2. feel like后面还可以接sth.或doing sth.作宾语，“想要(做)某事”。例如 Do you feel like another drink? 你想不想再喝一杯? He didn’t feel like going to work.他不想去上班。
10. Many are using smartphones, not only to create their own dialects when texting, but also to do more serious work, such as practicing foreign languages and analyzing scripts from their theater classes. (Para. 5)
Meaning: Many students are using smartphones to send text messages by using their own style of language. They also use smartphones to do more serious work, for example, to practice foreign languages and to analyze scripts from their theater classes.
★dialect: n. [C, U] a form of a language which is spoken only in one area, with words or grammar that are slightly different from other forms of the same language方言；地方话；土语 He’s been in Shanghai for five years, but he still can’t understand the Shanghai dialect.他来上海 五年了，但还是昕不懂上海话。
Note: Here the word dialect refers to the language particularly used by young people when they exchange text messages, for example, “u” (you)，“thnx” (thanks), “btw” (by the way), “cool” (very attractive), “nuts” (crazy), “chicken” (coward) and so on.
★analyze: vt. (BrE analyse) examine or think about sth. Carefully, in order to understand it 分析；剖析
The teacher analyzed our mistakes in order to help us find the causes. 老师分析了我们的错误，以帮助我们找到出错的原因。
★script: n. [C] the written words of a play, film, television program, speech, etc. (戏剧、电影、电视节目、演讲等的)剧本，手稿
You can’t read your script when you are attending a speech contest. 参加演讲比赛的时候， 你不能读演讲稿。
11. “It’s adding to students’ sense of excitement about the subject.” (Para. 5) Meaning: “It makes students feel more excited about the subject.”
★add to sth.: make a feeling or quality stronger and more noticeable增加；增添
Her rejection of our request has added to the uncertainty of the situation. 她拒绝了我们的要求， 这使得形势更加不确定。
★sense: n. [C] a feeling about sth. (对某物的) 感觉
They say they are dealing with the problem, but there seems to be no sense of urgency. 他们说他们正在处理这个问题，但是似乎看不出他们有任何的紧迫感。
12. Professors have been encouraged to tape their lectures and post them online. (Para. 5) Meaning: Professors have been encouraged to record their lectures and put them online. ★tape: v. record sounds or pictures using tape (用磁带) 录音，录像
Did you tape the professor’s lecture today? 今天教授的讲座你录下来了吗?
★post: vt. put a message or computer document on the Internet so that other people can see it贴；公布
He posted some of his pictures on his website. 他在自己的网站上了贴了几张自己的照片。 13. “We realized there might be some potential for a device that could get attention and encourage sophisticated thinking,” says one leading university director. (Para. 5)
Meaning: According to a director from a leading university, smartphones have the potential to get students’ attention and promote deep and high-level thinking.
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★device: n. [C]
1) a machine or tool that does a special job设备；仪器；装置
She invented a device that automatically closes windows when it rains. 她发明了一种下雨时能自动关窗的装置。
2) a special way of doing sth. that makes it easier to do (使做某事更容易一些的)特殊方法，手段 Testing yourself with information on cards is a useful device for studying. 用卡片上的信息进 行自我测试是一种有效的学习方法。 ★sophisticated: a.
1) having a lot of experience of life, and good judgment about socially important things such as art, fashion, etc. 见多识广的；老练的；有鉴赏力的
Her extensive social experience is what makes her so sophisticated. 正是她丰富的社会经验使 她变得很老练。
2) complicated and advanced in design复杂的；精密的；尖端的
This sophisticated technology has won praise from customers at home and abroad. 这项尖端的技术赢得了国内外消费者的一致好评。
14. For most undergraduates, non-stop Internet connectivity is the fuel of college life. (Para. 6) Meaning: For most undergraduate students, continuous access to the Internet is what supports college life.
Note: In the sentence fuel is used metaphorically. In order to produce heat or energy, you have to burn a substance such as coal, gas, or oil. Students also need something, in this case, Internet connection, to get along with their studies and lives.
★undergraduate: n. [C] a student who is studying for a first degree at a college or university (在读的) 大学 (本科) 生
She majored in accounting when she was an undergraduate student. 她读本科时学的是会计。 ★non-stop: a.
1) continuing without stopping不断的；不停的
We had three days of almost non-stop rain. 我们有三天几乎不断地在下雨。 2) going directly from one place to another直达的
I always took a non-stop flight from Los Angeles to Berlin. 我总是乘坐从洛杉矶到柏林的直飞航班。
15. More than just toys, these instruments are powerful tools for the storage and management of virtually every kind of information. (Para. 6)
Meaning: These instruments are not just toys. They are powerful tools to store and deal with almost any kind of information.
16．And as more people around the world adopt these instruments, they are becoming indispensable. (Para. 6)
Meaning: All of these instruments—laptops, smartphones, and wireless Internet access—are becoming essential as more people around the world use them. ★adopt: vt.
1) decide to start using a particular idea, plan, or method采用；采纳；采取
If you want to improve your situation, you must adopt a positive attitude. 如果你想改善你的处境，你必须采取积极的态度。
2) take sb. Else’s child into your home and legally become its parent收养；领养
He is heartbroken over this earthquake and he would like to adopt an orphan from the area. 这次
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地震让他感到心碎，他想从这个地区收养一名孤儿。
★indispensable: a. difficult or impossible to exist or do sth. without不可缺少的；必不可少的 Good dictionaries are indispensable in English learning. 对英语学习来说，好词典是必不可少的。 17. So, students should use the wonders of the Internet to do homework, review lecture outlines, take part in class discussions and network online with their friends. (Para. 6)
Meaning: So, students should use the amazing functions of the Internet to do their homework, review main points of lectures, take part in class discussions and connect with their friends on the Internet.
★outline: n.
1) [C, U] the main ideas or facts about sth., without the details 纲要；梗概；要点
Just tell me the outline of the story now. Tell me the details later. 现在只需要告诉我这个故事的梗概，之后再告诉我细节。
2) [C] a line around the edge of sth. which shows its shape外形；轮廓
The outlines of animals were cut into the rock. 动物的外形被刻在岩石上。 ★network:
vi. meet and talk to people in order to receive or give information, esp. about business opportunities交流；沟通；(尤指)建立商业联络
You’ve always got to network and make new contacts. 你总得与人交流，并建立新的关系。 v. connect several computers together so that they can share information (计算机) 联网
Our work efficiency will be much improved when all our computers and office equipment are networked. 当我们所有的电脑和办公室设备联网时，我们的工作效率将会大大提高。 18. But in doing so, students must remember to regulate and balance their time. (Para. 6)
Meaning: But in doing so, students must remember to control and balance their time online and offline.
★regulate: vt.
1) control an activity or process, esp. by rules控制；管理
Legal and economic measures should be taken to regulate the food industry. 必须采取法律和经济手段来管理食品行业。
2) make a machine or your body work at a particular speed, temperature, ete. 调整；校准；调节 Can you regulate the pace of this watch so that it keeps good time? 你能不能调一下这块表，让它走得准一些?
19. Too much time online can mean too little time in real-life studying or exercising or visiting with friends. (Para. 6)
Meaning: If you spend too much time online, you may not have much time in your real life to study, do physical exercise, or talk with your friends.
★real-life: a. (only before noun) actually happening in life, not invented in a book真实的；实际发生的；现实生活中的
This is not an imaginary question. This is a real-life problem. 这不是假想出来的问题，这是实际存在的问题。
★visit with sb.: (AmE) talk socially with sb. 叙谈；闲谈
He is so busy that he hardly has time to visit with his friends. 他忙得几乎没时间和朋友聊天。 20. Students should not let the Internet world on their computer screens take them away from the real world outside. (Para. 6)
Meaning: Students should not get caught up and spend too much time in the virtual world so that
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they neglect the real world.
21. Colleges began embracing Internet access in the mid-1990s, when many began wiring dorms with high-speed connections. (Para. 7)
Meaning: Colleges started to use the Internet in the mid-1990s. At that time many colleges began equipping dorms with high-speed Internet connections.
★wire: vt. connect a piece of electrical equipment to sth., or connect the wires inside a piece of equipment将电子设备连接到；给?接上电线
Each of the homes is wired for cable television. 家家户户都安装了有线电视。
22. In the past few years, schools have taken the lead by turning their campuses into bubbles of Wi-Fi networks. (Para. 7)
Meaning: In the past few years, schools have been the first to transform their campuses into places connected with Wi-Fi networks. ★take the lead:
1) do sth. as an example for others to follow 树立榜样；带头
It is generally acknowledged that e-business will take the lead in this digital Internet economy. 大家普遍认为，电子商务在数字网络经济中会起到领头羊的作用。 2) start winning a race or competition (赛跑或竞赛中) 开始领先
The Houston Rockets took the lead for the first time this season. 休斯敦火箭队本赛季首次领先。 ★bubble: n. [C]
1) a structure that is round like a bubble泡状物
The new building looks like a bubble. Actually, it is a huge round building with everything in it, including stores, restaurants, and movie theaters.这个新建筑看上去像个大气泡。其实，它是个巨大的圆形建筑物，里面什么都有，包括商店、饭店和电影院。 2) a ball of air or gas in liquid (液体中的) 气泡，泡沫
As water begins to boil, bubbles rise fast to the surface. 当水开始沸腾的时候，气泡会很快地 升到水面上。
23. In fact, a recent study in the US found that information technology accounted for 5% to 8% of college budgets, up from an estimated 2% to 3% in the mid-1980s. (Para. 7)
Meaning: In fact, a recent study in the US found that 5% to 8% of the money that colleges had spent was used for information technology. In the mid-1980s the percentage was estimated to be 2% to 3%.
★account for:
1) form, use, or produce a particular amount or part of sth. (在数量或比例上)占，占据
According to the survey, students and children accounted for more than 50% of the visitors to Disneyland last year. 据调查，去年到迪士尼的游客中，学生和儿童的人数占了半数以上。 2) be the reason why sth. exists or happens是?的原因；引起；导致
The police are trying to find out what accounts for the high rate of crime in this area. 警察正尽 力弄清楚该地区犯罪率高的原因。
3) give a satisfactory explanation of why sth. has happened or why you did sth. 解释；说明 Can you account for your activities on that night? 你能说明一下你那晚都有哪些活动吗?
★budget: n. [C] the money that is available to an organization or person, or a plan of how it will be spent预算
They are preparing the company’s advertising budget for next year. 他们正在做公司明年的广告 预算。
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