文档介绍：Unit 17
Get Yourself Wired— and Mobile Phones
连线时代—互联网与移动电话
3 Learning objectives
1. In this unit students will learn words and expressions related to and
mobile phones.
2. Students will be able to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of
and mobile phones.
Background reading
Notes:
1. tether 用绳或链栓住
tether sth (to sth) to fasten (an animal) with a tether
He tethered his horse to a tree.
phone calls, once tethered to puters, are heading for your
mobile phones.
3. heading for 向(某处)行进
head for move towards (a place)
He headed straight for the bar. The boat was heading for some rocks.
4. mainstream 主流;倾向,趋势
For most mainstream consumers in China, using credit cards to pay is at least a
couple of years away.
5. WiFi
6. Protocol 互联网协议(简称 IP),是 TCP (Transmission Control Protocol
传输控制协议)/IP 协议中的网络层协议,用于为数据从它的始发地到目的地
选择路径。
7. dual-mode 双模式手机(既有手机信号又有互联网信号)
8. plague 给某人造成麻烦或困扰,烦扰某人
plague cause trouble or difficulty to (sb/sth)
The dual-mode phones could solve the annoying problem that plagues many
mobile phone users.
9. tech-savvy set 对技术懂行,了解的人群
mon sense, understanding
Where is your savvy?
Answers prehension questions:
1. Experts say that calls are generally of better quality than cell phone calls
because the way data is transferred, known as the Protocol, is more
efficient.