UNIT 6 Connect Lesson 43: Books or Computers?

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[0:00.245]Unit 6 第六单元
[0:02.409]Connect 连接
[0:04.042]Lesson 43: 第43课：
[0:06.084]Books or Computers? 书还是电脑？
[0:08.988]PROJECT 任务
[0:10.236]WHICH ONE DID³ MORE? 谁做得更多？
[0:12.752]Look at this Student Book. 看学生用书。
[0:15.292]What made⁴ this book? A printing⁵ press⁶ made it. 谁做的书？书是印刷出来的。
[0:20.020]Before the printing press, somebody⁷ wrote⁸ every book by hand with a pen. 在印刷之前，有人用笔写书。
[0:25.948]It was⁹ slow! After the printing press, 那很慢！在印刷之后，
[0:29.688]people could¹⁰ make many books quickly. 人们可以快速的做很多书。
[0:32.863]Was this important¹¹? 这很重要么？
[0:34.486]Yes! The printing press let more people read more books. 是的！印刷让更多的人阅读更多的书。
[0:40.414]What was in the books? Information¹². 书中有什么？信息。
[0:44.295]Today, you can still find information in books. 如今，你仍然可以在书中找到信息。
[0:48.176]You can also find information on the Internet¹³. 你也可以在网络中找到信息。
[0:51.704]Is the Internet important? 网络重要么？
[0:53.680]Yes! The Internet lets people find and use information very quickly. 是的！网络让人们快速地找到并使用信息。
[1:00.807]Find facts¹⁵ about the printing press and about the Internet in this unit. 在本单元找出关于印刷和网络的信息。
[1:06.523]Think about this question: Which one did more to change the world? 想想这个问题：哪一个更大地改变了世界？
[1:12.309]Talk about this question in small groups. 分小组讨论这个问题。
[1:15.343]Then, write a paragraph¹⁶ to answer the question. 然后，写一篇文章回答问题。
[1:19.577]Use words that you know and understand in English. 使用你知道并了解的单词。
[1:23.952]Books or Net¹⁴? 书还是网络？
[1:26.422]What is a printing press? 什么是印刷机？
[1:29.245]The printing press is a machine¹⁷ that can make lots of books in a short time. 印刷机是短时间内可以制成大量书籍的机器。
[1:36.372]How were books made before the printing press? 在印刷机出现以前，书怎么制成的？
[1:41.029]Before the printing press, books were written by hand. 在印刷机出现以前，书都是手写的。
[1:45.757]Sometimes, people worked for years to make books by hand. 有时，人们成年的工作来手写成书。
[1:51.684]How did books change information? 书是怎样改变信息的？
[1:55.706]The printing press could make many books quickly. 印刷机可以快速地印刷书籍。
[2:00.364]Because there were more books, more people could read books. 因为有了越来越多的书，越来越多的人就可以读书了。
[2:05.797]Information began to travel¹⁸ much faster and much farther¹⁹. 信息开始越来越快的输送。
[2:12.219]Books also "kept" information for you. 书也为你保留信息。
[2:16.241]If you forgot²⁰ something, you could look it up. 如果你忘记了某件事，你可以翻书查阅。
[2:21.050]The Internet helps me do my homework. 互联网帮我做作业。
[2:24.649]I can find lots of information in just a few²¹ minutes. 我可以在几分钟的时间里找到大量的信息。
[2:30.506]Which invention²² do you think is more important--the printing press or the Internet? 你认为什么发明是更重要的——印刷机还是网络？
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1 unit   

n.单位，单元，部件，元件，装置

参考例句：

• This unit is very hard.这个单元很难。
• This textbook has twenty units.这本课本有二十单元。

2 connect   

vt. 连接, 联合, 联系;vi. 连接, 联合, 联系;

参考例句：

• I cannot connect the two things in my mind.在我心中,我无法将这两件事情联系在一起。
• The wires connect under the floor.电线是在地板下接通的。

3 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

4 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

5 printing   

n.印刷，印刷术；动词print的现在分词

参考例句：

• Mistakes in the printing should be pointed out at once.印刷上的错误应立即予以指出。
• Printing was first invented by Chinese.印刷术最早是由中国人发明的。

6 press   

n.新闻界，压力；v.按，压

参考例句：

• Press‘shift’ and type‘ C ’.按切换键然后打字母‘C’ 。
• Let's press on with our work.咱们继续工作。

7 somebody   

n.重要人物；pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• Somebody is using the computer.有人在用电脑。
• He seems to be somebody.他似乎是个重要人物。

8 wrote   

v.（write的过去式）写

参考例句：

• She wrote the music and he wrote the book.她作曲子，他写歌词。
• He wrote back that he was too busy to join us.他回信说他太忙不能参加我们的活动。

9 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

10 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

11 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

12 information   

n.起诉；信息，消息；知识；报告，通知，情报

参考例句：

• I hope the information I gave you was helpful.我希望我给你的消息对你有所帮助。
• We must get further information.我们必须获得更多的消息。

13 internet   

n.因特网；互联网络

参考例句：

• You can find it on the Internet.你可以在因特网上找到它。
• I surf the Internet two hours a day.我每天上网冲浪两个小时。

14 net   

n.网，网状物，罗网，净利，实价；adj.净余的，纯粹的；vt.用网捕，撒网；净赚

参考例句：

• There is a net behind the goal in football. 足球的球门后面有一个网子。
• The ball rolled into the net. 球滚进了网中。

15 facts   

n.真实( fact的名词复数 )；事实；现实；[常用复数][法律]（犯罪）行为

参考例句：

• Please acquaint me with the facts of the case. 请把这事的实情告诉我。
• It can be difficult to ascertain the facts. 可能难以查明事实真相。

16 paragraph   

n.段落，短评；vt.将…分段，分段落；vi.写短评

参考例句：

• Each paragraph begins on a new line.每段都另起一行。
• There's a paragraph on the matter in the paper.报纸对这件事有一短篇报道。

17 machine   

n.机器，机械装置，机械般工作的人；v.以机器制造；（计算机）机器

参考例句：

• I can't guess how to control the machine.我猜不出来怎样操作那台机器。
• This kind of machine is out of date.这种机器过时了。

18 travel   

n.旅行，游历，进行；vi.旅行，行进，移动，被传播；vt.旅行，通行于，使移动

参考例句：

• We can now travel by air.现在我们可以坐飞机旅行。
• Autumn is the best season for travel.秋天是旅行的最好季节。

19 farther   

adj.更远的，进一步的；adv.更远的，此外；far的比较级

参考例句：

• I can throw the ball farther than you can.这个球我能比你扔得远。
• The farther hill is five kilometres away.那座更远的小山在五公里以外。

20 forgot   

v.动词forget的过去式，忘记，遗漏，轻忽

参考例句：

• The boy forgot where he put his textbook.那男孩忘记把课本放在什么地方了。
• I forgot how to do it.我忘记怎样做了。

21 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

22 invention   

n.发明；制造

参考例句：

• It's a most useful invention.这是一项极其有用的发明。
• Paper is also an invention by the Chinese.纸也是中国人发明的。