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Unit 4
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Lesson 3
INTERNET AND FRIENDSHIPS
1. Do you think the Internet helps or harms friendships?
harm vt.&n. to damage something, hurt a person or animal; damage, injury, or trouble caused by someone’s actions or by an event 伤害,损害
eg My brother’s ship was caught in a storm,
but he came to no harm.
Don’t harm your eyes by reading a book
in the sun.
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) The child fell over but _______ _______ _______ _______ (没伤着).
2) It wouldn’t _______ _______ _______ _______ (对他有任何害处) to work harder.
3) Come in please. Our dog _______ _______ _______ (不会伤害你).
came to
do him any
won’t harm
no harm
you
harm
2. Identify one sentence for each argument that states this general idea.
argument n. a set of reasons that show that something is true or untrue, right or wrong etc.; a situation in which two or more people disagree, often angrily 论点,论据;争辩
argue v. 讨论;争论
argue for/against sth. 据理力争/反对某事
eg The workers argued for the right to increase the pay.
The way he spends money argues that he is rich.
A good argument can be made for comparing the IT revolution with the invention of writing itself. (翻译)
有很好的理由可以把信息技术革命与文字的发明相提并论。
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) 你们两个在争辩什么呢?
2) 他的行为表明他是一个友好的人。
3) 这是反对吸烟的有力论据。
What are you two arguing about?
His behavior /What he does argues that he is a friendly man.
It’s a powerful argument against smoking.
3. Firstly, talking online is no replacement for face-to-face contact…
replace vt. to start doing something instead of another person, or start being used instead of another thing 取代;接替
replacement n. 替换物;更换
eg We’ll have to replace all the furniture
that was damaged in the flood.
Robot hands are a replacement for
human hands.
4. …communicating through a screen makes it more difficult for children to concentrate or show kindness to others.
concentrate vi. to think very careful