1. BR-main Before Reading 1. Poem 2. Computer-related Vocabulary Items
3. Introduction of the Virtual World
Some Famous Websites
SOHO -- Small-Office/Home-Office
Virtual College
4. News Report
5. Warm-up Questions

2. BR1.1
Listen to the poem “Surfing the Internet” and answer the following questions. II ■

3. 1. What was the heroine doing when her boss came in?
BR1.2
Listen to the poem “Surfing the Internet” and answer the following questions.
1. What was the heroine doing when her boss came in?
Surfing the Internet.
2. How did she act in front of her boss?
She pretended to be surprised at the computer which had crashed “unexpectedly”.
3. What would you do if you were in such a situation?
Open ended.

4. BR2.1
The most dynamic combining forms/prefixes for new computer-and-Internet-related vocabulary in English are cyber-, virtual, Net- (net), Web- (web-), and E- (e-).
1. combining forms/prefixes + noun
virtual life (虚拟世界),virtual office(虚拟办公室), cyber-interaction
(网络互动), cyber nut(网虫), cyber pet(电子宠物),web page(网页), website(网站), e-card(电子贺卡),e-business(电子商务)
2. combining forms/prefixes + verb
cybersurf(网上冲浪), netsurf(网上冲浪), (发送电子邮件)
3.words like cyber, net, etc. + suffix
cyberian(网络用户), netter(网民), cyberize(使联网)
4.clipped words
cyberdoc(网络医生), Netcast(网络播放), Netizen(网民), e-zine(电子杂志)

5. BR3.1
Some Famous Websites

6. BR3.11

7. BR3.12

8. BR3.13

9. SOHO -- Small-Office/Home-Office
BR3.21
SOHO -- Small-Office/Home-Office
What do you guess is the meaning of SOHO in information technology?
In information technology, SOHO is a term for the small office or home office environment and business culture. A number of organizations, businesses, and publications now exist to support people who work or have businesses in this environment. These people needn’t go to the office every day. They work at home without worrying about their dress and the strict rules of the company. The term “virtual office” is sometimes used as a synonym.

10. SOHO -- Small-Office/Home-Office
BR3.22
SOHO -- Small-Office/Home-Office
2) What kind of people do you think belong to the group of
SOHO?
Writers, program designers, ad-agents, etc., all belong to the group of SOHO. Obviously, the author of Text A is a member of them.

11. BR3.31
Virtual College
Virtual College affords individuals the opportunity to advance in their chosen careers through on-line education. People can complete their education without leaving their home or office. However, they will have the college campus experience through a virtual classroom environment. The virtual classroom will allow them to interact with their instructors and other students in the class. Through the virtual classroom students will share information with their “classmates” from all over the world. The virtual classroom is available 24 hours a day, allowing people to complete the courses at their convenience regardless of their work schedule.

12. BR3.32 Virtual College Some virtual colleges are:
APCO Virtual College, Virtual
College of Elizabeth City State University

13. BR3.33 Virtual College Questions and Answers to Virtual College:
Do you think virtual college will be popular in the future, why or why not?
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of virtual college?

14. BR4.41
News Report
Listen to the following news and answer the questions.
1.Why were e-communications booming when the deadly
SARS virus was plaguing?
Because people wanted to reduce their face-to-face contacts with others, or hide at home.
2.What did people surf the Net for during the period of
SARS plaguing?
They surfed the Net for information about SARS as well as for medical advice. Besides, they used to keep in touch with friends and family members and to share the information.
3.What did you do when SARS was plaguing?

15. BR4.42
The deadly SARS virus plaguing China appears to have been a god-send for the nation's Internet service providers. As people reduce their face-to-face contacts with others, or hide at home from the disease, e-communications are booming.
Many people are surfing the Net for information about the mysterious, and highly contagious virus and using to keep in touch with friends and family. Many Internet users are downloading medical advice to relieve their SARS-caused anxieties. And they are using to share the information.
Sina.com’s news channels have received an increasing number of hits in recent days, due in part to the epidemic, said Daniel Mao, Sina.com’s chief executive officer.
The remote office, which allows people to work via the Internet when they are out of their offices, has become increasingly popular since the SARS outbreak. Countless people nervous about shopping in high-traffic stores and malls are making purchases online. II ■

16. BR5.1
Warm-up Questions
1. What are the antonyms of “virtual world” and “virtual life”?
Real world; real life.
2. What are the synonyms for “virtual world”?
Cyberspace; cyberia; etherworld; virtual reality; Internet world; net world; etc.
3. What can people do on the Internet?
Communicating with people; shopping; reading; learning; working; publishing; listening to music; watching films; playing games; hacking; etc.
4. What do you usually do on the Internet, and what websites
do you usually log on?

17. GR-main Global Reading 1. Part Division of the Text
2. Questions about the Text
3. Word-web
4. Further Understanding
For Part 1 Questions and Answers
For Part 2 Multiple Choice
For Part 3 True or False

18. GR-1.part1 Part Division of the Text Parts Lines Main Ideas 1 1~16
Description of the author’s virtual life. 2
17~53
Her feeling about the virtual life.
Her effort of returning to the real world and her feeling about the real world. 3
54~66

19. GR-2.Q1 Questions about the Text 1.What is the main idea of Text A?
Despite the many negative effects of virtual life, the author prefers it to real life.
2.What are the roles of the first paragraph and the last?
The first paragraph tells about the consequences of living a virtual life and the last tells about the author’s return to it. Together, they show us the dilemma people are in at present: because of modern technology, we have a choice between the virtual life and the real life, but we find both unsatisfactory. The author, however, finally has to choose the latter despite its negative effects.

20. Internet mailing lists
GR-3.W-1
Word-web
Scan Text A to find out vocabulary items related to computer
and the Internet.
link
virtual life
L19
Title L1
on the net
L25
cyber-interaction
on line L8
telecommuter
L39
system crash
L47 L9
click on the modem
Internet mailing lists
L64
LL9-10
connection
LL10-11
computer-assisted
L64
password
L18
data
L65

21. GR-4.-PART1-1 Questions and Answers
1. What did the author do three years ago and what is she doing now?
She worked as a television producer at the time, and now she submits articles and edits them via and communicates with colleagues on Internet mailing lists.
2.How does the author manage her daily life?
She can order food, manage her money, love and work on Net.

22. GR-4-Part2-1 Multiple Choice
Read Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best answer for each question.
1. How does the author feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world?( )
A) She feels shy.
B) She feels angry.
C) She feels cautious.
D) She feels overexcited.

23. GR-Part2-1-a Multiple Choice
Read Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best answer for each question.
1. How does the author feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world?( ) A
A) She feels shy.
B) She feels angry.
C) She feels cautious.
D) She feels overexcited.

24. GR-Part2-1-b Multiple Choice
Read Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best answer for each question.
1. How does the author feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world?( ) B
A) She feels shy.
B) She feels angry.
C) She feels cautious.
D) She feels overexcited.

25. GR-Part2-1-c Multiple Choice
Read Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best answer for each question.
1. How does the author feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world?( ) C
A) She feels shy.
B) She feels angry.
C) She feels cautious.
D) She feels overexcited.

26. GR-Part2-1-D Multiple Choice
Read Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best answer for each question.
1. How does the author feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world?( ) D
A) She feels shy.
B) She feels angry.
C) She feels cautious.
D) She feels overexcited.

27. GR-4-Part2-2 Multiple Choice 2. How does the author behave on line?( )
A) She is friendly.
B) She is humorous.
C) She is bad-tempered.
D) She is talkative.

28. GR-Part2-2-a Multiple Choice 2. How does the author behave on line?( )
A) She is friendly.
B) She is humorous.
C) She is bad-tempered.
D) She is talkative.

29. GR-Part2-2-b Multiple Choice 2. How does the author behave on line?( )
A) She is friendly.
B) She is humorous.
C) She is bad-tempered.
D) She is talkative.

30. GR-Part2-2-c Multiple Choice 2. How does the author behave on line?( )
A) She is friendly.
B) She is humorous.
C) She is bad-tempered.
D) She is talkative.

31. GR-Part2-2-D Multiple Choice 2. How does the author behave on line?( )
A) She is friendly.
B) She is humorous.
C) She is bad-tempered.
D) She is talkative.

32. GR-4-Part3-1 Multiple Choice
3.Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net sometimes?
( )
A) Because they haven’t seen each other for a long time.
B) Because their typed dialogue lacks emotional cues and
she misinterprets it.
C) Because he doesn’t love her any longer.
D) Because he doesn’t send s to her frequently.

33. GR-Part2-3-a Multiple Choice
3.Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net sometimes?
( ) A
A) Because they haven’t seen each other for a long time.
B) Because their typed dialogue lacks emotional cues and
she misinterprets it.
C) Because he doesn’t love her any longer.
D) Because he doesn’t send s to her frequently.

34. GR-Part2-3-b Multiple Choice
3.Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net sometimes?
( ) B
A) Because they haven’t seen each other for a long time.
B) Because their typed dialogue lacks emotional cues and
she misinterprets it.
C) Because he doesn’t love her any longer.
D) Because he doesn’t send s to her frequently.

35. GR-Part2-3-c Multiple Choice
3.Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net sometimes?
( ) C
A) Because they haven’t seen each other for a long time.
B) Because their typed dialogue lacks emotional cues and
she misinterprets it.
C) Because he doesn’t love her any longer.
D) Because he doesn’t send s to her frequently.

36. GR-Part2-3-D Multiple Choice
3.Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net sometimes?
( ) D
A) Because they haven’t seen each other for a long time.
B) Because their typed dialogue lacks emotional cues and
she misinterprets it.
C) Because he doesn’t love her any longer.
D) Because he doesn’t send s to her frequently.

37. GR-4-Part2-4-1 Multiple Choice
4.What does the author think the daily routine is?( )
A) Dressing for work.
B) Working with colleagues at the office.
C) Sleeping normal hours.
D) All the above.

38. GR-Part2-4-a Multiple Choice
4.What does the author think the daily routine is?( ) A
A) Dressing for work.
B) Working with colleagues at the office.
C) Sleeping normal hours.
D) All the above.

39. GR-Part2-4-b Multiple Choice
4.What does the author think the daily routine is?( ) B
A) Dressing for work.
B) Working with colleagues at the office.
C) Sleeping normal hours.
D) All the above.

40. GR-Part2-4-c Multiple Choice
4.What does the author think the daily routine is?( ) C
A) Dressing for work.
B) Working with colleagues at the office.
C) Sleeping normal hours.
D) All the above.

41. GR-Part2-4-D Multiple Choice
4.What does the author think the daily routine is?( ) D
A) Dressing for work.
B) Working with colleagues at the office.
C) Sleeping normal hours.
D) All the above.

42. GR-Part3T/F-1 True or False
1. The author tries to at least get to the gym in order to keep fit.
( ) F
The author tries to at least get to the gym, so that she may set apart the weekend from the rest of her week.
2. The author can get used to the real world very well.
( ) F
She finds that sometimes being face to face is too much.

43. GR-Part3T/F2
3. The author can’t bear her friend’s laughter and the noise in the restaurant.
( ) T a
4. The author can’t make a choice between the real world and the virtual one.
( ) F
She finally chooses the virtual world.

44. AR-Main After Reading 1. Useful Expressions 2. Pair Work
3. Word Completion
4. Spot Dictation
5. Debate
6. Writing Practice
7. Talk about the Pictures
8. Proverbs and Quotations

45. AR-1-1 Useful Expressions highlight of the week submit articles
1. 一周中的最好时光
2. 投稿
submit articles
3. 有时
at times
feel an aversion to
4. 对……感到厌恶
forms of socializing
5. 社交方式

46. AR-1-2 Useful Expressions a lack of discipline cyber-interaction
6. 缺乏自律
7. 网络交际
cyber-interaction
8.面对
be confronted with
9.穿着得体
be dressed appropriately
be bad-tempered
10. 坏脾气

47. AR-1-3 Useful Expressions in this state daily routine rely on
11. 在此状态下
12. 日常事务
daily routine
13. 依赖
rely on
long-term unemployment
14.长期失业
drug abuse
15.吸毒

48. AR-1-4 Useful Expressions restore balance set apart…from… face to face
16. 恢复平衡
17. 将 …… 与 …… 区分开
set apart…from…
18.面对面
face to face
make an excuse
19.找借口

49. AR-2-1
Pair Work
Read Paras 4~10 and work in pairs to find out consequences of “my” virtual life. Use the “find oneself + adj./past participle/present participle” structure when summing up the consequences.
Models:
I find myself shyer, more cautious, more anxious.
I find myself sucked in by soap operas.
I find myself attacking everyone in sight.

50. AR-3-1
Word Completion
Complete the words with the help of the definitions given.
1. s become longer, wider, etc.
2. e having or seeming to have no end
3. a a strong feeling of dislike
4. a a particular way of considering an issue
5. m understand wrongly
6. r depend confidently, put trust in
7. a wrong or excessive use
8. r bring back to a former condition
9. I too bad to be endured
tretch
ndless
version
ngle
isinterpret
ely
buse
estore
ntolerable

51. AR-4-1
Spot Dictation
Listen to the following passage and fill in the missing words.
2000 SK Telecom Internet Survival Contest for Physically Challenged Youth was held on October 30, Myself, and all the other physically youth who successfully finished the 72 hours of the Internet Survival Contest overcame our handicaps well, and ourselves proudly to a life lived only by using the Internet. In the session it was more to everybody because all of the award prizes were made by Through this opportunity, I
challenged
adapted
award
meaningful
participants II ■

52. AR-4-2
gained valuable knowledge, and real life It gave me self-assurance of the real world of information era. I also experienced amounts of encouragement and cheers from net-citizens. This is also one of the most .
experience
enormous
precious
gifts

53. AR-5-1
Debate
Suppose your parents think that you and your brother/sister are spending too much time on the Internet, neglecting your schoolwork and normal daily life, and isolating yourselves from the real world. You want to convince them that your time on the Internet is not wasted, and the Internet has in no way isolated you from the real world. A debate is therefore called for between you and your parents.
Now prepare and go about the debate by taking the following steps:

54. AR-5-2 Debate Step 1 Form teams
Make groups of four people. Two of them will be the “parents” and the other two will be their “children”.
Step 2 Have a pre-debate discussion
The “parents” and the “children” prepare their arguments and supporting facts respectively.
Step 3 Carry on the debate
The debate will be carried on within each team, that is, the “parents” and the “children” in the team will present their arguments to each other. The debate will go on until one side fails to respond.
One or two groups may be invited to give examples in class.

55. AR-7-main Writing Practice 1. Inductive generalization 2. Example
3. Homework

56. AR-6-1 Inductive generalization
In developing a paragraph by means of the inductive generalization, the writer presents particular instances of a like kind and leads them into valid generalization which serves as his topic sentences. Thus, in the inductive pattern, the topic sentence is likely to appear late in the paragraph, often at the end. The result may be referred to as a periodic paragraph, which, like a periodic sentence, cannot be considered structurally complete at any point before the end.

57. AR-6-2.1
Example
As an early-morning pastime, Susie, my tortoise-colored kitten, would frequent the utility room, swing open the small metal door on the gas heater, and peer at the mechanism inside. During the daytime her favorite toy was not the usual ball of the yarn, but a small musical top. And late at night, when there was sometimes a gentle tapping in the study next to my bedroom, the cause proved the same: in the darkness a soft little paw was playing feline rhythms on the key of my typewriter. For a kitten, Susie had an unusual interest in mechanical things.

58. AR-6-2.2 Example 1. What is the conclusion?
2. How does the author draw this conclusion?
3. Analyze Text A and explain how the author uses the
technique of induction.
For a kitten, Susie had an unusual interest in
mechanical things.
By three examples of the kitten’s interest.
Open-ended.

59. AR-6-2.3
Homework
Analyze Text A and explain how the author uses the technique of induction.

60. AR-7.1
Talk about the Pictures

61. AR-7.1.1

62. AR-7.1.2

63. AR-7.1.3

64. AR-7.1.4

65. AR-7.1.5

66. AR-8.1 Proverbs and Quotations
1. Lack of work brings a thousand diseases.
2. Time and tide wait for no man.
3. Don’t burn the candle at both ends.
一闲生百病。
时光如流水，岁月不待人。
蜡烛不可两头点。（即：不要过度操劳。）
4. People need to know one another to be at their honest best.
--Bobbins Staca, British writer
人们需要相互了解才能达到最诚实的境界。
--英国作家 R. 斯达卡

67. AR-8.2 Proverbs and Quotations
5. When one loves one’s art no service seems too hard.
--O. Henry, American novelist
6.No matter how strong you are, how notable your attainments,
you have enduring significance only in your relationship to
others.
--Ziegler Edward, American writer
一旦热爱自己的工作, 什么奉献也不难。
--美国小说家 欧.亨利
不管你有多么强大, 你的成就多么辉煌, 只有保持你与他人之间的关系, 这一切才会有持久的意义。
--美国作家 Z.爱德华

68. Article1-S A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend’s Liverpool accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen; a secretary’s clipped tone
seems more rejecting than I’d imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days.

69. Article2_S
For the last three years, since I stopped working as a television producer, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit articles and edit them via and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship
is also computer-assisted.
If I desired, I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food, and manage my money, love and work.

70. Article3_S
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the endless snowstorm of ’96 on TV.
But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I’ve become one with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another link in the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have become the Net critics’ worst nightmare.

71. Article4_S
What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to computer, not worrying about hair, and clothes and face, has become a form of escape, a lack of discipline. And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.
I find myself shyer, more cautious, more anxious. Or, conversely, when suddenly confronted with real live humans, I get overexcited, speak too much, interrupt.

72. Article5_S
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately, that perhaps I’ve actually forgotten to put on a skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and underwear I sleep and live in.
At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background, something that I’d never done previously. The voices of the programs are comforting, but then I’m jarred by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline,” “Frontline,” “Nightline,” CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves into the background. I decide to check my .

73. Article6_S
On line, I find myself attacking everyone in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered. I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive, believing that they’ve forgotten that there are people actually reading their wounding remarks. I don’t realize that I’m projecting until after I’ve been embarrassed by someone who politely points out that I’ve attacked her for agreeing with me.
When I’m in this state, I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours, because the system keeps crashing. I say a line, then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on, doggedly.

74. Article7-S
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.

75. Article8-S
But sometimes being face to face is too much. I see a friend and her ringing laughter is intolerable -- the noise of conversation in the restaurant, unbearable. I make my excuses and flee. I re-enter my apartment and run to the computer as though it were a place of safety.
I click on the modem, the once-annoying sound of the connection now as pleasant as my favorite tune. I enter my password. The real world disappears.

76. Article1_S_Popwin_My…
A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend’s Liverpool accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen; a secretary’s clipped tone
What does the sentence imply?
The author has become more familiar with the virtual world than the real world.
seems more rejecting than I’d imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days.

77. Article3_S_Popwin_We..
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the endless snowstorm of ’96 on TV.
But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I’ve become one with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another link in the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have become the Net critics’ worst nightmare.
Paraphrase the sentence.
We have got into a situation that critics of the Net describe as most dreadful.

78. Article4_S_Popwin_And…
What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to computer, not worrying about hair, and clothes and face, has become a form of escape, a lack of discipline. And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.
1.What does “cyber-interaction” mean?
2.What does “cave” here refer to?
3.Paraphrase the second part of the sentence.
“Cyber-” is a prefix which means “of the computer”. “Cyber-interaction” means the contact via the computer.
I find myself shyer, more cautious, more anxious. Or, conversely, when suddenly confronted with real live humans, I get overexcited, speak too much, interrupt.
“Cave” here refers figuratively to the isolated life of the virtual world.
Returning to normal society from the isolated life of the virtual world can be quite a problem.

79. Article5_S_Popwin_At…
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately, that perhaps I’ve actually forgotten to put on a skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and underwear I sleep and live in.
Translate the sentence into Chinese.
At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background, something that I’d never done previously. The voices of the programs are comforting, but then I’m jarred by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline,” “Frontline,” “Nightline,” CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves into the background. I decide to check my .
有时我把电视机开着，让它作为背景声音一直响着，以前我从不这样做。

80. Article5_S_Popwin_Dateline…
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately, that perhaps I’ve actually forgotten to put on a skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and underwear I sleep and live in.
Give the Chinese equivalents for “Dateline”, “Frontline”, “Nightline”, “CNN”, “New York 1”.
At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background, something that I’d never done previously. The voices of the programs are comforting, but then I’m jarred by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline,” “Frontline,” “Nightline,” CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves into the background. I decide to check my .
“每日新闻”、“一线新闻”、“夜间新闻”、“有线新闻电视网”、“纽约一套”。

81. Article5_S_Popwin_What …
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately, that perhaps I’ve actually forgotten to put on a skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and underwear I sleep and live in.
What does this sentence mean?
At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background, something that I’d never done previously. The voices of the programs are comforting, but then I’m jarred by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline,” “Frontline,” “Nightline,” CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves into the background. I decide to check my .
It means work becomes less important.

82. Article6_S_Popwin_when…
On line, I find myself attacking everyone in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered. I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive, believing that they’ve forgotten that there are people actually reading their wounding remarks. I don’t realize that I’m projecting until after I’ve been embarrassed by someone who politely points out that I’ve attacked her for agreeing with me.
Why does the author misinterpret her boyfriend’s intention?
Because the typed dialogue lacks the emotion that is expressed and implied in the real dialogue.
When I’m in this state, I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours, because the system keeps crashing. I say a line, then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on, doggedly.

83. Article7_S_Popwin_I…
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
What does “story” here refer to?
“Story” here refers to any descriptive article in a newspaper or an event, a situation, etc. suitable for such an article.
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.

84. Article1-W A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend’s Liverpool accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen; a secretary’s clipped tone
seems more rejecting than I’d imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days.

85. Article1_W_Popwin_virtual.1
A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend’s Liverpool accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen; a secretary’s clipped tone
virtual: adj. 1)
created and existing only in a computer
I can visit a virtual store and put what I want in my basket at the click of a mouse button.
seems more rejecting than I’d imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days.
Some people spend too much time escaping from reality into the virtual world conjured up on their computer screens.

86. Article1_W_Popwin_virtual.2
A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend’s Liverpool accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen; a secretary’s clipped tone 2)
almost what is stated; in fact though not in name
The officials hear this kind of talk in virtual silence.
国王处处都受王后的影响，以至于王后成了国家实际上的统治者。
seems more rejecting than I’d imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days.
The king was so much under the influence of his wife that she was the virtual ruler of the country.

87. Article1_W_Popwin_interpret.1
A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend’s Liverpool accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen; a secretary’s clipped tone
interpret: v. 1)
understand (sth. said, ordered, or done)
The gift is generally interpreted as a bribe.
She made a gesture, which he chose to interpret as an invitation.
seems more rejecting than I’d imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days. 2)
give or provide the meaning of, explain
诗有助于阐述人生的意义。
Poetry helps to interpret life.
The evidence is difficult to interpret.

88. Article1_W_Popwin_interpret.2
A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend’s Liverpool accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen; a secretary’s clipped tone 3)
translate what is said in one language into another
No one in the tour group spoke Spanish so we had to ask the guide to interpret.
seems more rejecting than I’d imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days.

89. Article1_W_Popwin_strectch
A VIRTUAL LIFE
After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend’s Liverpool accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen; a secretary’s clipped tone
stretch: v. (cause to) become longer, wider, etc. without
breaking
My wool coat stretched when I washed it.
The child stretched the rubber band to its full extent.
seems more rejecting than I’d imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days.
你已经使我忍无可忍了。
You are stretching my patience to limit.

90. Article2_W
For the last three years, since I stopped working as a television producer, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit articles and edit them via and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship
is also computer-assisted.
If I desired, I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food, and manage my money, love and work.

91. Article2_W_Popwin_submit.1
For the last three years, since I stopped working as a television producer, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit articles and edit them via and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship
submit: 1)
vt. give (sth.) to sb. so that it may be formally considered
I am going to submit an application for that job in Microsoft.
Peter submitted his application to the local government.
is also computer-assisted.
If I desired, I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food, and manage my money, love and work. 2)
vt. yield (oneself) to the will or power of another,
agree to obey
Should a wife submit herself to her husband?
We should submit ourselves to discipline.

92. Article2_W_Popwin_edit.1
For the last three years, since I stopped working as a television producer, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit articles and edit them via and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship
edit: vt. revise or correct
Scholars often edit Shakespeare’s plays.
John didn’t finish editing the annual report until the end of last month.
is also computer-assisted.
If I desired, I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food, and manage my money, love and work.

93. Article2_W_Popwin_submit.2
For the last three years, since I stopped working as a television producer, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit articles and edit them via and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship 3)
vi. give in to the will or power of another
He may be defeated, but he will never submit.
The government decided not to submit to foreign pressure.
is also computer-assisted.
If I desired, I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food, and manage my money, love and work.

94. Article2_W_Popwin_communicate.1
For the last three years, since I stopped working as a television producer, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit articles and edit them via and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship
communicate:
1.vi. contact sb. in any way, eap. by speaking to them,
writing to them or calling them (followed by with)
We can communicate with people in most parts of the world by telephone.
is also computer-assisted.
If I desired, I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food, and manage my money, love and work.
年轻人有时抱怨无法与父母沟通思想。
Young people sometimes complain of not being able to communicate with their parents.

95. Article2_W_Popwin_communicate.2
For the last three years, since I stopped working as a television producer, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit articles and edit them via and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship
2.vt. make (news, opinions, feelings, etc.) known
The radio stations communicate the storm warnings to the islanders.
is also computer-assisted.
If I desired, I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food, and manage my money, love and work.
She communicated her ideas to her subordinates.

96. Article3_W
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the endless snowstorm of ’96 on TV.
But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I’ve become one with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another link in the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have become the Net critics’ worst nightmare.

97. Article3_W_Popwin_at times.1
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the endless snowstorm of ’96 on TV.
But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I’ve become one with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another link in the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have become the Net critics’ worst nightmare.
at times: sometimes
At times, I feel that I want to leave this job.

98. Article3_W_Popwin_take in.1
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the endless snowstorm of ’96 on TV.
But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I’ve become one with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another link in the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have become the Net critics’ worst nightmare.
take in: 1)
receive, admit 2)
include 3)
make (clothes) narrower 4)
understand 5)
deceive 6)
see at a glance; see at once
The dress was too big, so I took it in. 3
I didn’t take in what you were saying. 4
She took in every details of the other woman’s clothes. 6
Do you mean we should get rid of the stale and take in
the fresh? 1
Don’t be taken in by her promises. 5
This is the total cost of the trip, taking in everything. 2

99. Article3_W_Popwin_take in.2
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the endless snowstorm of ’96 on TV.
But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I’ve become one with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another link in the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have become the Net critics’ worst nightmare.
Collocation:
take after
仿效，跟随；相像，在相貌、脾气或性格上相似
take apart 拆开
take back
收回（所说的或所写的事）
take down
拿下，放下
take for
把……视作；误认为
take off
脱掉（衣服等）；起飞
take on
从事；开始对付
take out
取出；弄走
take over 接管
take up
举起；开始从事

100. Article3_W_Popwin_spit
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the endless snowstorm of ’96 on TV.
But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I’ve become one with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another link in the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have become the Net critics’ worst nightmare.
spit: vt. send (liquid, food, etc.) out from the mouth
used in the pattern: spit sth. (out) (at/on/onto sb./sth.)
He’s very ill and spitting (up) blood.
The baby spat its food out on the table.
他气呼呼地作了答复。
He angrily spat out his answer.

101. Article3_W_Popwin_symptoms
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the endless snowstorm of ’96 on TV.
But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I’ve become one with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another link in the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have become the Net critics’ worst nightmare.
symptom: n.
1)sign of the existence of sth. bad
2) change in the body that indicates an illness
The Government must not ignore these symptoms of discontent among their own supporters.
High interest rates are a symptom of a weak economy.
A cold, fever and headache are the usual symptoms of flu.
持续地咳嗽可能是非典型性肺炎的症状。
A persistent cough may be a symptom of atypical pneumonia.

102. Article3_W_Popwin_nightmare
In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the endless snowstorm of ’96 on TV.
But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I’ve become one with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another link in the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have become the Net critics’ worst nightmare.
nightmare: n. a terrible dream
Driving through that snowstorm was a nightmare.
I had a nightmare about falling off the skyscraper.

103. Article4_W
What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to computer, not worrying about hair, and clothes and face, has become a form of escape, a lack of discipline. And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.
I find myself shyer, more cautious, more anxious. Or, conversely, when suddenly confronted with real live humans, I get overexcited, speak too much, interrupt.

104. Article4_W_popwin_conversely
What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to computer, not worrying about hair, and clothes and face, has become a form of escape, a lack of discipline. And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.
conversely: adv. in a way that is opposite to sth.
$1 will buy 100 yen worth of Japanese goods. Conversely, 100 yen will buy $1 worth of American goods.
I find myself shyer, more cautious, more anxious. Or, conversely, when suddenly confronted with real live humans, I get overexcited, speak too much, interrupt.
You can add the fluid to the powder or, conversely, the powder to the fluid.

105. Article5_W
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately, that perhaps I’ve actually forgotten to put on a skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and underwear I sleep and live in.
At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background, something that I’d never done previously. The voices of the programs are comforting, but then I’m jarred by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline,” “Frontline,” “Nightline,” CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves into the background. I decide to check my .

106. Article5_W_popwin_but then
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately, that perhaps I’ve actually forgotten to put on a skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and underwear I sleep and live in.
but then: yet at the same time
At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background, something that I’d never done previously. The voices of the programs are comforting, but then I’m jarred by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline,” “Frontline,” “Nightline,” CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves into the background. I decide to check my .
The failure of China’s soccer team looks inevitable. But then, anything can happen in football.
这个马戏团并不出色，不过观众的要求也并不高。
The circus was not a very good one, but then, the audience was not demanding.

107. Article5_W_popwin_jar
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately, that perhaps I’ve actually forgotten to put on a skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and underwear I sleep and live in.
jar: v. have a harsh or an unpleasant effect
used in the pattern: jar sth., jar on sb./sth.
At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background, something that I’d never done previously. The voices of the programs are comforting, but then I’m jarred by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline,” “Frontline,” “Nightline,” CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves into the background. I decide to check my .
The fall jarred every bone in my body.
The way he laughs jars on me.

108. Article5_W_popwin_ suck in
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately, that perhaps I’ve actually forgotten to put on a skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and underwear I sleep and live in.
suck in: (usu. passive) involve (sb.) in an activity, an argument,
etc., usu. against their will
At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background, something that I’d never done previously. The voices of the programs are comforting, but then I’m jarred by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline,” “Frontline,” “Nightline,” CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves into the background. I decide to check my .
Some teenagers don’t want to get involved with gangs, but they find themselves getting sucked in.
我不想卷入有关学校改革的辩论。
I don’t want to get sucked into the debate about school reform.

109. Article5_W_popwin_ keep
I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately, that perhaps I’ve actually forgotten to put on a skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and underwear I sleep and live in.
keep up with: 1)
learn about or be aware of ( the news, etc.)
Carrie likes to keep up with the latest fashions.
At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background, something that I’d never done previously. The voices of the programs are comforting, but then I’m jarred by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline,” “Frontline,” “Nightline,” CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves into the background. I decide to check my .
He didn’t bother to keep up with the latest news. His only concern was to study. 2)
move at the same rate as
My salary doesn’t keep up with inflation.
他请了位家庭教师，因为他的功课跟不上班上其他同学。
He hired a tutor because he wasn’t able to keep up with the rest of the class.

110. Article6_W
On line, I find myself attacking everyone in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered. I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive, believing that they’ve forgotten that there are people actually reading their wounding remarks. I don’t realize that I’m projecting until after I’ve been embarrassed by someone who politely points out that I’ve attacked her for agreeing with me.
When I’m in this state, I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours, because the system keeps crashing. I say a line, then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on, doggedly.

111. Article6_W_popwin_in sight
On line, I find myself attacking everyone in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered. I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive, believing that they’ve forgotten that there are people actually reading their wounding remarks. I don’t realize that I’m projecting until after I’ve been embarrassed by someone who politely points out that I’ve attacked her for agreeing with me.
in sight: 1)
visible
No vehicle is in sight.
哪儿也见不到他。
He is nowhere in sight. 2)
likely to come soon
When I’m in this state, I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours, because the system keeps crashing. I say a line, then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on, doggedly.
An immediate agreement is nowhere in sight.
Peace was in sight at last after four years of war.
Collocation:
lose sight of
看不见；失去联系；忘记；没有考虑到
out of sight
看不到，不被看到

112. Article6_W_popwin_remark.1
On line, I find myself attacking everyone in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered. I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive, believing that they’ve forgotten that there are people actually reading their wounding remarks. I don’t realize that I’m projecting until after I’ve been embarrassed by someone who politely points out that I’ve attacked her for agreeing with me.
remark: 1)
n. things said or written as a comment
He closed the discussion with the remark that “he who plays with fire gets burnt”.
Mr. Smith approached us and made a couple of remarks about the weather.
When I’m in this state, I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours, because the system keeps crashing. I say a line, then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on, doggedly. 2)
v. say, esp. something which one has just noticed; give as an opinion
A local newspaper remarked that inflation was not to be checked for the time being.

113. Article6_W_popwin_remark.2
On line, I find myself attacking everyone in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered. I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive, believing that they’ve forgotten that there are people actually reading their wounding remarks. I don’t realize that I’m projecting until after I’ve been embarrassed by someone who politely points out that I’ve attacked her for agreeing with me.
His fluency with the Chinese language was remarked upon by all his Chinese colleagues.
remark & comment
这两个词都可用作名词，都有“谈论”、“评论”之意。
remark 是常用词，指议论、评价，常含有一种随便的意味。例如：
CF:
I should be pleased to have your remark.
我将很高兴听到你的意见。
Her absence of hair could hardly escape remark.
When I’m in this state, I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours, because the system keeps crashing. I say a line, then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on, doggedly.
她没有头发，免不了被人议论。
comment 通常强调批判性的评述。例如：

114. Article6_W_popwin_remark.3
On line, I find myself attacking everyone in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered. I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive, believing that they’ve forgotten that there are people actually reading their wounding remarks. I don’t realize that I’m projecting until after I’ve been embarrassed by someone who politely points out that I’ve attacked her for agreeing with me.
Some scathing comments were heard from visitors.
从来宾那听到了一些尖刻的批评。
It became a matter of cynical comment among the neighbors.
When I’m in this state, I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours, because the system keeps crashing. I say a line, then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on, doggedly.
这桩事情成了邻居们冷嘲热讽的话题。

115. Article6_W_popwin_emotional
On line, I find myself attacking everyone in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered. I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive, believing that they’ve forgotten that there are people actually reading their wounding remarks. I don’t realize that I’m projecting until after I’ve been embarrassed by someone who politely points out that I’ve attacked her for agreeing with me.
emotional: adj. 1)
of the emotions
She is grateful to him for his emotional support while she was in trouble.
It’s quite difficult to handle emotional problems. 2)
subject to or easily affected by emotion
When I’m in this state, I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours, because the system keeps crashing. I say a line, then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on, doggedly.
It’s said that Italians are more emotional than we are.
他非常易动感情，我离开时他哭了。
He was very emotional; he cried when I left.

116. Article6_W_popwin_cue
On line, I find myself attacking everyone in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered. I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive, believing that they’ve forgotten that there are people actually reading their wounding remarks. I don’t realize that I’m projecting until after I’ve been embarrassed by someone who politely points out that I’ve attacked her for agreeing with me.
cue: n. anything that serves as a signal about what to do or say
Then he started to talk about the finance, which was our cue to get up quietly and leave.
The time had come to say good night. At mother’s cue, we all ascended.
When I’m in this state, I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours, because the system keeps crashing. I say a line, then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on, doggedly.

117. Article7-W
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.

118. Article7-W_popwin_routine
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
routine: n. fixed and regular way of doing things
These two babies have different daily routines.
请按常规办事。
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.
Please do it according to routine.

119. Article7-W_popwin_relied.1
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
rely: vi. depend confidently on, put trust in
He can always be relied upon for help.
你放心好了，我会早到的。
You may rely on my early arrival.
CF:
rely, trust & depend
这些词都有“信任”、“相信”的意思。rely 指完全的信任。
例如：
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.
You are the only woman I can rely on.
你是我惟一能指望的女人。
He can be relied on to keep secret.
相信他能保密。

120. Article7-W_popwin_relied.2
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
trust 常强调基于没有说服力的证据的信仰产生的信心。例如：
We must try to trust one another. Stay and cooperate.
我们必须试图相互信任。留下来并且相互合作。
I don't think I could trust myself to speak to him about it.
我认为我不能对他谈论这件事。
It is foolhardy to depend on Middle Eastern countries for our oil supplies.
depend 意味着对另一个人的帮助或支持有信心。例如：
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.
完全依赖中东国家为我们提供石油是愚蠢的。
It all depends on how you tackle the problem.
那要看你如何应付这问题而定。

121. Article7-W_popwin_abuse.1
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
abuse:
alcohol abuse 1.
n. 1) wrong or excessive use
the abuse of power 2)
cruel treatment
The abuse of the helpless prisoner made him bitter.
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.
human rights abuses 2.
vt. 1) put to wrong use; use badly
He abused his privileges in activities outside his official capacity.
他辜负了我对他的信任。
He has abused my confidence in him.

122. Article7-W_popwin_abuse.2
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide. 2)
do cruel things to (a person or animal)
I won’t allow you to abuse that dog.
The arrested men have been physically abused.
CF:
abuse, misuse & mistreat
这些词都可用作动词，都有“不公正对待”、“伤害”或“滥用”之意。
abuse 最普通，指各种故意的或非故意的、言语上的辱骂或行为上的伤害。例如：
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.
He was always abusing people when he was drunk.
他酒醉后总爱骂人。
The serf-owners had the right to beat, abuse or even kill the serfs at will.
农奴主有权任意打骂甚至杀掉农奴。

123. Article7-W_popwin_abuse.3
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
misuse 指不适当的使用，即“误用”、“滥用”，并不一定有目的
性。例如：
He misused the idiom.
他把这个成语用错了。
He misused his knife at the table by lifting food with it.
吃饭时他误用刀子拿取食物。
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.
mistreat 多用于美国英语，表示苛刻或残暴对待。例如：
The dog’s owner mistreated him terribly.
这条狗遭到主人的虐待。
The magistrate administered a public thrashing to the landlord who had mistreated his brother.
法官对那虐待兄弟的地主施以当众鞭苔。

124. Article7-W_popwin_ restore
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
restore: vt. bring back to a former condition
used in the patterns: restore sth.; restore sb. to sth.
Winning three games restored their confidence.
Doing sports every day restored the old man to good health.
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.

125. Article7-W_popwin_ arrange.1
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
arrange: vt. 1)
prepare or plan
A marriage has been arranged between Mr. Brown and Miss White.
观光局为我们到罗马去的旅行筹备一切。
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.
The Tourist Bureau arranged everything for our journey to Rome. 2)
put in order
I arranged the books on the shelves.

126. Article7-W_popwin_ arrange.2
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
I arranged the books on the shelves.
Before going away, he arranged his business affairs.
Collocation:
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.
arrange for
安排, 准备
arrange with sb. about sth.
与某人商定某事

127. Article7-W_popwin_ flee
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
flee: v. run away (from)
They all fled (from) the burning ship.
He killed his enemy and fled the country.
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.

128. Article7-W_popwin_ interview.1
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
interview: 1.
n. 1) meeting at which a journalist asks sb. questions in order to find out their news
In an exclusive interview with our reporter, the film star revealed some of his personal affairs.
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.
Radio interviews are generally more relaxed than television ones. 2)
formal meeting at which sb. applying for a job is asked questions, as a way of judging how suitable they are
I have been asked to go for an interview for a project I applied for at Harvard University.

129. Article7-W_popwin_ interview.2
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
She has had a couple of job interviews, but no offers. 2.
vt. ask questions of (somebody) in an interview
As a journalist, he interviewed many government officials.
I will be interviewed next week for the chief executive’s job.
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.
Collocation:
give an interview to sb.
接见某人
have an interview with sb.
会见某人
job interviews
（对申请工作者的)面试

130. Article7-W_popwin_ appointment
I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
appointment: n. 1.
agreement to meet or visit sb. at a particular time (followed by with)
You can’t see the president of the university unless you make an appointment.
我已约定下午三时去看牙医。
To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.
I have an appointment with my dentist at 3 pm. 2.
choosing of someone for a position or job
John took the appointment as director.