Unit2-Lesson-6-Working-at-home-美英報刊選讀

Lesson6Workingathome:Family-friendly?

美英報刊閱讀教程（第三版）標(biāo)題常用符號

特點：盡量少用，化長為短，以符代詞。常用的標(biāo)點符號有逗號、分號、問號、感嘆號、引號和冒號。其中，冒號常用于代替動詞。Lesson6StructureAnalysisKeytoQuestions

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BackgroundInformationContents因特網(wǎng)進(jìn)入家庭后，許多咨詢公司、研究部門的雇員在家里也可以上網(wǎng)下載信息資料，從而催生一大批“電腦聯(lián)勤族”（telecommuters）。這些人通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和電信設(shè)備與公司機(jī)構(gòu)聯(lián)系，在家辦公，時間靈活，衣著隨便，因而也被稱為“開領(lǐng)族”（open-collarclass）。BackgroundInformationTheCellPhone'sImpactonSocietyThecellphonehasforeverchangedthewaypeoplecommunicate.Themobilephoneisusedfor"realtime"coordinationwhileontherun,teens"text"toeachotherdayandnight,andadolescentsuseittomanagetheirfreedom.Themobilephoneismorethanasimpletechnicalinnovationorsocialfad,morethanjustanintrusiononpolitesocietyandfamilylife.Themobilephonehasfundamentallyaffectedouraccessibility,securityandsafety,coordinationofsocialandbusinessactivities,anduseofpublicplaces.

Lesson6BackgroundInformationLesson6BackgroundInformationThecelltelephonebringsdramaticchangestooursociety.Itisnecessarytogainscientificinsightsintothesocialimpactofthenewcommunicationmedium.Themobilephoneinfluenceslives,talk,interactionandcommunications.Themobilephonemakesthenewworldofalways-onanditisaubiquitouspresenteverywheremediawhichhasgreatinfluenceonourdailylives.SomeexpertssaythatSMSfacesableakfuture.Lesson6BackgroundInformationThoseshort,inconvenient-to-typetextmessagesbecomemorecommonandmoreimportantthanvoiceconversationspartlyduetomobilephone.Shiftingfromwiredtowireless,peoplearecuttingloosefromboundedgroups,andwanttoconnectanywhereandatanytimetotheirsocialnetworks.Cellphoneslubricatethismobilizedsociety.Itisnecessarytopulltogetherthedancebetweenmobilecommunicationandthenetworkedsociety.Lesson6BackgroundInformationTheInternetWiththepaceofinnovationandglobalization,ourworldchangesalot.TheInternet,isofgreatsignificance.WearedeeplyrelatedtotheInternetbecauseitplaysaveryimportantroleinourlife.WeareattachedtotheInternet---usingQQtochatwithfriends,gettingtoknowthelatestgossipsaboutouracquaintancesbyrenren,transformingourlonelinessintokaixin001,playingwithothersthroughOnlinegames.Inaword,weusetheInternetnotonlytocommunicate,butalsotowork,tofurtheroureducation,etc.

Lesson6BackgroundInformationLesson6BackgroundInformationInternethasafar-reachinginfluenceonlife.ItisnoteasytoresistthetremendoustrendthatInternetisgainingmoreandmoreprivilegeinourdailylife.Weshallmakegooduseoftheinternetandresistthetemptationofmanypassiveaspects.Internetisjustatoolwhichismadebyhumanbeingsbutnotsomeonewhotakescontroloverus.UnfortunatelymostofusfailtorealizethisrelationshipbetweenInternetandhumanbeings.

Lesson6Lesson6Photos&DiagramsLesson6AdditionalNotes…moreworkhoursathomedon‘tnecessarilytranslateintoqualitytimewiththem(Line1-2,Para.2)—更多的在家工作時間未必就能成為與孩子們相聚的珍貴時光(translateinto:使…體現(xiàn)為，把…轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)閝ualitytime:上班族能跟家人相聚的時間,珍貴時光)…isblurringthelinesbetweenworkandpersonallifeanddistractingthemfromthe“familytime”theycrave(Line3-4,Para.4)—…正在模糊工作和個人生活的界限并且使他們從自己渴望擁有的“家庭時間”中分心（blur:

becomevagueorindistinct使...模糊;distractfrom:divertfrom分散注意力,

使從…分心）Lesson6AdditionalNotes3.…thetugofwarbetweenworkandfamilytime

(Line2,Para.6)—…工作和家庭之間的糾結(jié)(tugofwar:anyhardstrugglebetweenequallymatchedgroups拔河,

激烈競爭)4.…time-useresearchhasn‘tkeptpacewiththenewmultitaskinglifestyle

(Line4-5,Para.13)—…時間使用的研究未能跟上新型的多任務(wù)同時進(jìn)行的生活方式的腳步

(keeppacewith跟上,

與...齊步前進(jìn)

)5.…goodparent-childrelationshipsresultinchildrenbeinghappierandmoresuccessful(Line1-2,Para.22)—…良好的親子關(guān)系使得孩子們更加快樂和成功(resultin

:toleadto)

Lesson6AdditionalNotes6.…coupleshadatleastonespouseregularlyworkinganight,weekend,rotatingoreveningshift.(Line4,Para.31)—…配偶中至少有一方經(jīng)常上大夜班﹑周末上班﹑輪班或者是上小夜班(eveningshift:theworkshiftduringtheevening(as4p.m.tomidnight)小夜班)

Lesson6KeytoQuestions1.Theword“capture”inthesentence“Studiesthatshow…don’tnecessarilycapturewhat’shappeningbetweenthem…”(Para.5)means____.

A.takecontrolofsthbyforceB.arrestC.accuratelyreflectD.affectLesson6KeytoQuestions2.Theterm“qualitytime”inthearticlerefersto____.

A.timeparentsspendathomeB.timecouplesspendtogetherC.timeparentsspendinteractingwithkidsD.timeparentsspendperformingmanytasksathome

Lesson63.AccordingtoProf.Bandon,thepayoffofgoodparent-childrelationshipsinthelongrunis____.

A.children’sunderstandingoftheparents’workB.thepromotionofstrongfamilytiesC.children’shappinessandsuccessD.harmonybetweenparentsandkids

KeytoQuestionsLesson64.ItcanbeseenfromthearticlethattheroletechnologyhasplayedinAmerica’sparent-childrelationshipis____.

A.distractingparentsfromqualitytimeB.increasingparents’availabilityC.strengtheningtiesbetweenparentsandchildrenD.increasingparents’qualitytimeKeytoQuestionsLesson65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Moreworkhoursathomedon’tnecessarilytranslateintoqualitytimewiththem.B.Familytimemaynotproducethegoodresultwehaveexpected.C.Parents’availabilityhasbeenincreasingintheU.S.overthepast30years.D.TheamountoftimeAmerica’sparentsspendonchildcarehasgreatlyincreasedsincethe1990s.KeytoQuestionsLesson61.WhatimpacthastechnologyatfingertipsproducedonAmericans’lives?

TechnologyhasmadeAmericans’livesmoreflexible,family-friendlyandincreasedtheirtimeathome.KeytoQuestionsLesson62.WhatisthefindingmadebytheanalysisreleasedbytwoCaliforniaeconomists?

Thefindingmadebytheanalysisreleasedwasthattheamountoftimeparentsspendonchildcareisupdramaticallysincethe1990s,especiallyamongthehighlyeducated.

KeytoQuestionsLesson63.WhatisthefindingmadebyTurkleconcerningtheuseoftechnology?Whateffectdoesithaveonkids?

Turklehasfoundthatcontrarytopopularperceptions,allsocialclassesarecaughtupintechnology.Theuseoftechnologydistractsparents’attention.Sharedattentioncanfeellikenoattentiontokids.KeytoQuestionsLesson64.Whatdosomeresearchersthinkoftime-useresearchmethod?

Someresearchers,eventhosewhousethem,saytime-useresearchhasn’tkeptpacewiththenewmultitaskinglifestylethathasbecomepervasiveintheUSA.

KeytoQuestionsLesson65.BywhatmeansdoesKathleenProkeschensurequalitytimewithkids?

KathleenProkeschensuresqualitytimewithkidsbyavoidinguseoftheBlackBerryinthe4-to-8-o’clocktimeperiodwhensheistogetherwithherkids.Inthisway,sheisabletofocusonthemwhentheyneedher.KeytoQuestionsLesson66.Accordingtotheresearchco-writtenbyBrines,whatkindofcrazyjobscheduleshaveduel-earnerparentsexperienced?

Accordingtotheresearchco-writtenbyBrines,duel-earnerparentshaveexperiencednon-standardjobschedulesdefinedasotherthan9a.m.to5p.m.MondaythroughFriday.Inthelate1980s,69%ofcoupleshadatleastonespouseregularlyworkinganight,weekend,rotatingoreveningshift.KeytoQuestionsLesson67.Whatimpactdoesparenthoodhaveonthecouple’slifeaccordingtoresearchersfromtheUniversityofMinnesota?

AccordingtoresearchersfromtheUniversityofMinnesota,parenthoodsignificantlyreducesthetimerespondentsspendwiththeirspouses,especiallywhenbothparentswork.Butaskidsage,couplesbegintohavemoretimetogetheragain.KeytoQuestionsLesson68.Bywhatmeansdoprominentworkingwomenfindmoretimeforinteractingwithkids?

Prominentworkingwomenfindmoretimeforinteractionwithkidsbyhavinglesssleep,givinguponotherthings,oftencuttingoutanythingthatdoesn’teitherfurthertheirworkorfurthertheirfamily.KeytoQuestionsTechnologymaynotbeliberatinganymore.Liberate解放StructureAnalysisReadingSkillPartI(1-2)Technology’seffectonthefamily

PartIIPartIII(3-10)Researchers’findingsabouttechnology’simpactonfamilylife

(11-18)Turkle’sstudyandfinding

StructureAnalysisReadingSkillPartⅣ(19-29)Researchaboutqualitytime

PartⅤ(30-38)ResearchaboutparentalavailabilityLesson6I.(1-2)Technology’seffectonthefamily1.Envisionedresult可以預(yù)見的Recessionpressure經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退的壓力Familytimemaynotbeworkingoutthewaywethought與家人相處的時間不如我們想象中的那樣。

2.DisappointingrealityMorehoursathomedon’tnecessarilytranslateintoqualitytime.不是有質(zhì)量的時間StructureAnalysisLesson6II.(3-10)Researchers’findingsabouttechnology’simpactonfamilylife

para3.MorefacetimewithkidsAnalysisreleased發(fā)布的分析Adozen一打的Nationallyrepresentativesurveys全國的有代表性的調(diào)查Isupdramatically上升得很夸張

StructureAnalysisPara4.BlurringthelinesbetweenworkandpersonallifePartofthestory:只有部分是可信的Blur:makeithardtodistinguish模糊難辨Distract分心Distractthemfromthefamilytimetheycrave渴望Para5.Schneida’sviewontheimportanceofparent-childinteractionCapture獲得InthehouseconnectedPara6.Theissue話題tobediscussedatthePAA’sannualmeetingThetugofwarbetweenworkandfamilyTug:struggle工作與家庭之間的緊張的關(guān)系Demographers,sociologist,economistsPara7-8.Ratio比例ofAmericanworkersbringingworkhomeHalfMultitasking同時處理多項任務(wù)Childrenknowsbetter.Para9.Parents’perception認(rèn)知oftheeffects影響ofworkingathomeMaynotrealizePara10.Children’sfeelingaboutparents’distractionAttuneKidsareattuned:kidsarecausedtohaveabetterunderstandingofwhatisneededorwanted.Inlalaland想入非非Lesson6III.(11-18)Turkle’sstudyandfindingTurkle’swayofresearchForchildren,sharedattentionmeansnoattentionatall.共同關(guān)注就是沒有關(guān)注StructureAnalysis2.Theproblemofsharedattention3.Theproblemwiththetime-useresearchmethodTime-useresearchhasn’tkeptpacewiththenewmultitaskinglifestylethathasbecomepervasive流行的intheUSA.4.Theproblemwithparents’multitaskingBeingavailable有空的StrictchildcareComplicated很復(fù)雜5.SpecificexampleofSylvieVenneasamulti-taskerStressedout很累Multi-很多的Lesson6IV.(19-29)Researchaboutqualitytime

1.Needtodiscoverthemeaningofqualitytime與小孩相處的有質(zhì)量的時間的意義

StructureAnalysis2.PeterBandon’sperception認(rèn)知ofqualitytimeanditspay-off回報---spendingproductivetimewit