新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册Unit3课文及翻译

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College life in the Internet age

互联网时代的大学生活

Thecollegecampus,longaplaceofscholarshipandfrontiersofnewtechnology, isbeingtransformedintoanewageofelectronicsbyafleetoflaptops,smartphones and connectivity 2hours aday.

大学校园长久以来都是学术之地，也是新技术的前沿。现在随着手提电脑和智能手机的大量

出现，加上每天 2 小时不间断的网络连接，大学校园正在转而进入电子设备的新时代。Onatypicalmodern-daycampus, whereeverybuildingandmostoutdoorcommonareas offerwirelessInternetaccess, onestudenttakesherlaptopeverywhere. Inclass, she takes notes with it, sometimes instant-messaging or emailing friends if the professorislessthaninteresting. Inherdorm, sheinstant-messagesherroommate sittingjustafewfeetaway. Sheistiedtohersmartphone, whichsheevenuses totextafriendwholivesoneflooraboveher, andwhichsuppliesmusicforwalks betweenclasses.

在典型的现代校园里，每幢建筑和大部分室外公共区域都提供无线互联网接入，学生可以把手提电脑带到任何地方。课堂上，她用手提电脑记笔记，有时如果教授的课一点都没意思，她就会给朋友发送即时信息或电子邮件。在寝室，她甚至会给近在咫尺的室友发送即时信息。她离不开智能手机，甚至对住在楼上的朋友也要发短信；在从上一堂课去下一堂课的路上她也要用智能手机听音乐。

Welcome to college life in the 2st century, where students on campus are electronicallylinkedtoeachother,toprofessorsandtotheirclasswork24/inan ever-flowing river of information and communication. With many schools offering wirelessInternetaccessanywhereoncampus,collegesasagrouphavebecomethe most Internet-accessible spots in theworld.

欢迎来体验 2 世纪的大学生活：通过源源不断的信息流，学生之间、师生之间以及学生和课堂作业之间建立了电子化的联系，一天 2 小时，一周天，从不间断。在许多学校，无线互联

网连接覆盖了校园的各个角落，大学整体上也因此成为世界上互联网最普及的地方。Studentssay they really value their fingertip-access to the boundless amount of informationonline,andtheabilitytoemailprofessorsata.m.andreceiveresponses the next morning. "I always feel like I have a means of communication - in class and out of class," says one engineering major.

学生们说他们非常看重动动手指就可获得无限的网上信息，还可以在凌晨两点给教授发电子邮件，并能在第二天早上收到教授的回复。一位工程专业的学生说：“我觉得无论在课内还是在课外，我都拥有一种交流手段。”

Manyareusingsmartphones,notonlytocreatetheirowndialectswhentexting,but alsotodomoreseriouswork,suchaspracticingforeignlanguagesandanalyzing scripts from their theaterclasses.

很多学生不仅使用智能手机自创语体发短信，而且也用智能手机来做更正经的工作，比如练习外语、分析戏剧课的脚本等。

InauniversityclassonthehistoryofAmericanradio,studentsusesmartphones to record their own radio shows. The course instructor said, "It's adding to students'senseofexcitementaboutthesubject,"Professorshavebeenencouraged

to tape their lectures and post them online. "We realized there might be some potential for a device that could get attention and encourage sophisticated thinking," says one leading university director.

在一所大学的有关美国广播电台历史的课上，学生们用智能手机录下他们自己的广播节目。教授这门课的教师说：“这提高了学生学习这门课的兴奋感。”学校也鼓励教授录下授课内容并发布到网上。一位一流大学的主管说：“我们意识到，像这样一种能够引起学生关注、并促使他们深入思考的工具也许大有潜力。”

Formostundergraduates,non-stopInternetconnectivityisthefuelofcollegelife. More than just toys, these instruments are powerful tools for the storage and managementofvirtuallyeverykindofinformation.Andasmorepeoplearoundthe worldadopttheseinstruments,theyarebecomingindispensable.So,studentsshould usethewondersoftheInternettodohomework,reviewlectureoutlines,takepart inclassdiscussionsandnetworkonlinewiththeirfriends.Butindoingso,students mustremembertoregulateandbalancetheirtime.Toomuchtimeonlinecanmeantoo littletimeinreal-lifestudyingorexercisingorvisitingwithfriends.Students shouldnotlettheInternetworldontheircomputerscreenstakethemawayfromthe real worldoutside.

对于大多数本科生来说，永不间断的互联网是大学生活的动力。网络工具不只是玩具，而且是储存和管理几乎各种信息的强大工具。随着世界上越来越多的人使用这些工具，它们已经变得不可或缺。所以，学生应该运用互联网所创造的奇迹来完成作业、复习讲座提纲、参与课堂讨论、与朋友们进行网上社交。但是在做这些的同时，学生们必须记住，要控制和平衡好时间。上网时间过长就意味着在现实生活中学习、锻炼或和朋友叙谈的时间过少。学生们不应该让电脑屏幕上的互联网世界使他们脱离外面的现实世界。CollegesbeganembracingInternetaccessinthemid-990s,whenmanybeganwiring dormswithhigh-speedconnections.Inthepastfewyears,schoolshavetakenthe leadbyturningtheircampusesintobubblesofWi-Finetworks.Infact,arecent studyintheUSfoundthatinformationtechnologyaccountedfor5%to8%ofcollege budgets, up from an estimated 2% to 3% in themid-980s.

大学在 2 世纪 9 年代中期迎来互联网，那时许多大学开始给学生寝室接入高速网络。在过去的几年中，学校率先把校园变成了被无线网络覆盖的世界。事实上，美国最近的一项研究发现，信息技术的投入占高校预算的 5%-8%，比 2 世纪 8 年代中期约 2%-3%的投入有所增加。Ononecampus,studentsuseWi-Fitofireoffinstantmessages,reviewtheirhomework assignments,andchecktheirbankbalances.Justninemilesdownthehighway,another universityhadbeenfeelingabitofatechnologyinferioritycomplex.Tocompensate, itspenttensofthousandsofdollarstogiveeveryoneofitsincomingfreshmen a free AppleiPad.

有一所大学里，学生用无线网络发送即时信息、复习家庭作业以及查看银行账户余额。而就在沿公路往前九英里处，另一所大学一直有种技术不如别人的自卑感。为了弥补这一点，该大学花了数万美元给每一名入学新生免费赠送了一台苹果 iPad。Someuniversitiesevenrequirethatallstudentsownorleasealaptop.Somesay thefocusontechnologypreparesstudentsforawiredworld."Youhavetokeepup withtherestoftheworld.Studentsexpecthigh-bandwidthinformation,andifyou

can'tdeliverit,you'reatacompetitivedisadvantage,statesauniversity

president.

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