(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
The fast pace at which the Internet has entered and transformed our lives has had an impact on the words and language we use. It is 20 years since the website Dictionary.com was created, and it has looked back at the past two decades to see how the worldwide web has created additional definitions to many commonly used words. Dictionary.com boss Liz McMillan says it's interesting to see, "just how much the rise of technology has shaped our word use over time". She said: "To commemorate the 20th birthday of Dictionary.com, we look back at 20 words that have expanded in meaning over the last 20 years." The website has been documenting new lexical uses since, "the dawn of the Internet era".
Perhaps one of the most easily recognisable changes is to the word "friend". For centuries, this word has been a noun. However, with the meteoric rise of Facebook, this very common word is now also a verb, as in, "Can you friend me?" A variant of this word is "befriend," which means to become friends with someone (usually in the real and not cyber world). The word "tablet" used to commonly refer to a flat piece of stone, clay, or wood that is used to write on. Now it's more likely to mean a touchscreen device that is Internet-enabled. Other words that have new definitions include "cloud," "wireless," "viral," "tweet" and "troll". There's no knowing which new words will have new meanings in the next two decades.
中文翻译
互联网以迅雷不及掩耳之势闯入了我们的生活,改变了我们的生活方式,语言也受到了互联网的影响
。在线字典网站“Dictionary.com”已经成立了20年,我们来看看这20年里互联网为日常单词增添了多少附加含义 。“Dictionary.com”总裁利兹·麦克米伦认为这非常有趣,看看随着技术的不断进步,我们对语言的使用到底改变了多少 。她称:“为了庆祝“Dictionary.com”建立20周年,我们选择了20个在这20年中增加语义的单词 。”自从进入互联网时代,该网站就记录下了新的词汇使用法 。最容易引起人们注意的单词或许是对“朋友”一词的改变
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重点讲解
1.refer to 指的是
例句:In his speech, he referred to a recent trip to Canada.
他在讲演中提到了前不久的加拿大之行
。2.look back 回顾
例句:Looking back, I am staggered how easily it was all arranged.
回头一想,我惊异地发现这一切的安排竟是如此简单
。3.Internet era 网络时代
例句:Resource sharing has become one of the characteristics in the Internet era.
资源共享已成网络时代特征之一.
4.lexical use 单词的使用
例句:In addition, the author elaborates that effective lexical use and comprehension involve not only linguistic but, more importantly, pragmatic and cognitive aspects.
词语的使用与理解不仅仅是一个语言问题,更是一个语用与认知的问题
。听力题目
1.What kind of speed does the article use to talk about the Internet?
a) breakneck speed
b) fast pace
c) snail's pace
d) light speed
2.When did the website Dictionary.com start?
a) 1989
b) 1999
c) a decade ago
d) 20 years ago
3.Who is Liz McMillan?
a) boss of Dictionary.com
b) a 20-year-old
c) a journalist
d) a tablet maker
4.What did Liz McMillan say has shaped our word use over time?
a) the Oxford English Dictionary
b) Shakespeare
c) the rise of technology
d) clay
5.What dawn did Liz McMillan talk about at the end of paragraph one?
a) the one opposite to dusk
b) the Internet era
c) a bright dawn
d) the dawn of literacy
6.What did the article say was an easy word to see changes to?
a) friend
b) like
c) follow
d) post
7.What rose at a meteoric rate?
a) Internet use
b) the word "tweet"
c) Facebook
d) Dictionary.com
8.What "old" word in the article is made from stone, clay or wood?
a) tablet
b) troll
c) viral
d) wireless
9.What does the article say is Internet-enabled?
a) a touchscreen device
b) dictionaries
c) wireless
d) the cloud
10.What timeframe is given in the last sentence of the article?
a) the Internet era
b) 6 months
c) infinity and beyond
d) the next two decades
听力答案
1.b
2.d
3.a
4.c
5.b
6.a
7.c
8.a
9.a
10.d