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following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into
Chinese. Write your translation clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2.
The computer and Internet impact our daily life everywhere. 61)
Today, there’s scarcely an aspect of our life that isn’t being upended by the
torrent of information available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding
the Internet, not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch with each
other via electronic mail. "If the automobile and aerospace technology had
exploded at the same pace as computer and information technology," says
Microsoft, "a new car would cost about $ 2 and go 600 miles on a thimble of gas.
And you could buy a Boeing 762 for the cost of a pizza. "
Probably the biggest payoff, however, is the billions of dollars the
Internet is saving companies in producing goods and serving the needs of their
customers. 62) Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the
Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day
than men could turn out in nearly a year. All the time
spent online has left many young infotech workers without much time for life—or
love—offline. 63) The U. S. free enterprise system, which reaches a frenzy in
Silicon Valley, has recognized that the local love boat is taking on water and
is rushing in to save the day. Dating services are approaching overload.
Seminars and love doctors are teaching these rich, busy young singles how to
find and capture their heart’s desire in this romantic wasteland. And dot-com
facilitators such as Matchmaker. com are struggling to bring the sexes together
online. One reality that losers in this love bazaar must face
is that they weren’t picked because they were out of shape. But not to worry
since the Cyber Age has the answer to this one, too. Computerized fitness
programs with audio, visual, and cyber personal trainers are ready to turn your
home and treadmill into your own personal health club. Turn on iFit. com’s
"One-On-One Training" audio workouts and you can bend and stretch to your
favorite music. 64) Its "Adventure" series video workouts will
automatically adjust the speed and incline of your iFit-compatible treadmill as
you gaze into your TV screen and experience the " beautiful rock formations of
Utah’s Red Rock" or " the tropical paradise of Hawaii. "
65) Americans spend more on entertainment than on clothing or health
care, and the convergence of computers and telecommunications is generating new
ways to amuse ourselves undreamed of until now. The Internet is a land of
endless amusements, and among the wildest is the Sims-simulations. These are
about creating, managing, and controlling the lives of tiny computerized
people.