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Unit 8 Communications (Ⅱ)Part ⅠWarming upA.key words:cellular phone便携式电话Vocabulary:lumberyardAn establishment that sells lumber and other building materials from a yard贮木场:从一个场地出售木料和其他建筑材料的机构或建筑two-by-fourSlang Small in size; boxed in or cramped 【俚语】尺寸很小的;盒式的或没有足够的空间的:off-the-shelfAvailable from merchandise in stock; not custom-made现货供应:在存货商品中能得到的;非定制的bargain-basementA basement floor or floors in a department store where goods and apparel are sold at reduced or discounted prices廉价商品部:货物和衣服减价或折价出售的百货商店的地下室或某层楼transportableadj. 可运输的n.便携式电视机(或计算机)adapter适配器One that adapts, such as a device used to effect operative compatibility between different parts of one or more pieces of apparatus适应物,转接器,接合器:适应物,如用于在一件或多件仪器的不同部件之间实现有效兼容性的装置Phil DePalma’s Cellular Mobile CommunicationsCellular One1. It is difficult to find a place to buy a cellular phone today in the U.S.(F)2. Phil DePalma doesn’t sell TV sets.(T)3. Phil’s sale price for the cellular phone is about 30 dollars.(T)4. Phil usually sells cellular phones for about 50 dollars.(F)5. If you buy the phone now at Phil DePalma’s, you’ll also get a free cigarette lighter adapter.(T)6. The telephone number for Phil DePalma is 1-800-695-4500.(F)B. key words:video telephone可视电话voice-dial tagrealtimetransactions①The act of transacting or the fact of being transacted办理业务:做的行为或已被执行的事实②Something transacted, especially a business agreement or exchange交易:已被执行,交易的某物,尤指一商业协定或交换integrate①To make into a whole by bringing all parts together; unify使成一体:把所有部分放在一起而成一整体;使结合②To join with something else; unite合并;联合communicator发报器An electronic device enabling individuals with physical disabilities to communicate through LED displays, printed or electronic messages, or synthetic speech.发报器:电子仪器,能使有身体障碍的个人透过发光二极管显示器、印刷的或电子的讯息、或综合的谈话来沟通Vocabulary:high-resolutionpixelThe smallest image-forming unit of a video display像素:电视图像成像的最小单位kilobit千比特A unit of information equal to 1,024 (210) bits千比特,千位:等于1,024位(210)的信息单位keypadAn input device, sometimes part of a standard typewriter keyboard, consisting of a separate grid of numerical and function keys arranged for efficient data entry袖珍键盘:一种输入设备,有时是指标准打字机键盘的一部分,包括一个单独的用于有效数据输入的数字和功能键网格prompt提示符Computer Science A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input【计算机科学】提示符:在显视器上显示出的表示计算机已准备好接受输入的符号opt-in决定参加,决定采用opt-outdashboard仪表板A panel under the windshield of a vehicle, containing indicator dials, compartments, and sometimes control instruments.仪表板:车辆挡风玻璃下的板,包含指示转盘、分隔间,有时也含控制装置tracking ball跟踪球Internet Answering Machine (IAM)网络自动应答录音电话机Personal Query Assistant个人查询助手Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)个人数字助手Siemens’ video telephone:Siemens’ cordless video telephone, which includes a tiny camera and a high-resolution pixel color display, can transmit at around 64 kilobits.Callwave’s IAM:Callwave’s Internet Answering Machineis a kind of free software that will answer calls even when the user is on the Internet using the same telephone line.Philips Genie:The Philips Genie is a lightweight mobile phone that can be operated by uttering a single word.Ericsson’s iPulse:Ericsson’s iPulse is a software solution that promises realtime messaging with family, friends and colleagues over any type of mobile communications device.Palm Computing’s Palm Ⅶ:Palm Ⅶenables you to handle transactions like booking cinema tickets ormaking online stock trades.Motorola’s iRadio:Motorola’s iRadio is a device that can integrate music and personalized Internet services on a dashboard device.Nokia’s 9110:Nokia’s 9110 Communicator is a combination of phone and personal digital assistant.Nokia’s 7110:Nokia’s 7110 mobile phone has a larger screen and is operated by a tracking ball in addition to a keyboard.Tapescript:1. Siemens is developing a cordless video telephone that includes a tiny camera and a high-resolution pixel color display. It can transmit at around 64 kilobits --- more than six times faster than current data transmission rates for mobile phones. Using an earpiece, callers hold the phones at arm’s length to maintain visual contact. Alternatively, the phone can be pointed at something else to allow the person on the other end to view it.2. Callwave, a start-up Internet telephone company based in Santa Barbara, California, has launched an Internet Answering Machine, free software that willanswer calls even when the user is on the Internet using the same telephone line. IAM, available at , takes massages and forwards them to the user, who can choose to listen instantly or save them for later.3. The Philip Genie, a lightweight mobile phone, can be operated by uttering a single word. When you type a name into the Genie’s keypad, the system asks whether you would like to assign a voice-dial tag to that name. Through “yes” or “no” prompts, the Genie compiles a list of up to 10 voice tags. The next time you want to call a person listed as one of these tags, just say that person’s name or a relevant code word.4. Ericsson’s iPulse software solution promises realtime messaging with family, friends and colleagues over any type of opt-in, opt-out system to protect privacy, users can see whether people who have agreed to be on a personal buddy list are currently online --- and where they are physically located. And as yet unnamed European phone company will be the first to launch the service in the next few weeks.5. American firm Palm Computing, part of 3Com, has released its Palm Ⅶ. Palm Computing has created a fast Internet messaging service for the Palm Ⅶbybuilding the Personal Query Assistant, a service allowing access to specially cut-down Internet sites which provide data such as flight schedules, sports scores,weather forecasts and news headlines. The device will be able to handle transactions like booking cinema tickets or making online stock trades.6. Motorola is working on a concept called the iRadio that will integrate music and personalized Internet services on a dash-board device. The iRadio could be programmed with the listening preferences of various family members, for example, so that it automatically finds the station that plays the desired music --- regardless of the car’s location. It could also alert the driver when the car is running low on fuel and then provide directions to the nearest gas station belonging to the driver’s preferred chain. The iRadio could also monitor selected stock prices and provide early warnings on the latest traffic jams, plusconvenient escape routes.7. New devices, such as Nokia’s 9110 Communicator, a combination of phone and Personal Digital Assistant, are almost ready on the market. But some customers feel the key-board and screen are too small and too complex for comfort. To get around these problems, Nokia’s 7110 mobile phone has a larger screen and is operated by a tracking ball in addition to a keyboard. The phone has a market among young people, who tend to send more text messages than they make mobile phone calls because text is less expensive.Part ⅡExperience with telephonesA. key words:amenity①Something that contributes to physical or material comfort舒适:使人身体或物质上感到舒适的事物②A feature that increases attractiveness or value, especially of a piece of real estate or a geographic location生活福利设施;便利设施:能够增加吸引力或价值的事物,特别是不动产或地理位置Vocabulary:PreteenBeing a child especially between the ages of 9 and 12; preadolescent青春期前的儿童:主要指9岁到12岁之间的儿童;接近青春期的儿童gizmoA mechanical device or part whose name is forgotten or unknown; a gadget机械装置,小物件:忘记了名字或不知道名称的机械装置或零件;新玩意儿hologramThe pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.全息图,综合衍射图:在感光材料上得到的图案,用全息照相术曝光,然后再用摄影术冲洗envisionTo picture in the mind; imagine想象:脑海中的图象;想象sleekSmooth and lustrous as if polished; glossy光滑的:象打磨过一样平滑而有光泽的;光滑OutlineⅠ. Estimated popularity of cellular phonesamong teenagersA. 5% of teenagers owning a cellular phoneB. 28% of parents with teenagers planning to buy a cell phone for their child within a yearⅡ. Different answers to the questions ofwhy this new teen accessory is neededA. Parents: an expansion of their protective eyeB. Teenagers: a gift of freedomⅢ. Impact of cellular phones on teenagerhabitsA. Spending more time on the phoneB. Being out of the house more oftenC. Staying in car when picking someone upⅣ. Price and calling plansA. Price: between $90 and $250B. Calling plans:1. Typical: $30 for 300 minutes2. Prepaid calling cards: $25, $50 or $753. Family calling plan: $50 a monthfor two lines of service and 200 minutes, and free calls between family membersTapescript:Cellular phones, once the toy of the rich business executive, are becoming a standard amenity for many teenagers and even preteens. The phones are marketed aggressively to a young audience, with gizmos such as alien holograms and toy kittens that hang off antennas and light up with each ring.Industry experts estimate that 5 percent of teenagers own a cellular phone, and one recent survey by a market research group found that 28 percent of parents with teenagers plan to buy a cell phone for their child within a year.But on the question of why this new teenaccessory is needed, the two generations are at opposite ends. Parents envision it as an expansion of their protective eye. Can’t locate the wandering teen? Just dial. Teenagers, on the other hand, see the cell phones as a gift of freedom, a device that instantly connects them to their friends, to every party an to the very latest piece of gossip.Many teenagers agreed that wearing cell phones has changed several of their habits. In addition to spending more time on the phone, they’re also out of the house more often. They find out from friends about last-minute get-togethers they otherwise would miss. Some said they no longer step out of their cars when picking someone up. Why bother ringing the doorbell when you can dial?Beepers became popular about a decade ago and raised some of the same issues between parents and their children. Butteenagers find the cell phones much more convenient. They’re also becoming particular about what kind of phone they have. Small and sleek is preferred, and the phone with a keypad that flips open is very cool.Most parents said these side effects are a price they’re willing to pay.Most cellular phones cost between $90 and $250, and the typical calling plan is $30 for 300 minutes. To tap into the teenager market, companies are selling prepaid calling cards for $25, $50 or $75. Most companies also have introduced family calling plans where teenagers and their parents pay about $50 a month for two lines of service and 200 minutes, and the calls between family members are free.Girls are getting the phones more than boys, mostly because parents tend to worry more about their daughters’ safety. But the trend is spreading to boys as well.B. key words:Vocabulary:Miracle Flakes for KidsCall BlockCall TraceAnonymous Call RejectionIdenta Ring Service1. What is the most annoying thing according to Mr. Rooney?People always call to make a sale when he’s busy doing something else.2. What is his suggestion to deal with the sales calls?Every time someone calls to sell something, the telephone company will automatically break in with its own announcement: “Mr. Rooney has a one-dollar charge for a sales call. If you wish to accept this charge, press star. If you don’t wish to pay, please hang up.”Tapescript:I make my living being annoyed by things, so I suppose I ought to thank those people who call to make a sale when I’m busy doing something else because nothing is more annoying. You know what I mean.“Yeah, OK. Hello!”“Hello, Mr. Rooney.”“What?”“This is a courtesy call. I’m not going to sell you anything.”“I was trying to call you today on behalfof Miracle Flakes for Kids, good day to you!”“There’s absolutely no application fees or anything like that, so you start saving money the first day.”“And no, I’m not trying to sell you any vocations.”The other day I had an idea that might be a solution to this problem we all have. It’s been a huge change in the last few years in our whole telephone system. Telephones have changed, companies have changed, and they’re all competing with each other an offering all sorts of new services.Here’s a telephone company brochure. It lists all these things that a phone company can do for you. Call Block, Call Trace, Anonymous Call Rejection, Identa Ring Service. They can do anything. So here is my idea: The phone company can do all those things, why don’t they do this: they know who the companies are, that are in thebusiness of calling the whole world to sell us something, so every time one of them calls, to sell something, the telephone company will automatically break in with its own announcement: “Mr. Rooney has a one-dollar charge for a sales call. If you wish to accept this charge, press star. If you don’t wish to pay, please hang up.”Part ⅢThe future of the phonekey words:multi-functional多功能的Vocabulary:convergeTo tend toward or approach an intersecting point会聚:趋向或靠拢于某一交叉点:slotA narrow opening; a groove or slit狭槽,缝:狭窄的开口;槽或狭长的裂缝:eg. a slot for coins in a vending machine; a mail slot自动售货机上的投币口;投信口intercomAn electronic intercommunication system, as between two rooms.内部通话系统:电子内部通信系统,如两个房间间的prismA transparent body of this form, often of glass and usually with triangular ends, usedfor separating white light passed through it into a spectrum or for reflecting beams of light棱镜:这种形状的透明体,多为玻璃制成,通常两端为三角形,用来分解穿过柱体的白光,使光束发生色散或用来反射光线Subscriber Identification Module (SIM)用户识别模块Deutsche Bank德国银行OutlineⅠ. The new era of personal communications--- a multi-functional communicator Main feature: capable of transmitting and receiving sound, video, images, data and textⅡ. The functions of phones in the futureA. TalkingB. Sending and receiving emailC. Taking part in video conferences anytime, anywhereD. Absorbing many of the key functions of the desktop computerE. New personalized services1. Trading stocks2. Gambling3. Shopping4. Buying theater and airline ticketsⅢ. Telecommunications revolutionA. developing mobile banking servicesB. Receiving all forms of electronic communication through a single deviceC. Receiving incoming TV images and other messages while on the moveD. Mobile videophones overtaking TV as the major source of visual informationTapescript:The mobile phone is set to become one of the central technologies of the 21st century. Within a few years, the mobile phone will evolve into a multi-functional communicator capable of transmitting and receiving not only sound, but also video, still images, data and text. A whole new era of personal communications is on the way.Thanks in part to the growth of wirelessnetworks, the telephone is converging with the personal computer and the television. Soon lightweight phones outfitted with high-resolution screens will be connected to satellites enabling people to talk, send and receive email, or take part in video conferences anytime, anywhere. These phones might also absorb many of the key functions of the desktop computer. Mobile devices are expected to be ideal for some of the new personalized services that are becoming available via the Internet, such as trading stocks, gambling, shopping and buying theater and airline tickets.The telecommunications revolution is already taking shape around the globe. In Europe, mobile phones are already being used for electronic commerce. Most phones contain a Subscriber Identification Module card to identify a user to the phone network. But the card could also facilitate limited financial transactions. Deutsche Bank andNokia, for example, are working together to develop mobile banking services. Some manufacturers plan to upgrade the SIM card to an all-in-one personal identification credit card.Another approach is to add a slot to mobile phones for a second smart card designed for mobile e-commerce. These cards could be used to make payments over the Internet or to pay for things like public transportation, movie tickets or drinks at a bar.It will soon be possible to receive almost all forms of electronic communication through a single device, most likely in a three-in-one phone that serves as a cordless at home, a cell phone on the road and an intercom at work. “The mobile phone will become increasingly multi-functional,” says Brughardt Scha-llenberger, vice president for technology and innovation at Siemens Information and Consumer Products inMunich. “Fingerprint technology and advanced speech recognition will ensure that only one or two authorized users will be able to operate it.”Images will be just as important as sound to the future of mobile communications. At British Tele-com’s research laboratories near Ipswich, England, engineers are evaluating how a tiny screen fitted to the side-frame of a pair of ordinary glasses can be linked to the human eye. The micro-PC is carried in a shoulder bag and connected to a tiny screen in the glass frame. The PC accepts incoming data in standard TV format via an aerial and converts it into PC format images. The image on the screen is reflected onto the human eye via a prism fitted onto the lens.A person wearing such glasses could be on the move while staying tuned in to incoming TV images, websites, video conferencing links or email messages.Some even suggest that mobile videophones could overtake television as the major source of visual information, giving the phrase “something to phone home about” a whole new meaning.。