Unit 2 Smart Cars

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Unit 2Smart Cars

• Science to the human mind is what air or water is
  to the body.
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Everyday English

• ----Im no match for him.
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• A You two should play tennis together.
• B Im no match for him.
• ----Thats not what Im saying.
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• A Do you mean that Im stupid?
• B Thats not what Im saying.

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Phrases of Unit 1

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Sentence Translation of Unit 1

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Background Information

• the Author
• Dr. Michio Kaku is an internationally
  recognized authority in theoretical physics and
  the environment. He holds the Henry Semat
  Professorship in Theoretical Physics at the City
  College and the Graduate Center of the City
  University of New York. He has lectured around
  the world and his Ph. D. level textbooks are
  required reading at many of the top physics
  laboratories. Dr. Kaku graduated from Harvard in
  1968, and ranked number one in his physics class.

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• Automobile Industry
• The automobile industry is one of the most
  important industries in the world, affecting not
  only economies but also cultures. It provides
  jobs for millions of people, generates billions
  of dollars in worldwide revenues, and provides
  the basis for a multitude of related service and
  support industries. Automobiles revolutionized
  transportation in the 20th century, changing
  forever the way people live, travel, and do
  business.

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• Global Positioning System ????????
• It is a space-based radio-navigation system,
  consisting of 24 satellites and ground support.
  GPS provides users with accurate information
  about their position and velocity (??,??), as
  well as the time, anywhere in the world and in
  all weather conditions.
• Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
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• ITS is a comprehensive transportation
  management system that is based on the advanced
  technology of information,

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• data communications, electronic sensing,
  electronic control and computer handling etc. It
  can provide real-time, accurate and efficient
  information. It includes the system of outing and
  transportation management, the demand management
  for outing, the operation system of public
  transportation, the operation system of
  commercial vehicles, the electronic toll system,
  the emergency management system and the control
  and safety system of vehicles. It also provided
  the 29 services for the consumers.

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Warm-up Questions

• How important was the automobile industry in the
  20th century?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of
  driving a car?
• What will happen to cars and roads in the 21st
  century?
• What hopes do you have for the future of smart
  cars?
• What are the advantages of smart highways?

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Summary

• The text tells us great changes in the
  automobile industry which will take place in
  future. Advanced technology will enable smart
  cars to help eliminate traffic accidents,
  determine their own precise locations and warn of
  traffic jams. With the aid of GPS and
  "telematics", it will be possible to build smart
  highways, thus benefiting human beings in more
  than one way. It will be more convenient for us
  to work, live and travel than before.

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Writing Style

• The text can be an exposition which begins with
  the discussion of car accidents, the annoying
  problems such as getting lost and getting stuck
  in traffic that are familiar to most of the
  readers. Then the author goes on to explain how
  smart cars solve these frustrating problems. From
  here he leads the readers to the smart highways
  that are relatively new to them. The author goes
  from the easy and the familiar to the new and the
  complicated in the description and explanation of
  the functions and the development of smart cars.
  He ends the story with a blueprint of smart cars
  before readers.

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True or False Statements

• There are so many people killed in the car
  accidents that car accidents reports can be found
  in newspaper nearly everyday.
• A smart car can alert the driver if he becomes
  drowsy.
• The computer in the car will totally eliminate
  the cases of getting lost and getting stuck in
  traffic.
• The computer in the car sends out a radio signal
  that can be detected by a satellite.
• By establishing the relation between the
  rotations in the steering wheel and the cars
  position on a map, the computer can tell us where
  the car is.

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In the text, the author lists the features of
smart cars. Can you summarize these features?

• Smart cars can eliminate most car accidents.
• Smart cars can alert the police and provide
  precise location if stolen.
• Smart cars can monitor ones driving and the
  driving conditions nearby.
• Smart cars can alert the sleepy driver.
• Smart cars can locate your car precisely and warn
  of traffic jams.

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Words and Phrases

• set adj.
• not before a noun someone who is set for sth.
  is ready for it.
• 1. be set for sth.
• e.g. Are you all set for the trip?
• 2. be set to do sth.
• e.g. I was just set to go when the phone rang.

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• rank v. not in progressive
• 1. as / among to have a particular position in
  a list of people or things that have been put in
  order of quality or importance
• e.g. Todays match ranks as one of the most
  exciting games that these two have ever played.
• We rank among the safest countries in the
  world.
• 2. with be of the same importance or quality
• e.g. He wanted to turn natural history into a
  science that would rank with physics.

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• boon n. usu. Singular
• something that is very useful and makes your
  life a lot easier or better
• e.g. The bus service is a real boon to people
  in the village.
• but (1) conj. omitted
• (2) prep. except
• e.g. I could come any day but Thursday.
• Theres no one here but me.
• (3) adv. only

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• e.g. This is but one example of what can
• happen when things go badly wrong.
• Its going to be difficult. Anyway, we can but
  try.
• (4) n. usu. plural buts reasons that
  someone gives for not doing sth. or agreeing with
  sth.
• e.g. I dont want to hear any buts.
• He is the best player no ifs, ands, or buts
  about that.

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• presently
• approximate
• bother to do sth.
• eliminate
• sth. in the air
• start up
• alert
• hazard
• get / be stuck in
• at any given time
• send out

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• convert sth. into / to sth. else
• convert (from) sth. to sth. else
• correlate sth. with / to sth. else
• be poised to do sth.
• mount
• obstruct
• take control of
• be bunched into
• in unison
• be incorporated into
• as well

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Extra Exercises

• Enlarge vocabularies about cars.
• Talk about the pictures.
• Do spot dictation on the disk.

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Translation Exercise

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• ??,???????????????????(prove a boon)
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• ???????,??????????????????????????(become a
  reality)
• ????????,??????????,?????????????(be stuck in)

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Writing Assignment

• Directions Write a composition on the following
  topic E-mail Communication in no less than 120
  words. Base your composition on the outline given
  in Chinese below.
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