E.g.Intelligent students learn new things quicker because,in a sense,intelligence feeds on itself Rumour feedsn and superstitio (2)Can you find a word in this paragraph which has almost the same meaning with this phrase? It is"self-reinforcing" 12.The process is completed,the loop closed,when the diffusion of technology gthe new helps generate new creative ideas E.g.Dr.Brown's latest book embodies all his new ideas on education. (2)Put this sentence into English. 当体现这一新思想的技术推广反过来帮助产生新的创造性思想时，这一过程就完 成了，这个循环也就结束了。 13.Thus it is not merely true.as frequently noted,that9 percent of all the scientists who ever lived are now alive,and that new scientific discoveries are being made every day. (1)What does"it"refer to? It refers to the two"that-clauses"in the sentence e the entence into Chir 因此，正如人们常常提到的那样 ·个千真万确的情况是，从古到今的科学家中 有90%的人活在当今世界上，新的利学发现天天都有 (3)What's the implied meaning of the sentence? As we all know,the average life span for a human being is about 70 years.That's to say most of the from which we ca see how fast scienc and technology are developing now.The great majority of all the scientists the world has ever produced are our contemporaries because of the rapid advances of science and technology in this century. 14.It is not that we are more eager or less lazy than our ancestors,but we have,with the passage of time,invented all sorts of social devices to hasten the process. (1) .cause to go faster,accelerate E.g.When I found there were only ten minutes left,I hastened my steps The strike hastened the downfall of the government (2)Meaning:It is not because we are more eager or diligent than our ancestors,but because we have,as time went by,invented all sorts of social devices to speed up the process IV.Summary 1.Main idea of the text Prof.Toffler points out that people should change their views on technology so as to catch up with the quicker ng cha itself.Technology has alwaysbeenm orethanfactoriesand machines It includes techniques or ways as well as machines.The old symbols of technology,assembly lines or blast furnaces,are outdated.Today's new technology,esp.electronics and space industry,is characterized by quiet and clean surroundings.He traces transportation back to 6,000 BC and E.g. Intelligent students learn new things quicker because, in a sense, intelligence feeds on itself. Rumour feeds on ignorance and superstition. (2) Can you find a word in this paragraph which has almost the same meaning with this phrase? It is "self-reinforcing". 12. The process is completed, the loop closed, when the diffusion of technology embodying the new idea, in turn, helps generate new creative ideas. (1) embody: v. express; represent E.g. Dr. Brown's latest book embodies all his new ideas on education. (2) Put this sentence into English. 当体现这一新思想的技术推广反过来帮助产生新的创造性思想时，这一过程就完 成了，这个循环也就结束了。 13. Thus it is not merely true, as frequently noted, that 90 percent of all the scientists who ever lived are now alive, and that new scientific discoveries are being made every day. (1) What does "it" refer to? It refers to the two "that-clauses" in the sentence (2) Translate the sentence into Chinese. 因此，正如人们常常提到的那样，一个千真万确的情况是，从古到今的科学家中 有 90％的人活在当今世界上，新的科学发现天天都有. (3)What’s the implied meaning of the sentence? As we all know, the average life span for a human being is about 70 years. That's to say, most of the scientific discoveries in history were made within the past 70 years, from which we can see how fast science and technology are developing now. The great majority of all the scientists the world has ever produced are our contemporaries because of the rapid advances of science and technology in this century. 14. It is not that we are more eager or less lazy than our ancestors, but we have, with the passage of time, invented all sorts of social devices to hasten the process. (1) hasten: v. cause to go faster; accelerate E.g. When I found there were only ten minutes left, I hastened my steps. The strike hastened the downfall of the government. (2) Meaning: It is not because we are more eager or diligent than our ancestors, but because we have, as time went by, invented all sorts of social devices to speed up the process. IV. Summary 1. Main idea of the text Prof. Toffler points out that people should change their views on technology so as to catch up with the quickening changes in technology itself. Technology has alwaysbeenmorethanfactoriesand machines . It includes techniques or ways as well as machines. The old symbols of technology, assembly lines or blast furnaces, are outdated. Today's new technology, esp. electronics and space industry, is characterized by quiet and clean surroundings . He traces transportation back to 6,000 BC and