《恩波提高閱讀詞匯量》

Unit1

WebBusiness

IntheyearorsoofWebbusiness,mostoftheactionhasrevolvedaroundefforts

totaptheconsumermarket.Morerecently,astheWebprovedtobemorethana

fashion,companieshavestartedtobuyandsellproductsandserviceswithone

another.Suchbusiness-to-businesssalesmakesensebecausebusinesspeople

typicallyknowwhatproductthey9relookingfor.

①Nonetheless,manycompaniesstillhesitatetousethuWebbecauseofdoubts

aboutitsreliability."Businessesneedtofeeltheycantrustthepathwaybetweenthem

andthesupplier,9,sayssenioranalystBlaneErwinofForresterResearch.Some

companiesarelimitingtheriskbyconductingonlinetransactionsonlywith

establishedbusinesspartnerswhoaregivenaccesstothecompany'sprivateinternet

②Anthermajorshiftinthemodelforinternetcommerceconcernsthe

technologyavailableformarketing.Untilrecently,Internetmarketingactivitieshave

focusedonstrategiesto“pull”customersintosites.Inthepastyear,however,

softwarecompanieshavedevelopedtoolsthatallowcompaniesto"push”information

directlyouttoconsumers,transmittingmarketingmessagesdirectlytargeted

customers.Mostnotably,thePointcastNetworkusesascreensavertodelivera

continuallyupdatedstreamofnewsandadvertisementstosubscribers,computer

monitors.Subscriberscancustomizetheinformationtheywanttoreceiveandproceed

directlytoacompany'sWebsite.CompaniessuchasVirtualVineyardsarealready

startingtousesimilartechnologiestopushmessagestocustomersaboutspecialsales,

productofferings,orotherevents.Butpushtechnologyhasearnedthecontemptof

manyWebusers.Onlineculturethinkshighlyofthenotionthattheinformation

flowingontothescreencomestherebyspecificrequest.Oncecommercialpromotion

beginstofillthescreenuninvited,thedistinctionbetweentheWebandtelevision

fades.That'saprospectthathorrifiesNetpurists.

③ButitishardlyinevitablethatcompaniesontheWebwillneedtoresortto

pushstrategiestomakemoney.TheexamplesofVirtualVineyards,A,and

otherpioneershowthataWebsitesellingtherightkindofproductswiththeright

mixofineractivity,hospitality,andsecuritywillattractonlinecustomers.Andthecost

ofcomputingpowercontinuestofreefall,whichisagoodsignforanyenterprise

settingupshopinsilicon.Peoplelookingback5or10yearsfromnowmanywell

wonderwhysofewcompaniestooktheonlineplunge.

名人名言：

Natureisconqueredbyobeyingher.

Natureneverdeceivesus,itisalwaysuswhodeceiveourselves.

Rousseau

單詞

web——internet

revolverotaterotaryspinreel

consumeconsumer

typicalrepresentative

nonethelessnevertheless

hesitate

reliablereliabilityreliancerely

analysisanalyticanalyzeanalyst

riskhazardperilventure

transaction

accessentry

shifttransfer

commercecommercial

available

strategycontrive

transmitrelay

deliverconvey

screenshutter

subscribe

contemptscorn

promotepromotion

prospect

horrifyhorrorhorribleterrify

hospitality

enterprise

siliconquartzmercurysulfur/sulphuracidc

arbon

plungeinsertthrust

obeyobedienceobedient

deceivedeceitcheat

UnitTwo

MadCowsFears

①TheUniteSlatesoaFridayfollowedCanada'sleadintemporarilysuspending

importsofBrazilianbeef,gelatinsandotherprocessedbeefproductsasaprecaution

againstmadcowdisease.

TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)saidalthoughtherewasno

evidenceofmadcowdiseaseinBrazil,itwasconcernedthatcertainBrazilianbeef

productsmayhavecomeintocontactwithbeeffromEurope,whichhasbeenhitwith

anoutbreakofthebrain-wastingdisease.

“Thisdecisionisatemporaryaction,USDAsaidinastatement.Furtheraction

wouldbetakenifneededtokeepthediseaseoutoftheUnitedStates,whichhasnever

hadacase.

MadcowdiseaseisbelievedtohavespreadfromBritaintoothercountrieswhen

thebonesandotherremainsofdiseasedcattleweregroundupforuseinlivestock

feed.

Nearly90peopleinBritain,FranceandIrelandhavediedfrommadcowdisease.

CanadaistheleadingexporterofbeeftotheU.S.,with345,069tonsshippedin1999,

accordingtotheUSDA.Brazilshipped50,376tonsofbeeftotheU.S.in1999,up

from33,534tonsin1998.

Brazil5sministrysaidcannedbeefexportstotheUnitedStateswereworth

around$82.5millionperyearwhilesalestoCanadawereabout$5.5million.

EarlierFriday,CanadabecamethefirstNAFTAcountrytoannounceitwas

banningBrazilianbeefproductsafterreceivinginformationthatBrazilhadimported

liveanimalsfromEuropeuntil1999.

OttawasaiditwassuspendingallimportsofBraziliancannedbeefandwould

pulltheproductsfromgrocerystoreshelves.

Mexico,theotherU.S.tradepartnerundertheNorthAmericanFreeTrade

Agreement,saiditexpectedtoissueitsownbanonBrazilianbeefproducts.

AnangryBrazilcriticizedCanadaforoverreactingandinitiatingabanthat

wouldforcesimilaractionbyNAFTApartners.uBrazil/sbeefisabsolutelysafe,and

thereisnomadcowinBrazil.SaidMarcioFortest,executivesecretaryofthe

agriculturalministry.②Brazilhometotheworld'slargestherdofcattle,islockedina

bittertradebattlewithCanada.

TheUSDAsaiditwasworkingwithBrazilianagricultureofficialstocompletea

madcowriskassessmentinBrazilasquicklyaspossible.

“OncethisdatahasbeenreceivedandUSDAisassuredthatBrazilhastaken

soundmeasurestopreventmadcowdisease,thesuspensionwillbelifted.theUSDA

said.

名人名言：

Thereisnoroyalroadtoscience,andonlythosewhodonotdreadthefatiguing

climbofitssteeppathshaveachanceofgainingitsluminoussummits.

Marx

單詞：

temporarytemporarilymomentarytransient

suspendsuspensionpostponedelay

gelatinprotein

processproceduredispose

precautioncautioncautious

evidenceevidenttestimonytestify

contact

outbreakerupt

statementdeclaration

remains

cattlelivestockdonkeybull

grindmillflour

ministryministerpremierbureau

banprohibitforbidtaboorestrictrestrictionrest

rainrestraint

issuecirculatedistribute

initiate?Dinitiativeinitialcommencelaunchoriginate

absolutethoroughsheerutter

executiveexecute

assessassessmentestimate——verdictappraisal

royalroyaltydignity

dread

steepcliffsummit

luminousbrilliant

Marxism

UnitThree

Hackers:TheEnemyontheInternet

Untilcomparativelyrecentlytheopportunitiesforcriminalactivityonthe

Internethavebeenlow.However,thevolumeofbusinessdoneontheInternetis

growingrapidly,adpeopleorderbooksandotherproductsandmakemoney

transactions.Allthisiscreatingtemptationsforhackers.

Hackersareoftenyoungpeoplewhoareobsessedbycomputers.Theyusethem

toprowltheInternet,lookingforwaystobreakintocomputersystemsrunbybanks,

telephonecompaniesandevengovernmentdepartment.Theylookforsamplesof

creditcardsandtrytostealthenumbers.

RecentlyinAmerica,hackershavebeencaughttestingthesecuritysystematthe

Pentagon,headquartersoftheAmericanDefenseDepartment.Butstillthehackers

persistoftenforadare"becauseit'sthere^^althoughwithwhatsuccessnobodyreally

knows.

①EstimatesforworldwidesalesontheInternetnowrangebetween$US40

billionand$US90billionbytheendoftheyear2000.Muchofthisisinpublishing

andsoftwarepurchases,whichrequirethedisclosureofcreditcardnumbers,butthere

isreallynolimittowhatcanbeconductedontheInternet.

“Youjustdon'tgiveyourcreditcardouttoanybody,“expertssay."Andinthe

samewaythatyoushouldregularlychangeyourcreditcardaccessnumber,youcan

defeathackersbyregularlychangingyourInternetpassword.Ifyoudon't,it'slike

leavingthebankvaultdoorwideopen.^^

Whenitcomestocreatingyourpassword,expertsrecommendincludingafew

punctuationmarksandnumbersratherthanrelyingonlettersinthealphabet.Telecom

mediacommunicationsmanagerGienSowrysaysthatwhenitcomestosecurityof

creditcards,theInteinetoffersahigherstandardthanmanyotherswhosehonestyis

takenforgranted.

Forexample,fewpeoplethinktwiceaboutgivingacreditcardnumberoverthe

phoneandmanyareequallycarelessaboutwhathappenstothecarboncopywhen

completingatransactionoverthecounter.

Somecustomersmayinadvertentlyrevealtheirpasswordstohackersviawhatis

knownasaTrojanhorseformofvirus?②Theseareattachedtodocumentsor

messagesbeingreceived,andlodgeinacomputer'sharddrive.Nexttimethe

customerlogsontoanInternetserviceproviderthevirusrevealswhereitisandthe

passwordtoanyonewhoisprowlingtheNetlookingforsuchinformation.Theycan

thentapin.

Thetwowaystodefeatsuchsnoopingare:

1)tohaveanup-to-datevirusscannerwhichcanrecognisetheinvaderand

deleteit,and

2)constantpasswordchanges.

名人名言：

Glass,porcelainandreputationareeasilycrackedandneverwellmended.

Franklin

單詞：

hacker

comparativecomparatively

opportunity

criminalcrime

tempttemptationobsess

prowl

samplespecimen

credit

pentagon

persist

rangescope

publishpublication

softwarehardwarecomputeinputkeyboard

requirerequirementnecessitatenecessity

disclosedisclosureencloseenclosurereveallea

k——leakage

accessadmission

vault

recommend

punctualpunctuation

mediummoderate

inadvertentindifferentaccidentaldeliberate

via

virus

attach

documentdocumentary

lodgelodging

log

snoop

up-to-datecontemporaryfashionableout-of-date

scan

invadeinvasionassault

deletedetach

porcelain——chinaearthenware

reputation

cracksplit

UnitFour

ElNino(厄爾尼諾)

ElNinoisthetermusedfortheperiodwhenseasurfacetemperaturesareabove

normalofftheSouthAmericancoastalongtheequatorialPacific,sometimescalled

theEarth'sheartbeat,andisadramaticbutmysteriousclimatesystemthat

periodicallyragesacrossthePacific.

ElNinomeans"thelittleboy”or“theChristchild"inSpanish,andissocalled

becauseitswarmcurrentisfeltalongcoastalPeruandEcuadoraroundChristmas,

①Butthelocalwarmingisjustpartofanintricatesetofchangesintheoceanand

atmosphereacrossthetropicalPacific,whichcoversathirdoftheEarth's

circumference..Itsintensityissuchthatitaffectstemperatures,stormtracksand

rainfallaroundtheworld.

DroughtsinAfricaandAustraliatropicalstormsinthePacific,torrentialrains

alongtheCaliforniancoastandthePeruviandesertshaveallbeenascribedtothe

whimofElNino.

②Thisatleastisthetheory,andithasworkedprettywelloverthepastcentury,

withElNinooccurringabouteverythreetofiveyearsandLaNinainbetween.But

therehavebeensomebafflingdevelopmentsinrecentyears.Foronething,ElNino

hasreturnedthreetimesinthepastfouryears.Foranother,since1976ElNinohas

dominatedrelativetothecoolerphase(LaNina).Therehasbeenonlyonesignificant

LaNina,butfiveElNinos,includinganextremelysevereonein1982-83thatcaused

damagecosting8billiondollars.Moreoverahugepoolofwarmwaterhassettled

downnearthedatelineinthecentralPacific.

Yetitisimportanttounderstandthechangesifscientistsaretobeableto

forecasttheclimaticeffectsofElNinoswithanydegreeofaccuracy.Thisisnotjust

anacademictask?Daccurateforecastscanspelloutfeastorfamineinmanytropical

countriesaroundtheworld.ForecastingeffortshavefocusedonElNino,whose

effectsaregenerallymoreseverethanthoseofLaNina.

Aworryingpossibilityisthatthechangesmaybeduetogreenhousewarming.If

so,therecentfluctuationsmaybeanearlyglimpseofworsethingstocome.

名人名言：

Thereasonablemanadaptshimselftotheworld;theunreasonablemanpersists

intryingtoadapttheworldtohimself.Thereforeallprogressdependsonthe

unreasonableman.

Shaw

Afoolmayaskmorequestionsinanhourthanawisemanmayanswerina

year.

Ifthingsweretobedonetwice,allwouldtowise.

生詞與聯(lián)想詞：

equatorarctic

dramadramaticopera

mysteriousmysterymyth

climate

periodical

currentcurrency

Christian?DChrist——ChristianityChristmas

intricatesophisticatedelaborate

atmosphereatmospheric

tropicaltropic

circumferencediameterradius

intensityintenseintensive

drought

torrent

ascribe

whim

bafflepuzzlebewilderriddleperplex

dominatedominantpredominate

phase

forecastcastforeseepredict

accuracyaccuratepreciseprecision

academyacademic-

feastfestivaleve

faminestarve

greenhouse

fluctuate——swayswing

glimpsegazepeep

reasonablerationalplausible

adaptrevise

UnitFive

AmericanEconomicSystem

TheAmericaneconomicsystemisorganizedaroundabasically

private-enterprise,market-orientedeconomyinwhichconsumerslargelydetermine

whatshallbeproducedbyspendingtheirmoneyinthemarketplaceforthosegoods

andservicesthattheywantmost.Privatebusinessmen,strivingtomakeprofits,

producethesegoodsandservicesincompetitionotherbusinessmen;andtheprofit

motive,operatingundercompetitivepressures,largelydetermineshowthesegoods

andservicesareproduced.Thus,intheAmericaneconomicsystemitisthedemand

ofindividualconsumers,coupledwiththedesireofbusinessmentomaximizeprofits

andthedesireofindividualstomaximizetheirincomes,thattogetherdeterminewhat

shallbeproducedandhowresourcesareusedtoproduceit.

①Animportantfactorinamarket?orientedeconomyisthvmechanismbywhich

consumerdemandscanbeexpressedandrespondedtobyproducers.IntheAmerican

economy,thismechanismisprovidedbyapricesystem,aprocessinwhichpricesrise

andfallinresponsetorelativedemandsofconsumersandsuppliesofferedby

seller-producers.Iftheproductisinshortsupplyrelativetodemand,thepricewillbe

bidupandsomeconsumerswillbeeliminatedfromthemarket.If,ontheotherhand,

producingmoreofacommodityresultsinreducingitscost,thiswilltendtoincrease

thesupplyofferedbyseller-producers,whichinturnwilllowerthepriceandpermit

moreconsumerstobuytheproduct.Thus,priceistheregulatingmechanisminthe

Americaneconomicsystem.

Theimportantfactorinaprivate-enterpriseeconomyisthatindividualsare

allowedtoownproductiveresources(privateproperty),andtheyarepermittedtohire

labor,gaincontrolovernaturalresources,andproducegoodsandservicesforsaleata

profit.IntheAmericaneconomy,theconceptofprivatepropertyembracesnotonly

theownershipofproductiveresourcesbutalsocertainrighttodeterminethepriceofa

productortomakeafreecontractwithanotherprivateindividual.

名人名言：

②Thenewspapermustprovideforthereaderthefacts,objectivelyselected

facts.Butinthesedaysofcomplexnewsitmustprovidemore;itmustsupply

inteipretation,themeaningofthefacts.Thisisthemostimportantsignment

confrontingjournalism-tomakecleartothereadertheproblemsoftheday,tomake

internationalnewsasunderstandableascommunitynews,torecognizethat?thereis

nolongeranysuchthingas“l(fā)ocal"news,becauseanyeventintheinternationalarena

hasalocalreaction.

生詞與聯(lián)想詞

enteipriseambition

orientorientalorientation

consumeconsumerconsumptionexhaust

strivecontendexertstrain

profitprofitable

motivemotionintention

maximummaximize/-seminimumminimize/-se

resource

factor

mechanismmechanicmechanicalmechanics

respondresponsereact

bid

eliminatediscarddeletecancel

commodity

conceptconception

property

embrace

ownership

contractcompact

objective

selectselection

complexcomplexity

interpretinterpretationintei*preter

confront

journal-journalistjournalism?Dreporter

arenaplatform

UnitSix

HowtoSeeaPerson'sGrowth

Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproduct,theotherasaprocess.

Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternalresultorproduct

thatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasured.Theworkerwhogetsapromotion,the

studentwhosegradesimprove,theforeignerwholearnsanewlanguageall

theseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.

①Bycontrast,theprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficultto

determine,sincebydefinitionitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsor

landmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditself,butrathertheattitudes

andfeelingspeoplehave,theircautionorcourage,astheyencounternewexperiences

andunexpectedobstacles.Inthisprocess,thejourneyneverreallyends;thereare

alwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworld,newideastotry,newchallengestoaccept.

Inordertogrow,totravelnewroads,peopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakea

risks,toconfronttheunknown,andtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymay"fail”at

first.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisessentialtoourabilityto

grow.Doweperceiveourselvesasquickandcurious?Ifso,thenwetendtotake

morechangesandtobemoreopentounfamiliarexperiences.Dowethinkwe'reshy

andindecisive?Thenoursenseoftimiditycancauseustohesitate,tomoveslowly,

andnottotakeastepuntilweknowthegroundissafe.Dowethinkwe'reslowto

adapttochangeorthatwe'renotsmartenoughtocopewithanewchallenge?Then

wearelikelytotakeamorepassiveroleornottryatall.

Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself-doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessary

ifwearetochangeandgrow.Ifwedonotconfrontandovercometheseinternalfears

anddoubts,ifweprotectourselvestoomuch,thenweceasetogrow.Webecome

trappedinsideashellofourownmaking.

名人名言

②Educationinanysocietyisamirrorofthatsociety.Inthatmirrorwecansee

thestrengths,theweaknesses,thehopes,theprejudices,andthecentralvaluesofthe

cultureitself.Thegreatinterestinexceptionalchildrenshowninpubliceducation

overthepastthreedecadesindicatesthestrongfeelinginoursocietythatallcitizens,

whatevertheirspecialconditions,deservetheopportunitytofullydeveloptheir

capabilities.

Exceptionalchildrenaredifferentinsomesignificantwayfromothersofthe

sameage.@Forthesechildrentodeveloptotheirfulladultpotential,iheireducation

mustbeadaptedtothosedifference.

生詞與聯(lián)想詞

process——processionprocedure

externalexteriorinternalinterior

identifyidentificationidentical

promote——promotion——elevate——elevationelevatorhoisthinder-obstru

ction?Dobstacle

contrastincontrastwith/tocontrary

definedefinitedefinitioninfinitefinite

specific

attitudealtitude

encounterconfront

willingunwilling

risk

essentialcrucialvitalfundamental

perceivedetectdiscern

tendtendency

decisive

timidtimiditycoward

adaptadaptationadjustconform

copepassiveactivate

avoidavertescape

ceasesuspendhalt——quitterminateterminal

trappit

shellcannon

mirror

prejudicebias

exceptional

potentiallatent

UnitSeven

Netiquette(1)網(wǎng)上禮儀

WhatisNetiquette?Simplystated,it'snetworketiquette——thatis,theetiquette

ofcyberspace.And"etiquette“means“theformsrequiredbygoodbreedingor

prescribedbyauthoritytoberequiredinsocialorofficiallife."Inotherwords,

Netiquetteisasetofrulesforbehavingproperlyonline.

(pWhenyouenteranynewcultureyou'reliabletocommitafewsocial

blunders.Youmightoffendpeoplewithoutmeaningto.Tomakemattersworse,

somethingaboutcyberspacemakesiteasytoforgetthatyou'reinteractingwithother

realpeople——notjustASCIIcharactersonascreen,butlivehumancharacters.

Thelistofcorerulesbelow,andtheexplanationsthatfollow,areofferedhereas

asetofgeneralguidelinesforcyberspacebehavior.Theywon'tanswerallyour

Netiquettequestions.Buttheyshouldgiveyousomebasicprinciplestouseinsolving

yourownNetiquettedilemmas.

Rule1:Rememberthehuman.

Whenyoucommunicateelectronically,allyouseeisacomputerscreen.You

don'thavetheopportunitytousefacialexpressions,gestures,andtoneofvoiceto

communicateyourmeaning;wordslonelywrittenwordsareallyou'vegot.

Andthatgoesfbryourcon,espondentaswell.

[t'sironic,really.②Computernetworksbringpeopletogetherwho'dotherwise

nevermeet.Buttheimpersonalityofthemediumchangesthatmeetingtosomething

lesswell,lesspersonal.Humansexchangingemailoftenbehavethewaysomepeople

behindthewheelofacardo:theycurseatotherdrivers,makeobscenegestures,and

generallybehavelikesavages.

ThemessageofNetiquetteisthatit'snotacceptable.Yes,useyournetwork

connectionstoexpressyourselffreely,explorestrangenewworlds,andboldlygo

whereyou'venevergonebefore.ButrememberthePrimeDirectiveofNetiquette:

Thosearerealpeopleoutthere.

Rule2:Adheretothesamestandardsofbehavioronlinethatyoufollowinreal

life.

GuyKawasakitellsastoryaboutgettingemailfromsomefellowhe'snevermet.

Online,thisfellowtellsGuythathe'sabadwriterwithnothinginterestingtosay

Unbelievablyrude?Yes,butunfortunately,ithappensallthetimein

cyberspace.

Maybeit'stheawesomepowerofbeingabletosendmaildirectlytoa

well-knownwriterlikeGuy.Maybeit'sthefactthatyoucan'tseehisfacecrumplein

miseryashereadsyourcrudewords,whateverthereason,it'sincrediblycommon.

Guyproposesausefultestforanythingyou'reabouttopostormail:Ask

yourself,“WouldIsaythistotheperson'sface?”Iftheanswerisno,rewriteand

reread.③Repeattheprocesstillfeelsurethatyou'dfeelascomfortablesayingthese

wordstothelivepersonasyoudosendingthemthroughcyberspace.

生詞與聯(lián)想詞

etiquette

netnetwork

cyberspace

breedcultivate

prescribeprescription

liableliability

blunder

offendoffense/offenceoffensive

interactintercourse

principleformuladoctrine

dilemma

gesture

electronelectronicelectronics

correspondcorrespondencecorrespondentcorresponding

ironicsatiremocktease

curseswearoath

obscene

savagefiercebrutalprimitive

exploreexplorationexpedition

prime

adhereclinggluepastesticky

writerwritingauthormasterpiececlassicclassical——ma

nuscript

awesome

crumple

miserymiserable

incredible

proposeproposal

UnitEight

Netiquette(2)

Rule3:Respectotherpeople'stimeandbandwidth.

Peopletodayseemtohavelesstimethaneverbefore.Whenyousendemailor

posttoadiscussiongroup,you'retakingupotherpeople'stime(orhopingto).It's

yourresponsibilitytoensurethatthetimetheyspendreadingyourpostingisn't

wasted.

Theword“bandwidth“issometimesusedsynonymouslywithtime,butit's

reallyadifferentthing.Bandwidthistheinformation-carryingcapacityofthewires

andchannelsthatconnecteveryoneincyberspace.There'salimittotheamountof

datathatanypieceofwiringcancarryatanygivenmomentevenaup-to-date

fiber-opticcable.Theword“bandwidth“isalsosometimesusedtorefertothestorage

capacityofahostsystem.

Rule4:Younotthecenterofcyberspace.

①Presumably,thisreminderwillbesuperfluoustomostreaders.ButIincludeit

anyway,becausewhenyou9reworkinghardonaprojectanddeeplyinvolvedinit,it's

easytoforgetthatotherpeoplehaveconcernsotherthanyours.Sodon'texpect

instantresponsestoallyourquestions,anddon'tassumethatallreaderswillagree

withorcareabout--yourpassionatearguments.

Rule5:Makeyourselflookgoodonline.

②Idon'twanttogivetheimpressionthatthenetisacold,cruelplacefullof

peoplewhojustcan'twaittoinsulteachother.Networks一?particularlYdiscussion

groups——letyoureachouttopeopleyou'dotherwisenevermeet.Youwon'tbe

judgedbythecolorofyourskin,eyes,orhair,yourweight,yourage,oryour

clothing.

Youwill,however,bejudgedbythequalityofyourwriting.Formostpeople

whochoosetocommunicateonline,thisisanadvantage;iftheydidn'tenjoyusing

thewrittenword,theywouldn'tbethere.Sospellingandgrammardocount.

Rule6:Shareexpertknowledge.

Finally,afterallthatnegativity,somepositiveadvice.

Thestrengthofcyberspaceisinitsnumbers.Thereasonaskingquestionsonline

worksisthatalotofknowledgeablepeoplearereadingthequestions.Andifevenfew

ofthemofferintelligentanswers,thesumtotalofworldknowledgeincreases.The

Internetitselfwasfoundedandgrewbecausescientistswantedtoshareinformation.

Gradually,therestofusgotinontheact.

It'sespeciallypolitetosharetheresultsofyourquestionswithothers.When

youanticipatethatyou'Hgetalotofanswerstoaquestion,whenyoupostaquestion

toadiscussiongroupthatyoudon'tvisitoften,it'scustomarytorequestrepliesby

emailinsteadoft。thegroup.Whenyougetallthoseresponses,writeupasummary

andpostittothediscussiongroup.Thatway,everyonebenefitsfromtheexpertswho

tookthetimetowritetoyou.

生詞與聯(lián)想詞

band——bandwidthw