1、Unit 3 1 The Internet is a three-kilometre long-distance race that will influence human life in the next 30 years. You will have to run as fast as a hare, and at the same time, as enduringly as a tortoise. Ma Yun (page 29) 互联网是影响人类未来生活 30 年的 3000 米长跑，你必须跑得像兔子一样快，又要像 乌龟一样耐跑。马云 该句出自中国数字经济的创新者马云。20 世纪
2、90 年代，马云创立互联网公司。他坚 信互联网是未来发展的方向。这句话体现马云对互联网趋势的远见，同时也说明创业 者要抓住机遇，面对困难和失败时，要意志坚定。 2 Soon emojis took off throughout the world. (page 29) 很快表情符号就风靡全球了。 句中 take off 意为突然大受欢迎，迅速流行。如： The magazine took off after the interview. 那次采访之后这本杂志很快大受欢迎。 3 We can achieve almost anything onlinewith access to the Int
3、ernet come some truly life-changing advantages. (page 30, lines 46) 在网上我们几乎什么都能做到。接入互联网带来了一些实实在在改变我们生活的 好处。 (1) with access to the Internet 后接一个倒装结构，起强调作用，正常的语序是： some truly life-changing advantages come with access to the Internet。 (2) 句中 access 是名词，意为使用权，进入权，接触的机会，通常与介词 to 连用； access 还可以作动词，意为到达，使
4、用，进入。如： He made a promise to broaden access to higher education. 他允诺将扩大高等教育的招生范围。 More and more people are using mobile devices to access the Internet. 越来越多的人用移动设备上网。 4 To a certain extent, the worlds knowledge is all at our fingertips. (page 30, lines 89) 在某种程度上，我们能随时了解全世界的知识。 (1) 句中 to a certain e
5、xtent 意为在某种程度上，在一定程度上，to some extent、 to an extent 也有类似的意思。如： I have to admit that I do agree with him to a certain extent. 不得不承认，在某种程度上我的确同意他的看法。 (2) 句中 at ones fingertips 意为随时可供使用，了如指掌。如： They have all the latest statistics at their fingertips. 他们手头掌握所有最新的统计数据。 905 No wonder the Internet has now b
6、ecome the first place that the majority of people turn to for information. (page 30, lines 1214) 难怪互联网现在已经成为大多数人查找信息的首选途径。 (1) 句中 majority 意为大部分，大多数。如： The great majority of people seem to agree with the proposal. 似乎绝大多数人都同意这一提案。 (2) 句中 turn to 意为求助于，求教于。如： I dont know who to turn to for help. 我不知道该
7、找谁帮忙。 6 Gone are the days of searching shop after shop for the perfect pair of bootsyou can compare styles and prices quickly and easily in the comfort of your living room. (page 31, lines 1921) 一家店一家店寻找那双最合适的靴子的日子一去不复返了。你们可以舒舒服服地待 在客厅里轻松快捷地比较款式和价格。 (1) 句中 gone are the days .使用了倒装结构，意为的日子一去不复返了。如： G
8、one are the days when women worked on half pay. 女性工作拿一半工资的日子一去不复返了。 (2) 句中 in the comfort of 意为在里舒舒服服地。如： Now you can order your meals online and wait for the delivery in the comfort of your own room. 现在你可以在网上订餐，然后在自己的房间里舒舒服服地等着配送了。 7 With all sorts of communication software, physical distance no lo
9、nger gets in the way. (page 31, lines 3031) 有了各种通讯软件，现实距离已不再是阻碍了。 句中 get in the way 意为阻挡，阻碍，也可以表述为 get in ones way。如： They wont let anything get in their way. 他们不会让任何事情妨碍自己。 8 As with any great invention, we must be aware of these problems and be careful to use the Internet properly and responsibly.
10、 (page 31, lines 3840) 就像任何伟大的发明一样，我们必须意识到这些问题，并恰当地、负责任地谨慎使用 互联网。 句中 aware 意为意识到，常用结构有：be aware of sth、be aware (that) .。如： Advanced English learners are well aware of the importance of collocation. 高阶英语学习者十分清楚搭配的重要性。 I became uncomfortably aware that everybody was looking at me. 我意识到所有人都在看我，真别扭。 91
11、9 Sometimes I had the uncomfortable feeling that this little machine had taken up too much of my time, and that I could have done something more meaningful than just looking at a tiny screen all day. (page 39, lines 58) 有时候，我有种不安的感觉，这台小机器占用了我太多的时间，我本可以做一些更有 意义的事，而不是整天盯着一个小屏幕看。 句中 could have done 是一个
12、虚拟语气结构，表示过去本可以做而实际未做。如： The worst of it is that I could have prevented the accident. 最糟糕的是，我本来可以防止这次事故发生的。 10 Head down, eyes on my smartphone, I stepped into the road and a car shot past, nearly knocking me off my feet! (page 39, lines 911) 我低着头，眼睛盯着智能手机，走到马路上，突然一辆车飞驰过来，差点把我撞倒！ 句中 shoot 意为（使）朝某方向快速
13、移动。如： A cat shot across the street. 一只猫飞快地穿过街道。 11 The details of the scene were revealed in front of me: the soft sunlight, a bird singing from a high tree branch, the rich and earthy smell of the soil after the rain. (page 40, lines 2325) 风景的细微之处展现在我的面前：阳光柔和，一只小鸟在高高的树枝上歌唱，雨后土 壤散发出浓郁的泥土气息。 句中 revea
14、l 意为展现，使显露。如： She doesnt like to reveal much of her inner self. 她不喜欢流露太多内心自我。 12 We had never felt closer to each other. (page 40, line 33) 我们从来没有这么亲近过。 英语中否定词与比较级连用时，常常有最高级的含义。如： No one in our class studies harder than John does. 我们班没有人学习比约翰更用功。 13 I cannot escape from the modern world, but I can cut back on the amount of time I spend on my smartphone every day, and I do. (page 40, lines 3638) 我无法逃离现代世界，但我可以减少每天花在智能手机上的时间，而且我也就是这么 做的。 句中 cut back on 意为削减，缩减。如： The company has no choice but to cut back on staff at the moment. 公司现在别无选择，只能裁员。
