推销adj. serving to describe or inform or characterized bydescription; describing the structure of a language 描写的; 描写性的 描述语言的实际应用而非使用规则
v. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoricmeanings; to cause to separate and go in different directions 驱散; 赶跑n. a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain theworld view of a people 神话n. asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in acommunity under a common rule and characterized by celibacy
and poverty and obedience 修道院生活方式; 隐修制度 或规章adj. not hurried or forced 从容的; 休闲的adj. relating to worship 献身的; 祷告的
v. interrupt periodically 不时打断 某事物n. a leisurely walk usually in some public place 溜达; 散步;闲逛n. elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorativesometimes fictitious detail; decorative needlework 刺绣; 绣品tension.ten..n
n. a balance between and interplay of opposing elements ortendencies especially in art or literature 紧张 状态, 关系
element.elim.nt
n. an abstract part of something; an artifact that is one of theindividual parts of which a composite entity is made up 要素;基本部分
essentiali.sen..l
adj. basic and fundamental; absolutely necessary; of thegreatest importance 必不可少的, 绝对必要的; 非常重要的
vocationv...kei..n
n. an inclination, as if in response to a summons, to undertakea certain kind of work, especially a religious career; theparticular occupation for which you are trained 职业; 天职
wrapr.p
v. to engross 使沉浸于，使陷入
* dispensation.dispen.sei..n
n. a share that has been dispensed or distributed 分配
programmer.pr...ɡr.m.
n. a person who designs and writes and tests computerprograms 计算机的 程序员
generate.d.en.reit
v. bring into existence; give or supply 生成, 产生; 引起, 导致
detractdi.tr.kt
v. take away a part from; diminish 减损
compromise.k.mpr.maiz
v. to expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute连累, 危及
sentiment.sentim.nt
n. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proofor certainty; a thought, view, or attitude, especially one basedmainly on emotion instead of reason 态度; 看法; 意见
statement.steitm.nt
n. a message that is stated or declared; a communication oralor written setting forth particulars or facts etc 声明, 陈述
advent..dv.nt
n. the coming or arrival, especially of something extremelyimportant 出现, 到来
participationpɑ..tis..pei..n
n. the condition of sharing in common with others; the act ofsharing in the activities of a group 参与
mission.mi..n
n. a special assignment that is given to a person or group 使命,任务, 天职
* inauguratei.n..ɡjureit
v. open ceremoniously or dedicate formally 开创, 创始
PhrasesandExpressions
to urge to
to force or impel in an indicated direction 鼓励 某人 朝着 某方向努力, 催促
to remove from
to remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, takingoff, etc. or remove something abstract 从中移开; 拿走,除掉
Pre-readingActivities
1. Have you ever met any nuns or monks? How do you feel about their lives?
2. Right now most of nuns and monks are encouraged to join the Internet. Do you think itacceptable? Why or why not?
3. Have you ever seen any of the website created by any religious group? Do you like it?Why or why not?
1. For decades, Mother Mary Francis, abbess of the Poor Clare community in Roswell, NewMexico, has urged contemplative nuns to remain enclosed in their cloisters, sleep on straw matsand rise at midnight to facilitate a life of prayer and penance.
2. Now the abbess is making her case for a religious life removed from worldlydistractions on the Internets World Wide Web.
3. The intense interior activity of contemplationcalls us not out of our enclosure butdeeply into it, Mother Francis wrote in a letter to the Pope which featured on her communityshome page.
4. The abbess is not alone, nuns and monks from New Mexico to New Zealand see nothingincongruous about contemplation and computing. From the confines of cloisters, they areoffering spiritual insight, religious history and vocational guidance on home pages featuringilluminating graphics and inspirational music. And they are pitching products and servicesfrom Trappist caramels to web site design.
5. Im glad the church is showing something positive and valuable in the midst of all thegarbage on the Internet, says Father Andrew of the Holy Cross Abbey, a Trappist monastery inVirginias Shenandoah Valley in the United States. People are looking for something valuable intheir lives.
6. Contemplatives web sites range from the Spartana few sentences and an e-mailaddressto the home page of the Cistercian Sisters Heart of Mary Priory in Denmark, whichfeatures scenes of community life, a history of the order in three languages and samples of musicfrom the priory.
7. Some communities use a low key approach： Youll find no sales pitch here, promisesBrother Charlie, though he does provide a link to a vocation office. The Roswell Poor Clares offerscreens of descriptive material aimed at dispelling myths about monasticism.
8. If you have ever secretly supposed the contemplative life to be a leisurely round ofdevotional exercises, punctuated by strolls in the garden and a spot of embroidery now andthen, fear no more! the sisters tell browsers. Theirs is a life of hard labor and long hours. Andif that were not incentive enough, this life also features you guessed it no pay!
9. Even a brief invitation to visit can prove surprisingly effective. Four days after we wentonline there was someone ringing at the doorbell, says Brother Andrew I went outside and found
3. a history of the order： 宗教界历史
4. sales pitch： 商品宣传；推销广告
5. cyberbooks： 图书；电子图书
6. surfing the Net： 泡网
Exercises
Brainstorming
Ⅰ Work in the small groups. Read the text again, think about the following questionscarefully, and then discuss them in groups.
1. Do you have any computer or laptop? What do you usually do with it?
2. Have you ever surfed on the Internet? What kind of website do you like most?
3. Besides surfing on the Internet, what else can you do with your computer?
4. Do you think Internet is helpful or not? Why?
5. How did computer change peoples life?
Comprehensionofthetext
Ⅱ Fill in the blanks with information you get from the text.
1. For decades, nuns of the Poor Clare community remained _____________ in theircloisters, sleep on straw mats and rise at midnight to ______ a life of_____________.
2. Nuns and monks see nothing _____________ about _________ and _________ .
3. The Roswell Poor Clares offer screens of _________ material aimed at ___________myths about monasticism.
4. Even a brief _______________ to visit can prove surprisingly ___________.
5. Maintaining an inner ________________ between work and prayer can be __________for communities that ____________ their own home pages.
6. There is a ___________ if a person spends a lot of time on the computer and neglects the________________ in the life that are ______________ .
7. ____________ income via the Internet is a _______________ to the community, but_____________ the Net can ________from a contemplative calling.
8. With the ________________ of computer telecommunications and what are knownas computer ________________ systems, the Church is offered further means for fulfillingher____________.
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