The Internet and Telecommunications

Reading and Vocabulary

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About this lesson ( 说说本课 )1.

1. Introduction to the reading passage .

2. Revision of words and expressions.

3. General understanding of the passage.

4. Explanation to some difficult sentences.

5. Clearer and further understanding of the passage.

6. Language points and practice.

最早来源于美国国防部高级研究计划局

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

About the title of this passage

The Internet and Telecommunications

internet

international trade

-----

China America

Japan

Britain

France Australia

Germany

Interpersonal relationship / net

Hu Jintao

Yao Ming

Obama

Jay Chou

Song Zuying

Bill Gates

Ah Q

The internet is the biggest source of information in the world, and it’s accessible through a computer. It consists of millions of pages data.

the biggest source of

through a computer

millions of

consists of

be accessible

1.

In 1969, DARPA, a US defence organization, developed a way for all their computers to “talk” to each other through the telephone. They created a network of computers called DARPANET. For fifteen years, only the US army could use this system of communication. Then in 1984, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) started the NSFNET network. It then became possible for universities to use the system as well. NSFNET became known as the inter-network, or “Internet”.

2.

developed a way of doing ； as well

talk to each other ； through the telephone

became possible for universities to

create a network of ； became known as

The World Wide Web (the web) is a computer network that allows computer users to access information from millions of websites via the Internet. At the moment, about 80 percent of web traffic is in English, but this percentage is going down. By 2020, much web traffic could be in Chinese.

3.

computer users ; access information from

via the Internet ; in English ; in Chinese

by 2020 ; go down

The World Wide Web was invented in 1991 by an English scientist, Tim Berners-Lee. Tim Berners-Lee built his first computer while he was at university using an old telephone! He came up with an idea of the World Wide Web in 1989 while he was working in Switzerland.

be invented by

be at university

came up with an idea of

4.

Berners-Lee made it possible for everyone to use the Internet, not just universities and the army. He designed the first “web browser”, which allowed computer users to access documents from other computers. From that moment on, the web and the Internet grew. Within five years, the number of Internet users rose from 600,000 to 40 million.

5.

made it possible from that moment onwithin five yearsthe number ofrise from …to…

The Internet has created thousands of millionaires, but Berners-Lee is not one of them. Everyone in the world can access the Internet using his World Wide Web system. He now works as a lecturer at Institute of Technology in Boston.

6.

n. ( u ) access to sth.(1) ---a way of entering or reaching a place

The only access to the moon is by rocket. 到月亮上看嫦娥的唯一渠道是坐火箭。

I have got the access to Hu Jintao’s office by going with his secretary. 借胡锦涛秘书的面子，我进了胡锦涛办公室。

( noun, verb )

(2) ---the opportunity or right to use sth or to see sb / sth

Students must have access to good studying resources. 学生必须有机会运用优秀学习资源。 I only have access to Obama on TV. 我只能在电视上渐渐奥巴马。

We can access information and knowledge by reading through computer. 通过电子阅读，我们可以获取信息和知识。

We can access ( reach ) the moon by ladder. / The moon can be accessed by ladder. 到月球，找嫦娥，搭梯子呀。

I accessed information from Xi Jinping that my salary will increase to a million dollars per month. 从习近平处获悉，我的个人工资将提高到百万元每月。

(1)-------that can be reached, entered, used or seen ( 可到达的、可接近的、可进入的、可使用的、可见到的 )

Song Zuying’s secrets are not accessible to the public. 宋祖英的秘密，不是人人可得知。

I try to make my lesson more lively and accessible for all people in the world. 我尽力使课堂生动，愿全世界人都能听懂。

Obama is more accessible than Jay Chou and Yao Ming. 奥巴马比周杰伦和姚明等中国式暴发户更平易近人。

consist of Our class consists of 61 students and our school consists of 100 classes.

Our class is made up of 61 students and our school is made up of 100 classes.

I took photos of the moon beauty . Please develop the films for me and I’ll e-mail them to her. 我拍了嫦娥的美照，请把胶卷冲洗，我要 email.

You’d better develop a habit of dreaming of talking with great people. 养成梦想与伟人交谈的好习惯。

as well as 像… . 一样优秀；也；和…一起

as well 也 （用于句尾）

Can you play the piano as well as Lang Lang ? 你能和朗朗一样钢琴弹得精彩吗？ If I have the access to becoming a great leader, I would do as well as Wen Jiabao. 如果我有机会成为很大的头儿，我也会像温家宝一样表现优秀。

I , as well as Obama, am famous for being a good friend of Hu Jintao. 我和奥巴马，都因为是胡锦涛的朋友而出名。

My students, as well as I, have played important parts in the development of our school. 我的学生们，还有我，在学校的发展中起到了重要作用。

A lot of friends have come to our school’s 70th birthday ceremony. Have Zhao Benshan’s Group come as well? 五湖四海宾朋来商南高中庆贺 70 华诞，赵本山也率赵家军到了吗？

Xiao Shenyang enjoys singing English songs, his wife Shen Chunyang as well. 小沈阳擅长唱英文歌曲，他老婆沈春阳也是。

I need money as well as time to go around the world. Please lend me one billion dollars. 我需要钱和时间环游世界，请借给我十亿美元吧。

Our headmaster has become famous as a hard-working and far-seeing leader to the world for the 70th birthday ceremony.

我们校长作为一位善谋实干高瞻远瞩的领导，因为 70 年校庆的成功举办而闻名世界。

Jay Chou is not allowed to sing his song with the words of “Heng ! Heng! Ha! Ha! Ao! Ao! Wa! Wa!” 禁止周杰伦演唱“哼哼哈哈 , 嗷嗷哇哇”之类歌曲。

Zhang Ziyi allowed me to touch her newly-bought plane. 章子怡准许我摸摸她新买的飞机。

Our school doesn’t allow smoking bad-quality cigarettes. 我们学校不允许抽低质量的香烟。

I often friendly communicate with President Bush in Shangnan Putonghua. 我经常和布什总统用商南普通话友好交谈。

1. 在、、、旁边

by the riverside

by the roadside

2. 到、、、时间为止 by 2020 by this time / moment by now / then by the end of last weekby last year

3. 以、、、方式（手段） by means of by this / that meansby the same means by different means by no means by doing

We are paidby time

by the year ( the month , the day )

Gold is sold

by weight

by the gram ( the ton , the kilogram )

increase

rise

reduce

go up

go down

grow

from… to… by…

Recently, the price of gold has increased from 10,000 yuan per gram to 100,000 yuan per gram by 10 times.

最近，金价由一万元每克涨到十万元每克，增长了十倍。

The number of the students in this school admitted to Qinghua University has gone up from 50 to 100 by 50%. 这所学校被录取到清华大学的学生由去年的 50 人上升到 100 人，上升了 50% 。

Yao Ming grows from 3 meters last year to 5 meters now by 2 meters. 姚明从去年的 3 米高增长到现在的5 米高，增长了 2 米。

come up with

an idea

a plan

a thought

a doubt

a decisionan idea

a plan

a thought

a doubt

comes into one’s mind

Someone has got

an idea a plan a thought a doubt

I suddenly came up with a plan / decision to study hard to be Hu Jintao’s secretary. 我突然间有了打算（决定）要努力学习将来做胡总书记的秘书。

I have ever come up with a foolish idea to exchange my bubble gum with Liu Yifei for her car given by Jiang Jieshi. 我曾有过傻傻的想法，想用我的口香糖换蒋介石送给刘亦菲的小车。

I work hard as a teacher for great socialism China and at the same time especially for my own life.

我从事教师工作，为伟大的社会主义中国，同时更为自己的生存。

within

beyond

three days / five years

ten meters / kilometers

one’s

reach

ability

right

sight

understanding

make believe thinkfeelimaginesuppose

my duty

my habit

interesting

easier

more convenient

for … to do …

I spoke in a loud enough voice to make it possible for people all over the world to hear me clearly. 我用足够大声音讲话，使全世界人都可能听清我在说什么。

access ( noun, verb )access…from…have the access to sth.be accessible to sth.

develop a way / habit of doing sth

as well asas well

become famous /well-known as ….to…for…

allow sb. to do sth.allow doing sth.

come up with an idea / a plan / a thought / a doubt / decision

from …on

from now onfrom yesterday on from this moment on from the moment I made friends with liu dehua on from the early morning on

increase risereducego upgo downgrow

from… to… by…

make it possible for …to do

Write an email to Obama to talk about great recent changes of China. 给奥巴马写份电子邮件，展示中国近来如何强盛。

or Make up a dialogue between and Hu Jintao ,telling him you have decided not to play computer games any longer.

编一段你与胡锦涛总书记之间的对话，表明你已下定决心不再沉迷于网络游戏。