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1、UNIT4TheTelecommunicationsRevolutionUNDERSTANDINGSHORTCONVERSATIONS1.M:Thearticleentitled"ATransformationIsOccurringintheDevelopingWorld"ishelpfulformetowritemypaper.W:Whattransformation?M:Telecommunications.Theup-to-datetelecommunicationtechnologieshelppeopleinthosecountriesbo
2、osttheirlivingstandardsgreatly.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?2.W:Computersarebeingwidelyusedandchangingourworldtoday.M:Yes.InAmericaandmanyothercountries,whereverapersonturns,hefindsacomputerworkingsomewhere.W:ThatiswhyIchosetomajorincomputerscienceattheuniversity.Q:Whatdidt
3、hewomandecidetostudy?3.M:Operator!Operator!W:Thisistheoperator.MayIhelpyou?M:Yes,operator...!Thisis6241ChesterRoad.Pleasesendanambulancefightaway.Weneedadoctor.Q:Whydoesthemancalltheoperator?4.M:Manydevelopingregionsseeadvancedcommunicationsasawaytoleapovermanystagesofeconomicd
4、evelopment.W:That'squitetrue.WidespreadaccesstoinformationtechnologycanreducethetimerequiredtocatchupwithWesterncountries.M:ChinaandVietnamarejustsuchacaseinpoint.Q:WhyareChinaandVietnammentionedintheconversation?5.W:IfIhadenoughmoney,Iwouldbuyamobilephone.ButasitisIcan'tdoit.M
5、:You'vesaiditseveraltimes.Areyoudesperateforone?W:Yes.Thephoneinthedormitoryisalwaysbusy.Ican'thaveaccesstoitwhenIneedto.6.M:TheNewYorkTimesreportsthatRussiaisdeterminedtothriveintheInformationAge.W:Ialsoreadthatarticle.Russiahasastrategicplantopump$40billionintovariouscommunic
6、ationprojectsandisstartingtoinstallopticalfiber.M:Buttheproblemisthatitseconomyisstuckinrecession.Howcouldithavethemoneytoputitsplansintopractice?Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?7.W:Asfarastelecommunicationsareconcerned,Chinasetsagoodexampleoftakingadvantageofit.M:Exactly.Inasense,China'
7、sbackwardnessisanadvantage.W:Whatdoyoumeanbysayingthat?Q:Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantoexplain?8.W:Inthe1920sand1930s,Shanghaiwasafinancialcenteraroundtheworld.M:NowShanghaiisdreamingofbecomingatopfinancialcenteragain.W:Buthow?M:Perhapsthetelecommunicationindustrywillplayakeyrole
8、inthisprocess.Q:Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?9
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