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75%的人同意网络让人变得聪明

时间:2013-05-08 00:39:45

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   The newest poll results in the US indicated that 75% of Internet users believed that the Internet heightens and increases human intelligence, and that this would make people smarter in the next ten years。

  In addition, two-thirds felt that the Internet improves reading and writing capabilities1
  However, 21% of those surveyed felt that the cons2 of the Internet outweighed3 its pros4
  Surfing the Internet all day may make people dumber, and even lower the IQ of some heavily-dependent users。
  Dialogue Example:
  Winter break is almost over. Ben is writing his homework at the very last moment, like always. Ben's mother Gina is asking about his progress after dinner。
  Gina: Are you done with your homework yet? I could tutor you。
  Ben: I'm almost done. I'd like to ask you a question about my science homework。
  Gina: What's the question?
  Ben: Are orangutans and baboons5 the same sort of animal?
  Gina: I think they're probably different。
  Ben: What's different about them?
  Gina: One's more like a monkey, and the other more human-like。
  Ben: How do you differentiate6 them?
  Gina: I'm not really sure either。
  Ben: Looks like it's faster to look for answers on [gm99nd] than from you。
  美国一份最新的民调结果显示,有75%的网友和专家相信,网络可以提高并增加人类智慧。而且因此未来十年内,人会变得更聪明。
  还有三分之二的人认为网络可以提升阅读和写作能力。
  不过也有21%的受访者认为网络的坏处大过于好处,成天挂在网络上,有可能让人变笨,甚至拉低某些重度使用者的智商。
  对话范例:
  寒假快结束了,Ben跟往年一样总是在最后一刻才赶工写作业,Ben的母亲Gina在晚饭后关心Ben的作业进度。
  Gina:作业写完没?我可以教你。
  Ben:快写好了,我有个自然作业的问题想问你。
  Gina:什么问题?
  Ben:猩猩和狒狒是一样的动物吗?
  Gina:我想应该不一样吧。
  Ben:哪里不一样?
  Gina:一个比较像猴子,一个比较像人类。
  Ben:怎么区分?
  Gina:我也不是很清楚。
  Ben:看来要向你寻求解答还不如去[gm88nd]找答案可能还快些。

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1 capabilities f7b11037f2050959293aafb493b7653c     
n.能力( capability的名词复数 );可能;容量;[复数]潜在能力
参考例句:
  • He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大,自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
  • Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为,标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
2 cons eec38a6d10735a91d1247a80b5e213a6     
n.欺骗,骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗,哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前,应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 outweighed ab362c03a68adf0ab499937abbf51262     
v.在重量上超过( outweigh的过去式和过去分词 );在重要性或价值方面超过
参考例句:
  • This boxer outweighed by his opponent 20 pounds. 这个拳击选手体重比他的对手重20磅。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She outweighed me by ten pounds, and sometimes she knocked me down. 她的体重超过我十磅,有时竟把我撞倒。 来自百科语句
4 pros pros     
abbr.prosecuting 起诉;prosecutor 起诉人;professionals 自由职业者;proscenium (舞台)前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 );赞成的理由;抵偿物;交换物
参考例句:
  • The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前,应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 baboons 2ea074fed3eb47c5bc3098d84f7bc946     
n.狒狒( baboon的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Baboons could break branches and leaders. 狒狒会折断侧枝和顶梢。 来自辞典例句
  • And as nonprimates, they provoke fewer ethical and safety-related concerns than chimps or baboons. 而且作为非灵长类,就不会产生像用黑猩猩或狒狒那样的伦理和安全方面的顾虑。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命
6 differentiate cm3yc     
vi.(between)区分;vt.区别;使不同
参考例句:
  • You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys.你可以凭借烟囱形状的不同来区分这两幢房子。
  • He never learned to differentiate between good and evil.他从未学会分辨善恶。