1.Humans have been.ventured afield. (1)caravan a company of travelers,esp.of merchants or pilgrims traveling together for safety as through a desert. (2)People in the world have been making commercial and cultural contacts long before merchants on camelbacks took the risk to travel to places faraway from home. 2.Telegraph between individuals and the wider world (1)Telegraph made the connection between indiveduals and the outside world closer but at the asme time the conniction was more complex.less direct,not so easy to see or detect (2)电报、电话、收音机和电视把个人和外部世界更紧密地连在一 起，这种联系更为复杂、不那么直接也不易察觉。 3.Stillthe basic dynamics move."Still"here introduces a contrast Paragraph2 tells the readers that modem technology makes the connections and changes faster and more complicated.Paragraph 3.stresses that the basic pattern is the same.The difference lies in the speed and scope of changes. Part 2(paras.4-6) This part deals with different views on globalization Para.4. 1.Western.influence.one big"MeWorld" (1)crease:a fold or wrinkle. (2)MeDonald:a world modeled on MeDonald's meaning a world filled with American goods and culture. (3)Western.influences will overwhelm all other non-western cultures. make them lose their own unique characterist ics and in the end there exists only one westernized or Americanized world or culture. 2.Whatever their backgrounds.one big"McWorld". 不管他们的背景和纲领如何，这些对全球化持反对态度的人深信西方的影 响往往等同于美国的影响一会把所有文化上的差异一一压平，就像一位观 察家所说的，最终产生一个麦当劳世界，一个充满美国货和体现美国价值 观人世界。 3.Is the author's summary of the book accurate? No.The writers of the book do express some strong nationalist feelings,but they are not irrational.Their arguments are not groundless,though they contain serious flaws.And they are not simply asking people to reject anything foreign.To1. Humans have been.ventured afield. (1)caravan a company of travelers,esp.of merchants or pilgrims traveling together for safety,as through a desert. (2)People in the world have been making commercial and cultural contacts long before merchants on camelbacks took the risk to travel to places faraway from home. 2. Telegraph between individuals and the wider world. (1) Telegraph made the connection between indiveduals and the outside world closer but at the asme time the conniction was more complex,less direct,not so easy to see or detect. (2) 电报、电话、收音机和电视把个人和外部世界更紧密地连在一 起，这种联系更为复杂、不那么直接也不易察觉。 3 ．Still,the basic dynamics move .“Still” here introduces a contrast. Paragraph2 tells the readers that modern technology makes the connections and changes faster and more complicated. Paragraph 3.stresses that the basic pattern is the same.The difference lies in the speed and scope of changes. Part 2 (paras.4-6) This part deals with different views on globalization. Para.4. 1. Western. influence.one big “McWorld”. (1) crease: a fold or wrinkle. (2) McDonald: a world modeled on McDonald’s meaning a world filled with American goods and culture. (3) Western. influences will overwhelm all other non-western cultures, make them lose their own unique characteristics and in the end there exists only one westernized or Americanjzed world or culture. 2. Whatever their backgrounds.one big “McWorld”. 不管他们的背景和纲领如何，这些对全球化持反对态度的人深信西方的影 响往往等同于美国的影响一会把所有文化上的差异一一压平，就像一位观 察家所说的，最终产生一个麦当劳世界，一个充满美国货和体现美国价值 观人世界。 3．Is the author’s summary of the book accurate? No.The writers of the book do express some strong nationalist feelings, but they are not irrational. Their arguments are not groundless, though they contain serious flaws. And they are not simply asking people to reject anything foreign. To