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BR-main
Before Reading
1. Poem
2. Computer-related Vocabulary Items
3. Introduction of the Virtual World
Some Famous Websites
SOHO -- Small-Office/Home-Office
Virtual College
4. News Report
5. Warm-up Questions
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BR1.1
Listen to the poem Surfing the Internet and
answer the following questions.
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BR1.2
Listen to the poem Surfing the Internet and
answer the following questions.
1. What was the heroine doing when her boss came
in?
Surfing the Internet.
2. How did she act in front of her boss?
She pretended to be surprised at the computer
which had crashed unexpectedly.
3. What would you do if you were in such a
situation?
Open ended.
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BR2.1
The most dynamic combining forms/prefixes for
new computer-and-Internet-related vocabulary in
English are cyber-, virtual, Net- (net), Web-
(web-), and E- (e-).
1. combining forms/prefixes noun
virtual life (????),virtual office(?????),
cyber-interaction (????), cyber nut(??), cyber
pet(????),web page(??), website(??),
e-card(????),e-business(????)
2. combining forms/prefixes verb
cybersurf(????), netsurf(????), email(??????)
3.words like cyber, net, etc. suffix
cyberian(????), netter(??), cyberize(???)
4.clipped words
cyberdoc(????), Netcast(????), Netizen(??),
e-zine(????)
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BR3.1
Some Famous Websites
www.sohu.com
www.sina.com.cn
www.elong.com
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BR3.11
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BR3.12
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BR3.13
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BR3.21
SOHO -- Small-Office/Home-Office

1. What do you guess is the meaning of SOHO in
   information technology?

In information technology, SOHO is a term for the
small office or home office environment and
business culture. A number of organizations,
businesses, and publications now exist to support
people who work or have businesses in this
environment. These people neednt go to the
office every day. They work at home without
worrying about their dress and the strict rules
of the company. The term virtual office is
sometimes used as a synonym.
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BR3.22
SOHO -- Small-Office/Home-Office
2) What kind of people do you think belong to the
group of SOHO?
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BR3.31
Virtual College
Virtual College affords individuals the
opportunity to advance in their chosen careers
through on-line education. People can complete
their education without leaving their home or
office. However, they will have the college
campus experience through a virtual classroom
environment. The virtual classroom will allow
them to interact with their instructors and other
students in the class. Through the virtual
classroom students will share information with
their classmates from all over the world. The
virtual classroom is available 24 hours a day,
allowing people to complete the courses at their
convenience regardless of their work schedule.
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BR3.32
Virtual College
Some virtual colleges are
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BR3.33
Virtual College
Questions and Answers to Virtual College

1. Do you think virtual college will be popular in
   the future, why or why not?

1. What do you think are the advantages and
   disadvantages of virtual college?

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BR4.41
News Report
Listen to the following news and answer the
questions.
1.Why were e-communications booming when the
deadly SARS virus was plaguing?
Because people wanted to reduce their
face-to-face contacts with others, or hide at
home.
2.What did people surf the Net for during the
period of SARS plaguing?
They surfed the Net for information about SARS as
well as for medical advice. Besides, they used
email to keep in touch with friends and family
members and to share the information.
3.What did you do when SARS was plaguing?
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BR4.42
The deadly SARS virus plaguing China appears
to have been a god-send for the nation's Internet
service providers. As people reduce their
face-to-face contacts with others, or hide at
home from the disease, e-communications are
booming. Many people are surfing the Net for
information about the mysterious, and highly
contagious virus and using e-mail to keep in
touch with friends and family. Many Internet
users are downloading medical advice to relieve
their SARS-caused anxieties. And they are using
e-mail to share the information. Sina.coms
news channels have received an increasing number
of hits in recent days, due in part to the
epidemic, said Daniel Mao, Sina.coms chief
executive officer. The remote office, which
allows people to work via the Internet when they
are out of their offices, has become increasingly
popular since the SARS outbreak. Countless people
nervous about shopping in high-traffic stores and
malls are making purchases online.
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BR5.1
Warm-up Questions
1. What are the antonyms of virtual world and
virtual life?
Real world real life.
2. What are the synonyms for virtual world?
Cyberspace cyberia etherworld virtual reality
Internet world net world etc.
3. What can people do on the Internet?
Communicating with people shopping reading
learning working publishing listening to
music watching films playing games hacking
etc.
4. What do you usually do on the Internet, and
what websites do you usually log on?
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GR-main
Global Reading
1. Part Division of the Text
2. Questions about the Text
3. Word-web
4. Further Understanding
For Part 1 Questions and Answers
For Part 2 Multiple Choice
For Part 3 True or False
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GR-1.part1
Part Division of the Text




Parts
Lines
Main Ideas
Description of the authors virtual life.
1
116
Her feeling about the virtual life.
2
1753
Her effort of returning to the real world and her
feeling about the real world.
3
5466
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GR-2.Q1
Questions about the Text
1.What is the main idea of Text A?
Despite the many negative effects of virtual
life, the author prefers it to real life.
2.What are the roles of the first paragraph and
the last?
The first paragraph tells about the consequences
of living a virtual life and the last tells about
the authors return to it. Together, they show us
the dilemma people are in at present because of
modern technology, we have a choice between the
virtual life and the real life, but we find both
unsatisfactory. The author, however, finally has
to choose the latter despite its negative effects.
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GR-3.W-1
Word-web
Scan Text A to find out vocabulary items related
to computer and the Internet.
link
virtual life
L19
Title
L25
cyber-interaction
L1
on the net
on line
L39
telecommuter
L8
system crash
email
L47
L9
click on the modem
Internet mailing lists
L64
LL9-10
connection
L64
computer-assisted
LL10-11
password
L65
data
L18
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GR-4.-PART1-1
Questions and Answers
1. What did the author do three years ago and
what is she doing now?
She worked as a television producer at the time,
and now she submits articles and edits them via
email and communicates with colleagues on
Internet mailing lists.
2.How does the author manage her daily life?
She can order food, manage her money, love and
work on Net.
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GR-4-Part2-1
Multiple Choice
Read Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best
answer for each question.
1. How does the author feel when she is suddenly
confronted with people in the real world?( )
A) She feels shy.


B) She feels angry.

C) She feels cautious.
D) She feels overexcited.
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GR-Part2-1-a
Multiple Choice
Read Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best
answer for each question.
1. How does the author feel when she is suddenly
confronted with people in the real world?( )
A


A) She feels shy.


B) She feels angry.

C) She feels cautious.
D) She feels overexcited.
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GR-Part2-1-b
Multiple Choice
Read Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best
answer for each question.
1. How does the author feel when she is suddenly
confronted with people in the real world?( )
B
A) She feels shy.
B) She feels angry.
C) She feels cautious.
D) She feels overexcited.
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GR-Part2-1-c
Multiple Choice
Read Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best
answer for each question.
1. How does the author feel when she is suddenly
confronted with people in the real world?( )
C


A) She feels shy.


B) She feels angry.

C) She feels cautious.
D) She feels overexcited.
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GR-Part2-1-D
Multiple Choice
Read Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best
answer for each question.
1. How does the author feel when she is suddenly
confronted with people in the real world?( )
D


A) She feels shy.


B) She feels angry.

C) She feels cautious.
D) She feels overexcited.
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GR-4-Part2-2
Multiple Choice
2. How does the author behave on line?( )
A) She is friendly.

B) She is humorous.


C) She is bad-tempered.
D) She is talkative.
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GR-Part2-2-a
Multiple Choice
A
2. How does the author behave on line?( )
A) She is friendly.
B) She is humorous.
C) She is bad-tempered.
D) She is talkative.
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GR-Part2-2-b
Multiple Choice
2. How does the author behave on line?( )
B
A) She is friendly.
B) She is humorous.
C) She is bad-tempered.
D) She is talkative.
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GR-Part2-2-c
Multiple Choice
2. How does the author behave on line?( )
C

A) She is friendly.


B) She is humorous.


C) She is bad-tempered.
D) She is talkative.
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GR-Part2-2-D
Multiple Choice
2. How does the author behave on line?( )
D

A) She is friendly.


B) She is humorous.


C) She is bad-tempered.
D) She is talkative.
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GR-4-Part3-1
Multiple Choice
3.Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net
sometimes?
(
)
A) Because they havent seen each other for a
long time.

B) Because their typed dialogue lacks emotional
cues and she misinterprets it.


C) Because he doesnt love her any longer.
D) Because he doesnt send e-mails to her
frequently.
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GR-Part2-3-a
Multiple Choice
3.Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net
sometimes?
(
)
A

A) Because they havent seen each other for a
long time.


B) Because their typed dialogue lacks emotional
cues and she misinterprets it.


C) Because he doesnt love her any longer.
D) Because he doesnt send e-mails to her
frequently.
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GR-Part2-3-b
Multiple Choice
3.Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net
sometimes?
(
)
B
A) Because they havent seen each other for a
long time.
B) Because their typed dialogue lacks emotional
cues and she misinterprets it.
C) Because he doesnt love her any longer.
D) Because he doesnt send e-mails to her
frequently.
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GR-Part2-3-c
Multiple Choice
3.Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net
sometimes?
(
)
C

A) Because they havent seen each other for a
long time.


B) Because their typed dialogue lacks emotional
cues and she misinterprets it.


C) Because he doesnt love her any longer.
D) Because he doesnt send e-mails to her
frequently.
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GR-Part2-3-D
Multiple Choice
3.Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net
sometimes?
(
)
D

A) Because they havent seen each other for a
long time.


B) Because their typed dialogue lacks emotional
cues and she misinterprets it.


C) Because he doesnt love her any longer.
D) Because he doesnt send e-mails to her
frequently.
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GR-4-Part2-4-1
Multiple Choice
4.What does the author think the daily routine
is?( )
A) Dressing for work.

B) Working with colleagues at the office.


C) Sleeping normal hours.
D) All the above.
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GR-Part2-4-a
Multiple Choice
4.What does the author think the daily routine
is?( )
A
A) Dressing for work.
B) Working with colleagues at the office.

C) Sleeping normal hours.
D) All the above.
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GR-Part2-4-b
Multiple Choice
4.What does the author think the daily routine
is?( )
B
A) Dressing for work.
B) Working with colleagues at the office.
C) Sleeping normal hours.
D) All the above.
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GR-Part2-4-c
Multiple Choice
4.What does the author think the daily routine
is?( )
C

A) Dressing for work.


B) Working with colleagues at the office.


C) Sleeping normal hours.
D) All the above.
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GR-Part2-4-D
Multiple Choice
4.What does the author think the daily routine
is?( )
D

A) Dressing for work.


B) Working with colleagues at the office.


C) Sleeping normal hours.
D) All the above.
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GR-Part3T/F-1
True or False
1. The author tries to at least get to the gym
in order to keep fit.
F
( )
The author tries to at least get to the gym, so
that she may set apart the weekend from the rest
of her week.
2. The author can get used to the real world very
well.
F
( )
She finds that sometimes being face to face is
too much.
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GR-Part3T/F2
3. The author cant bear her friends laughter
and the noise in the restaurant.
T
( )
a
4. The author cant make a choice between the
real world and the virtual one.
F
( )
She finally chooses the virtual world.
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AR-Main
After Reading
1. Useful Expressions
2. Pair Work
3. Word Completion
4. Spot Dictation
5. Debate
6. Writing Practice
7. Talk about the Pictures
8. Proverbs and Quotations
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AR-1-1
Useful Expressions
highlight of the week
1. ????????
2. ??
submit articles
at times
3. ??
feel an aversion to
4. ?????
forms of socializing
5. ????
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AR-1-2
Useful Expressions
a lack of discipline
6. ????
7. ????
cyber-interaction
be confronted with
8.??
9.????
be dressed appropriately
be bad-tempered
10. ???
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AR-1-3
Useful Expressions
in this state
11. ?????
12. ????
daily routine
13. ??
rely on
long-term unemployment
14.????
drug abuse
15.??
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AR-1-4
Useful Expressions
restore balance
16. ????
17. ? ? ???
set apartfrom
18.???
face to face
make an excuse
19.???
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AR-2-1
Pair Work
Read Paras 410 and work in pairs to find out
consequences of my virtual life. Use the find
oneself adj./past participle/present
participle structure when summing up the
consequences.
Models
I find myself shyer, more cautious, more
anxious. I find myself sucked in by soap
operas. I find myself attacking everyone in sight.
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AR-3-1
Word Completion
Complete the words with the help of the
definitions given.
1. s become longer, wider, etc. 2.
e having or seeming to have no
end 3. a a strong feeling of
dislike 4. a a particular way of
considering an issue 5. m
understand wrongly 6. r depend
confidently, put trust in 7. a
wrong or excessive use 8. r bring
back to a former condition 9. I
too bad to be endured
tretch
ndless
version
ngle
isinterpret
ely
buse
estore
ntolerable
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AR-4-1
Spot Dictation
Listen to the following passage and fill in the
missing words.
2000 SK Telecom Internet Survival Contest
for Physically Challenged Youth was held on
October 30, 2000. Myself, and all the other
physically youth who successfully
finished the 72 hours of the Internet Survival
Contest overcame our handicaps well, and
ourselves proudly to a life lived only by
using the Internet. In the session it
was more to everybody because all
of the award prizes were made by
. Through this opportunity, I
challenged
adapted
award
meaningful
participants
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AR-4-2
gained valuable knowledge, and real life
.It gave me self-assurance of the
real world of information era. I also experienced
amounts of encouragement and
cheers from net-citizens. This is also one of the
most .
experience
enormous
precious
gifts
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AR-5-1
Debate
Suppose your parents think that you and your
brother/sister are spending too much time on the
Internet, neglecting your schoolwork and normal
daily life, and isolating yourselves from the
real world. You want to convince them that your
time on the Internet is not wasted, and the
Internet has in no way isolated you from the real
world. A debate is therefore called for between
you and your parents. Now prepare and go about
the debate by taking the following steps
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AR-5-2
Debate
Step 1 Form teams
Make groups of four people. Two of them will be
the parents and the other two will be their
children.
Step 2 Have a pre-debate discussion
The parents and the children prepare their
arguments and supporting facts respectively.
Step 3 Carry on the debate
The debate will be carried on within each team,
that is, the parents and the children in the
team will present their arguments to each other.
The debate will go on until one side fails to
respond. One or two groups may be invited to give
examples in class.
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AR-7-main
Writing Practice
1. Inductive generalization
2. Example
3. Homework
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AR-6-1
Inductive generalization
In developing a paragraph by means of the
inductive generalization, the writer presents
particular instances of a like kind and leads
them into valid generalization which serves as
his topic sentences. Thus, in the inductive
pattern, the topic sentence is likely to appear
late in the paragraph, often at the end. The
result may be referred to as a periodic
paragraph, which, like a periodic sentence,
cannot be considered structurally complete at any
point before the end.
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AR-6-2.1
Example
As an early-morning pastime, Susie, my
tortoise-colored kitten, would frequent the
utility room, swing open the small metal door on
the gas heater, and peer at the mechanism inside.
During the daytime her favorite toy was not the
usual ball of the yarn, but a small musical top.
And late at night, when there was sometimes a
gentle tapping in the study next to my bedroom,
the cause proved the same in the darkness a soft
little paw was playing feline rhythms on the key
of my typewriter. For a kitten, Susie had an
unusual interest in mechanical things.
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AR-6-2.2
Example
1. What is the conclusion? 2.
How does the author draw this conclusion?
3. Analyze Text A and explain how the author
uses the technique of induction.
For a kitten, Susie had an unusual interest in
mechanical things.
By three examples of the kittens interest.
Open-ended.
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AR-6-2.3
Homework
Analyze Text A and explain how the author uses
the technique of induction.
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AR-7.1
Talk about the Pictures
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AR-7.1.1
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AR-7.1.2
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AR-7.1.3
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AR-7.1.4
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AR-7.1.5
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AR-8.1
Proverbs and Quotations
1. Lack of work brings a thousand diseases.
2. Time and tide wait for no man.
3. Dont burn the candle at both ends.
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????????(????????)
4. People need to know one another to be at
their honest best. --Bobbins Staca, British
writer
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???
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AR-8.2
Proverbs and Quotations
5. When one loves ones art no service seems
too hard.
--O. Henry, American novelist
6.No matter how strong you are, how
notable your attainments, you have
enduring significance only in your relationship
to others.
--Ziegler Edward, American
writer
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--????? ?.??
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--???? Z.???
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Article1-S
A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone
call can be a shock. My boyfriends Liverpool
accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret
after his easily understood words on screen a
secretarys clipped tone

seems more rejecting than Id imagined it would
be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become
minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends,
once a highlight of my week, are now just two
ordinary days.
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Article2_S
For the last three years, since I stopped
working as a television producer, I have done
much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit
articles and edit them via email and communicate
with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My
boyfriend lives in England, so much of our
relationship
is also computer-assisted. If I desired, I
could stay inside for weeks without wanting
anything. I can order food, and manage my money,
love and work.
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Article3_S
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three
weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail
and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most
of the endless snowstorm of 96 on TV. But after
a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I
start to feel as though Ive become one with my
machines, taking data in, spitting them back out,
just another link in the Net. Others on line
report the same symptoms. We start to feel an
aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have
become the Net critics worst nightmare.
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Article4_S
What first seemed like a luxury, crawling
from bed to computer, not worrying about hair,
and clothes and face, has become a form of
escape, a lack of discipline. And once you start
replacing real human contact with
cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave
can be quite difficult.

I find myself shyer, more cautious, more
anxious. Or, conversely, when suddenly confronted
with real live humans, I get overexcited, speak
too much, interrupt.
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Article5_S
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately,
that perhaps Ive actually forgotten to put on a
skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and
underwear I sleep and live in.
At times, I turn on the television and
just leave it to talk away in the background,
something that Id never done previously. The
voices of the programs are comforting, but then
Im jarred by the commercials. I find myself
sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up
with the latest news and the weather. Dateline,
Frontline, Nightline, CNN, New York 1, every
possible angle of every story over and over and
over, even when they are of no possible use to
me. Work moves into the background. I decide to
check my email.

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Article6_S
On line, I find myself attacking everyone
in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered.
I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive,
believing that theyve forgotten that there are
people actually reading their wounding remarks. I
dont realize that Im projecting until after
Ive been embarrassed by someone who politely
points out that Ive attacked her for agreeing
with me.
When Im in this state, I fight my
boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions
because of the lack of emotional cues given by
our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours,
because the system keeps crashing. I say a line,
then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on,
doggedly.


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Article7-S
Id never realized how important daily
routine is dressing for work, sleeping normal
hours. Id never thought I relied so much on
co-workers for company. I began to understand why
long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why
life without an externally supported daily plan
can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime,
suicide.
To restore balance to my life, I force
myself back into the real world. I call people,
arrange to meet with the few remaining friends
who havent fled New York City. I try to at least
get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend
from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews
for stories, doctors appointments -- anything to
get me out of the house and connected with others.


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Article8-S
But sometimes being face to face is too
much. I see a friend and her ringing laughter is
intolerable -- the noise of conversation in the
restaurant, unbearable. I make my excuses and
flee. I re-enter my apartment and run to the
computer as though it were a place of safety.
I click on the modem, the once-annoying
sound of the connection now as pleasant as my
favorite tune. I enter my password. The real
world disappears.
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Article1_S_Popwin_My
A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone
call can be a shock. My boyfriends Liverpool
accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret
after his easily understood words on screen a
secretarys clipped tone
What does the sentence imply?
The author has become more familiar with the
virtual world than the real world.
seems more rejecting than Id imagined it would
be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become
minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends,
once a highlight of my week, are now just two
ordinary days.
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Article3_S_Popwin_We..
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three
weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail
and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most
of the endless snowstorm of 96 on TV. But after
a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I
start to feel as though Ive become one with my
machines, taking data in, spitting them back out,
just another link in the Net. Others on line
report the same symptoms. We start to feel an
aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have
become the Net critics worst nightmare.
Paraphrase the sentence.
We have got into a situation that critics of the
Net describe as most dreadful.
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Article4_S_Popwin_And
What first seemed like a luxury, crawling
from bed to computer, not worrying about hair,
and clothes and face, has become a form of
escape, a lack of discipline. And once you start
replacing real human contact with
cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave
can be quite difficult.

• 1.What does cyber-interaction mean?
• 2.What does cave here refer to?
• 3.Paraphrase the second part of the sentence.

Cyber- is a prefix which means of the
computer. Cyber-interaction means the contact
via the computer.
I find myself shyer, more cautious, more
anxious. Or, conversely, when suddenly confronted
with real live humans, I get overexcited, speak
too much, interrupt.
Cave here refers figuratively to the isolated
life of the virtual world.
Returning to normal society from the isolated
life of the virtual world can be quite a problem.
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Article5_S_Popwin_At
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately,
that perhaps Ive actually forgotten to put on a
skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and
underwear I sleep and live in.
Translate the sentence into Chinese.
At times, I turn on the television and
just leave it to talk away in the background,
something that Id never done previously. The
voices of the programs are comforting, but then
Im jarred by the commercials. I find myself
sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up
with the latest news and the weather. Dateline,
Frontline, Nightline, CNN, New York 1, every
possible angle of every story over and over and
over, even when they are of no possible use to
me. Work moves into the background. I decide to
check my email.
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Article5_S_Popwin_Dateline
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately,
that perhaps Ive actually forgotten to put on a
skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and
underwear I sleep and live in.
Give the Chinese equivalents for Dateline,
Frontline, Nightline, CNN, New York 1.
At times, I turn on the television and
just leave it to talk away in the background,
something that Id never done previously. The
voices of the programs are comforting, but then
Im jarred by the commercials. I find myself
sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up
with the latest news and the weather. Dateline,
Frontline, Nightline, CNN, New York 1, every
possible angle of every story over and over and
over, even when they are of no possible use to
me. Work moves into the background. I decide to
check my email.
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Article5_S_Popwin_What
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately,
that perhaps Ive actually forgotten to put on a
skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and
underwear I sleep and live in.
What does this sentence mean?
At times, I turn on the television and
just leave it to talk away in the background,
something that Id never done previously. The
voices of the programs are comforting, but then
Im jarred by the commercials. I find myself
sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up
with the latest news and the weather. Dateline,
Frontline, Nightline, CNN, New York 1, every
possible angle of every story over and over and
over, even when they are of no possible use to
me. Work moves into the background. I decide to
check my email.
It means work becomes less important.
82
Article6_S_Popwin_when
On line, I find myself attacking everyone
in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered.
I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive,
believing that theyve forgotten that there are
people actually reading their wounding remarks. I
dont realize that Im projecting until after
Ive been embarrassed by someone who politely
points out that Ive attacked her for agreeing
with me.
Why does the author misinterpret her boyfriends
intention?
Because the typed dialogue lacks the emotion that
is expressed and implied in the real dialogue.
When Im in this state, I fight my
boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions
because of the lack of emotional cues given by
our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours,
because the system keeps crashing. I say a line,
then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on,
doggedly.
83
Article7_S_Popwin_I
Id never realized how important daily
routine is dressing for work, sleeping normal
hours. Id never thought I relied so much on
co-workers for company. I began to understand why
long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why
life without an externally supported daily plan
can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime,
suicide.
What does story here refer to?
Story here refers to any descriptive article in
a newspaper or an event, a situation, etc.
suitable for such an article.
To restore balance to my life, I force
myself back into the real world. I call people,
arrange to meet with the few remaining friends
who havent fled New York City. I try to at least
get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend
from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews
for stories, doctors appointments -- anything to
get me out of the house and connected with others.
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Article1-W
A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone
call can be a shock. My boyfriends Liverpool
accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret
after his easily understood words on screen a
secretarys clipped tone

seems more rejecting than Id imagined it would
be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become
minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends,
once a highlight of my week, are now just two
ordinary days.
85
Article1_W_Popwin_virtual.1
A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone
call can be a shock. My boyfriends Liverpool
accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret
after his easily understood words on screen a
secretarys clipped tone
virtual adj.
1)
created and existing only in a computer

seems more rejecting than Id imagined it would
be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become
minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends,
once a highlight of my week, are now just two
ordinary days.
Some people spend too much time escaping from
reality into the virtual world conjured up on
their computer screens.
86
Article1_W_Popwin_virtual.2
A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone
call can be a shock. My boyfriends Liverpool
accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret
after his easily understood words on screen a
secretarys clipped tone
2)
almost what is stated in fact though not in name

The officials hear this kind of talk in virtual
silence.
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seems more rejecting than Id imagined it would
be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become
minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends,
once a highlight of my week, are now just two
ordinary days.
The king was so much under the influence of his
wife that she was the virtual ruler of the
country.
87
Article1_W_Popwin_interpret.1
A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone
call can be a shock. My boyfriends Liverpool
accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret
after his easily understood words on screen a
secretarys clipped tone
interpret v.
1)
understand (sth. said, ordered, or done)

The gift is generally interpreted as a bribe.
seems more rejecting than Id imagined it would
be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become
minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends,
once a highlight of my week, are now just two
ordinary days.
She made a gesture, which he chose to interpret
as an invitation.
2)
give or provide the meaning of, explain
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Poetry helps to interpret life.
The evidence is difficult to interpret.
88
Article1_W_Popwin_interpret.2
A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone
call can be a shock. My boyfriends Liverpool
accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret
after his easily understood words on screen a
secretarys clipped tone
3)
translate what is said in one language into
another

No one in the tour group spoke Spanish so we had
to ask the guide to interpret.
seems more rejecting than Id imagined it would
be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become
minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends,
once a highlight of my week, are now just two
ordinary days.
89
Article1_W_Popwin_strectch
A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone
call can be a shock. My boyfriends Liverpool
accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret
after his easily understood words on screen a
secretarys clipped tone
stretch v. (cause to) become longer, wider, etc.
without breaking

My wool coat stretched when I washed it.
seems more rejecting than Id imagined it would
be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become
minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends,
once a highlight of my week, are now just two
ordinary days.
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You are stretching my patience to limit.
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Article2_W
For the last three years, since I stopped
working as a television producer, I have done
much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit
articles and edit them via email and communicate
with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My
boyfriend lives in England, so much of our
relationship
is also computer-assisted. If I desired, I
could stay inside for weeks without wanting
anything. I can order food, and manage my money,
love and work.
91
Article2_W_Popwin_submit.1
For the last three years, since I stopped
working as a television producer, I have done
much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit
articles and edit them via email and communicate
with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My
boyfriend lives in England, so much of our
relationship
submit
1)
vt. give (sth.) to sb. so that it may be formally
considered
I am going to submit an application for that job
in Microsoft.
is also computer-assisted. If I desired, I
could stay inside for weeks without wanting
anything. I can order food, and manage my money,
love and work.
Peter submitted his application to the local
government.
2)
vt. yield (oneself) to the will or power of
another, agree to obey
Should a wife submit herself to her husband?
We should submit ourselves to discipline.
92
Article2_W_Popwin_edit.1
For the last three years, since I stopped
working as a television producer, I have done
much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit
articles and edit them via email and communicate
with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My
boyfriend lives in England, so much of our
relationship

edit vt. revise or correct
Scholars often edit Shakespeares plays.
is also computer-assisted. If I desired, I
could stay inside for weeks without wanting
anything. I can order food, and manage my money,
love and work.
John didnt finish editing the annual report
until the end of last month.
93
Article2_W_Popwin_submit.2
For the last three years, since I stopped
working as a television producer, I have done
much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit
articles and edit them via email and communicate
with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My
boyfriend lives in England, so much of our
relationship
3)
vi. give in to the will or power of another
He may be defeated, but he will never submit.
The government decided not to submit to foreign
pressure.
is also computer-assisted. If I desired, I
could stay inside for weeks without wanting
anything. I can order food, and manage my money,
love and work.
94
Article2_W_Popwin_communicate.1
For the last three years, since I stopped
working as a television producer, I have done
much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit
articles and edit them via email and communicate
with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My
boyfriend lives in England, so much of our
relationship

communicate
1.vi. contact sb. in any way, eap. by speaking to
them, writing to them or calling them
(followed by with)
is also computer-assisted. If I desired, I
could stay inside for weeks without wanting
anything. I can order food, and manage my money,
love and work.
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Young people sometimes complain of not being able
to communicate with their parents.
95
Article2_W_Popwin_communicate.2
For the last three years, since I stopped
working as a television producer, I have done
much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit
articles and edit them via email and communicate
with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My
boyfriend lives in England, so much of our
relationship

2.vt. make (news, opinions, feelings, etc.) known
The radio stations communicate the storm warnings
to the islanders.
is also computer-assisted. If I desired, I
could stay inside for weeks without wanting
anything. I can order food, and manage my money,
love and work.
She communicated her ideas to her subordinates.
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Article3_W
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three
weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail
and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most
of the endless snowstorm of 96 on TV. But after
a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I
start to feel as though Ive become one with my
machines, taking data in, spitting them back out,
just another link in the Net. Others on line
report the same symptoms. We start to feel an
aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have
become the Net critics worst nightmare.
97
Article3_W_Popwin_at times.1
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three
weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail
and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most
of the endless snowstorm of 96 on TV. But after
a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I
start to feel as though Ive become one with my
machines, taking data in, spitting them back out,
just another link in the Net. Others on line
report the same symptoms. We start to feel an
aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have
become the Net critics worst nightmare.

at times sometimes
At times, I feel that I want to leave this job.
98
Article3_W_Popwin_take in.1
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three
weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail
and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most
of the endless snowstorm of 96 on TV. But after
a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I
start to feel as though Ive become one with my
machines, taking data in, spitting them back out,
just another link in the Net. Others on line
report the same symptoms. We start to feel an
aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have
become the Net critics worst nightmare.

take in
1)
receive, admit
2)
include
3)
4)
understand
make (clothes) narrower
deceive
6)
see at a glance see at once
5)
The dress was too big, so I took it in.
3
I didnt take in what you were saying.
4
6
She took in every details of the other womans
clothes.
Do you mean we should get rid of the stale and
take in the fresh?
1
5
Dont be taken in by her promises.
This is the total cost of the trip, taking in
everything.
2
99
Article3_W_Popwin_take in.2
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three
weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail
and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most
of the endless snowstorm of 96 on TV. But after
a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I
start to feel as though Ive become one with my
machines, taking data in, spitting them back out,
just another link in the Net. Others on line
report the same symptoms. We start to feel an
aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have
become the Net critics worst nightmare.

Collocation
take after
??,????,????????????
take apart
??
take back
??(????????)
take down
??,??
take for
??????
take off
??(???)??
take on
??????
take out
????
take over
??
take up
??????
100
Article3_W_Popwin_spit
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three
weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail
and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most
of the endless snowstorm of 96 on TV. But after
a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I
start to feel as though Ive become one with my
machines, taking data in, spitting them back out,
just another link in the Net. Others on line
report the same symptoms. We start to feel an
aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have
become the Net critics worst nightmare.

spit vt. send (liquid, food, etc.) out from the
mouth
used in the pattern spit sth. (out) (at/on/onto
sb./sth.)
Hes very ill and spitting (up) blood.
The baby spat its food out on the table.
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He angrily spat out his answer.
101
Article3_W_Popwin_symptoms
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three
weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail
and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most
of the endless snowstorm of 96 on TV. But after
a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I
start to feel as though Ive become one with my
machines, taking data in, spitting them back out,
just another link in the Net. Others on line
report the same symptoms. We start to feel an
aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have
become the Net critics worst nightmare.

symptom n.

• 1)sign of the existence of sth. bad
• 2) change in the body that indicates an illness

The Government must not ignore these symptoms of
discontent among their own supporters.
High interest rates are a symptom of a weak
economy.
A cold, fever and headache are the usual symptoms
of flu.
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A persistent cough may be a symptom of atypical
pneumonia.
102
Article3_W_Popwin_nightmare
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three
weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail
and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most
of the endless snowstorm of 96 on TV. But after
a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I
start to feel as though Ive become one with my
machines, taking data in, spitting them back out,
just another link in the Net. Others on line
report the same symptoms. We start to feel an
aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have
become the Net critics worst nightmare.

nightmare n. a terrible dream
I had a nightmare about falling off the
skyscraper.
103
Article4_W
What first seemed like a luxury, crawling
from bed to computer, not worrying about hair,
and clothes and face, has become a form of
escape, a lack of discipline. And once you start
replacing real human contact with
cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave
can be quite difficult.
I find myself shyer, more cautious, more
anxious. Or, conversely, when suddenly confronted
with real live humans, I get overexcited, speak
too much, interrupt.
104
Article4_W_popwin_conversely
What first seemed like a luxury, crawling
from bed to computer, not worrying about hair,
and clothes and face, has become a form of
escape, a lack of discipline. And once you start
replacing real human contact with
cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave
can be quite difficult.

conversely adv. in a way that is opposite to sth.
1 will buy 100 yen worth of Japanese goods.
Conversely, 100 yen will buy 1 worth of American
goods.
I find myself shyer, more cautious, more
anxious. Or, conversely, when suddenly confronted
with real live humans, I get overexcited, speak
too much, interrupt.
You can add the fluid to the powder or,
conversely, the powder to the fluid.
105
Article5_W
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately,
that perhaps Ive actually forgotten to put on a
skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and
underwear I sleep and live in.
At times, I turn on the television and
just leave it to talk away in the background,
something that Id never done previously. The
voices of the programs are comforting, but then
Im jarred by the commercials. I find myself
sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up
with the latest news and the weather. Dateline,
Frontline, Nightline, CNN, New York 1, every
possible angle of every story over and over and
over, even when they are of no possible use to
me. Work moves into the background. I decide to
check my email.

106
Article5_W_popwin_but then
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately,
that perhaps Ive actually forgotten to put on a
skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and
underwear I sleep and live in.

but then yet at the same time
At times, I turn on the television and
just leave it to talk away in the background,
something that Id never done previously. The
voices of the programs are comforting, but then
Im jarred by the commercials. I find myself
sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up
with the latest news and the weather. Dateline,
Frontline, Nightline, CNN, New York 1, every
possible angle of every story over and over and
over, even when they are of no possible use to
me. Work moves into the background. I decide to
check my email.
The failure of Chinas soccer team looks
inevitable. But then, anything can happen in
football.
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The circus was not a very good one, but then, the
audience was not demanding.

107
Article5_W_popwin_jar
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately,
that perhaps Ive actually forgotten to put on a
skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and
underwear I sleep and live in.

jar v. have a harsh or an unpleasant effect
At times, I turn on the television and
just leave it to talk away in the background,
something that Id never done previously. The
voices of the programs are comforting, but then
Im jarred by the commercials. I find myself
sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up
with the latest news and the weather. Dateline,
Frontline, Nightline, CNN, New York 1, every
possible angle of every story over and over and
over, even when they are of no possible use to
me. Work moves into the background. I decide to
check my email.
used in the pattern jar sth., jar on sb./sth.
The fall jarred every bone in my body.
The way he laughs jars on me.

108
Article5_W_popwin_ suck in
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately,
that perhaps Ive actually forgotten to put on a
skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and
underwear I sleep and live in.

suck in (usu. passive) involve (sb.) in an
activity, an argument, etc., usu.
against their will
At times, I turn on the television and
just leave it to talk away in the background,
something that Id never done previously. The
voices of the programs are comforting, but then
Im jarred by the commercials. I find myself
sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up
with the latest news and the weather. Dateline,
Frontline, Nightline, CNN, New York 1, every
possible angle of every story over and over and
over, even when they are of no possible use to
me. Work moves into the background. I decide to
check my email.
Some teenagers dont want to get involved with
gangs, but they find themselves getting sucked in.
???????????????
I dont want to get sucked into the debate about
school reform.

109
Article5_W_popwin_ keep
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately,
that perhaps Ive actually forgotten to put on a
skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and
underwear I sleep and live in.

keep up with
1)
learn about or be aware of ( the news, etc.)
At times, I turn on the television and
just leave it to talk away in the background,
something that Id never done previously. The
voices of the programs are comforting, but then
Im jarred by the commercials. I find myself
sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up
with the latest news and the weather. Dateline,
Frontline, Nightline, CNN, New York 1, every
possible angle of every story over and over and
over, even when they are of no possible use to
me. Work moves into the background. I decide to
check my email.
He didnt bother to keep up with the latest news.
His only concern was to study.
2)
move at the same rate as
My salary doesnt keep up with inflation.

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He hired a tutor because he wasnt able to keep
up with the rest of the class.
110
Article6_W
On line, I find myself attacking everyone
in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered.
I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive,
believing that theyve forgotten that there are
people actually reading their wounding remarks. I
dont realize that Im projecting until after
Ive been embarrassed by someone who politely
points out that Ive attacked her for agreeing
with me.
When Im in this state, I fight my
boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions
because of the lack of emotional cues given by
our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours,
because the system keeps crashing. I say a line,
then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on,
doggedly.
111
Article6_W_popwin_in sight
On line, I find myself attacking everyone
in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered.
I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive,
believing that theyve forgotten that there are
people actually reading their wounding remarks. I
dont realize that Im projecting until after
Ive been embarrassed by someone who politely
points out that Ive attacked her for agreeing
with me.

in sight
1)
visible
No vehicle is in sight.
????????
He is nowhere in sight.
2)
likely to come soon
When Im in this state, I fight my
boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions
because of the lack of emotional cues given by
our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours,
because the system keeps crashing. I say a line,
then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on,
doggedly.
An immediate agreement is nowhere in sight.
Peace was in sight at last after four years of
war.
Collocation
lose sight of
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out of sight
???,????
112
Article6_W_popwin_remark.1
On line, I find myself attacking everyone
in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered.
I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive,
believing that theyve forgotten that there are
people actually reading their wounding remarks. I
dont realize that Im projecting until after
Ive been embarrassed by someone who politely
points out that Ive attacked her for agreeing
with me.

remark
1)
n. things said or written as a comment
He closed the discussion with the remark that he
who plays with fire gets burnt.
Mr. Smith approached us and made a couple of
remarks about the weather.
When Im in this state, I fight my
boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions
because of the lack of emotional cues given by
our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours,
because the system keeps crashing. I say a line,
then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on,
doggedly.
2)
v. say, esp. something which one has just
noticed give as an opinion
A local newspaper remarked that inflation was not
to be checked for the time being.
113
Article6_W_popwin_remark.2
On line, I find myself attacking everyone
in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered.
I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive,
believing that theyve forgotten that there are
people actually reading their wounding remarks. I
dont realize that Im projecting until after
Ive been embarrassed by someone who politely
points out that Ive attacked her for agreeing
with me.

His fluency with the Chinese language was
remarked upon by all his Chinese colleagues.
remark comment ??????????,?????????? remark
????,??????,?????????????
CF
I should be pleased to have your remark.
When Im in this state, I fight my
boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions
because of the lack of emotional cues given by
our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours,
because the system keeps crashing. I say a line,
then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on,
doggedly.
????????????
?????,????????
comment ?????????????
114
Article6_W_popwin_remark.3
On line, I find myself attacking everyone
in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered.
I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive,
believing that theyve forgotten that there are
people actually reading their wounding remarks. I
dont realize that Im projecting until after
Ive been embarrassed by someone who politely
points out that Ive attacked her for agreeing
with me.

Some scathing comments were heard from visitors.
???????????????
It became a matter of cynical comment among the
neighbors.
When Im in this state, I fight my
boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions
because of the lack of emotional cues given by
our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours,
because the system keeps crashing. I say a line,
then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on,
doggedly.
?????????????????
115
Article6_W_popwin_emotional
On line, I find myself attacking everyone
in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered.
I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive,
believing that theyve forgotten that there are
people actually reading their wounding remarks. I
dont realize that Im projecting until after
Ive been embarrassed by someone who politely
points out that Ive attacked her for agreeing
with me.

emotional adj.
1)
of the emotions
She is grateful to him for his emotional support
while she was in trouble.
Its quite difficult to handle emotional problems.
When Im in this state, I fight my
boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions
because of the lack of emotional cues given by
our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours,
because the system keeps crashing. I say a line,
then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on,
doggedly.
2)
subject to or easily affected by emotion
Its said that Italians are more emotional than
we are.
???????,????????
He was very emotional he cried when I left.
116
Article6_W_popwin_cue
On line, I find myself attacking everyone
in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered.
I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive,
believing that theyve forgotten that there are
people actually reading their wounding remarks. I
dont realize that Im projecting until after
Ive been embarrassed by someone who politely
points out that Ive attacked her for agreeing
with me.

cue n. anything that serves as a signal about
what to do or say
Then he started to talk about the finance, which
was our cue to get up quietly and leave.
The time had come to say good night. At mothers
cue, we all ascended.
When Im in this state, I fight my
boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions
because of the lack of emotional cues given by
our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours,
because the system keeps crashing. I say a line,
then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on,
doggedly.
117
Article7-W
Id never realized how important daily
routine is dressing for work, sleeping normal
hours. Id never thought I relied so much on
co-workers for company. I began to understand why
long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why
life without an externally supported daily plan
can l