unit 4 the virtual world

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1、Unit4TheVirtualWorldTextA---AVirtualLifeII.Textorganizationandmainideaofeachpart1.Para.2-3(Describingtheauthor’svirtuallife)---Forthelastthreeyears,thewriterhasbeenlivingalargelyindoorvirtuallife.2.Para.1,4-9(Statingconsequences/problems)---Thevirtuallife/digitallifehasenormousimpac

2、tonthewriter.e.g.timeconceptchanged;the“unreal”feeling;changesinpersonality(heraversiontooutsideformsofsocializing;lackofdiscipline;tendencytobecomeshyer,morecautiousandmoreanxious;aggressivenesswhilecontactingothers,etc.).3.Para.10(Realizingtheproblems)---Thewriterrealizesthatdaily

3、routineandsocializingareimportanttoahumanbeing.4.Para.11-13(Thelastresort)---Theauthortriestofindherwaybackintotherealworldbutfails.III.LanguagePoints1.virtuala.1)createdandexistingonlyinacomputer虚拟的e.g.virtualcommunity,virtualoffice,virtualpet2)actual/actingas,butnotacceptedinname实

4、质上的e.g.Ourdeputymanageristhevirtualheadofthebusiness.2.interpret(Para.1,L3)v.1)understand(~sth.as)理解e.g.Iinterpretedhissilenceasarefusal.2)explain解释/说明e.g.Pleaseinterpretthissentence.3)giveaspokentranslation作口译e.g.NooneinthegroupcouldspeakFrench,sowehadtoaskaguidetointerpretforus.in

5、terpretern.口译员interpretationn.理解，解释3.stretch(Para.1,L6)v.1)(causeto)becomelonger,wider,etc.拉长/伸展e.g.Shestretchedtheglovestomakethemfitbetter.2)spreadoutoveranareaoraperiodoftime(时间或空间)延伸/延绵e.g.Thecountryhasforestsstretchingforhundredsofmiles.Myworkingdaystretchesfrom7inthemorningto8

6、atnight.3)tomakegreatdemandson(sborhisability,etc.)使竭尽全力/使紧张/使绷紧e.g.Thestudentsstretchedthemselvestoachievetheirbest.4.submit(Para.2,L2)(-tt-)vt.(submitsthtosb)---givesthtosb.sothatitmaybeconsidered提交/呈递e.g.Youshouldsubmityourreportstothecommittee.vi.submittosb./sth.---acceptthecont

7、rolof屈服于/顺从于e.g.Irefusetosubmittoanunjustdecision.5.edit(Para.2,L3)---reviseforpublication编辑e.g.toeditabookeditorn.(指人)编辑edition版本---e.g.thefirstedition6.spit(spatorspit,spitting)(Para.4,L3)vt.---sendoutfromthemouth吐出e.g.Thebabyspatitsfoodoutonthetable.vi.---sendmouthwaterout吐痰/吐唾沫e

8、.g.Spittinginpublic