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1、世纪商务英语阅读第四版基础篇Unit00001 Still waters run deep.流静水深流静水深,人静心深人静心深 Where there is life,there is hope。有生命必有希望。有生命必有希望Unit One Working Environmentand C大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Working Environment and Conditions With the economic,scientific,and social progress,working environment and conditions

2、 have become one of the most talked-about subjects both for employers and employees.From Text A,you will learn about a mobile office that provides users a convenient,safe and reliable working environment.Text B presents peoples flexible responses to flexible working.In Practical Reading,there is“5S”

3、which can be easily found both in daily life and working places.Concerning how to learn about different environment and conditions,you can use the first reading skill in this bookIdentifying References.大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Working Environment and ConditionsReading Skill FocusWords and ExpressionsPracti

4、cal ReadingComprehensive Reading大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Reading Skill Focus In order to avoid repetition of a word or a phrase in writing,reference words are often used to substitute the words that have been mentioned.When reading,readers need to identify these references and understand the antecedents.Ge

5、nerally speaking,readers can identify the references according to the subject-verb agreement,sentence structure,and semantic relations.Identifying References大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Reading Skill FocusCommonly used reference words include:Impersonal Pronoun(非人称代词)it,this,that,these,thosePersonal Pronoun（人称

6、代词）he,him,she,her,they,them,one(s)Possessive Pronoun（物主代词）his,her,their,itsRelative Pronoun（关系代词）who,that,whichSubstitute（替代词）as,so,do,the former,the latter,the following,the above大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Reading Skill FocusAGuided PracticeSample 1 Scott Fitzgerald,who first introduced him to a publisher,w

7、as one of the few contemporary writers that Hemingway did not turn against.句中黑体him 若指的是主语Scott Fitzgerald，则应该用反身代词himself，而不能用 him，因此这里只能指后文的Hemingway。译文：斯科特菲茨杰拉德，最先将海明威介绍给出版商的人，是海明威不讨厌的为数不多的同时代作家之一。大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Reading Skill FocusSample 2 And someone with a history of doing more rather than le

8、ss will go into old age more cognitively sound than someone who has not had an active mind.句中的do 不是实义动词，从上下文来分析，这里没有干多干少的问题，而是讨论对外界信息和事物是否多动脑，保持大脑警觉的问题。从语法结构上来看，someone with a history of doing.will go into old age more cognitively sound than someone who has not had an active mind是一个平行的比较结构，因此可以判断do指

9、代的是have an active mind.译文：习惯于多动脑筋的人，在进入老年之后要比一个从来不积极动脑筋的人的认知能力更为健全。大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Reading Skill FocusB.Challenge Yourself Read the following sentences and decide which choice is the correct reference for the italicized word.1.They said theyd finish the work in three hours,which is impossible.A.Th

10、eyB.the workC.theyd finish the work in three hoursChallenge 1()c大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Reading Skill Focus2.The detailed information in maps is now produced almost entirely from satellite photography rather than by ground surveying because this method is faster,cheaper and more accurate.A.satellite photo

11、graphyB.ground surveyingC.detailed information3.The lives of beetles are divided into four stages,as are those of wasps,ants and butterflies.A.lives B.stages C.insects()A()A大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Reading Skill Focus4.X-rays allow art historians to examine paintings internally without damaging them.A.X-ra

12、ys B.historians C.paintings 5.After electron microscopes were invented,scientists found many new viruses.Some of them were round,some oval,and some corkscrew-shaped.A.electron microscopes B.viruses C.scientistsc()B()大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Reading Skill Focus6.The man is not sure if they got the letter bu

13、t he thinks so.A.They got the letterB.The man is not sureC.The man is not sure if they got the letterA()大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Reading Skill Focus Go through the following sentences and look for ambiguous pronoun references.When you find a pronoun whose antecedent is unclear or not expressed,underline th

14、e pronoun and put it in the blank to the left.If there are no reference problems,tell what the references refer to.Challenge 2_1.Society determined your future in ancient Sparta._2.I talked to the outdoor shop,but they dont handle climbing gear._3.When the wave hit the dock it disintegrated._4.Our t

15、eam had a poor kicking game,but this was its only weakness._5.In the cookbook,it says to let the dough rise twice._6.At Bath they think nothing is more important than partying.yourtheyitthis ititthey大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive ReadingSuggested Reading Time:5.5 min.Text AOn a Mobile Office 1.A mo

16、bile office is the mutual product of economic,scientific,and social progress.A mobile office has become a solution that provides users with convenient,prompt,safe,reliablemutual 共同的，相互的译文译文 移动办公是经济、科学和社会发展的共同产物。移动办公是经济、科学和社会发展的共同产物。移动办公为用户提供方便、即时、安全、可靠、移动办公为用户提供方便、即时、安全、可靠、价格合理的通讯价格合理的通讯 大连理工大学出版社大连

17、理工大学出版社Comprehensive Readingand reasonably priced communications and office facilities anywhere,anytime via the support of mobile interconnection platform(MIP1)and its application systems.via 经由 借助无线互联平台及其应用系统的支持借助无线互联平台及其应用系统的支持,可以在任何时间、任何地点进行办公。可以在任何时间、任何地点进行办公。译文译文 大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive

18、 ReadingUsing mobile office and WAP2 technology,people can do their work anywhere,anytime,can send and receive data via terminals such as mobile phones,palm computers,and PDAs3 and can surf the Internet.terminal 终端机，末端译文译文 使用移动办公和无线应用协议，人们能在任何地点、任何使用移动办公和无线应用协议，人们能在任何地点、任何时间工作，通过移动电话、掌上电脑、个人数字助理等终时间

19、工作，通过移动电话、掌上电脑、个人数字助理等终端接收信息、网上冲浪。端接收信息、网上冲浪。大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading Integrating the Internet,a mobile communications network,and providing powerful application support capacity for wireless interconnection,a mobileinterconnection platform is an important network support technology t

20、o complete a mobile office.将因特网和移动通讯网络合二为一，为无线互将因特网和移动通讯网络合二为一，为无线互联、移动互联平台提供强大的应用支持能力，联、移动互联平台提供强大的应用支持能力，是实现移动办公的重要网络支持技术。是实现移动办公的重要网络支持技术。译文译文 大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading 2.When you leave your office to attend meetings or travel on business,what would happen to your business routine?O

21、f course,faxes and e-mails would still be sent to your fax machine or e-mail box,but you cannot read them and make prompt reactions.译文译文 当你离开办公室，忙于参加会议或出差在外时，你当你离开办公室，忙于参加会议或出差在外时，你的日常工作业务会怎样呢？当然，你的传真机或电的日常工作业务会怎样呢？当然，你的传真机或电子邮箱仍会收到传真或电子邮件，但是你不能及时子邮箱仍会收到传真或电子邮件，但是你不能及时阅读并快速做出反应阅读并快速做出反应 大连理工大学出版社大连理

22、工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading When your clients need you to make some urgent modifications on your work and you are neither in theoffice nor carrying relevant documents,what can you do?Maybe you have to say“sorry”to the clients.But,your business will be affected,the clients will be unhappy and disappo

23、inted because of your delay,and you will losea lot of business opportunities.affect 影响；感动译文译文 当客户需要你在工作上做出紧急修改时，你不在办公室，当客户需要你在工作上做出紧急修改时，你不在办公室，也没带相关文件，该怎么办呢？你也许会对客户说对不也没带相关文件，该怎么办呢？你也许会对客户说对不起。但是，你的业务将受到影响，客户们也会因为你的起。但是，你的业务将受到影响，客户们也会因为你的延迟而感到不快和失望，因而你将失去许多商机延迟而感到不快和失望，因而你将失去许多商机 大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版

24、社Comprehensive Reading 3.In fact,very frequently,you need to check,reply,distribute,display,modify,or read some materials when you are not in your office.You must get out of this dilemma.distribute 分配，散布，分发dilemma 困境译文译文 事实上，当你不在办公室时，还需要经常检查、事实上，当你不在办公室时，还需要经常检查、答复、分发、展示、修改和阅读材料。你必须答复、分发、展示、修改和阅读材料。

25、你必须摆脱这种左右为难的状况摆脱这种左右为难的状况 大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading The best solution to normally handle your business anywhere anytime and not to disappoint your clients is to let your office“move”with you.Thus,you can have convenient,prompt,safe,reliable,and reasonably priced communications and offi

26、ce facilities anywhere,anytime.译文译文 能在任何地点、任何时间正常处理业务，不让客能在任何地点、任何时间正常处理业务，不让客户失望的最好办法是让办公室和你一起户失望的最好办法是让办公室和你一起“移动移动”。因此，无论何时、何地你可以拥有方便、即时、因此，无论何时、何地你可以拥有方便、即时、安全、可靠、价格合理的通讯和办公设备安全、可靠、价格合理的通讯和办公设备 大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading With the development of communications technology,network appl

27、ication,and wireless interconnection,the mobile office has become simpler and smaller,and can even be realized via one mobile phone with a data communications function.Thus,a mobile office has already been put into your pocket,and office mobility has been realized.译文译文 随着通讯技术、网络应用、无线互联的发展，移动办公室已随着通讯

28、技术、网络应用、无线互联的发展，移动办公室已经变得越来越简单，越来越小，甚至只需一部具有信息通讯经变得越来越简单，越来越小，甚至只需一部具有信息通讯功能的移动电话就能实现。因此，移动办公室已经被你装进功能的移动电话就能实现。因此，移动办公室已经被你装进了口袋，从而真正实现了办公的移动性了口袋，从而真正实现了办公的移动性 大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading It uses its mobile phone function to make voice communication,and uses its data communication funct

29、ion to do most computation and storage in the networks other mainframes.It uses the network to get necessary materials and data,and uses the mobile phones infrared interface to connect with computers,printers,scanners,etc.infrared interface红外接口译文译文 它利用移动电话功能进行语音通讯；利用数据通信功它利用移动电话功能进行语音通讯；利用数据通信功能进行大量

30、的计算并存贮在网络的其他主机上；利用能进行大量的计算并存贮在网络的其他主机上；利用网络获得需要的材料和数据，利用移动电话的红外接网络获得需要的材料和数据，利用移动电话的红外接口与电脑、打印机、扫描仪等设备相连口与电脑、打印机、扫描仪等设备相连 大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading 4.The mobile office has provided people with a convenient,casual working environment,but at the same time it still has some unsatisfactory

31、 aspects such as mismatching equipment interface and inadequate battery.Nevertheless,we believe that with technical progress,people can certainlyovercome all kinds of difficulties.译文译文 移动办公给人们提供了方便、随意的工作环境，但同时仍移动办公给人们提供了方便、随意的工作环境，但同时仍有一些令人不满意的方面，如设备接口不匹配，电池电力有一些令人不满意的方面，如设备接口不匹配，电池电力不足等问题。但是，我们相信，随

32、着技术的进步，人们肯不足等问题。但是，我们相信，随着技术的进步，人们肯定能解决所有的问题定能解决所有的问题 大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading Mobile offices will make your career simple,and will realize the dream of a colorful life,a better working environment,and usersliving standard,working efficiency,and even enterprisesproduction efficiency w

33、ill certainly be greatly raised.译文译文 移动办公室将让你的工作变得越来越简单，实现丰富移动办公室将让你的工作变得越来越简单，实现丰富多彩的生活和良好工作环境的梦想，用户的生活水平、多彩的生活和良好工作环境的梦想，用户的生活水平、工作效率，甚至是企业的生产效率肯定会大大地提高工作效率，甚至是企业的生产效率肯定会大大地提高 大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社NotesComprehensive Reading1 MIP(Mobile Interconnection Platform)：无线互连平台2 WAP(Wireless Application Protoc

34、ol)：无线应用协议3 PDA(Personal Digital Assistant)：个人数字助理大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive ReadingTask 1 At the very beginning of this unit,youve learned reading techniques of identifying references.Read Text A,and identify what the italicized words refer to.1.that(Para.1,Line 2)_solution 2.its(Para.1,Line 5

35、)_mobile interconnection platform(MIP)大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading 3.them(Para.2,Line 4)_faxs and e-mails 4.It(Para.3,Line 11)_the mobile office 5.its(Para.3,Line 12)_the mobile office 6.it(Para.4,Line 2)_the mobile office 大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive ReadingTask 2 Choose the best answ

36、er for each of the following questions according to Text A.1.When you travel on business,_.A.you will not deal with your faxes and emails in timeB.you have to make more phone calls to your clientsC.youll lose contact with your colleagueD.you have to return to your office to handle some documents()A大

37、连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading2.Which is NOT an advantage of a mobile office?A.Safety.B.Convenience.C.Lowest price.D.Reliability.()C3.Whats the function of the mobile phone in a mobile office?A.To make voice communications.B.To make visual communications.C.To listen to music.D.To surf the In

38、ternet.()A大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading4.What is the problem of a mobile office?A.Quality of mobile phones.B.Inadequate battery.C.Price of the equipment.D.Access to the Internet.5.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A.People need a mobile office for impro

39、ving relations with customers.B.Palm computers will be used to replace offices.C.People may realize a mobile office by a mobile phone.D.Your business will not be influenced even if you fail to connect with your clients in time.()B()D大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive ReadingTask 3Fill in the blanks wit

40、h the words given below.Change the form where municationdistributepromptdilemma neverthelessmobileintegrateclient大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading1._ payment of bills greatly helps our company.prompt2.Many suggestions are needed to _ into the plan.integrate 3.She was very tired,_ she kept on w

41、orking.nevertheless 4.What he said placed me in something of a(n)_.dilemma 大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading5.They are regular _ of the famous restaurant.clients 6._ technology has developed rapidly in the past twenty munication 7.The _ medical team will soon be sent to the remote areas.mobile

42、 8.In the 19th century the government _ land to settlers willing to cultivate it.distributed 大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive ReadingTask 4Answer the following questions according to Text A.1.What is a mobile office?A mobile office is the mutual product of economic,scientific,and social progress.A mo

43、bile office has become a solution that provides users with convenient,prompt,safe,reliable,and reasonably priced communications and office facilities anywhere,anytime via the support of mobile interconnection platform(MIP)and its application systems.大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading2.How will

44、mobile office help you out of business dilemma?A mobile office helps you read faxes or e-mails and make prompt reactions even when you are traveling on business.It helps you check,reply,distribute,display,modify,or read some materials when you are not in your office.You wont make your clients unhapp

45、y or disappointed or lose a lot of business opportunities since you can handle your business anywhere anytime with a mobile office.大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading3.Apart from the advantages of a mobile office,are there any unsatisfactory aspects?What are they?Though the mobile office has pro

46、vided people with a convenient,casual working environment,but at the same time it still has some unsatisfactory aspects such as mismatching equipment interface and inadequate battery.Nevertheless,we believe that with technical progress,people can certainly overcome all kinds of difficulties.大连理工大学出版

47、社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive ReadingTask 5Word Formation LearningRoot(1)Learning some knowledge about Word Formation can be very helpful for you to guess the meaning of a new word in a passage while you are reading.In Book I,you have learned some basic rules of word formation,including suffixes,prefixes

48、and compound words.In this book we will discuss Root.大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading Root,also called“base form”,is the form of a word on which other forms of that wordare said to be based.From this unit,lets begin with the following roots which can be found in Text A.大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Compr

49、ehensive ReadingRootsMeaningExamplesmobmotto move移动，挪移动，挪mobility n.可动可动性，变动性性，变动性immobile a.不不动的，不变动的，不变的的remote a.偏僻偏僻的；遥远的的；遥远的promote v.促动，促动，提升提升motor n.发动机，发动机，马达马达modmanner方式，模方式，模式；式；风度风度mode n.模式模式modify v.修改，修改，修正修正model n.模型；模型；模范模范tributeto give给予给予contribute v.有有助于；捐款；助于；捐款；贡献贡献retribut

50、ion n.报报应；报复应；报复大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Comprehensive Reading Now,read Text A carefully,locate the words in the text that contain one of the above-mentioned roots,and tell the meaning of each word.1.mob_(Para.1,Line 2)mobile 2.tribute_(Para.3,Line 1)distribute 3.mod_(Para.3,Line 2)modify 大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版