雅思寫作素材(新版)| Lecture 2 科技(適用口語(yǔ)Part3)


Part 1 必備素材—科技
遠(yuǎn)程教育、居家辦公、電子設(shè)備、食品工業(yè)
1、尖端的,前言的
2、發(fā)展很快
3、科技的雙面性
4、零零后,科技原住民 digital natives
50,60年 digital immigrants 科技移民
5、愛科技的人 ,精通的- technophobe厭惡
科技的概述性表達(dá)
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遠(yuǎn)程教育
好處 benefits
- reduce school costs (physical school-office /classroom / dining hall ……)
- less tuition fee- win-win
- Attend class as long as there is internet(方便了)
- learn at one's pace (improve learning efficiency)
壞處 drawbacks
- Can't build good learning atmosphere (no face-to-face discussions;no class activities)
- those who are not self-disciplined are distracted easily.
- they can't develop good learning habits.
- can't ensure their learning outcomes
居家辦公
好處 benefits
- lower / reduce office costs
- Job - seekers have more job opportunities to choose from.(人在北京,可以找紐約的工作)
- Have more flexible working hours- achieve the life-work balance.
- lessen the reliance on different forms transport-reduce the effect environment
壞處 drawbacks
- can't build corporate culture
- can't build team spirit
- workers lack the sense of belonging(歸屬感)
Electronic devices (gadgets)
好處 benefits
- provide more entertainment choices — relieve pressure -ease one's mind
- Make life more convenient
eg
1)online shopping - a variety of goods - compare prices easily - read customer reviews(看客戶評(píng)價(jià))-make well-informed decisions (做合理的決定)
2)pay bills from the cellphone
3)book a car in advance
- Stay connected with family and friends (make phone calls;have video chatting
;text messages )/ make new frends (social networking websites- meet people who share the same interest- enlarge social circle )
壞處 drawbacks
- Hijack people's minds
- suffer from cyber addiction(網(wǎng)癮)- be addicted to video games / the virtual world
- become alienated
- cause eye strain
- lead to a sedentary lifestyle(久坐不動(dòng)的生活方式)
electric books=e books
benefits 益處
- portable (thin and lightweight)
- store many books
- provide many search options
the benefits of printed / paper books
- make notes on the pages
- like to read with a book in books -enjoy turning the pages -enjoy the texture of pages
food industry
好處 benefits
- mechanization + the use of fertilizers -increase crop yields-tackle the problem of the food shortage-reduce hunger
- provide more food choices(移植)
不足 drawbacks
- undermine the nutritional value of food
- cause malnutrition(引起營(yíng)養(yǎng)不均)
1、依賴
2、保護(hù)
3、破壞
devastate (嚴(yán)重)the environment
看到這個(gè)英語(yǔ),需要想起2-3個(gè)表達(dá),豐富作文的詞匯
1 主語(yǔ)+ is /are (less / more) likely to do something (非?;蛘邲]那么) 可能做某事
eg: People are less likely to abandon practices that are economically sound (省錢的)and give them great pleasure.
2 主語(yǔ) + is / are at the expense of something …… 是以某事為代價(jià)的
eg: The emphasis on individual in the public eye(公眾人物) is at the expense of serious news
coverage.