1、Unit Two,What the Internet Cannot Do?,I. Warm-up,Group discussionDebate: Pros and cons of Internet!,II. Text Learning,Questions about the text1. How many prophets concerning the Internet are mentioned according to the text?Three, namely, to prevent the wars, to reduce pollution, and to combat variou
2、s forms of inequality.,II. Text Learning,Questions about the text2. Does the Internet have a potential to be a force for peace? And why?No, because wars are not simply caused by the failureof different peoples to understand each other adequately.,II. Text Learning,Questions about the text3. In what
3、way can the Internet help reduce energy consumption and pollution?People s online activities can genuinely replace their real-world activities.,II. Text Learning,Questions about the text4. What is the true reason for the digital divide between rich and poor?The poor lack the skills to exploit the In
4、ternet effectively.,II. Text Learning,Questions about the text5. What is the nature of the Internet?It is the same as other technologies, is not a panacea that can solve all the intrinsic problems of human society.,Translation Practice,有些网络专家认为因特网可以防止战争、减少污染，还能克服种种形式的不平等。Some cyber gurus claim that
5、the Internet will prevent wars, reduce pollution, and combat various forms of inequality.,cyber gurus,Translation Practice,如果人类的本性始终固执地保持不变，不管科技预言家的语言是什么，人类的发明也绝对不能克服其自身的缺陷。If human nature remains stubbornly unchanged, despite the claims of the techno-prophets, humanity cannot simply invent away its
6、 failings.,nature,techno-prophet,invent away,III. Assignment,1. Review Unit 22. Preview Unit 33. Exercises,Unit Two,What the Internet Cannot Do?,I. Warm-up,Group discussionDebate: Pros and cons of Internet!,Background Information,BBS：Bulletin Board System 公告牌系统或电子公告板，又称Public Access Message System,
7、公共访问信息系统； E-mail: electronic mail 电子邮件; WWW: World Wide Web 全球网，又称万维网; Remote Login: 远程登录(注册) ; HTTP: Hyper Text Transmission Protocol 超文本传输协议; IP：Internet Protocol 国际互联网协议，即网际协议; FTP：Transfer Protocol 即文件传输协议; IE：Internet Explorer, Explorer 意为“探险者”； firewall：防火墙； guest：访客； attachment：附件； favorite：个
8、人收藏夹,Background Information,home Page: 主页 search engine：搜索引擎 browser：浏览器 server：服务器 website：网站 web page：网页 net game/online game：网络游戏 cyber love：网恋 netizen/net citizen/cyber citizen：网民 nethead/cyber worm/cyber addict：网虫 cyber bar/net bar：网吧 newbie：菜鸟 knowbie：大虾,Background Information,forum：论坛 usernam
9、e：用户名 posts：发贴数 threads：主题数 bump：顶 follow-up：跟贴 necroposting：灌水 lurking：潜水 user eye-D ：网友见面 投票：poll 引用：quote 帖子置顶：sticky 头像：avatar 签名：signature 斑竹（论坛里的版主）：moderator 管理员：administrator 控制面板：control panel 表情：smiley 个人私人消息(短消息) private message/personal message (PM) 登入登出 log in/log out 昵称别名 monicker/nick
10、 name,II. Text Learning,Questions about the text1. How many prophets concerning the Internet are mentioned according to the text?Three, namely, to prevent the wars, to reduce pollution, and to combat various forms of inequality.,II. Text Learning,Questions about the text2. Does the Internet have a p
11、otential to be a force for peace? And why?No, because wars are not simply caused by the failureof different peoples to understand each other adequately.,II. Text Learning,Questions about the text3. In what way can the Internet help reduce energy consumption and pollution?People s online activities c
12、an genuinely replace their real-world activities.,II. Text Learning,Questions about the text4. What is the true reason for the digital divide between rich and poor?The poor lack the skills to exploit the Internet effectively.,II. Text Learning,Questions about the text5. What is the nature of the Internet?It is the same as other technologies, is not a panacea that can solve all the intrinsic problems of human society.,III. Assignment,1. Review Unit 22. Preview Unit 33. Exercises,
