北师大版高中英语模块2--Unit 4 Cyberspace Les1-1

[00:00.00]Unit 4 Cyberspace¹
[00:05.64]Lesson 1 Tomorrow's World
[00:09.41]The Future of Cyberspace
[00:12.54]Peter Taylor finds out how computers
[00:14.88]and the Internet are going to affect our lives.
[00:19.91]In the last thirty years,
[00:21.57]the Internet has grown rapidly.
[00:23.62]In 1983,there were only 200 computers connected
[00:27.76]to the Interent;now there are around 50 million
[00:31.94]and this growth is clearly going to continue.
[00:35.94]Some experts are pessimistic about the future.
[00:39.21]One worry is crime in cyberspace.
[00:42.72]Even now,young hackers² can get into the
[00:45.71]computers of banks and governments.
[00:48.71]In the future,terrorists may"attack"the world's
[00:52.15]computers,cause chaos³,
[00:54.95]and make planes and trains crash.
[00:58.83]However,many people are optimistic about
[01:01.60]the  future of the Internet.
[01:03.89]Already,users can buy books,find out about
[01:07.48]holiday offers,book tickets,and get all sorts
[01:10.97]of information from the Internet.
[01:14.37]"In the next few years,"says Angela Rossetto
[01:17.93]of cyberia magazine,
[01:17.93]

1 cyberspace   

n.虚拟信息空间，网络空间，计算机化世界

参考例句：

• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world.她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。
• The teens spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.青少年花费在电脑上的时间比他们和真正的朋友及家人在一起的时间要多。

2 hackers   

n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”

参考例句：

• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网

3 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。