A Virtual Life

Is Virtual Life Better Than Reality?

Real life

Reality

Virtual life

Cyber space

Net world

Restore balance to my life

Force myself back into the real world

restore1.give sth. back

2. return sth. to previous condition

3. make sb. feel better  restore order restore to its owner restore sb. to life techniques used to restore old oil paintingsI felt restored after my weekend away.The room is restored out of all recognition.

Words Related to PC

virtual life (title)

on the Net (L1)

telecommuter (L8)

email (L9)

Internet mailing lists (LL 9-10)

computer-assisted (LL 10-11)

data (L18)

link (L19)

cyber-interaction(L25)

on line (L39)

system crash (L47)

click on the modem; connection (L64)

password (L65)

virtualadj.

1.being sth. in practice

2. hypothetical

3. generated by computer  

a virtual ruler

cyber-prefix

computers and information systems

cyber-phobia: fear of computers

crashn. v.

Syn: smash into, break down, bump

1.vehicle collision

2.loud noise

3.computer breakdown

4.financial collapse

Change of Life (Para. I)

call shock

boyfriend’s accent impossible to interpret

secretary’s clipped tone more rejecting

time fluid

hours

seconds

weekends

minutes

stretch into days

highlight-ordinary

interpret

v. (mis-)

1.find the meaning of sth.

2.ascribe a meaning to

3.translate sth.

I interpreted his gestures as an invitation.interpret sb’s laughter as an insult

rejectv.

1.not accept

2.turn sb. down

reject a vote reject a literary contribution His view has been rejected. Sorting-machine rejects all defective specimens.

stretchv.

1.extend (lengthen, widen, extended by force)

2.expand (regain original shape)

antonym: shrinkstretch out a helping hand / stretch one's legs The sleeves of this sweater have stretched.He lay stretched on the lawn. His memory stretches back to his early childhood.

Change of Work (Para. II)

TV producer telecommuter

I submit articles and edit them via email.

submit(-tt-)

vt. propose or hand in

argue a point

vi. (to) yield to sb.

agree to

Syn: present, put forward, propose, offer

surrender, give in, yield, agree to

Anto: withdraw

Applications must be submitted in triplicate.

I submit that this should be allowed.

The minority should submit to the majority.

submit oneself to

Symptoms (Para. IV)

life-unreal

become one with machine

taking data in

spitting them back out

aversion to socializing

strong dislike

The dress was too big, so I took it in.

I didn’t take in what you were studying.

She took in every details of Mary’s clothes.

Do you mean we should take in the fresh?

This is the total cost of the trip, taking in everything.

Don’t be taken in by her promise.

make (clothes)narrower

understand

observe

receive, admit

including

deceive

Personality (Para. V, VI)

a lack of discipline

shyer, more cautious & anxious

conversely, overexcited & interrupt

constantly worry if…

on the other hand;

on the contrary

Behaviors (Para. VII)

leave TV to talk away in the background

jarred by commercials

sucked in by soup operas

needing to keep up with latest news and the weather

jarvi.

shake; irritate; disturb; clash; grate

jar on sb. jar on sb.'s nerves [ear] Their opinions jar with ours. It jars with the surroundings.

suck inv.

draw liquid out with mouth

be very bad

sucked thumbHe sat sucking at his pipe.The movie really sucked, so we walked out.find oneself sucked in.I don’t want to get sucked into debate about school reform.

Online Behaviors (Para. )Ⅷ

attacking everyone in sight

bad tempered, easily angered

insensitive

wounding remarks

projecting until after...

point out that...

project

He projected the photograph onto the screen.He had projected his fear of heights onto her.She projected herself back into the past.

1.direct an image onto surface

2.believe others share a mental life

3.imagine sth.

in sight

a sight for sore eyes

at / on sight

catch (have, gain, get, keep, lose) sight of

at first sight of

know sb. by sight

out of sight

1.able to be seen

2.likely to happen in the near future

Out of sight, out of mind.

Reality (Para. )Ⅸ

fight my boyfriend

misinterpreting his intentions

lack of emotional cues

system crashing

doggedly

cue

be in the (right) cue forgive sb. the cuemiss a cuetake one’s cue from

n. v.

1.signal to speak or act

2.prompt or reminder

Daily Routine (Para. )ⅩⅪ

dressing for work

sleeping normal hours

rely on co-workers

long-term unemployment---damaging

drug abuse, crime, suicide

set apart the weekend

abuse

abuse one's privilegedrug abuseabuse power/ the abuse of power

n. v.

1.maltreatment

2.improper use

3.insult

set apart

 Her knowledge sets her apart.

n. v.

1.reserve for specific use

2.make sb. conspicuous

Flee (Para. )Ⅻ

ringing laughter intolerable

noise unbearable

click on the modem

Key Words

1.restore

2.virtual

3.cyber

4.crush

5.interpret

6.reject

7.stretch

8.Submit

9.jar

10.suck in

11.project

12.in sight

13.cue

14.Abuse

15.set apart

16.take in

Assignment

1. 复习词汇表 1 、 2 ，掌握词汇表 5

2. 复习虚拟语气 3. 完成奠基篇 Unit 6 词汇部分4. 自学 Unit 7-B 、 Unit 4-B ；请在课文中标

记关键词并查阅其涵义，写在笔记本上（检查）。