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1、Unit 404 warming-up,Ladies and gentlemen, the planning committee for the 5th Annual Communications Technology Fair welcomes you. We hope you will find much to interest and inform you and that you will also enjoy yourselves. First, let me introduce some of the products and companies that we think wil
2、l be of particular interest to you. In the area of media technology, the electronic newspaper is set to change our lives. The Xeroxs Palo Research Center has a remarkable new product which their representatives are keen to talk about later this morning.,The world of entertainment has benefited by th
3、e presence in the marketplace of Verizon, a company that is bringing together the Internet and television. Also, we have available teams of people form Amazon who can show you how to use their Paypal, a web payment processing service. The Internet has many new innovations and opportunities to offer
4、all of us. We hope this fair will help you to explore the benefits to your life and business of the many technological advances that we have on show.,-There is the question as to whether Vietnam should push developments in telecommunications at the expense of programs that would feed poor people. -
5、Ive heard the criticism, but I think moving ahead with technology is the right way to go. Surely modernizing will improve standards of living for every one. What are the speakers talking about? - The Internet has changed the world, Asia most of all, where cities that were once remote and cut off fro
6、m the world are now online. - Yes, I agree. Have you been to Asia to see any of the changes? It really is quite remarkable. I was in Sichuan last month. What are the speakers talking about?,-Marty says that our store should get online, but I am not so sure. -A year ago, I wouldve said no. Our busine
7、ss just seems so small, but not anymore. More and more small stores are posting pages on the Net so I think we should as well. What do we know from the conversation? -Some people had doubts about our webpage, but I really think its brought in a lot of new customers. -I agree completely. Business has
8、 boomed since we started the website. What can be inferred form the conversation?,-Hold up on that last prescription. According to the patients computer file, he has allergies. -Youre kidding! Good thing you looked up his file. Hed have had a bad reaction if wed given him that medicine. Why do the s
9、peakers not give the medicine to the patient? -Ive just got off the phone with the credit bureau. Seems they had a problem with their computer files. -Yeah, I had a similar problem. Luckily, I was able to sort it before they blacklisted me for good. What mightve caused serious damage for the man?,-
10、The job center is offering classes on using computer technology. You interested? - Itd probably be a good idea. Ive been asked about my computer skills at the job interviews Ive had. If I could learn some better skills, maybe Id finally find a job. What can be inferred from the conversation? -Im kin
11、da worried about how technology is used these days. If governments are tracking us with computerswell, isnt that something we should worry about? - Nah. I mean, well, I suppose you might worry if youre doing something bad. What does the man think?,- Weve had five new computers installed in our class
12、room, but I dont think our teacher knows what to do with them. - Really? Maybe I should come to see your teacher and see if I can help in any way. Would it be embarrassing for you if I did? What is the relationship between the speakers? -Will our library books do nothing but collect dust, now that t
13、he Internet gives all computer users access to so much data? - Could be. May be over the next 15 years, all the books you see here will be thrown out to make room for more computers. Where is the conversation taking place?,Long Conversation,M: So what do you think? Should vietnam invest heavily in c
14、ommunications technology? W: Hm? M: Vietnam, the country. W: I know about the country. I learned about it in school. But I dont have the foggiest notion of what youre talking about. M: The Vietnamese government is putting a lot of money into communication technology - you know, the Internet, mobile
15、phone lines and the like. W: So, whats the problem?,M: Its a really poor country - most people there dont have as much as our family- and many people outside of the country are saying the government should do more to help poor people. I, for one, find the governments actions unbelievable. So. W: So,
16、 what? M: So, do you have any ideas? Id like to know what you think.,W: I think that the Vietnamese government is independent of outside influence and can do what it likes. M: The question isnt if it can or cant do it. The question is what it SHOULD do. W: I dont know, man. I guess, well, I have a new computer, a mobile phone, the Internet, a mess of other technology. And I like these things. The Vietnamese might l
