Unit9

Unit 9Technology
科技

READING
课文翻译
LIFE ON THE GO
移动人生
Wang Mei puts her hand into her pocket, takes out her red cellphone and
王梅把手伸进口袋，取出她的红色手机，
presses the talk key.“Hi, mum! I’m on the bus. I should be home in about
按下了通话键。“您好，妈妈!我在车上。大约十分钟
ten minutes.” Wang Mei is one of many Chinese teenagers who live life“on the
后到家。”跟许多中国青少年一样，王梅使用手机，享受着
go” and use cellphones.
“移动人生”。
Cellphones,or mobile phones, make it possible for us to talk to anyone
手机，又称移动电话，使我们可以同四面八方的
from anywhere.Words and images are being sent throughout the world. Modern
人通话。可以向世界各地发送文字和图像。现代
cellphones are more than just phones — they are being used as cameras and
手机不仅仅是电话——它们也当作照相机、
radios, and to send e-mail or surf the Internet. New functions are being added
收音机使用，还可以发送电子邮件或上网。手机正在增加新的功能,
to the phones. The latest cellphones have features such as games, music
最新款式的手机已经提供像游戏和音乐、
and an electronic calendar that will remind you about appointments and important dates.
提醒机主约会时间和重要日期的电子日历等特殊功能。
Cellphones have changed our behaviour and how we communicate. They
手机已经改变了我们的行为和交流方式。到处
are being used everywhere — sometimes where they shouldn’t. One head
都在使用手机。有时候甚至在不该用的地方也用上了。一位
master says that phones are not allowed in the classroom. “If a phone starts
校长说教室里不准使用手机，“假如手机铃声
ringing in the classroom, teachers and students are disturbed and cannot
在教室里响起，将会干扰老师和同学们，使他们不能
work.” The students obey the rules and agree not to use their phones in the
上课。”学生们遵守校规，同意不在教室里
classroom.“I don’t dare to use the phone in school, because they will take it
使用手机。“我不敢在学校里使用手机，因为它会被
away from me,” says John Hill, a student in London. John got his phone for
没收。”伦敦的一位学生约翰?希尔说。约翰过生日时
his birthday, but his parents don’t let him use it in school. Some parents worry
得到一部手机，但他父母不让他在学校里使用。一些家长担心
that their children will spend too much time and money on phone calls.
他们的孩子在打电话上会花费太多的时间和金钱。
Why are cellphones so popular, especially among teenagers? The answer
为什么手机这么受欢迎，尤其在青少年当中？答案似
seems to be that we have a need to stay in touch with friends and family

no
乎是：无论我们在何处或正在干什么，我们都需要同朋友和家人保持联系。
matter where we are or what we are doing. Having a cellphone also makes us
拥有手机同时使我们
feel safer, since we can call for help in case of an emergency. Of course, to
有安全感，因为在紧急情况下我们可以通过手机求救。当然，对
many teenagers the cellphone is not only a useful tool but also a way to have
很多青少年来说，手机不仅是有用的工具，更是娱乐和
fun and be cool.
扮“酷”的一种方式。
Wang Mei calls her best friend Xiao Li at least once a day to see how she
王梅每天至少给她的最要好的朋友小李打一次电话，问候她，了解
is doing and what is going on. She says that her cellphone helps her do what
情况。她说手机使她想做什么
ever she wants to do and still stay in touch with her parents and friends. “I
就做什么。而同时又与父母和朋友随时保持联系。“我
think it’s the most useful invention ever,” Wang Mei says as she is dialling the
觉得它是世界上最有用的发明，”说着，王梅又给小李拨了个
number to Xiao Li again to ask her what she will be wearing to school tomorrow.
电话，问她明天打算穿什么衣服上学。

重点?难点?考点及疑点注释(1)
1. on the go是成语，意为“忙碌的，活跃的”，go在这里作名词。
She’s been on the go all day. 她终日忙碌。
He told his parents that he was on the go at the moment.
他告诉他父母他当时很忙。
2. more than
意为“不仅仅”。后面接名词时，相当于not only；接形容词时，相当于very。
Mr Brown is more than a teacher, most of his pupils regard him as their friend.
布郎先生不仅仅是一位老师，他的很多学生都把他当作朋友。
The trip to London was more than sightseeing.
这次伦敦之行不只是观光游览。
3.add ...to...意为“增添，追加，附加”。
If you add 5 to 5, you get 10. 五加五得十。
Please add my name to the list. 请在名单上加上我的名字。
She added sugar to her tea. 她往茶里加了些糖。
add to意为“增加”。
The trip will add greatly to our knowledge.
这次旅行将会大大增加我们的知识。
His not coming added to our difficulty. 他没来，这增加了我们的困难。
短语链接：add up 加起来；add up to 总计
4. remind sb. about sth. 意为“提醒某人某事”。
Don’t forget to remind me about the meeting tomorrow evening.
别忘了提醒我明天晚上的会议。
5. agree to do意为“同意(答应)做某事”。
She agreed to go out with me. 她答应跟我一块出去。
agree to后面还可以接表示“提议，办法，计划”等的词，意为“同意……，赞成……”。
Do you agree to this arrangement? 你赞成这个安排吗？
反义词链接：disagree vt. 不同意
6. spend ...on/

for意为“在某方面花费金钱”。
He spends about a third of his salary on drinking.
他把薪水大约三分之一花在喝酒上。
She spends much money for clothes. 她花很多钱置衣服。
spend作“花费时间”讲时，多用spend some time on sth.或spend some time (in) doing sth. 结构。
She doesn’t spend much time on housework. 她在家务上花时间不多。
He spent his whole life (in) looking after the poor.
他把他的一生都用来照顾穷困人。
句型链接：It takes/took sb. some time to do sth. 作“某人做某事花费了多少时间”
7. no matter常作连词词组，意为“不管，无论”，后接what/who/when等词，引导让步状语从句，主要用于no matter what/which/who/whose/whether/where/when/how...(从句)
+主句。
No matter how many patients come, we shall be able to look after them.
无论来多少病人，我们都能照顾他们。
No matter who breaks the law he should be punished.
不管谁违反了法律都要受到惩罚。
短语链接：call in 召集；call on 拜访（某人）；号召；call up 给某人打电话；call at 拜访（某地）
8. in case of意为“若，如果，万一”，通常用于句首。
In case of fire, ring the alarm bell. 如果失火，打火警电话。
In case of a road accident, call 122. 若发生交通事故，请拨122。
in case意为“万一，如果”。
You’d better take an umbrella in case it rains. 你最好带把伞，以防下雨。
短语链接：in no case 无论如何都不；in any case 无论如何；in that case 既然那样

语法：现在进行时的被动语态
现在进行时的被动语态由“am/is/are + being +过去分词”构成，表示正在进行的被动动作。
Words and images are being sent throughout the world.
语言与图像传遍整个世界。
New functions are being added to the phones.
电话机被加上了新的功能。
Acomputer center is being built for the students.
正在为学生建一座计算机中心。

INTEGRATING SKILLS
课文翻译
Reading and writing
It is the year 2374 and the machines have taken over. The earth is ruled
公元2374年，机器人接管了地球。地球被
by a great computer named Q12 that uses robots to make people work for it. It
一个叫Q12的巨大电脑统治，它使用机器人来让人们为它工作。这
is not a happy world. The few surviving human beings are being used in the way
不是一个快乐的世界。极少数幸存的人类被当作工具用，就像我们现在
that we use machines today: they have to make electricity for the machines,
使用机器一样：他们必须为机器发电，
repair them when they break down, and do everything Q12 tells them to. Once,
当机器出故障时要修理他们，唯Q12的命令是从。
the earth was a beautiful blue planet where people lived happily among trees
地球曾经是个美丽的蓝色星球，在这里，人们和植物

、动物们
and animals. Now, the world is dark and dirty, with no room for happiness and fun.
幸福地生活着。现在，世界又黑又脏，没有幸福和欢乐。
But there is still hope. The human beings have been able to keep a
但仍然有希望。自从机器人接管地球以来，人类
small, secret school open since the machines took over. In this school, the
秘密地保留了一所小学校。在这里，
students still learn about all the wonders of the world—science, art, history,
学生们仍然能学习世界上各种各样的奇迹——科学、艺术、历史、文化，
culture — and they are still allowed to dream about a better future. The leader of
还可以梦想有美好的未来。人类的领袖
the humans has decided that it is time to do something to stop Q12, bring the
认为该采取某种措施来阻止Q12，把
machines and people back together, and make the world beautiful again. A
机器和人类联合起来，在次恢复美好的世界。请来一
group of experts were asked to solve the problem, but they failed. Now, the
批专家解决这个问题，但是他们失败了。现在，
leader has asked a group of students to do what they can to save the earth.
领袖让这些学生竭尽全力，拯救地球。
Q12 cannot be defeated by force. It is too strong and no one believes
用武力是打不败Q12的。它太强大了，没有人认为
that fighting a war can solve the problem. Instead, the students have decided
战争能解决问题。所以，学生们决定
to come up with a peaceful solution. They will try to teach Q12 about love and
采取一种和平解决方式。他们将尽量向Q12灌输友爱
friendship. If they succeed, they believe that humans and machines can live
精神。如果成功了，他们相信人类和机器
together like friends in the future.
在未来能够像朋友一样生活在一起。
Imagine that you are one of the students chosen to solve the problem.
假设你是被挑选来解决问题的学生之一，
Write a letter to Q12 in which you explain love and friendship. Remember that
给Q12写一封信，向它解释关爱和友谊。记住
Q12 is a computer that does not understand how human beings feel and what
Q12是台电脑，它不懂人类的感情，不懂得人生的真谛。
human life is like. Tell Q12 about how we think, how we feel about each
要告诉Q12人类如何思想，人类之间
other, and try to give examples of love and friendship.
的感情是何物，并尽力给出一些关爱和友谊的例子。
范 例
April 3, 2374
Dear Q12,
My name is Xiao Hong and I am a middle school student in Chengdu. I would like to tell you about two things that I think are very important. Please read what I have to say, because I think it may be helpful to you. I want to tell you about love and friendship.
Love is difficult to explain, but I will try. Love is a feeling between two people. It is a very

happy and warm feeling. When two people love each other, they almost become one person. For example, if a father loves his child, he will feel sad when the child is sad and happy when the child is happy. There are many different kinds of love: you can love your parents or children, you can love your husband or your wife, or you can love someone outside your family.
Friendship is also a kind of love. When two people are friends, they try to understand and help each other. A good friend will be there for you even when you are having a difficult time. Friends do things together and share thoughts, feelings and ideas.
Love and friendship are necessary if we want a happy world. If there is love, people will not do bad things to each other; if we have friends, we won’t have to feel lonely or afraid. When people feel lonely and afraid, they often get angry with others and do mean things. If we learn to love and be friends, we can live happily together and solve the problems and difficulties we must face in life.
Your friend,
Xiao Hong

重点?难点?考点及疑点注释(2)
1. take over 意为“接手，接管，接掌”。
Who do you think will take over now that the governor has been dismissed?
州长已免职，你看会由谁来接任呢？
2. surviving human beings 是动词的-ing形式作定语，修饰human beings。很多动词的-ing形式可以作定语，置于名词之前；如果是动词的-ing短语作定语，一般要置于名词之后。
There is a crying boy over there. 那儿有一个正在哭的男孩。
3. once意为“一度，曾经”。
I once met your mother. 我曾经见过你的母亲。
This book was once famous, but nobody reads it today.
这本书从前很出名，现在没人看了。
once 还有“一次”之意。
He cleans the car once a week. 他一星期擦一次车。
短语链接：once upon a time 曾经；once in a while 偶尔
4. come up with意为“找出或提出（答案、办法）”。
She came up with a new idea for increasing sales.
她想出了增加销售量的新主意。