流利美国口语10.2
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W: Have you ever heard of human cloning?
M: Yes, but human cloning is banned in America.
W: I think it’s a good idea to create cloned babies for the infertile1 couples.
M: Human cloning will lead to a series of ethical2 problems. Any way I strongly object to any planned cloned human.
Dialogue 2.
W: China has launched its first manned spacecraft successfully.
M: That’s really inspiring. The spacecraft is named Shenzhou 5, right?
W: That’s right. It sent China’s first astronaut into outer space, Yang Liwei, into orbit.
M: This made China the third country after Russia and the United States to send a human in orbit around the earth.
W: China’s space technology is developing at an amazing speed.
Dialogue 3.
W: Sensors4 are everywhere nowadays.
M: What are they used for?
W: Well, for example, sensors can be used to prevent theft.
M: But how?
W: They can be attached to the product, if a shop lifter tries walking out without paying for the items he is taking the sensor3 will trigger an alarm.
M: That’s great. Herald5 for new technology.
Dialogue 4.
W: Have you ever heard about the new global positioning system for locating things?
M: Yes, I have. I believe they call it a GPS for short and can precisely6 calculate your position.
W: Do you know how it operates?
M: Yes. It operates through the use of 24 satellites that are circling the earth.
W: It said that it can pinpoint7 your location to within a few feet.
M: I’ve heard that it can also be used in industry, farming and even ocean record retrieval.
Dialogue 5.
W: The current pace of technological8 innovation is surprisingly fast.
M: Advanced technologies are symbol of social development, and ensure a better life for human beings.
W: You bet. Emphasis on high skill, high technology industries has stimulated9 fast economic growth.
M: Many formerly10 incurable11 diseases can be cured today thanks to advanced technology.
W: Besides advances in communication technology have turned our world into a global village. The world is becoming smaller and smaller.
M: High technology is making great changes in the way we live and is modifying the whole structure of our society.
Exercise.
1. Zhongguancun was set up as a special economic zone in the late 1990s and quickly became the leader of China’s high tech industry.
2. They all have their own characteristics, but they all share the spirit creativity and scientific skill that has made Zhongguancun a success.
3. The science park is also home to a growing number of overseas Chinese who have grasped the opportunity to develop their ideas at home.
4. The researchers and scientists at Zhongguancun know that they can reach the top only if they are ready to deal with and learn from failure.
5. Professor Wang and his team are working on a cure for AIDS.
6. Your research project is about cloning and how to use the new technology to cure disease.
7. Doctor Smith wants to develop new technology and will make it possible to grow food with very little water.
8. Doctor Winfrey is working on sending a man to spaceship tomorrows.
9. Do these achievements have anything in common? If so, what?
10. China has obtained great achievements in high tech research.
11. I strongly object to human cloning.
12. Human cloning will lead to a lot of ethical problems.
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