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1、UNIT4TheTelecommunicationsRevolutionUNDERSTANDINGSHORTCONVERSATIONS1.M:Thearticleentitled"ATransformationIsOccurringintheDevelopingWorld"ishelpfulformetowritemypaper.W:Whattransformation?M:Telecommunications.Theup-to-datetelecommunicationtechnologieshelpp
2、eopleinthosecountriesboosttheirlivingstandardsgreatly.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?2.W:Computersarebeingwidelyusedandchangingourworldtoday.M:Yes.InAmericaandmanyothercountries,whereverapersonturns,hefindsacomputerworkingsomewhere.W:ThatiswhyIchosetoma
3、jorincomputerscienceattheuniversity.Q:Whatdidthewomandecidetostudy?3.M:Operator!Operator!W:Thisistheoperator.MayIhelpyou?M:Yes,operator...!Thisis6241ChesterRoad.Pleasesendanambulancefightaway.Weneedadoctor.Q:Whydoesthemancalltheoperator?4.M:Manydeveloping
4、regionsseeadvancedcommunicationsasawaytoleapovermanystagesofeconomicdevelopment.W:That'squitetrue.WidespreadaccesstoinformationtechnologycanreducethetimerequiredtocatchupwithWesterncountries.M:ChinaandVietnamarejustsuchacaseinpoint.Q:WhyareChinaandVietnam
5、mentionedintheconversation?5.W:IfIhadenoughmoney,Iwouldbuyamobilephone.ButasitisIcan'tdoit.M:You'vesaiditseveraltimes.Areyoudesperateforone?W:Yes.Thephoneinthedormitoryisalwaysbusy.Ican'thaveaccesstoitwhenIneedto.6.M:TheNewYorkTimesreportsthatRussiaisdete
6、rminedtothriveintheInformationAge.W:Ialsoreadthatarticle.Russiahasastrategicplantopump$40billionintovariouscommunicationprojectsandisstartingtoinstallopticalfiber.M:Buttheproblemisthatitseconomyisstuckinrecession.Howcouldithavethemoneytoputitsplansintopra
7、ctice?Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?7.W:Asfarastelecommunicationsareconcerned,Chinasetsagoodexampleoftakingadvantageofit.M:Exactly.Inasense,China'sbackwardnessisanadvantage.W:Whatdoyoumeanbysayingthat?Q:Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantoexplain?8.W:Inthe1920sand1930s,S
8、hanghaiwasafinancialcenteraroundtheworld.M:NowShanghaiisdreamingofbecomingatopfinancialcenteragain.W:Buthow?M:Perhapsthetelecommunicationindustrywillplayakeyroleinthisprocess.Q:Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?9
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