大学英语精读第三册Unit 10 the fantastic spurt in technology

BeforeReading_1.1Directions:Whatwilloccurtoyouwheneverwementiontheword“technology”?Writedownasmanywordsaspossible.WordWebspacecraftrocketplanesrobotsComputerandinternetadvancedmedicalequipmentsSmartphonesgeneticallymodifiedfood(转基因产品)Symbolsoftechnology•Aboutlessthanacenturyago/intheearlytwentiethcentury,whatistheclassicsymboloftechnology?•Smokysteelmills/factories•Noisymachines•Assemblyline•Theinventionoftelevision•Etc.Thefirsttelevisionandthefirstcoloredtelevisionintheworld1954Symbolsoftechnologyinthe21stcentury•Television—butsmarter•Computer&InternetSymbolsoftechnologyinthe21stcenturySymbolsoftechnologyinthe21stcenturysmartphoneshavemoreadvancedcomputingcapabilityandconnectivity.High-speeddataaccessisprovidedbyWi-Fi,mobilebroadband(移动宽带)andBluetooth.Symbolsoftechnologyinthe21stcenturyRobotsArobotisplayingchesswithahumanbeing.Arobotwithahuman-likeheadcanspeak,singwithhumanvoiceandfacialexpression,beingabletodoalotoftasks.DeanofaSculptureInstituteinXi’ansittingwitharobotwhichresembleshimandisinventedwiththeprototypeofhim.Itcanspeak,smileandwink…Symbolsoftechnologyinthe21stcentury3Dprinting---describedasthe“futureofmanufacturing”Itisusedinavarietyofindustriesincludingjewelry,footwear,industrialdesign,architecture,engineeringandconstruction,aerospace,andmedicalindustries,education,etc.•Googleglass—Google’swearablecomputer.Anevolutionofthesmartphone.Itallowsyoutouseverbalcommandstobrowsetheinternet,takepictures,sendmessagesandmore.Symbolsoftechnologyinthe21stcentury•Flyingcarsarenowareality–settolaunchin2015.Thesecarswillgoonsalein2015.Symbolsoftechnologyinthe21stcentury…andmore.1.Whatdoestechnologymeantous?2.Whatchangeshavetakenplaceinourlifewiththeadvancementoftechnology?3.Whatwilllifebelikein50years?Watchthevideoclip“theworldin50years”BeforeReading_3_5_POPGroupDiscussionIstheadvancementoftechnologyalwaysagoodthing?advantagesdisadvantages•Technologyshortensthedistancebetweenpeopleandmakescommunicationmucheasier.eg.Internet•Modernmeansoftransportation,suchasairplanesandhigh-speedtrainsmakeourjourneysmootherandfaster.•Modernmedicineprolongsourlifeandrelievespatientsfrompain.•technologyexpandsourvisionoftheworld.•Weaponsofmassdestructionhavebeeninventedandusedinwarsinwhichlargenumbersofinnocentpeoplehavebeenkilled.•theirrationalinvasionofnatureandtheunlimitedexploitationofnaturalresources•theabuseoftechnologicalinventionsforevilpurposes,eg.onlinebankingtheft,videogameviolenceTheFantasticSpurtinTechnologyUnit10工艺技术上不可思议的突飞猛进spurt:n.ashortsuddenincreaseofactivity,effortorspeed;burst.猛增；突然加速；迸发PartDivisionPartIPeoplemayhaveinadequateandmisleadingideasontechnologyandtheneedtochangetheirviews.PartIIOurtimeshavewitnessedagreatleapforwardintechnology.PartIIITechnologyfeedsonitself.Paras.1-2Paras.3-6Paras.7-11ArticleAlvinTofflerwritesaboutthefactthattechnologyisadvancingmuchfastertodaythaneverbeforeinhistory.Thesymbolsoftechnologyarenolongerthefactorysmokestackortheassemblyline.Asweheadintothefuture,thepacewillquickenstillfurther.GlobeReading.1.1AssemblyLineTheassemblylineisasystemofmanufacturinginwhicheachworkerperformsaspecializedoperationonanunfinishedproductasitismovedpasthisorherstationbyaconveyor.(流水装配线)ReadParas.1-2andanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whataretheoldsymbolsoftechnology?2.Dothesesymbolstrulyrepresentmoderntechnology?Whyorwhynot?1)Smokysteelmillsornoisymachines.2)Assemblylinesorblastfurnaces(鼓风炉).No.theyareinadequateandmisleading.1)Technologyhasalwaysbeenmorethanfactoriesandmachines.2)Technologyincludestechniques,orwaystodothings,aswellasthemachinesthatmayormaynotbenecessarytoapplythem.3)Inmostofthenewindustries,quietandcleansurroundingsarecharacteristic.1.Tomostpeoplethetermtechnologyconjuresupimagesofsmokysteelmillsornoisymachines.PerhapstheclassicrepresentationoftechnologyisstilltheassemblylinecreatedbyHenryFordhalfacenturyagoandmadeintoasocialsymbolbyCharlieChaplininModernTimes.Thissymbol,however,hasalwaysbeeninadequateandmisleading,fortechnologyhasalwaysbeenmorethanfactoriesandmachines.TheinventionofthehorsecollarinthemiddleagesledtomajorchangesinagriculturalmethodsandwasasmuchatechnologicaladvanceastheinventionoftheBessemerfurnacecenturieslater.Moreover,technologyincludestechniques,orwaystodothings,aswellasthemachinesthatmayormaynotbenecessarytoapplythem.Itincludeswaystomakechemicalreactionsoccur,waystobreedfish,plantforests,lighttheaters,countvotesorteachhistory.Article1_S选票统计养鱼造林剧院照明Article2-3_S2.Theoldsymbolsoftechnologyareevenmoremisleadingtoday,whenthemostadvancedtechnologicalprocessesarecarriedoutfarfromassemblylinesorblastfurnaces.Indeed,inelectronics,inspacetechnology,inmostofthenewindustries,quietandcleansurroundingsarecharacteristic—evensometimesessential.Andtheassemblyline—theorganizationoflargenumbersofmentocarryoutsimplerepetitivefunctions—isoutdated.Itistimeforoursymbolsoftechnologytochange—tocatchupwiththequickeningchangesintechnologyitself.在今天，最先进的技术工艺是在流水作业线或鼓风炉的操作截然不同。因而，旧的技术象征就会使人产生误解。的确，安静和洁净的工作环境是电子技术，太空技术以及大部分新工业的特点------甚至有时是非要不可的。而且，流水作业线------大批的人重复进行简单操作的这种组织-------已经过时。