New Words and Expressions:

virtual
a. 虛擬的；實質上的

accent
n. 口音

interpret
v. 理解；解釋；（作）口譯

clipped
a. with a short clear pronunciation 發音快而清脆的

tone
n. 語氣，口氣，腔調

fluid
a. not stable, likely to change 不穩定的，可變的
n. 液體

stretch
v. (cause to) become longer, wider, etc. without breaking 拉長，伸展

telecommuter
n. one who works from home, communicating with the workplace using a computer terminal 遠程工作者

submit
vt. give (sth.) to sb. so that it may be formally considered 提交，呈遞

edit
vt. revise or correct 編輯

email
n. 電子郵件
vt. 給…發電子郵件；用電子郵件發

communicate
vi. 通信，交往

Internet
n. 互聯網，因特網

relationship
n. 關系

at times
sometimes 有時

endless
a. having or seeming to have no end 無休止的

take in
收進，吸收

data
n. （datum 的復數形式）數據，資料

spit
vt. 吐出

on line
connected to or controlled by a computer (network) 聯機地，在線

symptom
n. 征兆；癥狀

aversion
n. a strong feeling of dislike 厭惡，反感

socialize
vi. mix socially with others 社交，交際

critic
n. a person who judges or criticizes 評論家；對…持批評態度的人

nightmare
n. a terrifying dream 噩夢

crawl
vi. 爬，爬行

interaction
n. 交往；相互作用

cyber-interaction
n. 通過網絡交往

conversely
ad. 相反地

appropriately
ad. 適當地，得體地

appropriate a.

T-shirt
n. T恤衫

underwear
n. 內衣

but then
yet at the same time 但另一方面，然而

jar
v. 使感到不快，刺激（神經等）

commercial
n. 商業廣告
a. 商業的

suck
v. draw liquid or air into the mouth 吸，吮
suck in 吸引，使卷入；吸收

opera
n. 歌劇（藝術）

soap opera
肥皂劇（以家庭問題為題材的廣播或電視連續?。?br />
keep up with
learn about or be aware of (the news, etc.); move at the same rate as 及時了解或跟上

angle
n. a particular way of considering an issue, etc. 角度，立場

in sight
visible; likely to come soon 可看到的；臨近

bad-tempered
a. having a bad temper 脾氣壞的，易怒的

insensitive
a. not able to feel, unsympathetic to other people's feelings 感覺遲鈍的，麻木不仁的

sensitive
a. 敏感的

remark
n. 言辭，話語
v. 說，評說

project
v. imagine that others have (the same feelings, usu. unpleasant ones) as you 以為別人也有（與自己同樣的情緒）

misinterpret
vt. understand wrongly 錯誤地理解，錯誤地解釋

emotional
a. 感情上的；動感情的

cue
n. 提示，暗示

doggedly
ad. persistently 頑強地，堅持不懈地

routine
n. 例行事務，日常工作，慣例

rely
vi. depend confidently, put trust in 依靠，依賴

unemployment
n. 失業

externally
ad. 從外面，在外部

external
a. 外面的，外部的

abuse
n. wrong or excessive use; cruel treatment 濫用，虐待

crime
n. （犯）罪

suicide
n. 自殺

restore
vt. bring back to a former condition 恢復

arrange
vt. prepare or plan 安排

flee
v. run away (from) 逃走；逃離

gym
n. 體育館，健身房

set apart
使分離，使分開

interview
n., vt. 接見；面試

appointment
n. 約會

laughter
n. 笑，笑聲

intolerable
a. too bad to be endured 不能忍受的，無法容忍的

apartment
n. 一套公寓房間；公寓

click
v. （使）發咔噠聲；用鼠標點擊
n. 咔噠聲

modem
n. 調制解調器

annoying
a. 討厭的，惱人的

annoy
vt. make angry, irritate; bother 使惱怒，使煩惱

connection
n. 連接

tune
n. 曲子，曲調

password
n. 口令，密碼

Proper Names

Maia Szalavitz
邁亞·塞拉維茨

Liverpool
利物浦（英格蘭西部港口城市）

Dateline
美國National Broadcasting Company (NBC) 的專題新聞報道節目

Frontline
美國Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) 的專題新聞報道節目

Nightline
美國American Broadcasting Company(ABC)的專題新聞報道節目

CNN =Cable News Network
（美國）有線新聞電視網

Language sense Enhancement:
. Read aloud paragraphs - and learn them by heart.
. Read aloud the following poem:

Happily Addicted to the Web

Doorbell rings, I'm not listening,
From my mouth, drool is glistening,
I'm happy — although
My parents are not —
Happily addicted to the Web.

All night long, I sit clicking,
Unaware time is ticking,
There's heard on my cheek,
Same clothes for a week,
Happily addicted to the Web.

Friends come by; they shake me,
Saying, "Yo, man!
Don't you know tonight's senior prom?"
With a shrug, I replied, "No, man;
I just discovered letterman-dot-com!"

I don't phone, don't send faxes,
Don't go out, don't pay taxes,
Who cares if someday
They drag me away?
I'm happily addicted to the Web!

. Read the following quotations. Learn them by heart if you can. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.

Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.
—— John F, Kennedy

A computer does not substitute for judgment any more than a pencil substitutes for literacy. But writing without a pencil is no particular advantage.
—— Robert S, McNamara

A computer will do what you tell it to do, but that may be much different from
what you had in mind.
—— Joseph Weizenbaum

. Read the following humorous story for fun:

An lllinois man left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick email.

Unfortunately, when typing her address, he missed one letter, and his note was directed instead to an elderly preacher's wife whose husband had passed away only the day before. When the grieving widow checked her mail, she took one look at the monitor, let out a piercing scream, and fell to the floor in a dead Faint.

At the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen:

Dearest Wife,
Just got checked in. Everything prepared for your arrival tomorrow.

P.S. Sure is hot down here.