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New Practical English 2

Passage I

For Conversation Press # 1

Passage II

Communication By Phone in the U.S.

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Passage I

For Conversation Press # 1

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A cell phone is a small telephone you can carry with you that operates through networks of radio antennas or space satellites. Other expressions of a cell phone:

a. a cellular phone/telephone

b. a mobile phone /telephone

c. a handset

A Cell Phone A Cell Phone 手机手机



ATM is the abbreviation for au

tomated teller machine. ATMs are fo

und in business districts and shoppi

ng malls. People use them to get ca

sh from their bank accounts and in

many places, to pay for gas, groceri

es, and other things.

ATM ATM 自动取款自动取款机机



A Voice Mail A Voice Mail 有声邮件有声邮件

A voice mail is a telephone

answering system on

which spoken messages

are left by one person for

another.


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(Para. 1) I’ve got a cell phone, email and voice m

ail. But why am I so lonely?

(Para. 2) A funny thing happened on the way to th

e communications revolution: we stopped talking to on

e another.

(Para. 3) I was walking in the park with a friend

recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conv

ersation. There they were, talking and talking on a be

autifully sunny day and I became invisible, absent from

the conversation.

Passage Passage II For Conversation Press # 1For Conversation Press # 1

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2

3


(Para. 4) The park was filled with people talking

on their cell phones. They were passing other people

without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their b

abies or stopping to pet their puppies. Evidently, the u

ntethered electronic voice is preferable to human cont

act.

Passage Passage II


(Para. 5) The telephone used to connect you to the

absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel abs

ent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The drive

r hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the p

erson on the other end of his cell phone. There we were,

four friends zooming down the highway, unable to talk t

o one another because of a gadget designed to make c

ommunication easier.

Passage Passage II

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(Para. 6) Why is it that the more connected we get, t

he more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communi

cations technology is a setback to the intimacy of human i

nteraction. With email and instant messaging over the Inte

rnet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking t

o one another. With voice-mail, you can conduct entire co

nversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has

a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.

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(Para. 7) As almost every conceivable contact b

etween human beings gets automated, the alienation i

ndex goes up. You can’t even call a person to get th

e phone number of another person any more. Director

y assistance is almost always fully automated.

(Para. 8) Pumping gas at the station? Why say

good morning to the attendant when you can swipe yo

ur credit card at the pump and save yourself the bothe

r of human contact?

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7

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(Para. 9) Making a deposit at the bank? Why t

alk to a clerk who might live in the neighborhood w

hen you can just insert your card into the ATM?

(Para. 10) Pretty soon you won’t have the bur

den of making eye contact at the grocery store. So

me supermarket chains are using a self-scanner so

you can check yourself out, avoiding those annoyi

ng clerks who look at you and ask how you are doi

ng.

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(Para. 11) I am no Luddite. I own a cell phone, a

n ATM card, a voice-mail system, an email account. Givi

ng them up isn’t an option--- they are great for what the

y are intended to do. It’s their unintended consequence

s that make me cringe.

Passage Passage II

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11

12


means “with the purpose of”

1. (Title) For Conversation Press # 1

通话按 1 号键。 Translation

For redialing, press the # key. Example

Difficult Sentences

# stands for No., therefore #1 is read

as No.1.


2. (Para. 3) I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation.

最近我和一位朋友正在公园里散步，突然他的手机响起来，打断了我们的谈话。

The child fell, striking his head against the door and hurting it slightly.

Translation

Example

现在分词短语作结果状语

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3. (Para. 3) There they were, talking and talking on a beautifully sunny day and I became invisible, absent from the conversation.

在一个阳光明媚的日子，他们在那儿谈啊谈，而我却被冷落，成了谈话的局外人。

Marta sat in the armchair, reading an magazine.

Translation

Example

现在分词短语作伴随状语

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现在分词短语作伴随状语

4. (Para. 5) There we were, four friends zooming down the highway, unable to talk to one another because of a gadget designed to make communication easier.

我们四位朋友坐在车里，飞驰在高速公路上，却因为有了那个被设计来方便通信的小玩艺儿而不能互相交谈。

My room is on the fourth floor, its window overlooking the beach.

Translation

Example

过去分词作定语

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5. (Para. 6) Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel?

为什么我们联系得越多我却越感到失去了联系呢？

Why is it that you know so much?

Translation

Example

“it” stands for the subject that-clause, where the

comparative structure is used. Similar structure can

be found in “What is it that ...?”

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6. (Para. 7) As almost every conceivable contact between human beings gets automated, the alienation index goes up.

随着人们之间几乎每一种联系都变得自动化起来，疏远的指数就上升。

They smiled as their eyes met.

As he entered, the hall burst into thunderous applause.

Translation

Example

conj. meaning “at the same time

that…”

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7. (Para. 8) Pumping gas at the station?

你在加油站加油吗？

(Are you) Making a deposit at the bank?(Para. 9)

Translation

Example

省略句The complete sentence should be: Are you pumping gas at the station?

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8. (Para. 8) Why say good morning to the attendant when you can swipe your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact?

既然你可以用信用卡在加油泵旁自动刷卡，免于与人打交道的麻烦，何必还要对加油站的工作人员打招呼呢？

Why smoke when you know it is so unhealthy?

Translation

Example

why + 动词不定式结构

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9. (Para. 10) Some supermarket chains are using a self-scanner so you can check yourself out, avoiding those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing.

有些超市连锁店正在使用自动扫描仪，你可以自己结账，避开那些令人心烦的店员，他们总是看着你问长问短。

She is unemployed, so she is looking for a job. They opened fire, killing one of our soldiers.

Translation

Example

表结果， “ 因此”

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现在分词短语作结果状语


10. (Para. 11) I am no Luddite.

我并不反对自动化。

Don’t cheat her. She’s no fool.

She is no friend of mine.

Translation

Example

means “not at all”

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11. (Para. 11) Giving them up isn’t an option —— they are great for what they are intended to do.

放弃他们并不可取——人们赋与它们的功能太美妙了。

Going there isn’t a good idea —— it’s too far away from here.

Translation

Example

means “very good for ”

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means “what they are designed to do ”


12. (Para. 11) It’s their unintended consequences that make me cringe.

只是他们无意中带来的后果却使我感到不寒而栗。

It was David that (who) did it.

It was a key that I found in his pocket.

It was not until last year that he came to live in this city.

Translation

Example

强调句型

Difficult Sentences


Without friends, Selena felt lonely in the city she had just arrived in.

I shall have a companion in the house after all these lonely years.

He felt lonely when his best friend moved to another place.

alone and feeling sad, lonesome 孤独的，寂寞的

lonelylonely adj.adj.

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I saw my friend recently; we had dinner together last week.

Recently, my brother has been working on his master’s degree at the university.

I’ve only recently begun to learn German.

not too long ago; starting not too long ago and still going on, (syn.) currently 最近；近来

recentlyrecently adv.

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Mr. Lowenberg evidently regarded this as a great joke.

From the warm temperature and abundant flowers, it is evidently spring here.

Evidently your sister was sensitive on the topic of operations.

as it appears, seemingly, (syn.) apparently 明显，显然

evidentlyevidently adv.

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She found life in the city preferable to her quiet life in the country.

Gradual change is preferable to sudden, great change.

Milk is fine, but cream would be preferable.

better or more suitable, to be preferred 更可取的；更好的

preferablepreferable adj.adj.

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The telephone operator connected me with the

human resources department.

I connected the antenna to the TV set.

A new road connects the two small cities.

to attach, join together; to reach sb. by telephone

连接，接通

connectconnect v.v.

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I am unable to cycle to school because my bicycle is broken.

He is unable to walk because of a bad ankle.

He is unable to do the job for lack of experience.

not able, incapable 不能的，不会的

unableunable adj.adj.

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There have been great advances in medicine in the last 50 years.

This model is a great advance on previous ones.

Under this system popular science education made great advances.

an improvement, (syn.) a breakthrough 前进，进展 advanceadvance n.

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in advance ofin advance of: more highly developed

Their training facilities are far in advance of anything we have.

in advancein advance: ahead of time

Everything had been fixed in advance.


Sam deposited ten dollars in his savings account.

Mrs. Heckler deposited her jewelry in a safe.

She left a deposit on the coat.

depositdeposit

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•v. to place sth. valuable, such as money, in a bank or brokerage account; to place valuables for safekeeping 存放，存储 •n. a partial payment to hold goods or property until the buyer makes complete payment 定钱，押金


The old lady carefully inserted the letter into an envelope carefully.

The professor inserted a comment in the margin.

A film of oil is inserted between the sliding surfaces of a bearing.

to put sth. into, between, or among 插入，嵌入

insertinsert v.

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The king’s murder started a chain of events that led to

a war.

That bookstore is part of a chain; you can find the

chain stores in cities all over the country.

a series of related things or events; a group of stores, restaurants 一连串；连锁店

chainchain n.

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I have a checking account at Metropolitan Bank.

The accounts were perfectly in order.

He opened an account at my bank in your name.

money kept in a bank for present or future use

账，账户

accountaccount n.

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He drank heavily and died as a consequence.

I’m quite willing to accept the consequence.

He does not consider the consequences.

the result of doing sth. 结果，后果

consequenceconsequence n.

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PracticePractice

Read and Think

Read and Complete

Read and Translate

Read and Simulate


1. Why does the author feel lonely with a cell phone, e-mail and voice mail in hand? ?

Because people stopped talking face

to face to one another.

Read and ThinkRead and ThinkAnswer the following questions according to the passage.


2. Why does he become invisible and absent from his conversation with his friend?

Because his friend was busy talking on his cell

phone, completely forgetting his presence.

Read and ThinkRead and Think


3. Why does he think cell phones are preferable to human contact?

Because they can be used anywhere and

anytime.



4. What are the advantages of e-mail and voice mail?

With e-mail, we can communicate without seeing or talking to one

another; and with voice mail, we can conduct entire conversations

without ever reaching anyone.



5. What’s the consequence brought about by the communications technology?

People lose their intimacy of interaction.



6. What’s the author’s attitude towards the communications revolution?

He thinks it’s great, but worries about its

unintended consequences.



Read and CompleteRead and Complete Fill in the blanks without referring to the passage.

Why is it that the more connected we get, the

more 1 ____________ I feel? Every advance in

communications technology is a 2 ________ to the

intimacy of human interaction. With e-mail and instant

messaging over the 3 _________, we can communicate

without seeing or 4 _______ to one another. With voice

mail, you can conduct entire conversations without

ever 5 _________ anyone. If my mom has a question, I

just leave the 6 _______ on her machine.

setback

Internet

reaching

disconnected

talking

answer


Read and CompleteRead and Complete

As almost every conceivable 7 ________

between human beings gets automated, the

alienation index 8 ________. You can’t even call a

person to get the 9 ______ number of another

person any more. Directory assistance is almost

always fully 10 ___________.

goes up

phone

contact

automated


Complete each of the following statements according to the passage.

1.A funny thing happened on the way to ____________

_______________: we stopped talking

to one another.

2. The park was filled with people talking on _________

_______.

3. Evidently, the untethered _______________ is prefer

able to human contact.

their cell phones

the communications revolution


electronic voice


4. With _________ and instant messaging over the

Internet, we can communicate without seeing or talking

to one another.

5. With __________, you can conduct entire

conversations without ever reaching anyone.

6. __________________ is almost always fully

automated.

7 The author likes to use his cell phone, his ATM

card, his voice-mail and his e-mail account, which he

thinks are _______ for what they are intended to do.

voice- mail

e-mail


Directory assistance

great


Fill in the blanks with the proper words and expressions given below, changing the form if necessary.

lonely interrupt invisible evidently pr

eferable advance attendant insert

deposit chain burden pet

1. Over-working can be a __________ on both body and

mind.

2. New __________ in medicine improve the quality of

health care.

burden

advances



3. Without friends, he felt __________ in the city he

had just arrived in.

4. Music is __________; we can hear it and feel it, but

not see it.

5. She forgot to __________ the letter into the

envelope.

6. The Queen’s __________ were always surrounding

her.

7. She loves her cat and often __________ it on the

back.

lonely

invisible

insert

attendants

pets



8. That restaurant is part of a large ________, which

you can find in cities all over the country.

9. A dark suit is __________ to a light one for evening

wear.

10. Linda has $500 on __________ in her account.

11. The picnic was ____________ by a hard shower

yesterday.

12. __________, he likes music so much that he’s

taking piano lessons.

chain

preferable

deposit

interrupted

Evidently



Read and TranslateRead and Translate Translate the following sentences into English.

1. 请给家里打个电话，告诉他们我正在去公司的路上。

on the way to

Please dial home and tell them I’m on the way

to the company 。

2. 从那时起生产就一直没有倒退过。

setback

Since then there has never been any setback in

production.


Read and TranslateRead and Translate

3. 我看见他把钥匙插入锁中。

I saw him insert the key into the lock.

4. 我建议你把钱存入银行。 make a deposit

I suggest that you make a deposit at the bank.

insert … into

5. 昨天王先生结账离开了那家旅馆。

Yesterday Mr. Wang checked out from that hotel.

check out


Read and SimulateRead and SimulatePay attention to the italicized parts in the English sentences and translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences.

1. The park was filled withwas filled with people talking on their cell phones.

The hall was filled withwas filled with young people watching the performance.

The hall was filled with students waiting for the interview.

The square of the village was filled with people watching the football match of the World Cup.

Now you try: 大厅里挤满了等待面试的学生。村子的广场上挤满了看世界杯足球赛的人。


Read and SimulateRead and Simulate

2. The telephone used toused to connect you to the absent.

I used toused to write poems when I was his age.

We used to grow beautiful roses.

Peter used to go to the small town .

Now you try:过去我们常常种漂亮的玫瑰花。

过去彼得常常到那个小镇去。



3. Why is it thatWhy is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel?

Why is it thatWhy is it that the temperature in the room is rising higher and higher?

Why is it that this conclusion is wrong?

Why is it that she can sing better than I?

Now you try:这个结论为什么会是错的呢？

她为什么会比我唱得还好呢？



4. AsAs almost every conceivable contact between human beings gets automated, the alienation index goes up.

This thought grew asas the days passed.

As I knew him better, I discovered that my first

impression of him had been/was right.

We get wiser as we get older.

Now you try:随着我对他的进一步了解，我发现我对他的第一次印象是正确的。

随着年龄的增长，我们变得更聪明。


Read and SimulateRead and Simulate5. Why sayWhy say good-morning to the attendant when you canwhen you can sw

ipe your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact?

Why talkWhy talk to a clerk who might live in the neighborhood whwhen you canen you can just insert your card into the ATM?

Why use wood when you can use plastic?

Why ask me to do it when you can do it yourself?

Now you try:既然能用塑料，何必非要用木料呢？

既然你能自己做，何必非要让我做呢？



6. Pretty soonPretty soon you won’t have the burden of making eye contact at the grocery store.

Pretty soonPretty soon you won’t take the trouble to go to the village on foot.

Pretty soon you won’t have the burden of cooking breakfast for him.

Pretty soon you won’t take the trouble to send her to go to school every morning.

Now you try:用不了多久，你就可以免去为他做早饭的负担。用不了多久，您就不必费神每天早晨送她去上学了。


Passage II

Communication By Phone in the U.S.

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The white pages of the American phone book list

people and businesses and their phone numbers.

People are listed by their last names. Next to each

name is an address and telephone number. Names are

listed in alphabetical order. They are listed in the order

of letters of the alphabet.

the White Pages 白页



How to find the name you need in the white pages? At

the top of each page are two guide names. The name

on the left is the first name on the page. The name on

the right is the last name on the page. Use the guide

names to find the page you need. Then look for the

name you need on that page. Sometimes several

people have the same last names. These last names

will be listed in the alphabetical order of their first

names.

the White Pages 白页



The yellow pages of the American phone book list names, addresses, and phone numbers of businesses. Doctors, lawyers, and dentists are also found in the yellow pages. Businesses are listed under headings in the yellow pages. If you want to find an insurance agent, you can look under the heading Insurance.

the Yellow Pages 黄页



Headings are listed in alphabetical order. Businesses are listed in alphabetical order under each heading. Some businesses also have ads under the heading.

the Yellow Pages 黄页

But there are no residential listings. Businesses appear in both the white pages and the yellow pages, but the yellow pages give more information about the services these businesses provide.



The blue pages list

numbers of federal

government services, state

offices, country offices,

city offices and public

schools.

the Blue Pages 蓝页



A pay phone is a public

telephone operated by

inserting coins or credit

cards.

Pay Phone 公用自动收费电话


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(Para. 1) In phone booths in the U.S. there are

usually directions for using the telephone. All phone

numbers have seven digits, though letters and numbers

are sometimes used in combination. There may be phone

books —or directories — under the telephones.

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Communication by Phone in the U.S.Communication by Phone in the U.S.


(Para. 2) There are two main kinds of long distance

calls: dial-direct and operator-assisted. You can dial dire

ct calls in most parts of the U.S. Look in the white pages

directory for long distance rates or for more information

on making long distance calls. Or you can call the opera

tor for help. If you need a phone number that’s not in yo

ur phone book, call Directory Assistance.



(Para. 3) To make a long distance call, you’ll need to

know the three-digit area code. Dial 1 plus the area code

plus the number, and an operator or a computer voice wi

ll tell you how much money to deposit. On operator-assi

sted calls, the operator will ask you to deposit more mon

ey before your time is up. On dial-direct calls, you’ll be c

ut off at the end of the time you paid for unless you put

more money in the slot.


1


(Para. 4) Here are some more helpful things to

know. Phone books have white, blue and yellow pages.

The white pages list people with phones by last name.

The blue pages contain numbers of city services,

government services, and public schools. Businesses

and professional services are listed in a special

classified directory — the Yellow Pages.



(Para. 5) The area covered by one area code may

be small or large. For example, New York City has one

area code, but so does the whole state of Oregon.

There is an area code map of the U.S. and Canada in the

front of the white pages.


2


(Para. 6) Pay phones have numbers in the U.S. Th

is means you can arrange to call a friend at a phone bo

oth. Or if you are making a long distance call and run o

ut of money, give the number on your phone to the per

son you’re talking to. Then hang up the receiver and th

ey can call you back.



(Para. 7) If you make a long distance call and get

a wrong number, call the operator and explain what ha

ppened. This means that you can make the call again t

o the right number without having to pay more money;

or you can have the phone company mail you a credit

coupon that has the same value as the phone call.


3


(Para. 8) Some companies advertise a service call

ed WATS, which means Wide Area Telephone Service.

You can dial a special number without a long distance

charge. These are called “toll-free numbers “and the ar

ea code for all of them is 800.



定语从句修饰 the tim

e

1. (Para. 3) On dial-direct calls, you’ll be cut off at the end of the time you paid for unless you put more money in the slot.

您打直拨电话时，除非您往机器里多放钱，否则交费时间结束电话自动断开。

There are many plays (that) I’d like to see.

Translation

Example

Difficult Sentences

连词引导条件状语从句


2. (Para. 5) For example, New York City has one area code, but so does the whole state of Oregon.

例如，纽约市有一个区号，但俄勒冈州也有一个区号。

She loves animals, and so does her husband.

Translation

Example

倒装结构

Difficult Sentences


3. (Para. 7) This means that you can make the call

again to the right number without having to pay more

money; or you can have the phone company mail you a

credit coupon that has the same value as the phone call.

这意味着您不必多花钱可以重新接通电话；或者您可以让电话公司给您邮一张价值相当的信用卡优惠券。

He thinks the same as I do.

I got the same grade as you did.

Translation

Example

并列连词

Difficult Sentences

代词，常用于 such or same 之后


Important Words

The teacher gave me directions for the experiment.

Follow the directions on the medicine bottle.

The directions which tell you how to assemble the

model are printed on the box.

instructions (how to do sth.), guidance 使用说明

directiondirection n.

FOR EXAMPLE:


Chicken soup is a combination of pieces of chicken, vegetables, and water.

Technology is the combination of scientific knowledge with practical skills and operations.

The three basic techniques may be used singly or in combination.

two or more things, ideas, or events put together 结合

combinationcombination n.

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The rate for a trip on that bus is $15 per person.

The room rates at the hotel ranged from $10 to $35 per day.

The plants grow at a great rate.

Their rate of speed was 75 miles per hour.

raterate n.

FOR EXAMPLE:

the cost of sth.; a speed, velocity 价格，收费率；率；速度

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Five plus nine is fourteen (5+9=14).

The bill came to thirty dollars plus tax.

The cost is a pound plus 10 pence for postage.

increased by adding 加，加上

plusplus prep.

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The biologist classified that big plant as a flower, not a tree.

Cells can be classified in/into two groups.

These methods can be classified roughly under five headings.

to put (things, ideas, etc.) in groups with similar characteristics, (syn.) to be categorized 分类

classifyclassify v.

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The value of this home has doubled since we bought it.

This book is a ten-dollar value that is now on sale for five dollars.

The value of the British pound is less than it was 100 years ago.

worth; quality 价值；价格

valuevalue n.

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Our company advertises on television and in

newspaper.

We advertised for a baby sitter.

Mr. Smith advertised his house for rent.

to sell, (syn.) to promote a product or service

(为… )登广告

advertiseadvertise v.

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There is no charge for this delivery.

What is the charge for a night in that hotel?

No charge is made for repairs.

They’re happy to give their services free of charge.

an amount asked as payment 费用

chargecharge n.

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PracticePractice

Read and Judge

Read and Rewrite

Read and Translate


Read and JudgeRead and Judge

Are the following statements true or false according to the passage? Write T/F accordingly.

1. In phone booths in the U.S. you may find a

directory under the telephone.

2. All phone numbers in America have seven digits

with letters in combination.

3. The operator-assisted call can tell you the phone

number you don’t know when you make a long

distance call.

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4. You may know the cost of a long distance call o

r more information from the white pages directo

ry.

5. The area code in the U.S. consists of three digits.

6. To make a dial-direct call, you have to dial 7 digit

s.

7. If you don’t put more money in the slot, you’ll b

e cut off while talking on a dial-direct call.

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8. You may look up the yellow pages for phone numbers of businesses and professional services.

9. You may make a long distance call with the pay phone even if you have not enough money.

10. With long distance calls, if you get a wrong number, you are allowed to call again free of charge or get refunded.

11. The abbreviation “WATS” stands for Wide Area Telephone Service.

12. The area code for all “toll-free numbers” is 800.

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Read and RewriteRead and RewriteShorten the passage to about 150 words according to the points below.

phone booths - directories - phone

numbers--long distance calls--area code--

white, blue and yellow pages --pay phones --

WATS

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2. If you need a phone number that’s not in your phone book, call Directory Assistance.


1. All phone numbers have seven digits, though letters and numbers are sometimes used in combination.

尽管有时是字母与数字混合使用，所有的电话号码都是 7 位数字。

如果您要打的电话号码在电话簿上没有，可以给查询台打电话。

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3. On operator-assisted calls, the operator will ask you to deposit more money before your time is up.

4. Businesses and professional services are listed in a special classified directory --- the Yellow Pages.

打由话务员转接的电话，在通话时间用完之前话务员会提示你再投币。

公司企业和专业服务机构的电话号码则列在特别的分类电话簿 —— 黄页中。


6. This means that you can make the call again to the right number without having to pay more money; or you can have the phone company mail you a credit coupon that has the same value as the phone call.


5. For example, New York City has one area code, but so does the whole state of Oregon.

例如，纽约市有一个区号，但俄勒冈州全州也只有一个区号。

这样您不必多付钱就可以重拨电话号码；或者您可以让电话公司给您邮一张与话费相当的信用卡优惠券。


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In phone booths in the U.S. there are phone books or

directories for using the telephone. All phone number

s have seven digits. There are two main kinds of long

distance calls: dial-direct and operator-assisted. The a

rea code consists of three digits. To make a long dista

nce call, you’ll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus t

he number.

Phone books have white, blue and yellow pages. The

white pages list people with phones by last name.


The blue pages contain numbers of city services,

government services, and public schools. The yellow

pages list businesses and professional services.

Pay phones also have numbers so you can call a

friend at a phone booth. If you run out of money, you

can ask your friend to call you back at the number on

your phone. There is also another service called Wide

Area Telephone Service, which provides toll-free

numbers. The area code of all the numbers is 800.

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