6 对于大多数本科生来说，永不间断的互联网是大学生活的动力。 网络工具不只是玩具，而且是储存和管理几乎各种信息的强大工具。 随着世界上越来越多的人使用这些工具，它们已经变得不可或缺。 所以，学生应该运用互联网所创造的奇迹来完成作业、复习讲座提纲、参与课堂讨论、与朋友们进行网上社交。 但是在做这些的同时，学生们必须记住，要控制和平衡好时间。 上网时间过长就意味着在现实生活中学习、锻炼或和朋友叙谈的时间过少。学生们不应该让电脑屏幕上的互联网世界使他们脱离外面的现实世界。
14 For most undergraduates, non-stop Internet connectivity is the fuel of college life. (Para. 6)Meaning: For most undergraduate students, continuous access to the Internet is what supports college life.Note: In the sentence fuel is used metaphorically. In order to produce heat or energy, you have to burn a substance such as coal, gas, or oil. Students also need something, in this case, Internet connection, to get along with their studies and lives.non-stop: a.1) continuing without stopping 不断的；不停的 We had three days of almost non-stop rain. 我们有三天几乎不断地在下雨。
2) going directly from one place to another 直达的 I always took a non-stop flight from Los Angeles to Berlin. 我总是乘坐从洛杉矶到柏林的直飞航班。
15 More than just toys, these instruments are powerful tools for the storage and management of virtually every kind of information. (Para. 6)
Meaning: These instruments are not just toys. They are powerful tools to store and deal with almost any kind of information.
16 And as more people around the world adopt these instruments, they are becoming indispensable. (Para. 6)
Meaning: All of these instruments – laptops, smartphones, and wireless Internet access – are becoming essential as more people around the world use them.
17 So, students should use the wonders of the Internet to do homework, review lecture outlines, take part in class discussions and network online with their friends. (Para. 6)
Meaning: So, students should use the amazing functions of the Internet to do their homework, review main points of lectures, take part in class discussions and connect with their friends on the Internet.network: vi. meet and talk to people in order to receive or give information, esp. about business opportunities 交流；沟通；（尤指）建立商业联络 You’ve always got to network and make new contacts. 你总得与人交流，并建立新的关系。 v. connect several computers together so that they can share information （计算机）联网 Our work efficiency will be much improved when all our computers and office equipment are networked. 当我们所有的电脑和办公室设备联网时，我们的工作效率将会大大提高。
18 But in doing so, students must remember to regulate and balance their time. (Para. 6)
Meaning: But in doing so, students must remember to control and balance their time online and offline.
19 Too much time online can mean too little time in real-life studying or exercising or visiting with friends. (Para. 6)
Meaning: If you spend too much time online, you may not have much time in your real life to study, do physical exercise, or talk with your friends. Real-life: a. (only before noun) actually happening in life, not invented in a book 真实的；实际发生的；现实生活中的 This is not an imaginary question.This is a real-life problem. 这不是假想出来的问题，这是实际存在的问题。 20 Students should not let the Internet world on their computer screens take them away from the real world outside. (Para. 6)
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Meaning: Students should not get caught up and spend too much time in the virtual world so that they neglect the real world.
7 Colleges began embracing Internet access in the mid-1990s, when many began wiring dorms with highspeed connections. In the past few years, schools have taken the lead by turning their campuses into bubbles of
Wi-Fi networks. In fact, a recent study in the US found that information technology accounted for 5% to 8% of college budgets, up from an estimated 2% to 3% in the mid-1980s.
7 大学在 20 世纪 90 年代中期迎来互联网，那时许多大学开始给学生寝室接入高速网络。 在过去的几年中，学校率先把校园变成了被无线网络覆盖的世界。 事实上，美国最近的一项研究发现，信息技术
的投入占高校预算的 5%-8%，比 20 世纪 80 年代中期约 2%-3%的投入有所增加。 21 Colleges began embracing Internet access in the mid-1990s, when many began wiring dorms with high-speed connections. (Para. 7)
Meaning: Colleges started to use the Internet in the mid-1990s. At that time many colleges began equipping dorms with high-speed Internet connections.wire: vt. connect a piece of electrical
equipment to sth., or connect the wires inside a piece of equipment 将电子设备连接到；给…接上电线Each of the homes is wired for cable television. 家家户户都安装了有线电视。 22 In the past few years, schools have taken the lead by turning their campuses into bubbles of Wi-Fi networks. (Para. 7)
Meaning: In the past few years, schools have been the first to transform their campuses into places connected with Wi-Fi networks.
23 In fact, a recent study in the US found that information technology accounted for 5% to 8% of college budgets, up from an estimated 2% to 3% in the mid-1980s. (Para. 7)
Meaning: In fact, a recent study in the US found that 5% to 8% of the money that colleges had spent was used for information technology. In the mid-1980s the percentage was estimated to be 2% to 3%.
8 On one campus, students use Wi-Fi to fire off instant messages, review their homework assignments, and check their bank balances. Just nine miles down the highway, another university had been feeling a bit of a
technology inferiority complex. To compensate, it spent tens of thousands of dollars to give every one of its incoming freshmen a free Apple iPad. 8 有一所大学里，学生用无线网络发送即时信息、复习家庭作业以及查看银行账户余额。 而就在沿公路往前九英里处，另一所大学一直有种技术不如别人的自卑感。 为了弥补这一点，该大学花了数万美元给每一名入学新生免费赠送了一台苹果 iPad。
24 On one campus, students use Wi-Fi to fire off instant messages, review their homework assignments, and check their bank balances. (Para. 8)
Meaning: On one campus, students use Wi-Fi to send instant messages, review their homework, and check the amount of money they have in their bank accounts.bank balance: n. [C] the amount of
money sb. has in their bank account 账户余额；银行存款余额 I check my bank balance about once a month. 我大约每个月查一下我的账户余额。
25 Just nine miles down the highway, another university had been feeling a bit of a technology inferiority complex. (Para. 8)
Meaning: Just nine miles down the main road, another university had been feeling inferior and
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anxious because they thought their technology was not as good as that of other
universities.inferiority complex: n. [C, usu. sing.] a continuous feeling that you are much less
important, clever, etc. than other people 自卑情结；自卑感 An inferiority complex is very harmful to you and is the greatest obstacle to success. 自卑感对你非常有害，它是成功路上最大的障碍。
26 To compensate, it spent tens of thousands of dollars to give every one of its incoming freshmen a free Apple iPad. (Para. 8)
Meaning: To change their inferior status, the university spent tens of thousands of dollars to give each new first-year student a free Apple iPad.
Usage note: to do, in order to do, so as to doto do, in order to do 和 so as to do 都可以表示―为 了‖，引导目的状语。 1 to do 和 in order to do 在句中的位置比较灵活，可位于句首，也可置于句末，而so as to do 不放在句首。例如： To/In order to hear more clearly, we moved to the front row. 为了听得 更清楚，我们挪到了前排。 2 这三种结构的否定式分别为： not to do, in order not to do 和 so as not to do。当不定式的逻辑主语与句子的主语不一致时，必须用其复合结构。比较： He started early so as not to be late for school. 他早起是为了上学不迟到。 I woke Ben up early so as for him not to be late for work. 我很早把本叫醒是为了让他上班不迟到。
Usage note: every one, everyone1 every one 指―某一组人中的每一个人‖，强调 every single person，而 everyone 表示―每人‖， 含有―整体；全体‖的意义。例如： She turned her attention to her friends. Every one had had a good education. 她把注意力转到她的朋友们身上。他们中的每一个人都受过良好的教育。 He has five children and every one is good at painting. 他有五个孩子，他们个个都擅长画画。 Everyone had the right to vote. 人人都有投票权。 2 every one 可以用于表示―每一件（样）东西‖；而 everyone 不能用于此意。例如： She dusted the books and put every one back in its place.她把书上的灰掸掉，再把每本书都放回原处。 I’ve looked at six houses so far and found something wrong with every one of them. 我已经看过六处房子了，发现每一幢房子都有问题。 3 everyone 只能用于指人，不能指物。 everyone 用作主语时，其谓语动词用单数。例如： Everyone wants to find out what is going on. 每个人都想弄清楚发生了什么事。 Everyone had the right to vote. 人人都有投票权。（强调―人人‖， ―每人都…‖） 4 现代英语中，与 everyone/everybody 对应的主格、宾格和所有格代词通常用 they, them 和 their。例如： Everyone should do what they can to prevent violence. 每个人都应该
尽其所能制止暴力。 Everybody had to bring their own laptops. 每个人都得自带电脑。
9 Some universities even require that all students own or lease a laptop. Some say the focus on technology prepares students for a wired world. \Students expect highbandwidth information, and if you can't deliver it, you're at a competitive disadvantage,\
9 有些大学甚至要求所有学生拥有或租用一台手提电脑。 有人说注重技术可以使学生作好准备面对被网络连接的世界。 一位大学校长指出：―你必须与世界保持同步，学生们期望通过高带宽获取信息。如果你不能提供，你就会在竞争中处于劣势。‖
27 Some universities even require that all students own or lease a laptop. (Para. 9
)Usage note: lease, rent, hire1 lease 指长期租用建筑物、汽车或设备，尤其是供经商所用。例如：If you upgrade computers regularly, it may work out cheaper to lease them. 如果你的计算机要经常升级的话，可能还是长期租用更便宜。 2 rent 指租用别人的房屋。例如： We rented an apartment together. 我们合租一套公寓。 3 在美国英语中， rent 还可以指租用汽车或电
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器设备。例如： The TV is rented. 这台电视机是租来的。在英国英语中， rent 和 hire 都可以表示租用汽车或电器设备，但 hire a car 更为常用。
28 Some say the focus on technology prepares students for a wired world. (Para. 9)
Meaning: Some people say if the university gives special attention to technology, it gets students ready for a world connected by the Internet.wired: a. (infml.) connected to, and able to use the Internet （指计算机系统）联网的，连线的 Many colleges now have high-tech libraries and wired dormitories. 许多大学现在都有高科技图书馆和联网的宿舍。
29 ―You have to keep up with the rest of the world. Students expect high-bandwidth information, and if you can’t deliver it, you’re at a competitive disadvantage,‖ states a university president. (Para. 9)
Meaning: A university president says, ―You should manage to do as well as the rest of the world. Students want information that they can access with high-bandwidth, and if you can’t provide it, you are not as competitive as other universities.‖bandwidth: n. [U] the amount of information that can be carried through a telephone wire, computer connection, etc. at one time 带宽
10 Other colleges are straining to stand out from their peers. The race to attract students with the most modern networks and the hottest systems has reached fever pitch. Some business majors are receiving free portable computers. In an always-connected mode, they can get information anytime and anywhere they need. One university is even giving its freshmen new smartphones to enrich the student experience and prepare them for success in a rapidly changing world. 10 其他大学正努力从同行当中脱颖而出。 大学之间用最现代的网络和最热门的系统来吸引学生的竞争已经达到狂热的地步。 一些商科专业的学生可以领到免费的便携式电脑。 在永久在线模式下，他们可以根据需要随时随地获取信息。 一所大学甚至为新生配备了智能手机，以丰富其大学经历，为他们在一个日新月异的世界上取得成功作好准备。 30 Other colleges are straining to stand out from their peers. (Para. 10)
Meaning: Other colleges are trying very hard to do better than their fellow colleges.strain: v. try very hard to do sth. 使劲儿干；竭尽全力做（某事） He spoke so softly. I strained to hear what he was saying. 他说话声音很轻，我费了很大劲儿才听清他在说什么。
31 The race to attract students with the most modern networks and the hottest systems has reached fever pitch. (Para. 10)
Meaning: Universities compete with each other to attract students by providing the most modern networks and the most popular systems, and the competition has become extremely intense. hot: a. (infml.) sth. or sb. that is hot is very popular or fashionable, and everyone wants to use them, see them, buy them, etc. 很受欢迎的；红极一时的 He is one of the hottest young directors in Hollywood. 他是好莱坞最受欢迎的年轻导演之一。
32 Some business majors are receiving free portable computers. In an always-connected mode, they can get information anytime and anywhere they need. (Para. 10)
Meaning: Some students majoring in business are given free computers, which can be carried around easily. Students can get information anytime and anywhere they need because they have access to the Internet at any time.
11 For those who prefer to travel laptop-free, colleges supply several computer labs. And for students who study late into the night, many have set up 24-hour repair shops where students can get their laptops fixed by
the next day and receive a loaner in the meantime.
11 大学还为那些不喜欢随身携带手提电脑的学生提供了若干个机房。 而且，许多大学为那
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些熬夜学习的学生开设了 24 小时电脑维修店，电脑第二天就可以修好，而且在电脑送修期间，学生可以使用维修点提供的代用电脑。
33 For those who prefer to travel laptop-free, colleges supply several computer labs. (Para.11) Meaning: For those students who do not like to take a laptop with them, colleges provide several computer labs for them.-free: suffix without sth. you do not want (used with some nouns to form adjectives or adverbs) 无…的 fat-free food 不含脂肪的食品
34 And for students who study late into the night, many have set up 24-hour repair shops where students can get their laptops fixed by the next day and receive a loaner in the meantime. (Para. 11)
Meaning: And for those students who study till very late at night, many colleges have established 24-hour shops where students can have their laptops repaired by the next day; at the same time, they can borrow a laptop from the repair shops while their own laptops are under repair.
12 Colleges around the world have been replacing their computer systems for the past decade, in large part to provide students with the most advanced free system. The anywhere-anytime access has already yielded amazing benefits in education. With the widespread application of computer technologies, we are going to produce a generation of problem-solvers and intelligent thinkers, which is indispensable for the future of the world.
12 在过去 10 年里，世界各地的大学都在更换其计算机系统，主要是为了给学生提供最先进的免费系统。随时随地的网络连接使教育深受裨益。 随着计算机技术的广泛应用，我们将培养出善于解决问题和善于思考的一代人，这对于世界的未来是至关重要的。 35 Colleges around the world have been replacing their computer systems for the past decade, in large part to provide students with the most advanced free system. (Para. 12)
Meaning: Colleges worldwide have been upgrading their computer systems in the past decade, mainly because they want to offer their students the most advanced free system.
36 The anywhere-anytime access has already yielded amazing benefits in education. (Para.12) Meaning: The fact that the Internet is available anywhere and anytime on campus has produced surprising benefits in education.
37 With the widespread application of computer technologies, we are going to produce a
generation of problem-solvers and intelligent thinkers, which is indispensable for the future of the world. (Para. 12)
Meaning: With computer technologies being widely used, we are going to produce a generation of people who are good at solving problems and thinking about things originally. Such a generation is essential for the future of the world.
Unit 4 Section A Heroes Among Us
I. Teaching objectives
By the end of the class, the students are supposed to: Talk about heroism; Understand the text fully;
Apply the phrases and patterns;
Understand the question-example-conclusion pattern and master the paragraph writing skill. II. Teaching method: task-based approach
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