话题分类：科技类

话题分类：科技类(technology)

Collocations (The best way to remember a collocation or phrase is to try using it in different contexts)

网络社区/社交网络Online community/online social

network

长距离旅行Long haul travel

推动科技技术发展Encourage innovation / promote

technological advances

解决方法Technological solutions

家住的远的员工Remote workers

生活质量Quality of life/standard of living

低开销Lower overhead(the officials )

工作安排Working arrangements

逃离朝九晚五的文化Escape the nine-to-five culture

社交性动物Gregarious animals

适当的休息Regular break

工作休息模式Work and sleep pattern

与…保持联系Keep in contact with

保留家庭工作界限Maintain work and home boundary 得到广泛的普及 Become widely available

科学上的新突破 Scientific breakthrough

某种新科技，新制度或新产品的到来 The advent of sth.

取代（过去的某种事物） Supersede/ supplant sth.

转基因食品 Genetically-modified food

远程上班 Telecommuting

远程电视会议 Teleconferencing

电子邮件诈骗 E-mail fraud

信息高速公路 Information highway

自动化 Automation

心理上压力Psychological pressure

提高农作物的产量 Boost crop yield

通讯设备 Communications equipment

满足人类的好奇心 Satisfy human curiosity

社交网站 Social networking websites

加快某事物的节奏 Speed up the pace of sth

可以想见的是 It is conceivable that（possible to

imagine）

练习：

1值得注意的是网络银行和商铺减少了运营成本，从而使更多的人享受到便宜的服务与商品。

It is worth mentioning that (thanks to) online banking and shopping can lower the cost of operation, allowing these services and products more affordable to the public.

2很多人不认可虚拟图书馆的用处，因为他们觉得很多网上信息不可信。

Many people are unconvinced of the advantages of virtual libraries, believing that online information is unreliable.

3那些不合法的网络系统让人们不确定网络信息的准确性和可靠性。

The ill-regulated Internet system has left people unsure about the accuracy and validity of online information.

4这些通讯科技的使用和网络科技可以给人们生活带来很大的方便，帮助人们节约时间和让他们顺利完成工作。

The use of telecommunications technology can bring substantial convenience to people’s lives, saving people plenty of time and enabling them to finish jobs efficiently and effectively.

5运输系统需求将会下降，排放也会下降因为人们能在家工作而不需要每天通勤

The demand for transport will decline and emissions will drop, as many people are able to work at home rather than commuting on a daily basis.

6电子科技改变着我们的生活，我们不应该拒绝科技

Digital technology is shaping and disrupting our lives considerably.