Dictation of Unit 4
Words:
1,Argue,claim; 2,Plainly,directly;
3,Broken and old,falling into pieces; 4,Write hastily or carelessly;
5,Hold back/ keep/prevent from doing something;
6,破坏,损坏 (n.); 7,完整的,完好无缺的 ; 8,蜡笔 ; 9,印刷术 ;
10,谦逊,谦虚 (n.); 11,可接受的 ; 12,阐述,例释 (v.);
13,引文 ; 14,外表,外貌 ; 15,骇人听闻的,
phrases:
1,You are not ___ to grasp an article on logic unless you think actively
____ reading.
2,The act of purchasing a book is only ___ full possession.
3,I don’t think happiness ___ obtaining what you need.
4,Air,water and sunshine are ___ the survival of the living.
5,He ___ explain this theory,but his talk was more confusing than clarifying.
6,The patient was ___ from the medical department ___ the surgical
department.
7,He returned to school again and ___ in his education.
8,He has a head ___ ideas and knowledge.
9,可以这么说, ___
Lead-inIt is reported that the postcards seem to come to the end on newspapers,
Nowadays,people prefer to send their regards and blessings by e-mail or
mobile phones instead of postcards,Since the means of postcards were
invented by Englishman more than a hundred years ago and many Englishmen
still keep the hobby of postcard-collecting,they call on using the postcards
more,for it appears to be more sincere with your own signature,
But it is pity that the former days of postcards can not return again no matter
how hard people try to recall,So what is the cause of this historical
inclination?/ which means will you choose,e-mail or postcards,and why?
E-mail is one of the functions of Internet,Here is a passage mainly talking
about that and its designer,(P 81)
Pre-reading
Correspond with,与 …一致,与 …通信
Acquaintance,person whom one knows(less intimately than a friend)
Facilitate,make easy,lessen the difficulties of
www,World Wide Web万维网
http,HyperText Transfer Protocol—rules for the transfer of
hypertext (计算机 )超文本传输协议
Give an account of, report,description,narrative报告,叙述
Miracle,奇迹,特出而令人吃惊的事
skimming
1,Lines 1-13
access to the Internet which give people information of all kinds
seems a matter of course.
2,Lines 14-26
World Wide Web,which began as a little computer program nearly 20
years ago,was the work of Tim Berners-Lee alone.
3,Lines 27-50
Having designed a kind of,hypertext” notebook which linked various
kinds of information on his own computer,Berners-Lee wanted to open it up
to everyone who would like to link their stuff to his.
4,Lines51-63
Berners-lee devised HTML,URL and HTTP,all of which finally brought the
World Wide Web to fruition in 1991.
5,Lines 64-77
Brought up as a quintessential child of the computer age,Berners-Lee
created a most significant global system.
6,Lines 78-90
In spite of his Gutenbergian creation of the WWW,Berners-Lee chose the
non-profit road,both for himself and for his creation.
Detailed studies
Terms about computers and Internet / jargon:
L1,log on to / log in, enter identifying data,as a name or pass word,
into a multiuser system as the Internet,so as to be able to do
work with the system,/ open one’s on-line access to a database.
上网 ; 登记注册
cf,log off/ log out,terminate a work session on a mutisuer
system,or a connection to such a system.注销,下线
L2,Launch a search engine,set a search engine in motion
启动搜索引擎
type in enquire
键入 查询
L3,hit,an instance of successfully locating an item of data in the
memory bank of a computer
(对计算机网络站点的 )一次访问 / 点击
click,点击
online,operating under the direct control of or connected to a
main computer / on the computer
在线 cf,off-line 脱机,下网
L6,site,website
网址,网点
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L11,mouse,a computer device which can be moved around on a flat
surface,causing a cursor(or a symbol) to move around the
computer screen in response,It usually has at least one
selection button,and can be used to choose one of a number of
specified options displayed.
定位器,鼠标
modem,an electronic device that makes possible the transmission
of data to or from a computer via telephone or other
communication lines.
调制解调器
L14,Scroll down the list,move the text horizontally or vertically on a
display screen in search for a particular section,line,etc.
快速浏览
scroll,( of text on a computer screen) move gradually up or
down 文本逐渐上下滚动
L15,Cyberspace,the space in which electronic communication takes
place over computer networks,网络空间
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L24,Protocol,a set of rules governing the format of messages that
are exchanged between computers
文本格式规则或协定
packet switching,a method of efficient data transmission
数据包交换
L37,Hypertext document
超文本 文件
L43,Central database:
中央数据库
L51,HTML,HyperText Mark-up Language
超文本标记语言
L55,URL,universal resource locator
统一资源定位
L57,HTTP,HyperText Transfer Protocol
超文本传输协议
L59,Browser,a device for reading through data on a computer
浏览器
Detailed studies
Other terms:
Nairobi,the capital of Kenya
Singapore Thomas Edison William Shockley,American physicist,the
Winner of Nobel Physical Prize in 1956,being called the father of
Transistor; Swiss Alps CERN,European Laboratory for Particle
Physics(欧洲粒子物理研究所 ) Lingua franca,混杂语,交际语
Gutenbergian,refers to Gutenberg’s Bible,which was the first Bible
Printed from movable type,CEO,chief executive officer
Novell,a famous software company Marc Andreeseen,the vice-
President of Netscape Company and the scientist who developed the
Netscape browser Mosaic,the first popular browser for WWW
Developed by Marc Massachusetts Institute of Technology
W3 Consortium,W3协会是麻省理工指导因特网进化的国际性协会
Microsoft,Bill Gates
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1,L3.
It turns out you can enquire about nearly everything…
--It happens that you can ask about almost anything…
turn out,prove to be; be in the end 结果为 … 后来演变成 …
e.g,It ~ that the unexpected visitor was one of my mother’s former
students.
Much to his disappointment,his experiment ~a failure.
turn sth./ sb,Out
关 ; 生产 ; 倒空 ; 为集会出去 ; 解雇 ; 起床
你几乎可以在线查询当前的任何东西 …
2,L7
…booking shuttle reservations…
---making reservations for a plane or train ticket…
shuttle,a public transportation,as a train,airplane,or bus,that
travels back and forth at regular intervals over a particular route.
班机预订情况
conservation,preservation,prevention of loss,waste,damage
保护,保存
e.g,the ~ of forest/ energy / waterpower
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3,L8
specialize in:
E.g,He decided to specialize in economics.
The shop specializes in foreign magazines.
special specialist
speciality (特殊性 特产 专攻 ) specialization(特殊化 )
4,L 9
upstate New York,the northern part of New York State
5,L10
Four-poster beds for dogs:
large beds with posts at the four corners to support a frame for
curtains to be used by dogs,给狗用的可以挂帐子的大床
6,L 11.
so what,you say
---why do you mention all the things a computer can do? We all know.
Do you say,so what”?
access to,the means or opportunity or right to use or see something
e.g,In a university library,we have access to large numbers of
academic books.
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In our country,every child has access to education
7,L 12
… unencumbered by time or space…
---not hindered or limited by time or space
encumber,妨碍,阻碍,拖累
e.g,A life is always encumbered with responsibilities.
Thanks to the rapid development of modern means of
telecommunication,international communication is generally
unencumbered by time or space.
(由于现代化电信手段的快速发展,国际间通信基本上可以不受时空的
限制 )
人人知道用鼠标,调制解调器,因特网路径去点击地球上的任何地方,不
受时空,长途电话关税的限制
8,L14
…scroll down the list,far enough,hundreds of entries deep,and you
will find this hidden Rosebud of cyberspace,enquire within upon
everything—a nifty little computer program…
Detailed studies
Entry,1) coming or going in 进入 2) entrance,right of entering 入口,
进入权 3) item in a list,item noted in an account book 条目,
项目 4) list,number of persons,entering for a competition
参赛名单
Deep,adjective,far down or in 深深地
Here is a metaphor,the cyberspace,the,enquire” computer program
Designed by Tim Berners,is regarded as the rosebud,(玫瑰花蕾 ) which
brings us So much information and gives such great influence just as
the rosebud blooms into the roses.
Cyberspace,
E.g,cybersalon cybercafe cyberworm cyberchat cyberculture
cyberholic
网络沙龙 网络咖啡屋 网虫 上网聊天 网络文明 上网成瘾者
Nifty,efficient,useful,handy 有效的,有用的,便利的
深入地快速浏览几百个栏目,你会发现暗藏的网络空间的玫瑰花蕾, 查询一切,
一个绝妙的小电脑程序
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9,L16 17
lowly software consultant,
a software engineer of a low rank 名不见经传的软件顾问
lowly,adj.,adv,(职位,地位等 )低下的,卑微的 ; 谦虚的,客气的
low,adj.,adv,(位置,价格,品位,声音,水平等 )低的,弱的
e.g,He speaks too lowly / in a lowly way.
He speaks too low / in a low voice.
hack,person paid to do hard and uninteresting work,esp,as a writer
受雇从事辛苦而乏味工作的人
modest hack,谦虚而勤奋的人
10,L18
spawn,appear or produce in great numbers大批涌现,大量产生
11,L21
Thomas Edison got credit for the light bulb…
meaning,Thomas Edison received recognition / was honored for the
invention of the light bulb.
credit,荣誉,名望,声誉
give sb,Credit for 为 …赞扬 /肯定某人
get / take credit for 因 …得到好评
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E.g,We gave him credit for his remarkable achievements in
biotechnology.
Tim Berners-lee should be given credit for the creation of WWW.
Credit should go to Frank for the team’ s success.
12,L22
William Shockley may have fathered the transistor.
Meaning,William Shockley developed the transistor and thus was
honored as the father of transistor.
father,n,A man who creates,originates,or founds sth.
v,Create,found,or originate
13,L24
is it,it refers to the kind of thing that was made by a committee.
14,L25
He loosed it on the world …
Meaning,He presented it to the world / He placed it at the world
people’s disposal,他向世界开放,
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15,L26
he more than anyone else has fought to keep it open,nonproprietary
and free.
Meaning,Of all people,he is the person who had tried hard to give
everyone access to the WWW,without claiming ownership
and without charging anything.
nonproprietary,adj,Not operating for profit 非赢利的
e.g,这个 实验小组里没有一个成员像她那样在这项研究工作中花费了这
么多时间,倾注了这么多的精力,
She more than anyone else in the experiment group has devoted
so much time and energy to this project.
16,L29
…he was noodling around with a way to organize his far-flung notes.
stint,v,Restrict (sb.) to a small allowance 限制花费,吝惜
n,Without stint—without limit,without sparing any effect
fixed or allotted amount(of work)定量的工作
noodle around with a way,想出某一个主意,得出某一个结论
far-flung,that spreads over a wide area,distributed widely
广泛的,分布广的
Meaning,he was busy himself with a way in which he could organize his
notes which spread over a wide area.
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他忙着想办法组织他到处散乱的笔记 …
17,L30
… that dealt with information in a,brain-like” way…
Meaning,that handled information in the way as the brain does.
memory-constrained organ,the organ that cannot always retain or
recall information freely,Here organ refers to human brain.
constrain,受阻
cf,Stain; strain; retain; restrain
玷污 ; 拉紧,拉力 ; 维持 ; 抑制
18,L32
keep track of, keep oneself informed about something/ pay
attention to something so that one knows what is happening.
e.g,We read newspapers every day to keep track of current events.
cf,lose track of
e.g,We have lost track of him since he left shanghai for home.
random,unplanned,unintentional,aimless,purposeless
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19,L40
solipsistic,that one can have knowledge only of self 惟我的
虽然只能在他的电脑上,但工作得非常出色,
20,L41
But what if he wanted to add stuff that resided on someone else’s
computer?
Meaning,What would happen / What would he do if he wanted to
add information which was found on someone else’s computer?
21,L42
dreary,adj,Boring,dull
22,L45
He could limit access to his colleagues at CERN…
Meaning,He could give only his colleagues at CERN access to the
information on his computer.
23,L46
…let it span that networks!
Meaning,Let it extend over / extend across other networks and
link them all up
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24,L48
…open-ended and infinite…
Meaning,with no fixed limits and inexhaustible无限制的
e.g,Nouns and verbs are open-ended and infinite for new words
are born every day.
25,Words:
cobble,put sth,Together or make sth,hastily or roughly
胡乱拼凑,粗制乱造
debut,n,/ v,初次问世,初次登台
clarity,清楚,明晰
chaos,混乱,紊乱
exponential,成指数的 / 成几何数的
quintessential,典型的,精华的 quintessence
26,L73
It’s hard to overstate the impact of the global system he created
Meaning,The influence of the global system was so great and
important that it is difficult to exaggerate the fact./
The WWW is such a great creation that there is no need to overstate
the fact.
27,L78
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At every juncture,at every particular/ important point in time
E.g,公司每到业务发展的转折关头,总经理总是选择市场的道路,
At every critical juncture in the business development of the
corporation,our general manager would choose nothing but the
market road.
28,L86
… rather than hold one another back with proprietary technology…
Meaning,rather than preventing one another from further
development with the kind of technology they claim to have control
over
29,L87
cash in on, take advantage of or make a profit from a situation
in a way that is unfair.
e.g,The only shop in that out-of-the-way village cashed in on the
shortage of everyday necessities by putting up prices.
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Words:
1,Argue,claim; 2,Plainly,directly;
3,Broken and old,falling into pieces; 4,Write hastily or carelessly;
5,Hold back/ keep/prevent from doing something;
6,破坏,损坏 (n.); 7,完整的,完好无缺的 ; 8,蜡笔 ; 9,印刷术 ;
10,谦逊,谦虚 (n.); 11,可接受的 ; 12,阐述,例释 (v.);
13,引文 ; 14,外表,外貌 ; 15,骇人听闻的,
phrases:
1,You are not ___ to grasp an article on logic unless you think actively
____ reading.
2,The act of purchasing a book is only ___ full possession.
3,I don’t think happiness ___ obtaining what you need.
4,Air,water and sunshine are ___ the survival of the living.
5,He ___ explain this theory,but his talk was more confusing than clarifying.
6,The patient was ___ from the medical department ___ the surgical
department.
7,He returned to school again and ___ in his education.
8,He has a head ___ ideas and knowledge.
9,可以这么说, ___
Lead-inIt is reported that the postcards seem to come to the end on newspapers,
Nowadays,people prefer to send their regards and blessings by e-mail or
mobile phones instead of postcards,Since the means of postcards were
invented by Englishman more than a hundred years ago and many Englishmen
still keep the hobby of postcard-collecting,they call on using the postcards
more,for it appears to be more sincere with your own signature,
But it is pity that the former days of postcards can not return again no matter
how hard people try to recall,So what is the cause of this historical
inclination?/ which means will you choose,e-mail or postcards,and why?
E-mail is one of the functions of Internet,Here is a passage mainly talking
about that and its designer,(P 81)
Pre-reading
Correspond with,与 …一致,与 …通信
Acquaintance,person whom one knows(less intimately than a friend)
Facilitate,make easy,lessen the difficulties of
www,World Wide Web万维网
http,HyperText Transfer Protocol—rules for the transfer of
hypertext (计算机 )超文本传输协议
Give an account of, report,description,narrative报告,叙述
Miracle,奇迹,特出而令人吃惊的事
skimming
1,Lines 1-13
access to the Internet which give people information of all kinds
seems a matter of course.
2,Lines 14-26
World Wide Web,which began as a little computer program nearly 20
years ago,was the work of Tim Berners-Lee alone.
3,Lines 27-50
Having designed a kind of,hypertext” notebook which linked various
kinds of information on his own computer,Berners-Lee wanted to open it up
to everyone who would like to link their stuff to his.
4,Lines51-63
Berners-lee devised HTML,URL and HTTP,all of which finally brought the
World Wide Web to fruition in 1991.
5,Lines 64-77
Brought up as a quintessential child of the computer age,Berners-Lee
created a most significant global system.
6,Lines 78-90
In spite of his Gutenbergian creation of the WWW,Berners-Lee chose the
non-profit road,both for himself and for his creation.
Detailed studies
Terms about computers and Internet / jargon:
L1,log on to / log in, enter identifying data,as a name or pass word,
into a multiuser system as the Internet,so as to be able to do
work with the system,/ open one’s on-line access to a database.
上网 ; 登记注册
cf,log off/ log out,terminate a work session on a mutisuer
system,or a connection to such a system.注销,下线
L2,Launch a search engine,set a search engine in motion
启动搜索引擎
type in enquire
键入 查询
L3,hit,an instance of successfully locating an item of data in the
memory bank of a computer
(对计算机网络站点的 )一次访问 / 点击
click,点击
online,operating under the direct control of or connected to a
main computer / on the computer
在线 cf,off-line 脱机,下网
L6,site,website
网址,网点
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L11,mouse,a computer device which can be moved around on a flat
surface,causing a cursor(or a symbol) to move around the
computer screen in response,It usually has at least one
selection button,and can be used to choose one of a number of
specified options displayed.
定位器,鼠标
modem,an electronic device that makes possible the transmission
of data to or from a computer via telephone or other
communication lines.
调制解调器
L14,Scroll down the list,move the text horizontally or vertically on a
display screen in search for a particular section,line,etc.
快速浏览
scroll,( of text on a computer screen) move gradually up or
down 文本逐渐上下滚动
L15,Cyberspace,the space in which electronic communication takes
place over computer networks,网络空间
Detailed studies
L24,Protocol,a set of rules governing the format of messages that
are exchanged between computers
文本格式规则或协定
packet switching,a method of efficient data transmission
数据包交换
L37,Hypertext document
超文本 文件
L43,Central database:
中央数据库
L51,HTML,HyperText Mark-up Language
超文本标记语言
L55,URL,universal resource locator
统一资源定位
L57,HTTP,HyperText Transfer Protocol
超文本传输协议
L59,Browser,a device for reading through data on a computer
浏览器
Detailed studies
Other terms:
Nairobi,the capital of Kenya
Singapore Thomas Edison William Shockley,American physicist,the
Winner of Nobel Physical Prize in 1956,being called the father of
Transistor; Swiss Alps CERN,European Laboratory for Particle
Physics(欧洲粒子物理研究所 ) Lingua franca,混杂语,交际语
Gutenbergian,refers to Gutenberg’s Bible,which was the first Bible
Printed from movable type,CEO,chief executive officer
Novell,a famous software company Marc Andreeseen,the vice-
President of Netscape Company and the scientist who developed the
Netscape browser Mosaic,the first popular browser for WWW
Developed by Marc Massachusetts Institute of Technology
W3 Consortium,W3协会是麻省理工指导因特网进化的国际性协会
Microsoft,Bill Gates
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1,L3.
It turns out you can enquire about nearly everything…
--It happens that you can ask about almost anything…
turn out,prove to be; be in the end 结果为 … 后来演变成 …
e.g,It ~ that the unexpected visitor was one of my mother’s former
students.
Much to his disappointment,his experiment ~a failure.
turn sth./ sb,Out
关 ; 生产 ; 倒空 ; 为集会出去 ; 解雇 ; 起床
你几乎可以在线查询当前的任何东西 …
2,L7
…booking shuttle reservations…
---making reservations for a plane or train ticket…
shuttle,a public transportation,as a train,airplane,or bus,that
travels back and forth at regular intervals over a particular route.
班机预订情况
conservation,preservation,prevention of loss,waste,damage
保护,保存
e.g,the ~ of forest/ energy / waterpower
Detailed studies
3,L8
specialize in:
E.g,He decided to specialize in economics.
The shop specializes in foreign magazines.
special specialist
speciality (特殊性 特产 专攻 ) specialization(特殊化 )
4,L 9
upstate New York,the northern part of New York State
5,L10
Four-poster beds for dogs:
large beds with posts at the four corners to support a frame for
curtains to be used by dogs,给狗用的可以挂帐子的大床
6,L 11.
so what,you say
---why do you mention all the things a computer can do? We all know.
Do you say,so what”?
access to,the means or opportunity or right to use or see something
e.g,In a university library,we have access to large numbers of
academic books.
Detailed studies
In our country,every child has access to education
7,L 12
… unencumbered by time or space…
---not hindered or limited by time or space
encumber,妨碍,阻碍,拖累
e.g,A life is always encumbered with responsibilities.
Thanks to the rapid development of modern means of
telecommunication,international communication is generally
unencumbered by time or space.
(由于现代化电信手段的快速发展,国际间通信基本上可以不受时空的
限制 )
人人知道用鼠标,调制解调器,因特网路径去点击地球上的任何地方,不
受时空,长途电话关税的限制
8,L14
…scroll down the list,far enough,hundreds of entries deep,and you
will find this hidden Rosebud of cyberspace,enquire within upon
everything—a nifty little computer program…
Detailed studies
Entry,1) coming or going in 进入 2) entrance,right of entering 入口,
进入权 3) item in a list,item noted in an account book 条目,
项目 4) list,number of persons,entering for a competition
参赛名单
Deep,adjective,far down or in 深深地
Here is a metaphor,the cyberspace,the,enquire” computer program
Designed by Tim Berners,is regarded as the rosebud,(玫瑰花蕾 ) which
brings us So much information and gives such great influence just as
the rosebud blooms into the roses.
Cyberspace,
E.g,cybersalon cybercafe cyberworm cyberchat cyberculture
cyberholic
网络沙龙 网络咖啡屋 网虫 上网聊天 网络文明 上网成瘾者
Nifty,efficient,useful,handy 有效的,有用的,便利的
深入地快速浏览几百个栏目,你会发现暗藏的网络空间的玫瑰花蕾, 查询一切,
一个绝妙的小电脑程序
Detailed studies
9,L16 17
lowly software consultant,
a software engineer of a low rank 名不见经传的软件顾问
lowly,adj.,adv,(职位,地位等 )低下的,卑微的 ; 谦虚的,客气的
low,adj.,adv,(位置,价格,品位,声音,水平等 )低的,弱的
e.g,He speaks too lowly / in a lowly way.
He speaks too low / in a low voice.
hack,person paid to do hard and uninteresting work,esp,as a writer
受雇从事辛苦而乏味工作的人
modest hack,谦虚而勤奋的人
10,L18
spawn,appear or produce in great numbers大批涌现,大量产生
11,L21
Thomas Edison got credit for the light bulb…
meaning,Thomas Edison received recognition / was honored for the
invention of the light bulb.
credit,荣誉,名望,声誉
give sb,Credit for 为 …赞扬 /肯定某人
get / take credit for 因 …得到好评
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E.g,We gave him credit for his remarkable achievements in
biotechnology.
Tim Berners-lee should be given credit for the creation of WWW.
Credit should go to Frank for the team’ s success.
12,L22
William Shockley may have fathered the transistor.
Meaning,William Shockley developed the transistor and thus was
honored as the father of transistor.
father,n,A man who creates,originates,or founds sth.
v,Create,found,or originate
13,L24
is it,it refers to the kind of thing that was made by a committee.
14,L25
He loosed it on the world …
Meaning,He presented it to the world / He placed it at the world
people’s disposal,他向世界开放,
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15,L26
he more than anyone else has fought to keep it open,nonproprietary
and free.
Meaning,Of all people,he is the person who had tried hard to give
everyone access to the WWW,without claiming ownership
and without charging anything.
nonproprietary,adj,Not operating for profit 非赢利的
e.g,这个 实验小组里没有一个成员像她那样在这项研究工作中花费了这
么多时间,倾注了这么多的精力,
She more than anyone else in the experiment group has devoted
so much time and energy to this project.
16,L29
…he was noodling around with a way to organize his far-flung notes.
stint,v,Restrict (sb.) to a small allowance 限制花费,吝惜
n,Without stint—without limit,without sparing any effect
fixed or allotted amount(of work)定量的工作
noodle around with a way,想出某一个主意,得出某一个结论
far-flung,that spreads over a wide area,distributed widely
广泛的,分布广的
Meaning,he was busy himself with a way in which he could organize his
notes which spread over a wide area.
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他忙着想办法组织他到处散乱的笔记 …
17,L30
… that dealt with information in a,brain-like” way…
Meaning,that handled information in the way as the brain does.
memory-constrained organ,the organ that cannot always retain or
recall information freely,Here organ refers to human brain.
constrain,受阻
cf,Stain; strain; retain; restrain
玷污 ; 拉紧,拉力 ; 维持 ; 抑制
18,L32
keep track of, keep oneself informed about something/ pay
attention to something so that one knows what is happening.
e.g,We read newspapers every day to keep track of current events.
cf,lose track of
e.g,We have lost track of him since he left shanghai for home.
random,unplanned,unintentional,aimless,purposeless
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solipsistic,that one can have knowledge only of self 惟我的
虽然只能在他的电脑上,但工作得非常出色,
20,L41
But what if he wanted to add stuff that resided on someone else’s
computer?
Meaning,What would happen / What would he do if he wanted to
add information which was found on someone else’s computer?
21,L42
dreary,adj,Boring,dull
22,L45
He could limit access to his colleagues at CERN…
Meaning,He could give only his colleagues at CERN access to the
information on his computer.
23,L46
…let it span that networks!
Meaning,Let it extend over / extend across other networks and
link them all up
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…open-ended and infinite…
Meaning,with no fixed limits and inexhaustible无限制的
e.g,Nouns and verbs are open-ended and infinite for new words
are born every day.
25,Words:
cobble,put sth,Together or make sth,hastily or roughly
胡乱拼凑,粗制乱造
debut,n,/ v,初次问世,初次登台
clarity,清楚,明晰
chaos,混乱,紊乱
exponential,成指数的 / 成几何数的
quintessential,典型的,精华的 quintessence
26,L73
It’s hard to overstate the impact of the global system he created
Meaning,The influence of the global system was so great and
important that it is difficult to exaggerate the fact./
The WWW is such a great creation that there is no need to overstate
the fact.
27,L78
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At every juncture,at every particular/ important point in time
E.g,公司每到业务发展的转折关头,总经理总是选择市场的道路,
At every critical juncture in the business development of the
corporation,our general manager would choose nothing but the
market road.
28,L86
… rather than hold one another back with proprietary technology…
Meaning,rather than preventing one another from further
development with the kind of technology they claim to have control
over
29,L87
cash in on, take advantage of or make a profit from a situation
in a way that is unfair.
e.g,The only shop in that out-of-the-way village cashed in on the
shortage of everyday necessities by putting up prices.
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