Text B
Unit Five
Intel Announces US $ 50 Million
for China Research Center
I,Pre-Reading Task
1.,Intel” is the name of a(n) _____,
A,U.S,company B,IBM computer
C,government department D,branch of the Internet
2,China is a country _____ scientists and engineers in terms of
computing technology,
A,poor in B,rich in
C,lacking in D,with a surplus of
Text B Unit Five
Intel Corporation is an American manufacture of
semiconductor computer circuits,Besides microprocessors,
the company makes micro-controllers(single-chip
computers),memory chips,computer modules and boards,
net work and conferencing products,and parallel
supercomputers Its headquarters are in Santa Clara,Calif,
The company was founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and
Gordon Moore,who had invented the integrated circuit
while working at Fairchild Semiconductor,They formed
their own company,N M Electronics,in order to
manufacture large –scale integrated (LSI) circuits,The two
men were soon joined by Andrew Grove,who remained the
company’s head into the mid-1990s,The new company
soon changed its name to Intel,
II.Text-related Information(1)
Black-and-white photograph of Dr,Andrew S,Grove,Andrew S,
Grove was born in Budapest,Hungary in 1936,He graduated from
the City College of New York in 1960 with a Bachelor of Chemical
Engineering degree and received his Ph.D,from the University of
California,Berkeley in 1963,Upon graduation,he joined the
Research and Development Laboratory of Fairchild Semiconductor
and became Assistant Director of Research and Development in 1967,
In July 1968,Dr,Grove participated in the founding of Intel
Corporation,He worked hand in hand with founders,Robert Noyce
and Gordon Moore in guiding the success of Intel,In 1979 he was
named its President,and in 1987 he was named Chief Executive
Officer,In May 1997 he was named Chairman and CEO,and in
May 1998 he relinquished his CEO title and remains as Chairman of
the Board,
II.Text-related Information(2)
1,issue
n,① 问题, 议题
e.g,They will debate the nationalization issue next week,
他们将在下周辩论国有化议题 。
② 发行
e.g,I bought the new stamp the day of its issue,
这种新邮票我是在发行当天买到的 。
v,发行, 发布
e.g,The government is expected to issue a statement about the crisis,
预订政府会对这场危机发表一个声明 。
［ 常用短语 ］ make an issue of sth,为某事而争论； at issue在争议中的；
issue forth发出，出来； issue from由 …… 而来，由 …… 产生
III,Detailed Study,
2,extend v,
① 延伸, 延续
e.g,The hot weather extended into October,炎热的天气一直持续到十月份 。
② 延长, 扩展
e.g,The enterprise plans to extend its activities to produce TV sets,
这家企业计划扩大经营范围, 开始生产电机 。
［ 常用短语 extend… to延伸, 扩展
3,conduct
v,① 进行, 管理
e.g,The business is conducted from small offices in London,
这买卖是由伦敦商业区的小营业所管理的 。
② 引导, 带领
e.g,The guide conducted us round the castle,导游陪伴我们游览了古堡 。
n,① 行为, 表现
e.g,The reporter was accused of unprofessional conduct,
那位记者被指控有不道德的行为 。
② 处理, 管理
e.g,He seemed dissatisfied with the conduct of the negotiations
他似乎对谈判的进展不满 。
4,assemble
n,① 集合, 聚集, 收集
e.g,At the beginning of the day we all assemble in the hall to be addressed by the
head teacher,
清早我们集合在大礼堂听校长讲话 。
② 装配, 组合
This bookcase is very easy to assemble,
这个书架很容易装起来 。
【 常用短语 】 assembly line装配线, 流水作业线； assembly languages汇编语言
5,invest v,
① 投资, 人股
e.g,He invested￡ 1000 in an oil company,
他在一家石油公司投资了 1000英镑 。
② surround包围
e.g,The police invested the house,警察包围了这所房子 。
【 常用短语 】 invest in sth,买进 ； invest sb.with sth,把 （ 职位, 权力 ） 授予
（ 某人 ）
6,combine
v,① （ 使 ） 联合, （ 使 ） 结合, （ 使 ） 组合
e.g,The two countries combined against their common enemy,
这两个国家联合起来对抗共同的敌人 。
② 兼具, 兼备
e.g,They combined their holiday with a visit to their relatives,
他们既度假又走访亲戚 。
n,① 集团, 联合企业
e.g,A large industrial combine Is／ are reopening the factory,
这家工厂正由一个大的工业联合集团重新开办 。
② 联合,combine harvester联合收割机
［ 常用短语 ］ combine… with把 …… 和 …… 结合起来
7,represent v,
① 代表
e.g,He represented his fellow－ workers at the meeting,
他在会议上代表他的同事 。
② 出席作为 （ 某团体的 ） 代表
e.g,All the different races of the world were represented at the parade,
世界上的所有不同种族都有代表参加游行 。
【 常用短语 】 represent sth,to sb,愤怒地指出, 抱怨地表示
8,have relevance to 与 …… 有关系
同义词组, be connected with ; be related to; have something to do with
e.g,What he said has no relevance to what we were discussing,
9,such as
这样的, 例如, 诸如
e.g,Boys such as Tom and Mark are very friendly,
Our country import many things,such as machine,medicine,food etc,
10,bring into full play
充分发挥 …… 作用
同义词组, make good use of
e.g,A good leader knows how to bring everyone’s talents into full play,
11,in addition to 除 …… 以外, 此外
同义词组, beside,as well as
e.g,He’s doing a part-time job in addition to his full time job,
In addition,donated all the money to an orphanage ( 孤儿院 ),
12,… explore internet-related issues and information technology disciplines,…,,
将探索与因特网相关的问题和信息技术学科 。
discipline,a branch of learning
e.g,If you are not good at history,you’d better choose another discipline,
如果你不擅长历史, 最好选修另外一门学科 。
This article covers the various disciplines of physical science,
这篇文章涉及到了物理学的各个学科 。
13,China has a deep pool of talented scientists and engineers… ）
中国有一大批才华横溢的科学家和工程师 ……
pool,a readily available supply大量的, 大批的 。
e.g,Our firm has a car pool,so if you need a car there’s always one there,
我们公司有个汽车库, 如果我需要随时都有 。
There is a large pool of applicants try to get the job,
有大批的申请者想要得到这份工作。
14,Intel is conducting an international search now hr the center’s
director,
英特尔公司正在全球范围内物色该中心的主任 。
search n,搜查, 搜索, 寻找 。
e.g,The police conducted a long search for the lost child,
警方用了很长时间寻找那个失踪的孩子 。
We did a computer search for all information we wanted,
我们用电脑查找所有我们要的信息 。
15,They represent a huge potential and bright prospect for thedevelopment and
application of high technology in China,
所有这些都表明, 中国在高科技的开发和应用领域潜力巨大, 前景广阔 。
represent,to show,to stand for,to act officially for代表 。
e.g,The blue lines on the map represent rivers,
地图上的蓝线代表河流 。
The representatives of the peoples congress represent the whole nation,
人民代表代表整个国家 。
16,China’s high technology research community…,
中国的高科技研究人员 …… 。
相当于, the group of people involved in the research of high technology in China。
IV,Outline & Summary,
A,Dr,Andrew S,Grove announced that Intel would invest
US $ 50 million to open an information technology research
and development center in Beijing,China.( Paras.1-6 )
B,A Chinese official and a research fellow expressed their
welcome of this endeavor,( Paras.7-8 )
C,Intel also encourage other companies to invest in the high-
tech sector in China.( Para.9 )
I） Outline,
Beijing,May 5,1998 Intel announces that it will invest US $ 50
million to open an information technology research and development
center in Beijing,China,
The Intel China Research Center will explore Internet-related issue
and information technology disciplines,It will improve the
fundamental research level in high technology in China and promote
the exchange and cooperation between Chinese and foreign
technology research institutions,They also encourage other
companies to invest in the high-tech sector in China,
IV,Outline & Summary,
II） Summary,
V,Home Assignment,
1,Read Text B;
2,Finish the exercises after text B;
3,Prepare for a quiz on Text B;
Unit Five
Intel Announces US $ 50 Million
for China Research Center
I,Pre-Reading Task
1.,Intel” is the name of a(n) _____,
A,U.S,company B,IBM computer
C,government department D,branch of the Internet
2,China is a country _____ scientists and engineers in terms of
computing technology,
A,poor in B,rich in
C,lacking in D,with a surplus of
Text B Unit Five
Intel Corporation is an American manufacture of
semiconductor computer circuits,Besides microprocessors,
the company makes micro-controllers(single-chip
computers),memory chips,computer modules and boards,
net work and conferencing products,and parallel
supercomputers Its headquarters are in Santa Clara,Calif,
The company was founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and
Gordon Moore,who had invented the integrated circuit
while working at Fairchild Semiconductor,They formed
their own company,N M Electronics,in order to
manufacture large –scale integrated (LSI) circuits,The two
men were soon joined by Andrew Grove,who remained the
company’s head into the mid-1990s,The new company
soon changed its name to Intel,
II.Text-related Information(1)
Black-and-white photograph of Dr,Andrew S,Grove,Andrew S,
Grove was born in Budapest,Hungary in 1936,He graduated from
the City College of New York in 1960 with a Bachelor of Chemical
Engineering degree and received his Ph.D,from the University of
California,Berkeley in 1963,Upon graduation,he joined the
Research and Development Laboratory of Fairchild Semiconductor
and became Assistant Director of Research and Development in 1967,
In July 1968,Dr,Grove participated in the founding of Intel
Corporation,He worked hand in hand with founders,Robert Noyce
and Gordon Moore in guiding the success of Intel,In 1979 he was
named its President,and in 1987 he was named Chief Executive
Officer,In May 1997 he was named Chairman and CEO,and in
May 1998 he relinquished his CEO title and remains as Chairman of
the Board,
II.Text-related Information(2)
1,issue
n,① 问题, 议题
e.g,They will debate the nationalization issue next week,
他们将在下周辩论国有化议题 。
② 发行
e.g,I bought the new stamp the day of its issue,
这种新邮票我是在发行当天买到的 。
v,发行, 发布
e.g,The government is expected to issue a statement about the crisis,
预订政府会对这场危机发表一个声明 。
［ 常用短语 ］ make an issue of sth,为某事而争论； at issue在争议中的；
issue forth发出，出来； issue from由 …… 而来，由 …… 产生
III,Detailed Study,
2,extend v,
① 延伸, 延续
e.g,The hot weather extended into October,炎热的天气一直持续到十月份 。
② 延长, 扩展
e.g,The enterprise plans to extend its activities to produce TV sets,
这家企业计划扩大经营范围, 开始生产电机 。
［ 常用短语 extend… to延伸, 扩展
3,conduct
v,① 进行, 管理
e.g,The business is conducted from small offices in London,
这买卖是由伦敦商业区的小营业所管理的 。
② 引导, 带领
e.g,The guide conducted us round the castle,导游陪伴我们游览了古堡 。
n,① 行为, 表现
e.g,The reporter was accused of unprofessional conduct,
那位记者被指控有不道德的行为 。
② 处理, 管理
e.g,He seemed dissatisfied with the conduct of the negotiations
他似乎对谈判的进展不满 。
4,assemble
n,① 集合, 聚集, 收集
e.g,At the beginning of the day we all assemble in the hall to be addressed by the
head teacher,
清早我们集合在大礼堂听校长讲话 。
② 装配, 组合
This bookcase is very easy to assemble,
这个书架很容易装起来 。
【 常用短语 】 assembly line装配线, 流水作业线； assembly languages汇编语言
5,invest v,
① 投资, 人股
e.g,He invested￡ 1000 in an oil company,
他在一家石油公司投资了 1000英镑 。
② surround包围
e.g,The police invested the house,警察包围了这所房子 。
【 常用短语 】 invest in sth,买进 ； invest sb.with sth,把 （ 职位, 权力 ） 授予
（ 某人 ）
6,combine
v,① （ 使 ） 联合, （ 使 ） 结合, （ 使 ） 组合
e.g,The two countries combined against their common enemy,
这两个国家联合起来对抗共同的敌人 。
② 兼具, 兼备
e.g,They combined their holiday with a visit to their relatives,
他们既度假又走访亲戚 。
n,① 集团, 联合企业
e.g,A large industrial combine Is／ are reopening the factory,
这家工厂正由一个大的工业联合集团重新开办 。
② 联合,combine harvester联合收割机
［ 常用短语 ］ combine… with把 …… 和 …… 结合起来
7,represent v,
① 代表
e.g,He represented his fellow－ workers at the meeting,
他在会议上代表他的同事 。
② 出席作为 （ 某团体的 ） 代表
e.g,All the different races of the world were represented at the parade,
世界上的所有不同种族都有代表参加游行 。
【 常用短语 】 represent sth,to sb,愤怒地指出, 抱怨地表示
8,have relevance to 与 …… 有关系
同义词组, be connected with ; be related to; have something to do with
e.g,What he said has no relevance to what we were discussing,
9,such as
这样的, 例如, 诸如
e.g,Boys such as Tom and Mark are very friendly,
Our country import many things,such as machine,medicine,food etc,
10,bring into full play
充分发挥 …… 作用
同义词组, make good use of
e.g,A good leader knows how to bring everyone’s talents into full play,
11,in addition to 除 …… 以外, 此外
同义词组, beside,as well as
e.g,He’s doing a part-time job in addition to his full time job,
In addition,donated all the money to an orphanage ( 孤儿院 ),
12,… explore internet-related issues and information technology disciplines,…,,
将探索与因特网相关的问题和信息技术学科 。
discipline,a branch of learning
e.g,If you are not good at history,you’d better choose another discipline,
如果你不擅长历史, 最好选修另外一门学科 。
This article covers the various disciplines of physical science,
这篇文章涉及到了物理学的各个学科 。
13,China has a deep pool of talented scientists and engineers… ）
中国有一大批才华横溢的科学家和工程师 ……
pool,a readily available supply大量的, 大批的 。
e.g,Our firm has a car pool,so if you need a car there’s always one there,
我们公司有个汽车库, 如果我需要随时都有 。
There is a large pool of applicants try to get the job,
有大批的申请者想要得到这份工作。
14,Intel is conducting an international search now hr the center’s
director,
英特尔公司正在全球范围内物色该中心的主任 。
search n,搜查, 搜索, 寻找 。
e.g,The police conducted a long search for the lost child,
警方用了很长时间寻找那个失踪的孩子 。
We did a computer search for all information we wanted,
我们用电脑查找所有我们要的信息 。
15,They represent a huge potential and bright prospect for thedevelopment and
application of high technology in China,
所有这些都表明, 中国在高科技的开发和应用领域潜力巨大, 前景广阔 。
represent,to show,to stand for,to act officially for代表 。
e.g,The blue lines on the map represent rivers,
地图上的蓝线代表河流 。
The representatives of the peoples congress represent the whole nation,
人民代表代表整个国家 。
16,China’s high technology research community…,
中国的高科技研究人员 …… 。
相当于, the group of people involved in the research of high technology in China。
IV,Outline & Summary,
A,Dr,Andrew S,Grove announced that Intel would invest
US $ 50 million to open an information technology research
and development center in Beijing,China.( Paras.1-6 )
B,A Chinese official and a research fellow expressed their
welcome of this endeavor,( Paras.7-8 )
C,Intel also encourage other companies to invest in the high-
tech sector in China.( Para.9 )
I） Outline,
Beijing,May 5,1998 Intel announces that it will invest US $ 50
million to open an information technology research and development
center in Beijing,China,
The Intel China Research Center will explore Internet-related issue
and information technology disciplines,It will improve the
fundamental research level in high technology in China and promote
the exchange and cooperation between Chinese and foreign
technology research institutions,They also encourage other
companies to invest in the high-tech sector in China,
IV,Outline & Summary,
II） Summary,
V,Home Assignment,
1,Read Text B;
2,Finish the exercises after text B;
3,Prepare for a quiz on Text B;
