科技英语综合教程第五单元详解UnitFiveWirelessCommunication

ESTIntegratedCourse—UnitFiveWirelessCommunicationTextA1UnitFiveWirelessCommunicationWarm-upquestions:1.Whatisthedefinitionofatelephone?Whataboutamobilephone?2.DoyouknowhowtoexpressthefollowingsinEnglish?•投币电话•信用卡电话•磁卡电话•可视电话•同线电话•人工电话•自动电话•台式电话•墙上电话•按键式电话•拨盘式电话•免提电话机•个人通讯话机•无线电话•移动电话•coincall•creditcardcall•magneticcardtelephone•videophone•partyline•manualtelephone•automatictelephone•deskphone•wallphone•touchphone•dialphone•handsfreetelephone•PCSphone•cordlessphone•mobilephones3.Howdoesamobilephonework?•Mobiletelephonesaretwo-wayradios.Whenyoureceiveacallonyourmobilephone,themessagetravelsthroughthetelephonenetworkuntilitreachesabasestationclosetoyourphone.Thebasestationthensendsoutradiowavesthataredetectedbyareceiverinyourtelephone,wherethesignalsarechangedbackintovoiceordata.4.Whataboutthefutureofourmobilephone？Ourphonewillbefaster.Ourphonewillalsoconnectonfasternetworks.Ourphonewillbesmarter.Ourphonewillstoremore.Ourphonewillplaymusicweboughtelsewhere,ormusicweboughtthroughourphone.Videophoneswon'tlooklikebaseballbats.TViscoming.ESTIntegratedCourse—UnitFiveWirelessCommunicationTextA2TextAYourNextComputerTextOrganization(p.144)-FivePartsPartOneParas.1-3PartTwoParas.4-5PartThreeParas.6-9PartFourParas.10-12PartFiveParas.13-14PartOneParas.1-3Nowpeoplespendcountless/manyhoursusingtheirmobilephone’sInternetconnectiontodownload,checkorsendmessages.Obsolete(L.3–introduction)a.nolongerinuseornolongeruseful已废弃的,过时的Eg.公司计划淘汰这些设备，因为它们已经报废了。Thecompanyplanstophaseouttheequipmentasitbecomesobsolete.我们的服务已经过时，需要从根本上进行改革。Ourserviceisobsolete,requiringrootandbranchreform.Gaslampsbecameobsoletewhenelectriclightingwasinvented.•Chanukah（L.3;para.1)n.(=Hanuka)光明节(犹太人一纪念节日)EveryyearbetweentheendofNovemberandtheendofDecember,JewishpeoplearoundtheworldcelebratetheholidayofChanukah,theFestivalofLights.Chanukahbeginsonthe25thdayoftheHebrew(希伯来的)monthofKislev(历法：基色娄月，即犹太教历9月，犹太国历3月，在公历11、12月间，共29或30天),butthestartingdateonthewesterncalendarvariesfromyeartoyear.Theholidaycelebratestheeventswhichtookplaceover2,300yearsagointhelandofJudea（朱迪亚，古巴勒斯坦南部地区，包括今巴勒斯坦南部地区和约旦的西南部地区）,whichisnowIsrael.•Chanukah•犹太人所过的光明节。此字念kanu:ka:,又写作Hanukkah.烛台叫做menorah.这是一个八天的犹太节日,发生于希伯来日历(HebrewCalender)九月,相当于公历(GregorianCalender)十一月或是十二月.九盏蜡烛是有讲究的,每晚先点燃中间蜡烛,燃油用中间蜡烛做火苗区点别的蜡烛.第一晚只点燃最右边的蜡烛,所以第一晚有两根蜡烛亮;以后每晚从右至左多点燃一根,直到第八晚所有蜡烛被点燃.每晚要在天黑以后点,并且蜡烛至少燃一个半小时.纯正的犹太人还有很多祷告之说.•That’snoteventhefullextentofhishabit.(L.4;para.1)•Whatdoesthismean?ESTIntegratedCourse—UnitFiveWirelessCommunicationTextA3•Hehasdonemanythingsviahisphone,notonlytalking.•Examples:•Checksportsscores•Downloadnewringtones•Sendshortmessages•Gadget(L.2;para.2)n.asmall,useful,andcleverly-designedmachineortoolEg.aneatgadgetforsharpeningknivesHaveyouseenthishandylittlegadget-it'sforseparatingeggyolksfromwhites.Shelikesthosecleverlittlegadgets.Abottleopenerisakitchengadget.•Popup:（L.6;para.1）v.toappear,sometimesunexpectedlyEg.Clickhere,andalistoffileswillpopup.She'soneofthosefilmstarswhopopsupeverywhere,onTV,inmagazines,onBroadway.Aswewalkedalong,wesawarabbitpopupfromitsburrowandscurryacrossthefield.我们正在向前走着，看到一只兔子突然从洞里跳出来，穿过田野。•Hang(on)inthere(orhangtough)(AmE):bepersistent,refusetostopEg.Don'tworry.Justhangoninthere.Hanginthere,myboy.Youcanpasstheuniversityentranceexam!Workcangettoughinthemiddleofatermbuthangoninthereandit'llbeOK.•Indulge(L.3;para.3)v.(inorwith)toallowoneselftohavesomethingenjoyable,especiallymorethanisgoodforhim沉迷于;满足(欲望等);使高兴;让...享受一下togivesomeoneanythingtheywantandnottomindiftheybehavebadly纵容;迁就Eg.IlovechampagnebutIdon'toftenindulgemyself.Thethriftyfarmerseldom,ifever,indulgedhimselfwithgoodfood.ESTIntegratedCourse—UnitFiveWirelessCommunicationTextA4Hismotherindulgedhiminpocketmoney.Hismotherspoiledhim,indulginghiseverywhim.他母亲很溺爱他，对他的怪念头有求必应。PartTwoParas.4-5Thereare1.5billioncellphonesintheworldtoday,morethanthreetimesthenumberofPCs.Theemergenceofmobilephonearoundtheworldhasbeenslowbutoverwhelminglymomentous.•Flavor(L.1;para.4)n.aqualityorfeaturethatmakessomethinghaveaparticularstyleorcharacterEg.Thestorieshaveastrongregionalflavor.他的绘画真正得抓住了这个国家的情调和特色。Hispaintingrallycatchthemoodandflavorofthecountry.•Ubiquity(L.2;para.4)n.seemingtobeinallplaces到处存在,无所不在,普遍存在Ubiquitousadj.Eg.Themobilephone,thatmostubiquitousofourconsumer-electronicappliances,isabouttoenteranewage.TheirHQcomprisesmilesofcorridorswiththeirubiquitouscoffeemachines.他们的总部有数英里长的走廊，其间咖啡机无处不在。TheSwedesarenotaloneinfindingtheirlanguageunderpressurefromtheubiquitousspreadofEnglish.•Proliferation(L.2;para.4)n.Proliferatev.toincreasegreatlyandsuddenlyinnumber增殖;增生;使...激增/扩散;迅速扩大Eg.Smallbusinesseshaveproliferatedinthelasttenyears.Thepasttwoyearshaveseentheproliferationofglobalmedianetworks.Overthepastthreeyearswehavewitnessedtheproliferationofmobilesamongthecollegestudents.•Upheaval(L.4;para.4)n.[u]averybigchangethatoftencausesproblemsEg.politicalupheavalTheFrenchRevolutionwasavolcanicupheavalinEuropeanhistory.法国大革命是欧洲历史上的火山爆发。Massunemploymentmayleadtosocialupheaval.Itwouldcauseatremendousupheavaltoinstalladifferent