电子与通信工程专业英语DX电子教案Unit6

电子与通信工程专业英语DX电子教案Unit6
Unit 6 Portable Media Player
I．Lead-in
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Do you know what a PMP is? Where is the data typically stored? Which are digital audio players generally categorized? What is usually used as a display when PMPs play digital audio, images and video? Today, we’ll study Unit 6 “Portable Media Player”. We’ll study the definition of PMP and the categorization of digital audio players. Now, let’s study key words and phrases of the text together.
II. Word study
1. device [di'vais] n.仪器；装置；设备；策略；商标图案
1) The recording device has activated.
录音装置已开动起来。

2) an electronic device that protects your vehicle 24 hours a day
24小时保护车辆的电子装置
3) a device that could measure minute quantities of matter
能够测量微量物质的设备
4) They claim that military spending is used as a device for managing the economy. 他们声称军费开支是用来作为调控经济的手段的。

2.battery ['b?t?ri] n. 电池；蓄电池；一组，一套；炮台，炮位
1) The shavers come complete with batteries.
这些剃须刀都已经配好了电池。

2) He said he would charge up my car battery.
他说他会给我汽车上的蓄电池充电。

3) batteries of spotlights set up on rooftops
装在房顶的一排排聚光灯
3.disc [disk] n.磁盘；唱片；圆盘
1) The program takes up 2.5 megabytes of disc space and can be run on a
standard personal computer.
这个程序占用2.5 兆字节的磁盘空间，可以在标准个人电脑上运行。

2) Put in your starting disc and boot the computer by pressing Control.
放入启动盘，按控制键启动计算机。

3) This disc includes the piano sonata in C minor.
这张唱片包括了 C小调的钢琴奏鸣曲。

4) The food processor has thin, medium, and thick slicing discs.
这个食品加工机有薄、中、厚的切片盘。

4. feature['fi:t??] n.特点vt.以……为特色vi.起重要作用
1) The spacious gardens are a special feature of this property.
宽敞的花园是这处房产的一大特色。

2) a lathe featuring a new electronic control device
一台具有新型电动控制装置的车床
3) Jon featured in one of the show’s most thrillin g episodes.
乔恩主演剧中最引人入胜的剧集之一。

5. standard ['st?nd?d] n.标准；度量衡标准adj.标准的
1) He does not speak standard Putonghua.
他的普通话说得不规范。

2) Some additional lessons might get you up
to the standard demanded by the examiners.
添加的课程可能会使你达到考官所需求的标准。

3) The audience were disappointed in the comedian because he lapsed from his formerly high standard of performance.
观众对这位喜剧演员感到失望，因为他的表演没有过去水平高了。

III. Language Points
1. A portable media player (PMP), is a consumer electronics device that is capable of storing and playing digital media such as audio, images, video, documents, etc.
译文：便携式媒体播放器( PMP)是一个能够存储和播放数字媒体如音频、图像、视频、文件等的消费性电子装置。

说明：这是一个复合句，that引导的定语从句修饰device。

digital adj. 数字的
1) Kodak will ship a new digital camera DC215.
柯达公司将推出一种新型的数码相机DC215。

2) The new digital technology would allow a rapid expansion in the number of TV channels.
新的数码技术可使电视频道的数量得以快速增多。

3)digital TV 数字电视
2. The data is typically stored on a hard drive, micro-drive, or flash memory.
译文：数据通常存储在硬盘驱动器、微驱动器或闪存中。

说明：这是一个简单句，句中on a hard drive, micro-drive, or flash memory 是选择关系的介词短语作状语。

data n. 数据；资料
1)I want to upload data to the computer network storage from my
office computer.。