《暢學英語閱讀教程2》 課件 Unit 9 Improvement in Appliances、Unit 10 Getting a Good Job

ImprovementinAppliancesUnit9ENJOYINGENGLISHREADINGBookOne2cussionUnit9ImprovementinAppliances1TextA

Warming-upNewWords2TextBReadingthroughGroupDiscussionWarming-upNewWordsWarming-upNewWordsGroupDiscussionQuotesReadingthroughWarmingupNewWordsTextAWhatdoyouthinkofsmarthomes?TextAWarmingupNewWordsTextA1.Doyouagreethattechnologyhasimprovedpeople’slife?

Nodoubt,technologyhaschangedsomuchoftoday’sworldandourlife.Duetotechnology,wearenowlivingmorecomfortableandconvenientlives.Theinventionofcomputerhaddonegreathelpinourdailyworkandstudy.Withmodernelectricappliancesourhomelifeismuchmoreenjoyablethanever.

TextAWarmingupNewWordsTextA2.Hastechnologybroughtanydisadvantagestoourlife?However,technologyadvanceshavecausedsomenew,complicated,evendangerousproblems.Carsandsomehouseholdappliancesaredangeroussourceswhichdamageourozonelayer(臭氧層).Inourmodernlife,ironicallywefindourselvesbeingenslavedmoreandmorebytechnologyinsteadofbeingfreedbyit.TextANewWordsReadingthroughTextAdronesentientinteractivesomehowfeatureauto-eject

lampshadehoverduostabilizeoptoptimizeenchantsurpasscollaborativedumbsubordinatedystopiansynergistic

TextANewWordsReadingthroughTextAjetofftransform…into…kindofadjusttoclearoffTextANewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA1.drone[dr??n]n.（無線電操縱的）無人遙控飛機

e.g.

Dronesarewidelyusedinmilitaryactivities.無人機大規(guī)模地應用在軍事活動中。

2.sentient[?senti?nt]adj.有感覺力的

e.g.

Manisasentientbeing.人是有感覺的生物。

3.interactive[??nt?r??kt?v]adj.（人與計算機程序、電視系統(tǒng)等）交互的

e.g.Thiswillmakevideogamesmoreinteractivethanever.這將使電子游戲的互動性更勝以往。

NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA4.somehow[?s?mha?]adv.以某種方式

e.g.Somehowthelanguageenduresandcontinuestosurvive.那種語言以某種方式保存下來，并繼續(xù)存在下去。

5.feature[?fi?t??(r)]v.以……為特色

e.g.Thelatestmodelfeaturesalloywheelsandanelectronicalarm.最新款式的特色是合金車輪和電子報警器。

6.auto-eject[???t??i?d?ekt]vi.自動彈出

e.g.Whenthecarcrashed,theairbagauto-ejected.

撞車的時候，安全氣囊自動彈出了。

NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA7.lampshade[?l?mp?e?d]n.燈罩

e.g.Itcanalsochangetheshapeofitslampshadeautomatically.它也能自動地改變燈罩形狀。

8.hover[?h?v?(r)]vi.盤旋

e.g.Ahawkhoveredoverthehill.一只鷹在小山的上空翱翔。9.duo[?dju???]n.搭檔；二人組

e.g.Theduowerearealhitinlastyear'sshow.這一對搭檔在去年的演出中大受歡迎。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA10.stabilize[?ste?b?la?z]v.（使）穩(wěn)定；（使）穩(wěn)固

e.g.Itisanticipatedthatinflationwillstabilizeat3%.

據預測，通貨膨脹將穩(wěn)定在3%。11.opt[?pt]vi.選擇；挑選

e.g.Aftergraduatingsheoptedforacareerinmusic.畢業(yè)后她選擇了從事音樂工作。12.optimize[??pt?ma?z]vt.使最優(yōu)化

e.g.tooptimizetheuseofresources充分利用資源NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA13.enchant[?n?t?ɑ?nt]vt.對……施魔法

e.g.KingArthurhidhistreasureshereandMerlinenchantedthecavesothatnobodyshouldeverfindthem.亞瑟王將他的財寶藏在這里，墨林對洞穴施了魔法，這樣永遠不會有人找到那些財寶。14.surpass[s??pɑ?s]vt.超過；勝過e.g.Hehopesonedaytosurpasstheworldrecord.他希望有一天能刷新世界紀錄。15.collaborative[k??l?b?r?t?v]adj.協(xié)作的；合作的

e.g.heworkrequiredfortheclasswillbehighlycollaborative.這項工作對合作的要求很高。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA16.dumb[d?m]adj.愚蠢的

e.g.Thatwasaprettydumbthingtodo.做那樣的事太愚蠢了。17.subordinate[s??b??d?ne?t]vt.使從屬于e.g.Safetyconsiderationsweresubordinatedtocommercialinterests.商業(yè)利益置于安全考慮之上。18.dystopian[[d?s?t?up??n]adj.反烏托邦的

e.g.Oneofthemostremarkablefunctionsofthedystopiannovelsiswarning.反烏托邦小說的一個重要作用就是警示。19.synergistic[?s?n?r?d??st?k]adj.協(xié)作的；互相作用的e.g.SynergisticeffectofsocialeconomyandwaterresourcesdevelopmentinTianjin天津市社會經濟與水資源發(fā)展協(xié)同預警研究NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA1.jetoff

起飛

e.g.Youarejetting.你即將離開。2.transform…into…

把……轉變成……

e.g.Thephotochemicalreactionstransformthelightintoelectricalimpulses.光化學反應使光變?yōu)殡娒}沖。3.kindof

稍微；有點兒

e.g.Ilikehim,kindof.我有點兒喜歡他。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA。4.adjustto適應

e.g.Ittakestimetoadjusttoanewtimezonewhenyoutravel.

在旅行中，調整自己適應不同的時區(qū)是要花些時間的。5.clearoff離開

e.g.Hetoldthemtoclearofforhe'dcallthepolice.他讓他們走開，否則他要叫警察了ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextAReadthetextquicklyandcompletethetask:analysethestructure.StructureMainidea:Thecollaborationbetweenmachinesandhumansstillhasabrightfuture.Mainidea:Researchersarefacingtwomainchallenges.Mainidea:Theauthorintroducestheflyingtable.PartII:Para.7-9PartIII:Para.10-13PartI:Para.1-6TextAReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextAIntheFuture,FurnitureWillBeDrones1Imagineafuturewhereyourfurnitureflies,reactingandrespondingtoyoureverydayneeds.Youcouldhaveanalmost-sentientdeskthatjetsoffwhenitfeelsyou’reover-working,oraremotecontrolthatfloatsoverwhenyouthinkyou’velostit.

想象一下，未來你的家具會飛，還能滿足與回應日常需求。當你工作過量時，智能書桌會自動飛離；當你以為遙控器丟了，它會自動浮現(xiàn)在你眼前。TextAReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextA2Inaninteractiveproject,HarshitAgrawalandSang-wonLeigh,tworesearchersfromtheMITMediaLab’sFluidInterfacesGroup,areexploringhowtomakeeverydayobjectstransforminto“flyingsmartagents.”

來自麻省理工學院媒體實驗室流界面工作組的兩位研究者哈什特·阿格拉瓦爾與桑王·利正在探究如何把日常用品轉變?yōu)椤皶w的智能物件”。TextAReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextA3“Wereallylookatthisasawayofmakingtheobjectsarounduskindofspeakwithus,”Agrawalsaid.“Inthesensethattheysomehowknowwhattheyaredoing,theymightpreventyoufromdoingsomethingwrongorlightupyourpathinadarkenvironment.”

阿格拉瓦爾說：“事實上，我們希望能讓身邊的物品與自己對話，物品以某種方式知道它們在做什么，從這個意義上來說，它們可能阻止你做出錯誤舉動，或者在黑暗環(huán)境中為你照亮道路?！盩extAReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextA

到目前為止，這項以智能飛翔為特點的家具計劃中，有會飛的桌子能自動適應你的身高，一旦工作完成，它會自動飛離；有當你做作業(yè)時拿錯了會自動彈開的鋼筆；還有懸浮在你身邊的燈罩，它會自動在黑暗中為你提供光亮。4Sofar,theirprojectfeaturesdronesactingasflyingtablesthatadjusttoyourheight,flyawayonceyou’redone,orauto-ejectifyoustartusingthewrongpenonyourhomework.Theyalsohavealampshadedronethathoversaboveyou,focusinglightonwhereyouneeditwhenyouarereadingabookinthedark.TextAReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA5

Topowertheirflyingfurniture,thepairusedamotioncapturesystemwhereacameratrackseverythingintheroom—includingthepersonandthedrone,whichreceivescommandsfromthecomputer.

為給他們的會飛家具提供動力，兩位研究者使用了動態(tài)捕捉系統(tǒng)，用攝像機對房間的每一樣物品進行追蹤，包括主人和該家具，然后家具通過電腦接收指令。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA6“Thecomputerknowswherethedronewantstogobytrackingwherethepersonis,”explainedLeigh.“Wearefeedingthatdatafromthecomputertothedronesothatitcanmovesmoothlytotherequiredposition.”

利解釋道：“電腦通過追蹤人的位置，就能知曉飛翔的家具應去往何處。我們將電腦中的數據傳輸給家具，以便其平穩(wěn)移動到指定位置。”7Currently,theduofacestwomainchallenges:stabilizingthedrone,andfeedingitaregularpowersupply.(Atthemoment,itisconnectedtoapowersocket.)

如今，兩位研究者面臨著兩大挑戰(zhàn)：增強飛翔家具的穩(wěn)定型，并實現(xiàn)充電功能（現(xiàn)在它們仍依賴電源插座）。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA8Dronescan’tsupportmuchweightyet,sotheteamoptedforapapertabletop.Theysoonfound,however,thatiftheyplacedthetabletopdirectlyontopofthedrone,itblockedairflow.Tosolvethisproblem,theymadethedistancebetweenthedronebaseanditspapertabletopgreatersoitcouldkeepflying.

飛翔家具還無法承受過多的重量，因此研究團隊選用了紙質臺面。然而他們很快發(fā)現(xiàn)，如果直接將臺面擱到飛翔家具上，會阻礙飛行。為了解決這個問題，他們加大了飛翔家具底座和紙質臺面的距離，以保證它能飛行。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA9Agrawalsaidthatinthefuture,theycouldoptimizestabilitybyreplacingahoveringdeskwithonethatparksinfrontofuserswhentheyneedit,thenclearsoffwhentheuserhasfinishedtheirtask.

阿格拉瓦爾認為，在未來，他們將優(yōu)化飛翔家具的性能，用飛翔的桌子代替用戶面前靜態(tài)的桌子，當使用者工作完成后，桌子能自動離開。10Ultimately,theresearchersaresetonenchantingeverydayappliancessothattheysurpasstheirlimitationsasstaticobjects,andhaveamoresociallycollaborativerelationshipwiththeirhumanowners.最終，研究者將讓日常家電也魔力四射，它們將超越傳統(tǒng)靜態(tài)物品的局限，與人類建立更好的協(xié)作關系。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA11“Weareexploringafuturewhereobjectsbecomemorehumanized,ratherthanbecomedumberoradehumanizedelementofourexistence.Wewanttoseemoreofthisinter-relationalreactionbetweenhumansandobjectssothattheyarenotjustbeingsubordinatedbyourorders,”saidLeigh.“Ifyouthinkaboutit,itisreallymagical.ItisliketheworldthatyouimagineintheHarryPotternovels,whereeverythingcanflyandcometoyou.

“我們正在探索一個未來，在那里，物體變得更加人性化，而不是變得更加愚蠢或成為我們存在的一個非人性元素。我們希望看到更多人和物體之間的這種相互關系，這樣它們就不只是服從我們的命令了，”利說，“如果你仔細想想，它真的很神奇，就像你在哈利波特小說里想象的世界，在那里一切都可以飛到你身邊。”ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA12ButwiththeriskofhackabledevicesandAI,couldwebefacingascenelikethatoneintheDisneyfilmFantasia,whereMickeythewizard-mousesummons,commands,thenultimatelylosescontrolofhishouseholdappliances?

但是，有了可黑客設備和人工智能的風險，我們會不會面臨迪斯尼電影《幻想曲》中那樣的場景，巫師米老鼠召喚、指揮，然后最終失去對家用電器的控制？ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA13“Alotofpeoplepicturethatkindofdystopianfuture,butwethinkthatthatfutureisoneofmanypossiblefutures,”saidLeigh.“Ithinkthatthefutureofmachinesisnotnecessarilyonewhereamachinebecomesevilandtriestosubordinateus.Wewanttoshowhowacollaborationbetweenmachinesandhumanscanbemoresynergistic.Wewanttogiveanexampleofabrighterfuture.”

“很多人想象著這種反烏托邦的未來，但我們認為，這種未來是許多可能的未來之一，”利說，“我認為機器的未來不一定是一臺機器變成邪惡并試圖從屬于我們的未來。我們想展示機器和人類之間的協(xié)作是如何更具協(xié)同性的。我們要舉一個更光明未來的例子。”NotesGroupDiscussionTextA1...tworesearchersfromtheMITMediaLab’sFluidInterfacesGroup,areexploringhowtomakeeverydayobjectstransforminto“flyingsmartagents.”(Para.2)來自麻省理工學院媒體實驗室流界面工作組的兩位研究者正在探究如何把日常用品轉變?yōu)椤皶w的智能物件”。此句中疑問詞how加不定式作動詞explore的賓語。

e.g.

I’llexplainhowtoloadthesoftware.我來解釋一下如何安裝這套軟件。TextANotesGroupDiscussionTextA

2Inthesensethattheysomehowknowwhattheyaredoing,theymightpreventyoufromdoingsomethingwrongorlightupyourpathinadarkenvironment.(Para.3)物品以某種方式知道它們在做什么，從這個意義上來說，它們可能阻止你做出錯誤舉動，或者在黑暗環(huán)境中為你照亮道路。此句中Inthesense后跟that引導的同位語從句，解釋thesense的具體內容。e.g.

Advertisingontheinternetisveryeffectiveinthesensethattheycanreachgreatscaleanddoprecisiontargeting.從其傳播廣并且能精確定位這個意義上講，網絡廣告非常有效。

TextANotesGroupDiscussionTextA3Topowertheirflyingfurniture,thepairusedamotioncapturesystemwhereacameratrackseverythingintheroom—includingthepersonandthedrone,whichreceivescommandsfromthecomputer.(Para.5)為給他們的會飛家具提供動力，兩位研究者使用了動態(tài)捕捉系統(tǒng)，用攝像機對房間的每一樣物品進行追蹤，包括主人和該家具，然后家具通過電腦接收指令。此句中where引導的定語從句修飾先行詞amotioncapturesystem。e.g.Behavioristssuggestthatthechildwhoisraisedinanenvironmentwheretherearemanystimuliwillexperiencegreaterintellectual.development.行為主義者認為，一個孩子在有許多刺激因素的環(huán)境中長大，其智力會得到更大的發(fā)展。TextANotesGroupDiscussionTextA4Wearefeedingthatdatafromthecomputertothedronesothatitcanmovesmoothlytotherequiredposition.(Para.6)我們將電腦中的數據傳輸給家具，以便其平穩(wěn)移動到指定位置。sothat引導目的狀語從句，意為“以便；為的是

e.g.WelearnEnglishsothatwemaygetmoreknowledge.我們學英語以便可以獲得更多的知識。TextAGroupDiscussionTextA1Whatkindoffuturedoestheauthorpresentusatthebeginningofthetext?

Theauthorpresentsafuturewherethefurnitureflies,reactingandrespondingtooureverydayneeds.TextA2Howdidthetworesearcherspowertheirflyingfurniture?Topowertheirflyingfurniture,thepairusedamotioncapturesystemwhereacameratrackseverythingintheroom—includingthepersonandthedrone,whichreceivescommandsfromthecomputer.GroupDiscussionTextA3

Whatdoyouthinkoftheflyingfurnituredescribedinthetext?TextATheflyingfurnituredescribedinthetextisveryinteresting.Althoughitfacessomechallenges,thecollaborationbetweenmachinesandhumansstillhasabrightfuture.WarmingupNewWordsTextB

TextB1.What“smart”applianceswouldyouliketohave?Ahousewifemaywanttohaveamicrowaveoventhatcancookdeliciousdishesaccordingtoherorder;anengineermaywantacomputerthatcanoperateaccordingtooralinstructions.ButIwouldliketohavevideocameratokeeprecordofthebeautifulthingsinmylife.WarmingupNewWordsTextB

TextB2.Doyouthink“smart”appliancesaregoodornot?Differentpeoplehavedifferentviewsonthisquestion.Somethinkthat“smart”appliancesaregoodbecausetheymakethingsconvenientandsaveuslaborandtimeandsaveourmoneybycombiningmanyfunctionsinoneappliance.Whileothersarguethat“smart”appliancesarenotgoodbecausetheirnewfeaturesareuseless;theycostmorethantheyareworth;theyareeasytobreakdownwithsomanyfunctionsandtheyaretoodifficulttooperate.NewWordsReadingthroughTextBappliancehandicappedregulatethermostatmonitortext

occupanttriggerlockupshutoffconnecttonolongerTextBNewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB1.appliance[??pla??ns]n.(家用)電器；器具

e.g.Thisisanapplianceforopeningcans.這是一件開罐器具。2.handicapped[?h?ndik?pt]]adj.殘疾的

e.g.Theaccidentlefthimphysicallyhandicapped.那次事故使他落下了殘疾。3.regulate[?reɡjule?t]vt.調節(jié)

e.g.Thisvalveregulatestheflowofwater.這個閥門調節(jié)水流。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB4.thermostat[?θ??m?st?t]n.恒溫器

e.g.Thisisthebasicoperatingprincipleofmanythermostats.這是許多恒溫箱的基本工作原理。5.monitor[?m?n?t?(r)]vt.監(jiān)視；監(jiān)測

e.g.Eachstudent'sprogressiscloselymonitored.每一位同學的學習情況都受到密切的關注。6.text[tekst]v.（用手機給某人）發(fā)短信

e.g.I’lltextyouthefinalscore.我會發(fā)短信告訴你最終的比分。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB7.occupant[??kj?p?nt]n.居住者

e.g.Mostoftheoccupantshadleftbeforethefirebrokeout.大部分住戶在火災發(fā)生前就已經離開。。8.trigger[?tr?ɡ?(r)]vt.啟動；引發(fā)

e.g.Stressmayactasatriggerfortheseillnesses.壓力可能會成為引發(fā)這些疾病的原因。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB1.lockup鎖住；鎖上e.g.Don’tforgettolockupatnight.晚上別忘了鎖好門窗。2.shutoff關閉；關上

e.g.Theypulledoverandshutofftheengine.他們靠邊停車熄火。3.connectto使……與……連接

e.g.Firstconnecttheprintertothecomputer.首先把打印機與計算機接通。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB4.nolonger

不再

e.g.Shewasnolongerabletodistinguishbetweenimaginationandreality.她再也不能分清幻想和現(xiàn)實了。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB1Asmarthomehasatechnologythatcancontrolsystemsandappliancesfromaremotelocationorfromanotherroomofthehouse.Thiscapabilitycanmakelifeimmenselyeasierforworkingparents,handicappedindividualsandtheelderly.

智能家居擁有一項技術，可以從遠程位置或從房子的另一個房間控制系統(tǒng)和設備。這種能力可以使工作的父母、殘疾人和老年人的生活大大方便。TextBFiveWaysSmartHomesMakeYourLifeEasierReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB2Groupcommandsmeanyouwillneverforgettolockupproperly.Asmarthomecontainscontrollersthatcanshutofflights,regulatethethermostat,turnoffappliances,lowerelectronicrollershades,lockthedoorsandmuchmore.

集體指揮意味著你永遠不會忘記適時鎖門。智能家居包含控制器，可以關燈、調節(jié)恒溫器、關閉電器、降低電子卷簾、鎖門等等。TextBReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB3Asmarthomecanbeprogramedtoobeyagroupofcommands.Apersonleavingthehouse,oralreadyawayfromhome,cansimplyconnecttotheirhomeusingtheirsmartphoneandissueacommand,suchas“Leavinghome.”Thesmarthomethenshutsoffappliances,turnsoffthelights,lowerstheshades,locksallthedoors,lowersthetemperature,shutsoffthecoffeemakerandcarriesoutwhateverothercommandsthathavebeenprogramedintothesystem.

一個智能家居可以被編程為遵守一組命令，一個人正在離開家，或者已經離家，只需使用智能手機連接到家中并發(fā)出一個命令，例如“離開家”。然后智能家居關閉電器，關上燈，降低窗簾，鎖上所有門，降低溫度，關閉咖啡機以及執(zhí)行其他任何已經被編入系統(tǒng)的命令。TextBReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB4Workingmomsanddadscanknowwhentheirchildrenhavecomehomesafelyfromschool.A

smarthomemonitorsdoors

andcantextyouwhentheyarebeinglockedorunlocked.Aparentnolongerhastohopethatthekidsremembertocalltosaytheyhavearrivedhomesafely.Theparentwillreceiveatextmessageassoonastheyunlockthedoor.

有工作的媽媽和爸爸可以知道他們的孩子什么時候從學校安全回家。智能家居可以監(jiān)控門，并在門被鎖定或解鎖時給你發(fā)短信。父母不必再希望孩子們記得打電話說他們安全到家了。家長一開門就會收到短信。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB5Smarthome

videocapabilitiesallowtheparentstoseewhohasenteredthehouse.Ifitisnotthechildren,ahousealarmcanbesetofffromtheparent’ssmartphonetowarnthechildrennottoenterthehouse.

智能家庭視頻功能。讓父母看看誰進了房子。如果不是孩子，可以從家長的智能手機上啟動房屋報警器，警告孩子不要進屋。TextBReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB6Elderlyorhandicappedindividualscancontrolthehomefromonelocation.Imagineanelderwomanmakingdinnerinthekitchen,whichisatthebackofthehouse,andthefrontdoorbellrings.Shedoesn’twanttoleavecookingfoodunattendedonthestove.Furthermore,sheisunabletomovequicklyfromthekitchentothefrontofthehouseandbacktothekitchen.TextB

老人或殘疾人可以從遠距離控制家。想象一下，一位年長的婦女在房子后面的廚房里做飯，前門鈴響了。她不想把正在做著的飯留在灶上無人照看。此外，她不能快速地從廚房移動到房子的前面，再回到廚房。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB7Ifshehasasmarthome,shecanlookatthesmallvideoscreenonthekitchenwallandseewhoisatthedoor.Ifitissomeonesheknows,shecanunlockthefrontdoorfromwheresheis.Thisnotonlymakesherlifeeasier,butalsosafer.TextB

如果她有一個智能家居，她可以看看廚房墻上的小視頻屏幕，看看誰在門口。如果是她認識的人，她可以從她所在的地方打開前門。這不僅使她的生活更輕松，而且更安全。8ThesmarthomehasmotionsensorsfornighttimeLEDs.Ifshegetsupinthenighttousethebathroom,hallwaylightswilldetecthermovementsandlightthehallwayforhersafety.

智能家居有用于夜間LED的運動傳感器。如果她晚上起來上廁所，走廊的燈會檢測到她的動作，并為她的安全照亮走廊。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB9Sincesmarthomesmakelivingeasier,seniorsandhandicappedindividualscanenjoyindependentlivinglongerandsaferthaneverbefore.TextB

由于智能家居讓生活變得更輕松，老年人和殘疾人可以享受比以往任何時候都更長、更安全的獨立生活。10Thehouseispreparedfortheowner’sreturn.Mostpeoplearefamiliarwiththeremotecontrolgaragedooropener,butthesmarthomeiscapableofperformingmanymoretasksthatwillmakelifeeasierfortheoccupants.

這房子是為主人的歸還而準備的。大多數人都熟悉遙控車庫開門器，但智能家居能夠執(zhí)行更多的任務，使居住者的生活更輕松。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB11

Withasmarthome,thereisnolongeraneedtocomehometoacold,darkhouse.Whilestillonyourwayhome,youcanuseyoursmartphonetoturnupthetemperatureinyourhouse,orcoolitdownbyturningontheairconditioner,andturn

onthelights.

Homeautomationhasneverbeenmoreimportant

thanitistoday.TextB

有了智能家居，再也不需要回到寒冷黑暗的家了。當你還在回家的路上時，你可以用你的智能手機來調高你家的溫度，或者打開空調來降溫，然后打開燈。家庭自動化從未像今天這樣重要。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB12

Thereisnothingmoreconvenientthanwatchingyourownhomefromanothercityorcountry.Insteadofdependingonsomeonetotakegoodcareofyourhome,youcansetthegroupcommandstomakeyourhomelooklikesomeoneisthere.Lightsgoonandoffasnormal,shadesareraisedatsunupandloweredatsunset.Thereisnoneedforahousesitteranylongerwhenyouaretraveling.TextB

沒有什么比從另一個城市或國家看自己的家更方便的了。您可以設置組命令，使您的家看起來像有人在那里，而不是依賴于某人來照顧您的家。照常開燈和關燈，太陽升起時燈罩升起，日落時燈罩降低。當你旅行的時候，不再需要一個看家人了。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB13

Ifyouseesomeoneyoudon’trecognizemovingaroundintheyardinfrontofyoursecuritycameras,youcantriggeranalarm,makesureallthedoorsarelockedandcallthepolice,evenfromthousandsofmilesaway.Monitoringyourhomeandpossessionshasneverbeeneasier.TextB

如果你看到一個你不認識的人在你的安全攝像頭前在院子里走動，你可以觸發(fā)警報，確保所有的門都鎖好了，然后報警，即使是從幾千英里以外的地方。監(jiān)視你的家和財產從未如此容易。14

Lifeoutintheworldmaybehardsometimesbut,withoutadoubt,asmarthomecanmakeiteasier.

外面的生活有時可能很艱難，但毫無疑問，一個智能家居可以讓它變得更容易。NotesGroupDiscussionTextB1Thesmarthomethenshutsoffappliances,turnsoffthelights,lowerstheshades,locksallthedoors,lowersthetemperature,shutsoffthecoffeemakerandcarriesoutwhateverothercommandsthathavebeenprogramedintothesystem.

(Para.3)然后智能家居關閉電器，關上燈，降低窗簾，鎖上所有門，降低溫度，關閉咖啡機以及執(zhí)行其他任何已經被編入系統(tǒng)的命令。whatever在此句中意為“任何”，后跟名詞。e.g.Takewhateveractionthatisneeded.采取任何必要的行動。TextBNotesGroupDiscussionTextB2Shedoesn’twanttoleavecookingfoodunattendedonthestove.(Para.6)她不想把正在做著的飯留在灶上無人照看。leavecookingfoodunattended為“l(fā)eave+賓語+賓語補足語”結構，其中賓語補足語這一成分可以由過去分詞、現(xiàn)在分詞、形容詞等來充當，意為“使……處于……狀態(tài)”。由過去分詞來充當賓語補足語：leavesb./sth.done，常用來表示賓語所處的狀態(tài)或表示動作已經完成。e.g.Ican’tleavesuchanimportantmatterunfinished.我不能讓這樣一件重要的事半途而廢。TextBNotesGroupDiscussionTextB3Whilestillonyourwayhome,youcanuseyoursmartphonetoturnupthetemperatureinyourhouse,orcoolitdownbyturningontheairconditioner,andturn

onthelights.

(Para.11)當你還在回家的路上時，你可以用你的智能手機來調高你家的溫度，或者打開空調來降溫，然后打開燈。Whilestillonyourwayhome是省略用法，while引導狀語從句意為“當……的時候”，如果主句和從句的主語一致，且從句謂語又含有be，則從句中可省略主語和be。e.g.While(shewas)listeningtotheradio,shefellasleep.她聽著收音機睡著了。TextBGroupDiscussionTextB1Pleasedescribethesmarthomeinyourownwords.

Asmarthomeisonethatintegratescomputersintothestructureofthebuildingitself.Inthisway,manyofthethingsthatwenowdoourselveswillbecomeautomatic.Forexample,thesmarthomecouldcontroltheairconditioningandlightssothatyouwouldnolongerhavetoturnswitchesonoroff,makingyourhomemoreenergy-efficient.TextBGroupDiscussionTextBTextB2Pleasesummarizetheadvantagesofasmarthome.Therearemainlyfiveadvantagesofasmarthome:(1)Groupcommandsmeanyouwillneverforgettolockupproperly;(2)Workingmomsanddadscanknowwhentheirchildrenhavecomehomesafelyfromschool;(3)Elderlyorhandicappedindividualscancontrolthehomefromonelocation;(4)Thehouseispreparedfortheowner’sreturn;(5)ThereisnoneedforahousesitteranylongerwhenyouaretravelingGroupDiscussionTextB3Whatdoyouthinkofthefutureofasmarthome?TextBAshasdescribedinthetext,smarthomeshavesomanyadvantages.So,inasense,smarthomeswillleadustolivingsmarterlives.QuotesTextB?IfIhaveseenfurtheritisbystandingontheshouldersofgiants.

——IsaacNewtonTextB

如果我看得更遠，那是因為我站在巨人的肩膀上?！_克·牛頓QuotesTextB?Thewholeofscienceisnothingmorethanarefinementofeverydaythinking.——AlbertEinsteinTextB

科學的全部不過是日常思考的精煉?！柌亍垡蛩固筈uotesTextB?Letusnotoverlookthefurthergreatfact,thatnotonlydoesscienceunderliesculpture,painting,music,poetry,butthescienceitselfispoetic.——HerbertSpencerTextB

我們不要低估這個更為重要的事實，科學不僅是雕塑、繪畫、音樂、詩歌的基礎，而且科學本身也是富有詩意的?！詹亍に官e塞QuotesTextB?

Anythingthatwon’tsell,Idon’twanttoinvent.Itssaleisproofofutility,andutilityissuccess.——ThomasEdisonTextB

任何賣不出去的東西我都不會發(fā)明。銷量是產品有用的證明，有用就是成功?！旭R斯·愛迪生Thankyou!GettingaGoodJobUnit10ENJOYINGENGLISHREADINGBookTwo2cussionUnit1GettingaGoodJob1TextA

Warming-upNewWords2TextBReadingthroughGroupDiscussionWarming-upNewWordsWarming-upNewWordsGroupDiscussionQuotesReadingthroughWarmingupNewWordsTextAFreshStart?TextAWarmingupNewWordsTextA1.HowToFindaJobYouWillLove?ConsiderwhatyouarecuriousaboutDon’timmediatelytakesalaryintoconsiderationAskforanobjectiveopinionIdentifyyouridealworkenvironmentResearchcompaniesthatinterestyouTextAWarmingupNewWordsTextA2.HowToFindaJobDoingWhatYouLove?ConsiderwhatyoulovedwhenyouwereyoungConsiderwhatyouwoulddoifmoneywasanon-issueConsiderwhatyoudowellSurroundyourselfwithsupportivepeopleFindamentorTextANewWordsReadingthroughTextAgeneratescoop

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TextANewWordsReadingthroughTextAendup 最終處于；到頭來workout 進行或發(fā)展順利ingeneral 一般情況下thinkover 反復考慮TextANewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA1.generate[[?d?en?re?t]vt.生成;產生e.g.Weneedsomeonetogeneratenewideas.我們需要有人出新主意。2.scoop[sku?p]n.搶先報道的新聞;獨家新聞;最新消息e.g.Igottheinsidescooponhisnewgirlfriend.我得知有關他新女友的最新內幕消息。3.referral[r??f??r?l]n.引薦;推薦e.g.Askyourdoctorforareferraltoaclinicalpsychologist.讓你的醫(yī)生給你推薦一位臨床心理學家。4.terrific[t??r?f?k]adj.極好的;絕妙的e.g.You'reinterrificshapeandfeelingbettereveryday!你每天是處在極好的狀態(tài)和更好的感覺中。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA5.casual[?k??u?l]adj.隨便的；漫不經心的;e.g.She'saverycasualperson.她是一個很隨便的人6.evaluate[??v?ljue?t]vt.估計；評價；評估e.g.Weneedtoevaluatehowwellthepolicyisworking.我們需要對這一政策產生的效果作出評價。7.promotion[pr??mo??n]n.晉升；提升；提拔

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Considerchangingjobsortryingforpromotion.

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e.g.Hereceivedoneyear'ssalaryascompensationforlossofoffice...他得