大学英语ppt4.1.ppt

… it is a safe bet that the average systems analyst is as baffled about what a space salesman does at the shop as the average space salesman is about the tools (needed to analyze a system). (Para. 6) Constructed as a piece of junk, the building will be discarded when it wears out, and another piece of junk will be set in its place. (Para. 9) Text Organisation Text Organisation Text Organisation Summarising In today’s American jobs are not_____________________. Not long ago, when a father was asked about his job he could answer ___________a child could come to grips with. Nowadays, when the parent take his _____ to his place of business in glass buildings, that are really incomprehensible to children. What’s more, it’s safe bet that even _____ men have trouble ____________ what other men does in their jobs with his day. Therefore, it’s not difficult to _____ a poor child may answer “it beat’s me” after mulling over _________________, when his friend asks him of his father’s job. ? We also know that often new technology creates disasters, because we have not got enough time to test every new innovation properly to see how well it really works or what the long-term effects are, then the fashion moves on to a new phase of technology. We don’t even have enough time to see the potential negative effects of innovations on people. The traditional ways, on the other hand, have at least been tested by time. So using traditional ways will pose minimum risks for people and society. Extension Activities 在美国大公司工作 1 现在的孩子要是有人跟他们说长大后要“去工作来谋生”，往往会表现出一脸的茫然和沮丧，这并不奇怪。问题在于，他们想象不出美国的大公司里都有哪些工作。 Text 2 不久以前，当家长说他要去工作了，孩子很清楚他去做什么。他不是去做东西就是去修理东西。父亲可能会带着孩子去他干活的地方，让他看着自己修马车，或是打桌子。 3 要是孩子问“爸爸，您是干什么的？”，爸爸会用孩子能理解的语言回答他，比如：“我是修蒸汽机的”，或者“我是做马项圈的”。 Text 4 可是，现在修蒸汽机或是打桌子的父亲很少了，绝大多数人都不干这个了。现在，大多数的父亲坐在有玻璃外墙的大楼里，做着孩子们根本理解不了的工作。当被问道“爸爸，您做什么工作？”时，他们的回答往往让孩子大惑不解。 Text * offspring n. [C] (pl. offsprin