外語教學與研究出版社江南大學BettercommunicationinthedigitalageFromthetwotexts,youhavelearnedtwocrucialskillsforeffectivecommunication,especiallyinthedigitalage.TheauthorofthetextiniExplore1highlightstheimportanceofdeeplisteningandprovideswaystoimproveit,andthetextiniExplore2emphasizesthesignificanceofface-to-facecommunication.It’sundeniablethatadvancementindigitaltechnologyhasgreatlyinfluencedthewaywecommunicate.Now,areyoureadytoshareyourideasabouttheimpactofdigitaltechnologyonthequalityofcommunication?Canyouidentifytheproblemsandoffersomesolutions?UNIT2WritinganessayAsmentionedintheScenario,youaregoingtoparticipateinanonlinethematicforumonthetopicof“Bettercommunicationinthedigitalage.”Youneedtosubmitashortessayonthistopic.Thefollowingstepsmayhelpyouwiththeproject.UNIT2WritinganessayDevelopyourideas

Figureoutthemainpointstowriteaboutinyouressay.Youmaythinkaboutthefollowingquestions.?Howhasdigitaltechnologychangedthewaywecommunicate??Whatarethenegativeimpactsoftechnologyonourcommunication??HowcanweadapttraditionalChinesewisdomtoimprovethequalityofcommunication??Howcanwemakegooduseofdigitaltechnologytoimprovecommunication??Howcanwebalanceface-to-facecommunicationanddigitalinteractions?UNIT2STEP1Organizeyourstory

Thefollowingoutlinemayhelpyoustructureyouressay.UNIT2STEP2OutlineIntroductionGiveabriefdescriptionofthenegativeimpactthattechnologyhasonourcommunication.Body

Makesuggestionsonhowtosolvetheproblemsandgivespecificandconcreteevidencetofurtherexplainwhythesesuggestionsmaywork.UNIT2STEP2ConclusionConcludeyouressaybyemphasizingtheimportanceofeffectivecommunicationandofferingwaystostrikeabalancebetweenharnessingthebenefitsofdigitaltechnologyandfosteringmeaningfulcommunications.Writeyouressay

Now,it’stimetowriteyouressay.Remembertousesuitableexpressionsandsentencestructuresfromthisunittoenhanceyourlanguage.Asitisforathematicforum,youshoulduseformallanguageforprecisenessanddifferentsentencestructuresforvarietyinyourwriting.UNIT2STEP3Reviseyouressay

Youmayusethechecklisttoassessyourwritingorhaveapartnerconductapeerreviewofyouressay.Aftermakingrevisions,youcansubmityouressaytoUcampusandreceivereal-timefeedbacktoimproveyourwork.STEP4ChecklistOKNeedimprovement1Mywritingfocusesontheproblemsincommunicationbroughtaboutbydigitaltechnologyandsuggestionsfortacklingthem.2Myessayisorganizedinaclearandlogicalway.3Ihavegivenspecificandconcreteevidencetosupportmysuggestions.4Ihaveusedformallanguageandvarioussentencestructures.5Therearefewmistakesinspelling,grammarandpunctuation.UNIT2SampleBettercommunicationinthedigitalageThewaywecommunicateashumanshaschangedmoreinthelast30yearsthananytimeeverbefore.Digitaldeviceslikesmartphoneshaveundoubtedlymadeconnectionsfaster,buttheyalsobringnoticeablechallenges.Manypeoplenowfindithardertoconcentrateonmeaningfulconversations,oftendetachingthemselvesfromthepresentmomenttoscrollthroughscreens.Thishabitcanleadtoemotionalisolationandshallowrelationships,whichdeeplyupsetsthosewhovaluegenuinehumanbonds.UNIT2Totackletheseissues,wemustfirstrecognizethepowerofface-to-faceconversationinestablishingapersonalconnection.Whiletechnologyallowsustoexchangemessagesinstantly,itcannotfullyreplacethewarmthofasharedsmileorthesincerityofeyecontact.Forexample,whenafriendinanin-personinteractionsays“I’mfine”withadepressedtoneandavoidseyecontact,wewouldquicklysensetheirunderlyingsadnessandoffersupport,unlikeintextmessageswherethesurfaceresponsemightbetakenatfacevalue.UNIT2Anotherkeystepistohighlighttheimportanceofdeeplisteninginthedigitalage.Confuciusonceremarkedinhisteachings:“WhenItalkedwithYanHuialldaylong,heneverdisagreedwithmeasifhewerestupid.Whenheretiredtodohisworkallbyhimself,Ifoundnothingindisagreementwithmyteaching.Huiisnotstupidatall.”Thiswisdomremindsusthattruecommunicationinvolves

takinginwords,emotions,andunspokenneedsbymakingafriendofsilence.Thus,wecanavoidthewarofcleversoundbitesandcreatespacefortrueunderstanding.UNIT2Moreover,weshouldfindthebalancebetweendigitalandreal-worldinteractions.Whiledeviceslikesmartphonescanmotivateustostayconnectedacrossdistances,overrelianceonthemrisksreplacingqualitytimewithfragmentedexchanges.Simpleactions,suchasconsciouslydedicatingmealtimestoface-to-facecommunicationwithoutscreens,canpaydividendsinstrengtheningrelationships.Mostimportantly,weshouldharnesstechnologytoenhancehumaninteraction.Messagingapplicationscanurgeuserstoscheduleregularmeetupsorsharethoughtfulideasinsteadofshallowcomments.Videocalls,whenusedmindfully,canbridgephysicalgapswhilestillacknowledgingtheirreplaceablevalueofin-personconnection.UNIT2Inconclusion,bettercommunicationinthedigitalagerequiresconsciouslychoosingempathyoverconvenience.Byembracingdeeplistening,valuingin-personinteraction,andusingtechnologywisely,wecanmakeadifferenceinrebuildingthehumanconnections.Letusstrivetofindabalancewheretechnologystrengthenshumanbondsinsteadofdiminishingthem.Letusensurethateveryconversation,whetheronlineoroffline,becomesasteptowarddeeperunderstanding.UNIT2外語教學與研究出版社江南大學CONTENTS1Scenario2LearningobjectivesUNIT2Thereisnodoubtthatcommunicationplaysanimportantroleinpeople’slives.Asweareinthedigitalage,technologyhasmadecommunicationfasterandeasier.However,thereisgrowingconcernaboutthenegativeimpactsofdigitaltechnologyoncommunication,suchashinderingdeeplisteninganddistractingpeoplefromreal-timeconversation.Awareofthesechallenges,theEnglishClubofyouruniversityrecognizestheneedtoaddressthisissueandisorganizinganonlinethematicforumonthetopicof“Bettercommunicationinthedigitalage.”Youaregoingtotakepartintheforumandsubmitashortessaytoshowyouropinionsonthistopic.Howhasdigitaltechnologychangedthewaypeoplecommunicate?Whatarethemajorproblemsbroughtaboutbydigitaltechnologythataffectthequalityofcommunication?Whatsuggestionswillyougivetosolvetheproblems?Youwillbeabletocompletethetaskafterstudyingthisunit.ScenarioUNIT2Learningobjectives

Uponcompletionofthisunit,youwillbeableto:

?talkaboutcommunicationusingnewvocabulary

?explainaconceptinvariousways

?applyancientChinesewisdomtoeffectivecommunication?analyzetheroleofface-to-facecommunicationinourlives?writeabouttheproblemsofcommunicationinthedigitalageandgivebriefsuggestionsUNIT2外語教學與研究出版社江南大學CONTENTS1Viewing2Reading3Sharpeningyourskills4Buildingyourlanguage5TalkingaboutChinaUNIT2Asgoodcommunicationisnecessaryandindispensable,lackofeffectivecommunicationskillshasanegativeimpactonvariousareasofone’slife.Howcanweimproveface-to-facecommunicationskills?WatchavideoclipandcatchthetipsRebeccaFansonpresents.ViewingUNIT2ViewingFillintheblankswithwhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.

UNIT21DosDon’tsUse1)

__________questionsUsequestionsstartingwithwordssuchas“what,”“2)

_______,”“how,”and“3)

______.”Don’tuse4)

_______questions,suchas“Doyoulikefilms?”open-endedwhenwhycloseViewingUNIT2DosDon’tsActivelisteningListenactivelyandtrytosummarizewhattheindividualhasjust5)

_________.Thecocoon(防護膜)Visualizeacocoonaroundthetwoofyou,whichallowsyoutofocuson6)

____________peoplearesayingtoyou.toldyoueverywordViewingUNIT2DosDon’tsEngagewiththeotherpersonStopwhatyouaredoing,turnaround,and7)

______thatindividual,andgivethemthe8)

______theydeserve.?Don’tcontinuewiththetaskyouarealreadydoing.?Don’t9)

_________theansweroveryourshoulder.facetimeshoutViewingRebeccaFansongivesfourtipsonhowtoconductbetterconversations.Doyouthinkthesetipsareeffective?Useexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.?Yes,Ithinktheyareeffectivetipstohelpusenjoysmoothconversations.Actually,onepointofthesetipsisconcentration.Wemayallhaveexperiencedconversationswheretheotherpersonseemsabsent-minded.Whilewearetryingtopushtheconversationforward,theymayjustplaywiththeircellphonesandavoideyecontactwithus.Insuchcases,Rebecca’stips,likeactivelisteningandengagement,canbereallyhelpful.UNIT22Viewing?No,Idon’tthinkthetipsareeffectiveenough.Ithinkthemostimportantfactorforabetterconversationistheattitudeofthepeopleinvolvedinit.Iftheyrespecteachother,theywillnaturallypayfullattentionandrespondpositively,increasingthechancesofhavinganenjoyableconversation.Ifnot,peoplemaylosethemotivationtocontinueandwillprobablyendtheconversationassoonaspossible.UNIT2ViewingHowtospeaktopeople:BettercommunicationskillsRebeccaFanson:Hello.I’mRebeccaFanson,andI’malifecoach.Beingagreatcommunicatorisimportantinallareasofourlife.Whetherwearetalkingtoourpartners,ourfriendsorworkcolleagues,beingabletoinspireotherindividualsthroughyourcommunicationallow(s)youtohaveamorefruitfulandenrichinglife.Herearemytoptipstobeagoodcommunicator.Tip1:Useopen-endedquestionsUNIT2ScriptViewingInordertogetthecommunicationgoing,it’sreallyusefultouseopen-endedquestions.Open-endedquestionsoftenstartwithwordssuchas“what,”“when,”“how”and“why.”Anexampleofanopen-endedquestionis:Man:So,whatdoyoulikedoinginyoursparetime?Woman:Ilovecinema,theaterandsports.RebeccaFanson:It’sbesttoavoidwhatwecallclosequestions.Anexampleofaclosequestionis:Man:Doyoulikefilms?

UNIT2ScriptViewingUNIT2ScriptWoman:Hmm,yes,Ido.RebeccaFanson:Aclosequestionkillstheconversationbecauseitcanonlybeansweredwith(a)YESorNOanswer.Therefore,usingtheseopen-endedquestionswillensurethattheconversationcontinuestoflow.Tip2:ActivelisteningThisisareallyusefultechnique,asittellstheotherpersonyoureallylistentowhatthey’vebeensayingandalso,moreimportantly,thatyou’veunderstood.ViewingWoman:Thehoursarequitelong.Thework’sreallyrepetitive.Thebossdoesn’tappreciateme.RebeccaFanson:Ifyou’vebeenlisteningactively,atthispoint,youshouldnowbeabletosummarizewhattheindividualhasjusttoldyou.Man:It…itsoundslikeyouaren’treallysatisfiedwithyourjobanymore.RebeccaFanson:Tip3:ThecocoonUNIT2ScriptViewingSometimes,whenpeoplearetalkingtous,wefindithardtoconcentrateonwhattheyaresaying.Itmightbethatthere’ssortofbackgroundnoiseor(that)ourmindiselsewhere.Inordertohelpyouwiththis,visualizeacocoonaroundthetwoofyou.Thiswillallowyoutofocusin…oneverywordtheyaresayingtoyou.Tip4:EngagewiththeotherpersonIfsomeoneistryingtoengageyouinconversation,yourbodylanguageisreallyimportant.UNIT2ScriptViewingWoman:Tom,Ineedyouradvice!Tom:Aha…RebeccaFanson:Don’tcontinuewiththetaskyou’realreadydoing.Don’tshouttheansweroveryourshoulder.Woman:Tom?Tom,Ineedyouradvice!Tom:Sorry,um…UNIT2ScriptViewingRebeccaFanson:Instead,whatyouneedtodois(to)stopwhatyou’redoing,turnaroundandfacethatindividual,andgivethemthetimetheydeserve.Woman:Tom,Ineedyouradvice!Tom:Ofcourse.Whatisit?RebeccaFanson:Goodcommunicationstart(s)whenyoureallyengagewiththeotherindividual.UNIT2ScriptStructureTextreadingTextunderstandingReadingVocabularyUNIT2ReadingStructureUNIT2Ininterpersonalrelationships,listeningisavitalyetoftenoverlookedart.Goodlisteningnotonlybuildsabridgeofunderstandingbutalsoallowsustogaindeeperemotionalconnectionsincommunication.Readthetextandfillintheblanksbyanalyzingthestructure.Paras.1-2:Thestruggletobeheard.?Theauthorfeels1)____________________aboutfamilyissuesfromyesterday.(Para.1)?Thefriend’sinitialreactiontotheauthor’ssharingisto2)______________________________________________.(Para.2)upsetandconfuseddigouthersmartphoneandstartrubbingtheglassReadingStructureUNIT2Paras.3-4:Critiqueofpoorlisteninghabits.?Mostpeopleinconversationsaredescribedas3)_______________________________whilepretendingtolisten.(Para.3)?Conversationslackingsilencearecomparedto4)____________.(Para.4)Paras.5-6:Introductiontodeeplistening.?Deeplisteningisalsocalled5)___________________________________.(Para.5)?Thefirststeptolearningtolistenisto6)_______________________.(Para.6)talkingmoreorlesscontinuously

junkfood“activelistening”or“deeplistening”learntobequietReadingStructureUNIT2Paras.7-10:Practicalstepsandbenefitsofdeeplistening.?Theauthorsuggestswaiting7)_________________beforerespondinginaconversation.(Para.7)?Practicingdeeplisteningcanleadto8)_________________________________________________.(Para.9)onefullsecondstrongerconcentrationpowerandbetterconversationsReadingTextreadingNavigatingNewworldsUNIT2LearningtoListenReadingReadingYou’rehavingcomplexfeelingsaboutthethingsthathappenedinyourfamilyyesterday.Youfeelupsetandconfused;there’ssomuchgoingon.

1TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingYoumeetyourfriendatacoffeeshop,hopingtotalkaboutsomeofthis.Butassoonasyoustart,shedigsouthersmartphoneandstartsrubbingtheglass.“Uh-huh,uh-huh,”shesaysasyoustartunpackingthedetails,yourheartsinking.Still,yousoldieron,andeventually,sheputsthedeviceawayandactuallymakeseyecontact.That’salmostworse.Watchinghereyes,youcanseeherscanningthroughalistofreadyresponsesasyouspeak.“Youhavetostandupforyourself,”sheinterjects.Itmakesyouwonderifanyone,anywhere,iscapableofjustlistening.

2TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingLearningtolisteneffectivelyisapowerfulwaytobuildconcentration,andconcentrationwillhelpyoutolistenmuchbetter.Mostpeoplewilltalkmoreorlesscontinuouslyandthinkaboutwhattheyaregoingtosaywhilepretendingtolistentoothers.“Conversation”becomesawarofcleversoundbites,deliveredwithlittleinterestinwhatothersaresaying.Mostpeopleinconversationwillhavesomeremarkslockedandloaded,readytofire,justwaitingforapauseintheotherperson’sremarks.Then,theyswitchroles,eachjumpinginstantlyintothesilenceandfillingitwithspeech.3TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingIfyoulistenforafewminutestotwopeopletalkinglikethis,youwillnoticeseveralfeaturesoftheconversation.First,thereisneveranysilence.Second,becausethereisnosilence,theconversationalistsneveractuallytakeinwhateachofthemissaying.Third,sincetheydon’ttakeitin,theydon’treallythinkaboutitorrespondtowhat’sbeingsaidinameaningfulway.Theconversationskatesalongontheshallowestpossiblelevel.Conversationslikethisareextremelytiring.Theycontainnofoodforthebrainorheart.Theyaretheverbal

equivalentofjunkfood–empty,unsatisfying,andultimatelybadforyou.4TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingLearningtolistenmeanslearningtoactuallypayattentionto–toconcentrateon–whatotherpeoplearesaying.Itmeanslisteningtotheirwordsasiflisteningtoafavoritesong,withyourmindfocusedonwhattheyaresayingandwhatitmeans.Concentratedlisteningisalsocalled“activelistening”or“deeplistening.”Deeplisteninggivesgreatlyincreasedconcentration,enjoymentofotherhumans,and–perhapsmostimportantly–aprofoundlypositiveshiftinthequalityofrelationships.5TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingThefirststepinlearningtolistenistolearntobequiet.Makeafriendofsilence.Thiscanbedifficultbecausenobodywantstobethoughtofasdull.Thereisanaturaldesiretorespondquicklyandtobeseenasinterestingandsmart.Butifyouresistthisurgeevenalittlebit,anewthingcanbegintohappen.6TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingTrythisexperiment:Whentalkingwithsomeone,playamentalgameofwaitingonefullsecondbeforerespondingtoanythingtheyhavesaid.That’sit.Justonesecondofsilence,nomatterwhatyou’retalkingabout.Thisisalong,longtimeinanormalconversation.Duringthissecondofsilence,don’tthinkaboutwhatyouaregoingtosay;thinkaboutwhattheotherpersonhasjustsaid.Giveitonelong,delicioussecondofyourfullattention.Then,respond,sayingwhateveritisyouhavetosay.Makesuretomaintaineyecontactsothattheyknowyou’relisteningtowhatthey’resayingandconsideringit.7TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingYouwillbesurprisedwhatabigdifferencethislittlegamemakes.Byactuallygivingtheotherperson’swordsamomenttosinkinbeforeyourespond,yourconnectionwiththatpersonandthedepthofyourconversationwillbeverynoticeable.Becausehumanslovetobeheard,thespeakerwillbegintosaythingsandrespondinwaysthatareverypositive.Butthebiggestchangeswillbeinyou.Youwillfeelyourselfopeningtothepersoninanewway.Evenifyoustronglydisliketheirideas,youwillbegintoconnectwiththememotionallyandfeeltheirhumanness.It’sapowerfulfeeling,onethatimmediatelybeginstorelieveourchronicconditionofisolation.8TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingAsyoulearntodothis,trytolistenmoredeeplywhiletheyarespeaking.Dedicatetheentiretimetheyarespeakingtoactuallyhearingtheirwords.Ifyoupracticethisenough,notonlywillyourconcentrationpowerbegintogetquitestrong,butyouwillhavesomeofthebestconversationsyou’veeverhad.Andotherswillbegintoslowdownandlistentoyouaswell.9TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingWanttoconnectwithpeople?Wanttoreallyunderstandwherepeopleareatandwhat’sgoingon?Letsomesilencehappenandmakeapracticeofdeeplistening.10TextreadingUNIT2ReadingTextunderstandingUNIT21Whatproblemdoestheauthortalkabout?Readthetextandcompletethediagram.Peoplefailtolisteneffectivelyinconversation.?Thereisno1)__________intheconversation.?Theconversationalistsdon’t2)___________whateachofthemissaying.?Theydon’tthinkaboutorrespondtowhat’sbeingsaidina3)_____________way.ProblemsilencetakeinmeaningfulReadingTextunderstandingUNIT2SolutionLearntoconcentrateonwhatotherpeoplearesaying.

?Wait4)_________________beforerespondingtowhatothershavesaid.?Duringthesecondofsilence,thinkabout5)___________________________________.?Maintain6)_______________sothatothersknowthatyouarelistening.onefullsecondwhattheotherpersonhasjustsaideyecontactReadingTextunderstandingUNIT2BenefitsDeeplisteningmakesabigdifference.?Yourconnectionwiththeotherpersonand7)_______________________________willbeverynoticeable.?Youwillfeelyourself8)___________totheotherpersoninanewway.thedepthofyourconversationopeningReadingTextunderstandingWorkinpairs.Readthesentencesfromthetextanddiscussthequestions.1Watchinghereyes,youcan

seeherscanningthroughalistofreadyresponsesasyouspeak.(Para.2)Whatisthelistenerdoing?Whatdoesthespeakerexpecthertodo?UNIT22Theabsent-mindedlistenerissearchingforaready-maderesponseandpayingnoattentiontowhatthespeakerissaying.Actually,thespeakerexpectsthelistenertoconcentrateontheconversation,listeningtowhatisbeingsaid.ReadingTextunderstandingWorkinpairs.Readthesentencesfromthetextanddiscussthequestions.2Makesuretomaintaineyecontactsothattheyknowyou’relisteningtowhatthey’resayingandconsideringit.(Para.

7)Besidesmaintainingeyecontact,whatotherbodylanguagecanmakeothersknowthatyouarelisteningactively?

UNIT22Wecanleanalittlebitforwardtoshowthatweareattentivelistenersandareinterestedintheconversation.Besides,wecanshowthatwearepayingattentionandactivelyparticipatingbynoddingourheadsfromtimetotime.ReadingTextunderstandingWorkinpairs.Readthesentencesfromthetextanddiscussthequestions.3Evenifyoustronglydisliketheirideas,youwillbegintoconnectwiththememotionallyandfeeltheirhumanness.(Para.8)Ifyoustronglydisagreewithothersinaconversation,whatwillyoudo?

UNIT22IfIstronglydisagreewithpeopleinaconversation,IwouldprobablytrytoexpressmyviewsclearlyandexplainmyreasonsbutIwouldfirstletthemmaketheirpoints.Iwouldavoidpassingjudgmentonwhichopinionisrightorwrong,goodorbad.Ithinkeveryonehastherighttotheirpersonalopinions.ReadingTextunderstandingWorkinpairs.Readthesentencesfromthetextanddiscussthequestions.4Asyoulearntodothis,trytolistenmoredeeplywhiletheyarespeaking.Dedicatetheentiretimetheyarespeakingtoactuallyhearingtheirwords.(Para.9)Whatothersuggestionswouldyouliketogivetoensuredeeplisteninginaconversation?UNIT22Toensuredeeplistening,thereshouldbemoderateinteractionbetweentheparticipantsintheconversation.Onemayrepeatthemainpointsoftheotherpersonorasktheotherpersontoclarifysomeimportantdetails.Additionally,weshouldputourphonesorotherdistractionsawaytohelpusstayfocused.ReadingTextunderstandingReadthetextandidentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationineachstatementisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.1

Deeplisteningcanenhancetheconcentrationandenjoymentofotherhumansandimprovethequalityofrelationships.2Beforerespondingtoothers,trytopauseforonesecondandthinkaboutwhattheyhavesaid.3Openinguptoothersemotionallycaninstantlystarttoalleviatepeople’schronicsenseofisolation.4Observingthewomansearchingforaresponsewhileinterjectingwithadviceraisesdoubtsaboutanyone’sabilitytolistenattentively.UNIT2Para.5Para.7Para.8Para.23ReadingTextunderstandingReadthetextandidentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationineachstatementisderived.Someparagraphscanbechosenmorethanonce.5Embracingsilencemaybechallengingduetopeople’sdesiretoappearengagingandintelligent.6Duringconversations,individualsoftenhavepreparedremarksreadytoinsertassoonasthereisapause.7Withoutattentivelistening,conversationalistscan’tfullycomprehendthemessageandprovidemeaningfulresponses.UNIT2Para.6Para.3Para.43Vocabulary★rub:v.tomoveyourhand,orsth.suchasacloth,backwardandforwardoverasurfacewhilepressingfirmly擦；摩擦e.g.MylittlesisterburstintotearsasshefelloverandhurtherarmbutMomrubbeditallbetterandshequicklystoppedcrying.

ReadingUNIT2Synonyms?rub

v.e.g.Sherubbedherhandstogethertokeepwarm.用法:泛指“摩擦”，動作可輕可重。VocabularyReadingUNIT2?scrub

v.e.g.Shescrubbedthefloortoremovethestubbornstains.用法:指用刷子、粗布等工具用力摩擦清潔，側(cè)重去除頑固污漬或污垢。?polish

v.e.g.Hepolishedhisshoesuntiltheyshonebrightly.用法:指通過擦拭使表面光滑發(fā)亮，側(cè)重提升美觀度或質(zhì)感，常需配合蠟、拋光劑等。?stroke

v.e.g.Shestrokedthecat’sfurgently.用法:指用手輕柔、舒緩地觸摸，常含愛意或安撫的情感，動作連貫且有節(jié)奏。Vocabulary

ReadingUNIT2ExerciseFillintheblankswiththecorrectformofthefollowingverbs.rubscrubpolishstroke(1)She_________thestainwithadampcloth,butitwouldn’tfade.rubbed泛指“摩擦、擦拭”，未強調(diào)力度(2)Hespenthours_________thesilverwareuntilitshoneatthedinnertable.“拋光銀器”，追求光亮效果polishing(3)Thecatpurredasshe________itsbackgently.stroked“輕撫貓背”，含情感的溫柔動作(4)You’llneedto_______thebathroomtileswithabrushtoremovethemold.scrub“用刷子刷瓷磚”，用力去除霉菌Vocabulary★device:n.amachineortoolthatdoesaspecialjob設備；儀器；裝置

e.g.Manypeopleagreethatinthepresenceofamobiledevice,thereislesseyecontact.

ReadingUNIT2Synonyms?

device

n.e.g.Afitnesstrackerisawearabledeviceformonitoringhealth.用法:指小型電子設備（如手機）或復雜機械裝置（如航天設備）；側(cè)重設計功能。VocabularyReadingUNIT2?appliance

n.e.g.Energy-efficientappliancesreduceelectricitybills.用法:指家用電氣設備，一般與電力驅(qū)動綁定（如冰箱、洗衣機）；不可用于工業(yè)設備或非電力工具。?equipment

n.e.g.Theconstructionsiterequiresheavyequipmentlikecranes.用法:指用于特定目的的成套設備、裝備或器械，涵蓋范圍廣，可指工業(yè)、軍事、體育等領域的設備。VocabularyReadingUNIT2?instrument

n.e.g.Amicroscopeisacrucialinstrumentforbiologicalresearch.用法:指用于科學研究、藝術創(chuàng)作、醫(yī)療等領域的精密工具或儀器，通常需要專業(yè)操作技能，具備特定功能或測量用途。Vocabulary

ReadingUNIT23Theastronomeradjustedtheobserving___________totrackthestar.instrument天文觀測儀4Atoasterisacommonkitchen__________.廚房電器applianceFillintheblankswiththecorrectword.equipment

instrumentappliancedeviceExercisedevice筆記本電腦是單體辦公設備1Therescueteamcarriedspecialized___________forearthquakerelief.equipment救援隊的成套救援裝備2Alaptopisacommonoffice________forremotework.VocabularyReadingUNIT2★interject:v.

tointerruptwhatsb.elseissayingwithasuddenremark突然插話e.g.

WhenIbringupthequestionoffunds,hequicklyinterjectsthatithasbeensettled.

interjectionn.插話WordtransformationVocabularyReadingUNIT2ExerciseChoosethebestanswer.Afterthemeeting,thecommitteedecidedto_____theproposalduetoitsh