Internet-and-Life-Style

InternetandLifestyleUnitThreePre-readingOurliveshavebecomedifferentinvariouswaysbecauseoftheInternet.Ithascreatedmanymiraclesandalsocausedsomenegativeinfluences.Canyounameafew?ReadingOneDatingOnlineMillionsareturningtotheinternettofindromance.Thepursuitcanbefruitful–butchemistryisatricky(难处理的)thingtotransmit.---BradStoneAlthoughmanypeoplearemakingpotentialdatingcontactsthroughtheInternet,romanticfeelingsoftheheartcannotbecommunicatedelectronically.•Ifyousaythatthereischemistrybetweentwopeople,youmeanthatitisobvioustheyareattractedtoeachotherorlikeeachotherverymuch.(彼此间的)吸引•e.g....theextraordinarychemistrybetweenIngridandBogart.…英格丽德和博加特之间强烈的相互吸引。Advantages&DisadvantagesorTraditionalDatingOnlineDatingStructureoftheTextPartI:Onlinedatinghasbecomepopular.PartII:Onlinedatinghasalotofadvantages.PartIII：TheInternetwillbeabletomeettheneedsofmanysinglepeople.1.Whyisitbeneficialtohavealargepoolofpeopletochoosefromwhenusingonlinedatingsites?Itwouldtakemonthsoryearstomeet100peopleyoufindinteresting,butontheInternet,youcanview100profilesinanhour.Afterreadingtheprofiles,youcandecidewhoyouwanttocorrespondwith,andhavemorechancesofmeetingyour“Mr./Mrs.Right”.Mr.Right如意郎君；真命天子；白马王子QuestionsoftheTextOnlinedatingsitesallowyoutosearchforpeoplewithspecificqualities,interestsorbackgrounds.Andbyreadingwhatsubscriberswriteaboutthemselves,youcanknowstraightawaywhethertheirinterestsandgoalsmatchwithyours.2.WhyareInternetdatingsitesamoreefficientwayofassessingpotentialcompatibility(意趣相投)comparedtotraditionaldating?Psychologistssay“niche”sitesarepracticalbecauseifyouhavespecificrequirements,there’sagreaterchanceofyourfindingtheperfectpersonthroughthesesitesastheycatertospecifictastes.perfectmatch绝配；天生一对3.Explaininyourownwordswhypsychologistssayniche(特定市场)sitesareparticularlypractical?Somewaystogetacquaintedincludeexchangingphotos,messages,andevenvideosthroughe-mail,chatrooms,andpersonalwebsites.4.WhataresomeofthewaysforpeopletogetacquaintedovertheInternet?There’sastereotype(成见)attachedtoonlinedating:somepeoplethinkthatthisformofdatingisforlosers,andsomeothersfeelembarrassedtoadvertisefor(登广告征求)apartneronline.5.Whyaresomepeoplereluctanttodateonline?Ifyoufixsomeoneupwithsomethingtheyneed,youprovideitforthem.为…准备e.g.We‘llfixhimupwithatie.我们会为他准备一条领带。Theyfixedmeupwiththisjob.他们给我提供了这份工作。Ithinkwecanfixyouupwithwhatyouwant.我想我们能提供你所需要的东西。Cf.Ifyoufixsomethingup,youdoworkthatisnecessaryinordertomakeitmoresuitableorattractive.修整e.g.I‘vefixedupMatthew’soldroom.我已经把马修的旧房间修缮好了。Ifyoufixsomethingup,youarrangeit.安排e.g.Theclubsfixupjobsfortheboy'sfather.fixupwithmatchmakingMatchmakingistheactivityofencouragingpeopleyouknowtoformrelationshipsorgetmarried.做媒;牵线搭桥matchmakingagency婚姻介绍所matchmakingnetwork婚介网matchmaker媒人(go-between)correspondwith符合，一致；与……通信Hisactionsdonotcorrespondwithhiswords.他的言行不一。Herexpensesdonotcorrespondtoherincome.她的支出与收入不相称。ShestillcorrespondswithfriendsshemetinMajorcanineyearsago.她依然和9年前在马略卡岛遇到的朋友们通信。screenout剔除，清除（不符合条件者）；把(有害东西)挡住，把…隔开Sunlotionsscreenoutdamagingultra-violetlight.防晒油把有害的紫外线挡住。oddsYourefertohowlikelysomethingistohappenastheoddsthatitwillhappen.可能性,机会例：Whataretheoddsoffindingaparkingspacerightoutsidethedoor?就在门外找到一个停车位的可能性有多大？theoddsareagainstsomethingorsomeone(某人、某事物)不大可能成功theoddsareinsomeone'sfavour(某人)可能会成功somethinghappensagainstallodds貌似不可能(却发生或成功)e.g...familiesinterriblecircumstances,whohavestayedtogetheragainstallodds.…状况糟糕的家庭，似乎不可能维持下去，却仍然住在一起。oddsandends零星物品，零碎东西oddadj.奇数的；古怪的；剩余的；临时的；零散的n.奇数；怪人；奇特的事物disillusionedIfyouaredisillusionedwithsomething,youaredisappointed,becauseitisnotasgoodasyouhadexpectedorthought.幻灭的例：I‘vebecomeverydisillusionedwithpolitics.我变得对政治非常失望。Cf.illusioneda.充满幻想的illusionn.幻觉，错觉；幻想，不现实的想法soulmate1.[口语]意气相投的人，心心相印者2.情人，情侣ReadingTwoCryforHelpontheInternetSeanRedden,a12-year-oldTexasboymetaFinnishgirlina.Thegirlclaimedthatsheallofasuddencouldn’tnormallyorwhennoonewasinthewhereshehadbeenstudyingaloneintothelatenight.Therefore,shedecidedtoaskforhelpontheInternet.Atthebeginning,Seanthoughtshewasjokingandeven,butlaterhe,aswellashisfamilies,wasconvincedthatshewasreallyintroubleandmanagedtorescueherwiththehelpofhislocalemergencypersonnel.Summaryrole-playingchatroombreathemovelibrarycheating/foolingProcessSusansenttheSOSmessageontheInternetSeanreadtheandtoldhismotheraboutit,whocalled.AmyandDebra(Debbie)receivedandtalkedtodifferentandwerefinallyswitchedtoainKerava,Finland,whereSusanwas.TheinKeravawenttotheschoolandfoundSusanSusanwassenttoahospitalmessagetheSheriff’sDepartmenttheemergencycalloperatorsrescuestationemergencypersonnelInternethasconnectedtheworldasanentirety.Itenablesustoofferassistancetothepeopleinneed,eventhoughtheyliveveryfarawayfromusandarestrangerstous.Mutualtrustiscrucialinavirtualworld/ontheinternet.Thesenseofsympathyisstillaninherentpartinhumannature,thoughsometimesitwillbereservedbecauseofourfearofbeingcheated.Words◆jolt/dʒəult/v（n）.摇晃，震动◆spine/spaɪn/n.脊柱◆vise/vaɪs/n.虎钳◆limp/lɪmp/v.一瘸一拐地走;adj.柔软的scalding/skɔldiŋ/adj.滚烫的