1、Unit Two,Future of Net Economy,Paragraph One,The introduction of the topic: Net economy; Specifically, what the net is. Brings in one of the two types of Net-the term of “internet shopping”,Para one,As we have entered the new century, human society is beginning its move from the industrial economy i
2、nto the knowledge based economy. as vs. with 伴随状语 AS time goes by. With time, You use as.as to emphasize amounts of something. She gets as many as eight thousand letters a month. You use as to introduce short clauses which comment on the truth of what you are saying.定语从句 As you can see, were still w
3、orking. We were sitting, as I remember, in a riverside restaurant.,Para one,term学期,任期，期间,术语 In more specific terms: (More) specifically speaking In terms of, interms: In particular aspect In terms of money, hes quite rich, but not in terms of happiness. Paris has played a dominant role in France, no
4、t just in political terms but also in economic power. distances expressed in terms of kilometers as well as miles; 用公里和英里来表示距离；. on good terms or on friendly terms: friendly with each other. Madeleine is on good terms with Sarah.,apply 申请apply to sb for sth I applied to that company for a position o
5、f an assistant. He applied to the school for scholoarship. 应用、运用vt. Apply sth to/into We should apply the knowledge acquired in class into our work. 适用vi. Many western theories do not apply in our economic activies.,Para one,Application An application for something such as a job or membership of an
6、organization is a formal written request for it. His application for membership of the organization was rejected. The application of a rule or piece of knowledge is the use of it in a particular situation. Students learned the practical application of the theory they had learned in the classroom.,Re
7、fer to,参考、参照 If you do not know the word, please refer to your dictionary. YOU can also refer to your teacher. 提及，提到 WE referred to you when we were chatting last night. 是指，指的是 When I said someone was lazy, I was referring to Mary.,With the click of a mouse: by using a mouse At speed: at the speed o
8、f at the rate of 只要用鼠标点击一下，在地球另一端的信息马上就会以每秒钟绕地球7周半的速度传输到你的电脑屏幕上。,Generally, generally speaking, in general In general her work has been good, but this essay is dreadful. 总的说来，她的作品不错，不过这篇文章糟透了。 In general, people dont like to be made fun of. 大体上讲，人们都不喜欢被捉弄。,Paragraph Two,Continuation of the discussio
9、n of internet shopping: it is less likely to become the most important trend, but the second type of the net is more important,Para Two,From a long term perspective, internet shopping is but a low level aspect of the Net. Perspective: a particular attitude towards sth; a way of thinking about sth .
10、view an issue from a historical perspective 用历史的观点看待问题 You have the wrong perspective on that situation. 对于那个情势的未来发展,你的看法是不正确的。,Transitional words,The usage of transitional signal words: After all, besides, therefore,Besides, if everyone shops on the Net, what will happen to the hundreds and thousan
11、ds of shopping malls. 此外，如果大家都在网上购物，那么成千上万的购物中心该怎么办呢？,Its significance goes beyond that of connecting businesses: Its importance exceeds that of linking businesses togethergo beyond:超过, 胜过The price went beyond their means. 这个价格超过了他们的财力。,Paragraph Three,The impact of the interaction between computers
12、 and Net technology,Paragraph Three,The huge power of electronic commerce (e-commerce) will change the face of trade dramatically.电子商务的惊人威力会使贸易发生激动人心的巨变。,The huge powers of electronicdramatically.“戏剧的”,常用来表示“有激发想象力的”，“可以激发感情的”或“感动人的”等含义 The meeting between the mother and her son was dramatic indeed.
13、 这母子之间相会的情景真令人感动。 At some dramatic moment in the story, the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined. 在故事发展到某个激烈的时刻，这种可怕的秘密被人家知道了，因此名声也就毁了。,Sporting goods company was on the verge of bankruptcy back in 1992. If you are on the verge of something, you are going to do it very soon or it
14、 is likely to happen or begin very soon. = brink border, edge We were on the brink of disaster when the rescue team arrived. 当救生队到达时,我们已经处于灾难的边缘。The stock market was on the brink of collapse. 股市已到崩盘的边缘。,Transform (-ation er变压器) frominto: (convert) The caterpillar was ed into a butterfly. Fatherhood
15、him into a more responsible person. Water can a desert into a garden.,As the business is rapidly being rationalized rationalize to find a reasonable but perhaps untrue explanation for one behavior or opinion: I cant rationalize my absurd fear of insects. . Adj. rational, (logical ,reasonable) ir- Ha
16、ving or exercising the ability to reason.理性的，明智的,合理的： a behavior/ explanation/decision,Paragraph Four,An era of “electronic currency” Electrical ( engineer) Electric( shock/toys) Electronic( commerce/currency) Electronics ( field/industry),Paragraph Four,The development of e-commerce may well bring
17、the world into a brand new era of “electronic currency”.电子商务的发展很可能会把世界带进一个“电子货币”的崭新时代。,a brand new era of “electronic currency”. With the emergency of electronic currency. emergence 出现 .the emergence of new democracies in East and Central Europe.vs. emergency an unexpected and difficult or dangerous
18、 situation, especially an accident, which happens suddenly and which requires quick action to deal with it. = crisis In an emergency, call 119. An emergency action is one that is done or arranged quickly and not in the normal way, because an emergency has occurred. The Prime Minister has called an e
19、mergency meeting of parliament.,Current: N. 电流水流 A. 1，当代的，当前的 2，流动的 current asset,Withdraw/-al: To remove (money) from an account.提款 To remove from consideration or participation:取消，收回： withdrew her application; withdrew from the competition. To recall or retract:撤销；撤回：withdrew the accusation.撤回控诉,I
20、n time to come, we may even have to abandon: -in the near future, we may even have to give up,Paragraph Five,Net market and economy Medium 中等大小的，中型的 媒体、媒介 Mass-media -um, -on-a Criterion, Bacterium, datum,As the Net pushes the economy ahead rapidly, the economy is also bringing the Net market forwar
21、d, resulting in the Internet itself becoming the worlds largest emerging market. Push ahead: to continue with a plan esp. in a steady determined way: Despite opposition, they are ing with their scheme of a new airport. Bring forward: to introduce or produce for examination: A plan was brought forwar
22、d to allow workers o share in the profits. 当网络高速地推动经济的时候，经济也反过来促进网络市场的发展。,Compete with sb for sth Competitor竞争者，对手 competition 竞争 Competitiveness竞争力 Competitive 有竞争的；有竞争力的 We are living in a competitive society and it is full of cruel competition, so we must compete with other competitors, improve o
23、ur competitiveness in order to become competitive to survive.,Paragraph Five,Medium 中等大小的，中型的 媒体、媒介 Mass-media -um, -on-a Criterion, Bacterium, datum,She is very likely to ring me tonight. Understanding the article is beyond my capacity.The article is beyond me./my understanding. A fresh coat (layer
24、) of paint can transform a room (into a new one). Acting /doing before/without thinking always results in failure. He estimated that work would take three months/it would take three months to finish the work. We believe that this agreement will positively promote the trade between our two countries.
25、 The new airport will certainly/surely push ahead the tourism in this region. Net economy will have a significant influence on/upon the peoples lives. At yesterdays meeting At the meeting yesterday, he brought forward a new plan for the economic development. To date, they have not found the wrecked fishing boat.,
