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A Virtual Life. Is Virtual Life Better Than Reality?. Restore balance to my life. Virtual life Cyber space Net world. Real life Reality. Force myself back into the real world. restore. 1.give sth. back 2. return sth. to previous condition 3. make sb. feel better. restore order - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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)。