通过阅读学词汇CET-6（25）

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Unit twenty-five
Electronic Mail

Friends and family disperse1 like dry leaves, drifting to different cities and countries. “I’ll write,” I promise solemnly. Alas2, my good intentions produce only imagined letters never embraced by paper, never kissed by stamps.
　　Ah, but electronic mail has changed my ways. My Computer has become an epistolary Pinatubo, erupting With letters and missives and memos4 whizzed around The world at the velocity5 of light. I share thoughts with Pen pals6 in New Zealand, query7 strangers in Bombay, Debate magicians in Manhattan.
　　Never having tried it, I used to scorn E-mail as Boring high tech, the stuff of business telecommunications. Then a friend insisted I investigate this “invisible world”, as he called it , claiming that it is expanding exponentially. I logged on to CompuServe, a national on-line information Service, and was hooked.
　　E-mail is a pipeline9 to thousands of experts on virtually everything; it is a means of meeting people with similar interests or problems. What it’s not is live chat – real-time conversations like those on ham radio or CB. E-mailers compose letters at leisure on their computer, Then send them through the phone line to an on-line service or a computer bulletin board. E-mail addresses – either names or on-line service account numbers – automatically forward mail to the right place.
　　The vast networks of no-line services and bulletin boards bubble with pools of people-to-people information a key-stroke away. Besides uncounted millions of members of various on-line services, some 11 million people regularly log on to as many 45,000 public bulletin boards in the United States. And they tend to be extraordinarily10 generous about sharing their thoughts and ideas – perhaps because there is no pressure to respond and no face-to-face confrontation11.
　　Computerized exchanges can create friendships – and may revive the almost lost art of letter writing. A friend invited me to join “Family”, a discussion group that admits correspondents by voting them in , to keep the conversations

from shinning out of control. The chitchat, meandering13 from small talk to impassioned politics, feels like meeting pals over coffee, with personalities14 quick to emerge.
　　E-mailing is far cheaper than long-distance calling. You relay your mail through a mainframe computer, generally by making a local call to the nearest bulletin Board or a nearby on-line service “node”. “Networks are expanding rapidly, making E-mail increasingly global”, says Jack15 Rickard, editor of Boardwatch　Magazine.

 

disperse vi.1.分散,散开 2.消散,消失 vt.1.使分散,赶散 2.使消散,驱散
[联想词]               dispense16 vt.1.分配,分发 2.配药 3.实施,执行
               dissipate vi.消失,消散 vt.1.使消失,使消散 2.浪费,挥霍
               sprinkle v.撒,洒 n.[单]少数,少量

intent n.意图,意向,目的 a.1.专心的,专注的 2.急切的
intention n.意图,目的

epistolary a.书信的

erupt vi.1.(火山等)喷发
[联想词]               abrupt17 a.1.突然的,意外的 2.唐突的,鲁莽的

memorize v.记住,熟记
memo3 n.备忘录

whiz n. (whizzes) 1.飕飕声,呼呼声 2.飕飕的移动vi.(whizzed; whizzing) 1. 飕飕作声 2. 飕飕的移动

velocity n.速度,速率
[联想词]               supersonic a.超音速的,超声的

query n.问题,疑问,询问 vt.1.对…表示疑问

telecommunications n.通信,电信(学)

scorn n.轻蔑,鄙视 vt.1.轻蔑,鄙视 2.拒绝,不屑(做)
[联想词]               contempt n. 轻蔑,轻视
               defy vt. 1.违抗,藐视 2.使成为不可能 3.挑,激
               defiance18 n. 违抗,藐视

exponent8 n.1.倡导者,鼓吹者,拥护者 2.代表人物,典型 3.指数,幂
exponentially a.指数地

bulletin n.1.简明新闻,最新消息 2.公告,布告,公报 3.学报,期刊

revive vt.使复苏

meander12 vi.1.蜿蜒,迂回曲折地前进 2.漫步,漫谈

 
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1 disperse ulxzL     
vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散
参考例句：
  • The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
  • The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。
2 alas Rx8z1     
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)
参考例句：
  • Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
  • Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。
3 memo 4oXzGj     
n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章
参考例句：
  • Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
  • Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？
4 memos 45cf27e47ed5150a0561ca46ec309d4e     
n.备忘录( memo的名词复数 )；（美）内部通知
参考例句：
  • Big shots get their dander up and memos start flying. 大人物们怒火中烧，备忘录四下乱飞。 来自辞典例句
  • There was a pile of mail, memos and telephone messages on his desk. 他的办公桌上堆满着信件、备忘录和电话通知。 来自辞典例句
5 velocity rLYzx     
n.速度，速率
参考例句：
  • Einstein's theory links energy with mass and velocity of light.爱因斯坦的理论把能量同质量和光速联系起来。
  • The velocity of light is about 300000 kilometres per second.光速约为每秒300000公里。
6 pals 51a8824fc053bfaf8746439dc2b2d6d0     
n.朋友( pal的名词复数 )；老兄；小子；（对男子的不友好的称呼）家伙
参考例句：
  • We've been pals for years. 我们是多年的哥们儿了。
  • CD 8 positive cells remarkably increased in PALS and RP(P CD8+细胞在再生脾PALS和RP内均明显增加(P 来自互联网
7 query iS4xJ     
n.疑问，问号，质问；vt.询问，表示怀疑
参考例句：
  • I query very much whether it is wise to act so hastily.我真怀疑如此操之过急地行动是否明智。
  • They raised a query on his sincerity.他们对他是否真诚提出质疑。
8 exponent km8xH     
n.倡导者，拥护者；代表人物；指数，幂
参考例句：
  • She is an exponent of vegetarianism.她是一个素食主义的倡导者。
  • He had been the principal exponent of the Gallipoli campaign.他曾为加里波利战役的主要代表人物。
9 pipeline aNUxN     
n.管道，管线
参考例句：
  • The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
  • A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。
10 extraordinarily Vlwxw     
adv.格外地；极端地
参考例句：
  • She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl.她是个美丽非凡的姑娘。
  • The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.那天清晨，大海出奇地宁静。
11 confrontation xYHy7     
n.对抗，对峙，冲突
参考例句：
  • We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
  • After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。
12 meander meander     
n.河流的曲折，漫步，迂回旅行；v.缓慢而弯曲地流动，漫谈
参考例句：
  • Visitors and locals alike meander along the sidewalks of the Seine River.游客与当地人沿着塞纳河岸漫步聊天。
  • They tumble down mountainsides and meander through flat farmlands.它们滚滚冲下山脊，蜿蜒穿过平坦的农田。
13 meandering 0ce7d94ddbd9f3712952aa87f4e44840     
蜿蜒的河流，漫步，聊天
参考例句：
  • The village seemed deserted except for small boys and a meandering donkey. 整个村子的人都像是逃光了，只留下了几个小男孩和一头正在游游荡荡的小毛驴。 来自教父部分
  • We often took a walk along the meandering river after supper. 晚饭后我们常沿着那条弯弯曲曲的小河散步。
14 personalities ylOzsg     
n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
  • Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。
15 jack 53Hxp     
n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克
参考例句：
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
16 dispense lZgzh     
vt.分配，分发；配(药)，发(药)；实施
参考例句：
  • Let us dispense the food.咱们来分发这食物。
  • The charity has been given a large sum of money to dispense as it sees fit.这个慈善机构获得一大笔钱，可自行适当分配。
17 abrupt 2fdyh     
adj.突然的，意外的；唐突的，鲁莽的
参考例句：
  • The river takes an abrupt bend to the west.这河突然向西转弯。
  • His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.他粗鲁的回答伤了我们的感情。
18 defiance RmSzx     
n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗
参考例句：
  • He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
  • He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

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