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Withtheincreaofdigitalmediaonline,sity

shosboththe

advantagesanddisadvantagesofthispositionandgiveyourownpointofview.

答案：

Inrecentyears,whethertheroleofthelibraryhasbecomeobsoletewiththeincreaofdigital

mediaonli

peopleinsistthatUniversityshouldonlyprocuredigitalmediaratherthanconstantlyupdating

textbooks,andIapproveofthisviewpointbecauoftheindividualandeducationalreasons.

Firstandforemost,ithasbeenarguedthattheindividualreasonwhyIthinkitisnecessaryforsb

potentiallynegativeimpactsofdigitalmediaonlinemusthavetobetakeninto

account,Isti

example,awell-knownAmericanscientistoncesaidthatdigitalmediacouldmakeourlivesmore

efficient.

Furthermore,theeducationalreasonisanotherfactorthatshouldbeconsidered,whichinother

words,theuniversityshouldonlyprocuredigitalmediainsteadofconstantlyupdatingtextbooks.

Asfarasschoolsconcerned,theultimategoalofschoolsistoshapetheyoungpeopleintothe

responsiblepersoninthefuture,soprocuringdigitalmediaplaysanimportantroleinourwhole

nce,therecentrearchpublishedonTheEconomistrevealedthatmorethanhalf

ofpeoplethinkthegovernmentshouldvaluetheimportanceofdigitalmediaonlineandprovide

morefinancialsupport.

Inconclusion,Ifirmlybelievethatprocuringdigitalmediaratherthanupdatingtextbookshas

essthisissue,individualsandsocietyshouldmakea

concertedeffort.

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6.1Plug-invehicle

Here’satermyou’regoingtohearmuchmoreoften:plug-invehicle,andtheacronym

’swhatyouandmanyotherpeoplewilldrivetoworkin,tenyearsandmore

fromnow.

Atthattime,beforeyoudriveoffinthemorningyouwillfirstunplugyourcar

-onboardbatterieswillhavebeenfullycharged

overnight,withenoughpowerforyoutodrive50-100kilometersthroughcitytraffic.

Whenyouarriveatworkyou'llpluginyourcaronceagain,thistimeintoasocket

thatallowspowertoflowformyourcar'

ofthethingsyoudidwhenyouboughtyourcarwastosignacontractwithyour

favoriteelectricitysupplier,allowingthemtodrawalimitedamountofpowerfrom

yourcar'sbatteriesshouldtheyneedto,perhapsbecauofablackout,orvery

ceyougetforthepowerthedistributor

buysfromyourcarwouldnotonlybemostattractivetoyou,itwouldbeagooddeal

forthemtoo,theiralternativebeingveryexpensivepowerformpeakingstations.

If,drivinghomeorforsomeotherreasonyourbatterieslookedlikerunningflat,

arelativelysmall,butquietandefficientenginerunningonpetrol,dielor

compresdnaturalgas,evenbiofuel,wouldautomaticallycutin,drivinga

generatorthatsuppliedthebatteriessoyoucouldcompleteyourjourney.

Concernsover'peakoil',increasinggreenhougamissions,andthelikelihood

thatbythemiddleofthiscenturytherecouldbefivetimesasmanymotorvehicles

registeredworld-wideastherearenow,meanthattheworld'salmosttotaldependence

onpetroleum-badfuelsfortransportis,ineverynoftheword,unsustainable.

答案：Whilepeopledrivetowork,theywillfirstunplugtheirplug-invehiclebefore

theydriveoff,andwhentheyarrivethey'llplugintheircarintoasocketthat

allowspowertoflowformtheircar'sbatteriestotheelectricitygrid,soiftheir

batterieslookedlikerunningflatandefficientenginerunningonpetrolwould

automaticallycutin,buttheworld'salmosttotaldependenceonpetroleum-bad

fuelsfortransportisunsustainable.

6.2TheRottastone

WhentheRottaStonewasdiscoveredin1799,thecarvedcharactersthatcovered

r'sinkwasappliedtotheStoneandwhite

epaperwasremoved,itrevealedanexactcopyofthe

text—hen,manycopiesor"facsimiles"havebeenmadeusing

ably,thesurfaceoftheStoneaccumulatedmanylayers

ofmaterialleftoverfromtheactivities,despiteattemptstoremoveanyresidue.

Onceondisplay,thegreafrommanythousandsofhumanhandagertotouchthe

Stoneaddedtotheproblem.

AnopportunityforinvestigationandcleaningtheRottaStonearowhenthis

famousobjectwasmadethecenterpieceoftheCrackingCodexhibitionatThe

rkcommencedtoremoveallbuttheoriginal,ancient

material,tmentprogresd,the

fromhumanhandling,acoating

ofcarnaubawaxfromtheearly1800sandprinter'sinkfrom1799werecleanedaway

usingcottonwoolswabsandlinimentofsoap,whitespirit,acetoneandpurified

y,whitepaintinthetext,appliedin1981,whichhadbeenleftin

placeuntilnowasaprotectivecoating,wasremovedwithcottonswabsandpurified

squareatthebottomleftcornerofthefaceoftheStonewasleft

untouchedtoshowthedarkenedwaxandthewhiteinfill.

答案：WhilethecarvedcharacterswerecopiedwhentheRottaStonewasdiscovered,

thesurfaceaccumulatedmanylayersofmaterialleftoverfromcopyactivities,and

thestonewasblackwithwhiteletteringwhenworkcommencedtoremoveallbut

originalmaterial,soacoatingofcarnaubawaxandprinter'sinkwerecleanedaway

usingcottonwoolswabsandlinimentofsoap,butwhitepaintinthetextwasremoved

withcottonswabsandpurifiedwater.

6.4AmericanEnglish

AmericanEnglishis,withoutdoubt,themostinfluentialandpowerfulvarietyof

,theUnitedStates

is,atprent,themostpowerfulnationonearthandsuchpoweralwaysbringswith

,thedistinctionbetweenadialectandalanguagehasfrequently

eensaid,alanguageisadialectwithan

,America’spoliticalinfluenceixtendedthroughAmericanpopular

culture,inparticularthroughtheinternationalreachofAmericanfilms(movies,

ofcour)nahaspointedout,theinternationallydominant

positionofacultureresultsinaforcefulexpansionofitslanguage...the

expansionoflanguagecontributes...,

theinternationalprominenceofAmericanEnglishisclolyassociatedwiththe

oftisowned

byanAmerican,ansacomputer’sdefaultttingforlanguage

isAmericanEnglish,althoughofcourthiscanbechangedtosuitone’sown

t,theincreadinfluenceofAmericanEnglishiscaudby

politicalpowerandtheresultantdiffusionofAmericancultureandmedia,

technologicaladvance,andtherapiddevelopmentofcommunicationstechnology.

答案：WhileAmericanEnglishisthemostinfluentialandpowerfulvarietyofEnglish

intheworld,theUnitedStatesisthemostpowerfulnationonearthwhopower

bringswithitinfluence,andAmerica’spoliticalinfluenceixtendedthrough

cultureandmedia,sotheinternationalprominenceofAmericanEnglishiscloly

associatedwiththeextraordinarilyquickdevelopmentofcommunicationstechnology,

buttheincreadinfluenceofAmericanEnglishiscaudbypoliticalpowerand

technologicaladvance.

6.5MalaysiaTourism

Malaysiaisoneofthemostpleasant,hassle-freecountriestovisitinSoutheast

romitsgleaming21stcenturyglasstowers,itboastssomeofthemost

superbbeaches,iaisalso

launchingitsbiggest-evertourismcampaigninefforttolure20millionvisitors

herethisyear.

Anytouristitinerarywouldhavetobegininthecapital,KualaLumpur,whereyou

willfindthePetronasTwinTowers,whichoncecompridtheworldtallestbuildings

e88-storytowerssoar1,480feet

estonetempleBatu

Caves,located9milesnorthofthecity,havea328-foot-highceilingandfeature

ornateHindushrines,includinga141-foot-tallgold-paintedstatueofaHindudeity.

Toreachthecaves,h

stateonBorneoislandnottobeconfudwithIndonesia’sBorneoyou'llfindthe

smallmushroom-shapedSipAdanisland,offthecoastofSabah,ratedasoneofthe

nistheonlyoceanicislandinMalaysia,

risingfroma2,alsoclimbMountKinabalu,

thetallestpeakinSoutheastAsia,visittheSepilokOrangUtanSanctuary,go

white-waterraftingandcatchaglimpofthebizarreProboscismonkey,aprimate

foundonlyinBorneowithahugependulousno,acharacteristicpotbellyand

strangehonkingsounds.

Whileyou'reinMalaysia,eyday,thissouthern

s

theStraitsofMalacca,thishistoricalstateisnowaplaceofintriguingChine

streets,antiqueshops,oldtemplesandremindersofEuropeancolonialpowers.

AnotherinterestingdestinationisPenang,

islandoffthenorthwestcoastofMalaysiaboastsofarichChineculturalheritage,

goodfoodandbeautifulbeaches.

答案：WhileMalaysiaisoneofthemostpleasantandhassle-freecountriestovisit

inSoutheastAsia,Anytouristitinerarywouldhavetobegininthecapital,and

InSabahstateonBorneoislandnottobeconfudwithIndonesia’sBorneoyou'll

findthesmallmushroom-shapedSipAdanisland,soconsideringatriptoMalacca

Whileyou'reinMalaysia,butAnotherinterestingdestinationisPenangwhereis

knownasthePearloftheOrient.

6.6WorldWideWeb

Heisthemanwhohaschangedtheworldmorethananyoneelinthepasthundred

Berners-Leemaybeamild-manneredacademicwholivesmodestlyin

Boston,

isascientistwhohasalteredthewaypeoplethinkaswellasthewaytheylive.

Sincethewebwentglobal20yearsago,thewayweshop,listentomusicand

reimplicationsforpolitics,literature,

economics—eventerrorism—becauanindividualcannowhavethesameaccess

ywillneverbethesame.

ThecomputerscientistfromOxford,whobuilthisowncomputerfromatelevision

screenandsparepartsafterhewasbannedfromoneoftheuniversitycomputers,

isaculturalguruasmuchasatechnologicalone.

“Itisamazinghowfarwe’vecome,”hesays.“Butyou’realwayswonderingwhat’

sthenextcrazyidea,andworkingtomakesurethewebstaysonewebandthatthe

sn’tmuchtimetositbackandreflect.”

Heinventedtheweb,hesays,becauhewasfrustratedthathecouldn’tfindall

nimaginaryconceptthatherealized.

答案：WhileSirTimBerners-Leeisthemanwhohaschangedtheworldastheinventor

oftheworldwideweb,societywillneverbethesamebecauanindividualcanhave

thesameaccesstoinformationastheelite,andthecomputerscientistisacultural

guruasmuchasatechnologicalone,soheinventedthewebbecauhewasfrustrated

thathecouldn’tfindalltheinformationhewantedinoneplace.