1、A Virtual Life 虚拟世界的生活虚拟世界的生活What can people do in the virtual word?which one?4what do you think of the virtual life?Advantages more or the disadvantages?What is the authors view?8l迈亚塞拉维茨曾是电视制片人，目前从事写作。是一位专门从事科学与健康报道的获奖新闻记者。现居纽约市。l代表作：登天之梯：一个儿童心理咨询师的诊疗笔记9A Virtual Life 1.After too long on the Net,ev
2、en a phone call can be a shock.My boyfriends Liverpool accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen;a secretarys clipped tone seems more rejecting than Id imagined it would be.Time itself becomes fluid-hours become minutes,or seconds stretch into days.W
3、eekends,once a highlight of my week,are now just two ordinary days.在网上呆了太久，听到电话铃声也会吓一在网上呆了太久，听到电话铃声也会吓一大跳。显示屏上看多了我男朋友那些一目大跳。显示屏上看多了我男朋友那些一目了然的文字，他的利物浦口音一下子变得了然的文字，他的利物浦口音一下子变得难以听懂；而秘书的清脆快速的语调听上难以听懂；而秘书的清脆快速的语调听上去比我想象的要生硬。时间本身变得捉摸去比我想象的要生硬。时间本身变得捉摸不定不定几小时变成几分钟，或几秒钟延几小时变成几分钟，或几秒钟延伸为几天。周末原本是我一周的黄金时段伸为几
4、天。周末原本是我一周的黄金时段，现在却不过是平平常常的两天。，现在却不过是平平常常的两天。virtual:adj.1)虚拟的；网络的虚拟的；网络的Virtual life：网络生活：网络生活 in fact,though not in name2)Guangxu was so weak that Cixi was the virtual ruler of China.interpret:v.1)understand2)explain诗有助于阐述人生。诗有助于阐述人生。Poetry helps to interpret life.translateCan you interpret this E
5、nglish sentence into Chinese?3)The thanks is interpreted as a bribe.这种感谢被理解为贿赂这种感谢被理解为贿赂12 What does the sentence imply?The author has become more familiar with the virtual world than the real world.132.For the last three years,since I stopped working as a television producer,I have done much of my
6、work as a telecommuter.I submit articles and edit them via email and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists.My boyfriend lives in England,so much of our relationship is also computer-assisted.在我不再当电视制片人的这三年间在我不再当电视制片人的这三年间，我的大部分工作都是在家里使用计，我的大部分工作都是在家里使用计算机终端进行的。我通过电子邮件投算机终端进行的。我通过电子邮件
7、投稿和校订，利用互联网上的人名地址稿和校订，利用互联网上的人名地址与同行交流。我男朋友住在英国，因与同行交流。我男朋友住在英国，因此两人的关系也在很大程度上借助于此两人的关系也在很大程度上借助于电脑维系。电脑维系。submit:1)vt.give(sth.)to sb.2)vt.yield,obey 服从服从Should a wife submit herself to her husband?我昨天递交了辞呈。我昨天递交了辞呈。I submitted my resignation yesterday.15via介词介词1.1.经由经由;取道取道He flew to New York via
8、Hong Kong.2.2.通过通过,凭借凭借I sent a message to Mary via her friend.163.If I desired,I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything.I can order food,and manage my money,love and work.In fact,at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home,going out only to get mail and buy newspapers a
9、nd groceries.I watched most of the endless snowstorm of 96 on TV.我要是愿意的话，可以一连几个星期我要是愿意的话，可以一连几个星期不出门而什么也不缺。我可以在网上不出门而什么也不缺。我可以在网上订购食品、网上理财、网上恋爱、网订购食品、网上理财、网上恋爱、网上工作。事实上我有时独自呆在家里上工作。事实上我有时独自呆在家里长达三个星期，只偶尔出去拿信、买长达三个星期，只偶尔出去拿信、买报纸及日用品。报纸及日用品。1996年那一场接一场年那一场接一场的暴风雪我大都是在电视上看到的。的暴风雪我大都是在电视上看到的。174.But aft
10、er a while,life itself begins to feel unreal.I start to feel as though Ive become one with my machines,taking data in,spitting them back out,just another link in the Net.Others on line report the same symptoms.We start to feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing.We have become the Net critic
11、s worst nightmare.然而，一段时间之后，生活本身就然而，一段时间之后，生活本身就显得不那么真实了。我开始觉得自显得不那么真实了。我开始觉得自己似乎与机器融为一体了，我接收己似乎与机器融为一体了，我接收信息，再发送出去，就如同互联网信息，再发送出去，就如同互联网的一个连接点。其他上网的人也谈的一个连接点。其他上网的人也谈到了同样的症状。我们开始厌恶外到了同样的症状。我们开始厌恶外面的社交方式。我们的状况成了批面的社交方式。我们的状况成了批评互联网的人们最害怕见到的一幕评互联网的人们最害怕见到的一幕。take in:1)receive,admit2)include3)make(cl
12、othes)narrower4)understand5)deceive6)seeThe dress was too big,so I took it in.I didnt take in what you were saying.She took in every details of the other womans clothes.Do you mean we should get rid of the stale and take in the fresh?Dont be taken in by her promises.This is the total cost of the tri
13、p,taking in everything.34 2 6 15Collocation:take after take aparttake back 仿效；在相貌或性格上相似仿效；在相貌或性格上相似拆开拆开收回（所说的或所写的事）收回（所说的或所写的事）take down拿下，放下拿下，放下take for把把视作；误认为视作；误认为take off take on take out 脱掉（衣服等）；起飞脱掉（衣服等）；起飞从事；开始对付从事；开始对付取出；弄走取出；弄走take over 接管接管take up举起；开始从事举起；开始从事spit:pattern:spit sth.(out)
14、(at/on/onto sb./sth.)Hes very ill and spitting(up)blood.The baby spat its food out on the floor.215.What first seemed like a luxury,crawling from bed to computer,not worrying about hair,and clothes and face,has become a form of escape,a lack of discipline.And once you start replacing real human cont
15、act with cyber-interaction,coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.一下床就上机，不再为发型、服饰、面一下床就上机，不再为发型、服饰、面部化妆烦心，起初看似高级的享受如今部化妆烦心，起初看似高级的享受如今却成为一种对生活的逃避，一种缺乏自却成为一种对生活的逃避，一种缺乏自律的表现。你一旦开始用网络交际取代律的表现。你一旦开始用网络交际取代人与人的真实接触，要走出这种穴居状人与人的真实接触，要走出这种穴居状态就会相当困难。态就会相当困难。1.What does“cyber-interaction”mean?2
16、.What does“cave”here refer to?3.“coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult”.“Cyber-”：means“of the computer”.“Cyber-interaction”means the contact via the computer.“Cave”here refers to the isolated life of the virtual world.Returning to normal society from the isolated life of the virtual wor
17、ld can be quite difficult.And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction,coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult236.I find myself shyer,more cautious,more anxious.Or,conversely,when suddenly confronted with real live humans,I get overexcited,speak too much,interrup
18、t.I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately,that perhaps Ive actually forgotten to put on a skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and underwear I sleep and live in.我发现自己变得比以前怯生、谨慎我发现自己变得比以前怯生、谨慎、焦虑。或者，反过来，当我突然、焦虑。或者，反过来，当我突然面对现实中活生生的人时，会变得面对现实中活生生的人时，会变得过于兴奋，说个不停，爱打断别人过于兴奋，说个不停，爱打断别人的讲话。我老是
19、担心自己衣着是否的讲话。我老是担心自己衣着是否得体，担心自己会不会真的忘了穿得体，担心自己会不会真的忘了穿裙子，只穿着夜间睡觉、白天活动裙子，只穿着夜间睡觉、白天活动的那件的那件T恤和内衣就出门了。恤和内衣就出门了。conversely:adv.adv.相反地相反地257.At times,I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background,something that Id never done previously.The voices of the programs are comfortin
20、g,but then Im jarred by the commercials.I find myself sucked in by soap operas,or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather.Dateline,Frontline,Nightline,CNN,New York 1,every possible angle of every story over and over and over,even when they are of no possible use to me.Work moves into
21、 the background.I decide to check my email.有时我把电视机开着，让它作为背景声音有时我把电视机开着，让它作为背景声音一直响着，以前我从不这样做。电视节目一直响着，以前我从不这样做。电视节目中的说话声让人感到宽慰，可那些广告又中的说话声让人感到宽慰，可那些广告又叫我心烦。我发现自己沉浸在肥皂剧里，叫我心烦。我发现自己沉浸在肥皂剧里，或者不停地收看最新的新闻报道和天气预或者不停地收看最新的新闻报道和天气预报。一而再再而三地从报。一而再再而三地从“每日新闻每日新闻”、“一线一线新闻新闻”、“夜间新闻夜间新闻”、有线新闻电视网、有线新闻电视网、纽约一套上收看有
22、关每一条新闻的各种不纽约一套上收看有关每一条新闻的各种不同视角的报道，尽管它们对我毫无用处。同视角的报道，尽管它们对我毫无用处。工作成了次要的。我决定去看一下自己的工作成了次要的。我决定去看一下自己的电子信箱。电子信箱。but then:but at the same timeThe failure of Chinas soccer team looks inevitable.But then,anything can happen in football.jar:v.have an unpleasant effect jar on sb./sth.The way she laughs jar
23、s on me.28What does this sentence mean?It means work becomes less important.What becomes important to the writer?The real human contact becomes important.298.On line,I find myself attacking everyone in sight.I am bad-tempered,and easily angered.I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive,believin
24、g that theyve forgotten that there are people actually reading their wounding remarks.I dont realize that Im projecting until after Ive been embarrassed by someone who politely points out that Ive attacked her for agreeing with me.在网上，我发现自己见谁攻谁。我脾气暴在网上，我发现自己见谁攻谁。我脾气暴躁，动辄生气。我觉得我与之通信的每一躁，动辄生气。我觉得我与之通信
25、的每一个人都麻木不仁，认为他们已经忘却还有个人都麻木不仁，认为他们已经忘却还有人真会去读他们那些刻薄伤人的言辞。直人真会去读他们那些刻薄伤人的言辞。直到有人礼貌地指出，她同意我的观点却遭到有人礼貌地指出，她同意我的观点却遭到我的抨击时，我才意识到，自己是在以到我的抨击时，我才意识到，自己是在以己度人，不由得深感尴尬。己度人，不由得深感尴尬。remark:1)n.words2)v.say;give an opinionHe gives the remark that“he who plays with fire gets burnt”.He remarks that 319.When Im in
26、 this state,I fight my boyfriend as well,misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue.The fight takes hours,because the system keeps crashing.I say a line,then he does,then crash!And yet we keep on,doggedly.在这种精神状态下，我也和男朋友吵在这种精神状态下，我也和男朋友吵架，常因键出的对话
27、缺乏情感暗示而误架，常因键出的对话缺乏情感暗示而误解他的本意。由于系统常出故障，两人解他的本意。由于系统常出故障，两人一争就是几个小时。我写一句，他回一一争就是几个小时。我写一句，他回一句，接着系统失灵！可我们俩还是锲而句，接着系统失灵！可我们俩还是锲而不舍地接着吵。不舍地接着吵。32Why does the author misinterpret her boyfriends intention?Because the typed dialogue lacks the emotion that can be found in the real dialogue.3310.Id never r
28、ealized how important daily routine is:dressing for work,sleeping normal hours.Id never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company.I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging,why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse,cr
29、ime,suicide.以前我从未意识到日常的生活起居是以前我从未意识到日常的生活起居是多么重要，如穿戴整齐去上班，按时多么重要，如穿戴整齐去上班，按时就寝。以前我从未想过自己会那么依就寝。以前我从未想过自己会那么依赖同事做伴。我开始理解为什么长时赖同事做伴。我开始理解为什么长时间的失业会那么伤人，为什么一个人间的失业会那么伤人，为什么一个人的生活缺少了外部支持的日常计划就的生活缺少了外部支持的日常计划就会导致吸毒、犯罪、自杀率的增长。会导致吸毒、犯罪、自杀率的增长。routine:n.fixed and regular way of doing things请按常规办事。请按常规办事。Ple
30、ase do it according to routine.常规常规rely:vi.put trust in 你放心好了，我会早到的。你放心好了，我会早到的。You may rely on my early arrival.Collocation：依靠；信任依靠；信任rely on/upon abuse alcoholabuse:Vt/n 1 1 滥用滥用2 虐待虐待abuse dogsmisuse 指指“误用误用”、“滥用滥用”，并不一定有目的性。，并不一定有目的性。例如：例如：He misused the idiom.3711.To restore balance to my life,
31、I force myself back into the real world.I call people,arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who havent fled New York City.I try to at least get to the gym,so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week.I arrange interviews for stories,doctors appointments-anything to g ket me out o
32、f the house and connected with others.为了恢复生活的平衡，我强迫自己回到为了恢复生活的平衡，我强迫自己回到真实世界中去。我给别人打电话，与所真实世界中去。我给别人打电话，与所剩无几的仍然住在纽约城的几个朋友安剩无几的仍然住在纽约城的几个朋友安排见面。我至少设法去去健身房，以便排见面。我至少设法去去健身房，以便使周末与工作日有所不同。我安排采访使周末与工作日有所不同。我安排采访好写报道，预约看医生好写报道，预约看医生安排任何需安排任何需要我出门与他人接触的活动。要我出门与他人接触的活动。flee:v.They all fled(from)Beijing,Sh
33、anghai and Guangzhou.run away(from)appointment:n.1.date make/have an appointment with sb.我已约她下午三点见面。我已约她下午三点见面。I have an appointment with her at 3 pm.2.position or jobJohn took the appointment as director.4012.But sometimes being face to face is too much.I see a friend and her ringing laughter is in
34、tolerable-the noise of conversation in the restaurant,unbearable.I make my excuses and flee.I re-enter my apartment and run to the computer as though it were a place of safety.13.I click on the modem,the once-annoying sound of the connection now as pleasant as my favorite tune.I enter my password.Th
35、e real world disappears.但有时面对面地与人相处实在难以忍受。我但有时面对面地与人相处实在难以忍受。我与一位朋友见面，她那种响亮的笑声让人忍与一位朋友见面，她那种响亮的笑声让人忍无可忍无可忍饭店里的噪杂谈话声也让人受不饭店里的噪杂谈话声也让人受不了。我找了个藉口逃之夭夭。我重新回到我了。我找了个藉口逃之夭夭。我重新回到我的公寓，冲向电脑，似乎那儿才是一个安全的公寓，冲向电脑，似乎那儿才是一个安全的地方。的地方。我点击鼠标，打开调制解调器，曾经听了就我点击鼠标，打开调制解调器，曾经听了就烦的连接声此刻听起来就如同最心爱的曲子烦的连接声此刻听起来就如同最心爱的曲子那么悦耳。我
36、键入密码。真实世界转瞬便消那么悦耳。我键入密码。真实世界转瞬便消逝了。逝了。41parts paragraphsMain Ideas 113Description of the authors virtual life.2410Her unpleasant feelings about the virtual life.31113Her efforts of returning to the real world and her feeling about the real world.421.What is a virtual life according to the text？2.How is the relationship between the author and her boyfriend developed?3.Does she enjoy the life on the Internet always?4.Have you found any value of virtual life?5.Have you found any learning environment on the Net?43
