112. “The overall quality of life in most societies has never been better than at the present time because of recent advancements in such areas as business and technology.”
“因?yàn)樽罱虡I(yè)和技術(shù)方面的發(fā)展，大多數(shù)社會(huì)的總體社會(huì)質(zhì)量前所未有的好。”
1， 物質(zhì)生活更豐富，生活更便利，不受天災(zāi)威脅
2， 節(jié)奏太快，遠(yuǎn)離自然
3， 進(jìn)步是雙刃劍要好好利用double-edged sword
1. progress in technology and business確實(shí)給人們的生活帶來(lái)了considerable improvement. a, in the material life，提供了unprecedented diversity of service and products。supermarket：hundreds and thousands of products for people to choose；——三月份就可以吃到新鮮的草莓fresh strawberry b, 方便。高效率in the convenience of our own homes ：得到信息在網(wǎng)上，訂餐order a dinner via internet； c, 人們的健康狀況更好了，很多曾經(jīng)可以威脅人生命的病現(xiàn)在只要簡(jiǎn)單的醫(yī)療手段就可以解決。
2. 但是，也不是說(shuō)全都是好處，同時(shí)也有消極的影響。比如a, 人們spend more time on television and internet, 忽略了overlook the necessary communication in the family。造成了alienation between the family members. b, 再比如，fast communication on-line 剝奪了人們深入思考的可能。deprive people of deep and comprehensive thinking.
3. 使人們更加忙碌，疲勞。a, 人們的效率提高了，卻被要求做更多的事了，實(shí)際上，人們更加忙碌了。比如the invention of laptops provide the possibility for people to continue their work after they leave the company. even on holiday. b, 新技術(shù)發(fā)展很快，demand changes every day. 這樣accelerate the job obsolescence。造成人們suffer more pressure and anxiety.
The stated opinion is that recent advancements in business and technology have made overall quality of life better than ever. I disagree somewhat with the speaker’s viewpoint. For although such advancements have improved our lives in many respects, they have also diminished our quality of life in other ways.
Clearly, progress in business and technology has produced many benefits. For example, we can research problems and their solutions in minutes on the Internet; productivity is at an all-time (adj. 空前的, 創(chuàng)記錄的) high. And we can get more done in less time, leaving more time for hobbies, entertainment or other leisure activities. We can even mix a little work into our leisure time, by taking our laptops (便攜式電腦) and cell phones on vacation (在度假中). This way, we can stay one step ahead on projects at work, anticipating deadlines and staying in touch with co-workers and important clients.
In addition, leisure time has itself been enhanced by business and technology. Never before have we had so many spectacular diversions available, or so many leisure- and entertainment-related businesses vying for our attention. Moreover, we can obtain everything form airline tickets to a language course and holiday wardrobe (行頭a collection of wearing apparel (as of one person or for one activity) *a summer wardrobe*) via the Internet, in the convenience of our own homes.
Nevertheless, advances in business and technology have compromised our quality of life as well. For all the wonders of computers, they have spawned their own special illnesses and ailments, like severe eyestrain (眼睛疲勞), back and neck problems, and carpal tunnel syndrome (n. 腕管綜合征: a condition caused by compression of a nerve where it passes through the wrist into the hand and characterized especially by weakness, pain, and disturbances of sensation in the hand). And though we now have a world of information available in a keystroke (按鍵，按一下鍵), some of this information—like pornography, hate group diatribes and bomb-building instructions—are harming our society, especially our children. Even apparently harmless material, like direct mail advertising and telephone soliciting, is endlessly annoying. Finally, family life is sometimes a casualty (a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed : VICTIM *the ex-senator was a casualty of the last election*) of all this progress, with parents and children spending more time transfixed (使呆住) before their computer monitors and less time together.
In conclusion, advances in business and technology are a mixed blessing. For while we enjoy many benefits of this so-called progress, in many ways it has changed our lives for the worse.
“因?yàn)樽罱虡I(yè)和技術(shù)方面的發(fā)展，大多數(shù)社會(huì)的總體社會(huì)質(zhì)量前所未有的好。”
1， 物質(zhì)生活更豐富，生活更便利，不受天災(zāi)威脅
2， 節(jié)奏太快，遠(yuǎn)離自然
3， 進(jìn)步是雙刃劍要好好利用double-edged sword
1. progress in technology and business確實(shí)給人們的生活帶來(lái)了considerable improvement. a, in the material life，提供了unprecedented diversity of service and products。supermarket：hundreds and thousands of products for people to choose；——三月份就可以吃到新鮮的草莓fresh strawberry b, 方便。高效率in the convenience of our own homes ：得到信息在網(wǎng)上，訂餐order a dinner via internet； c, 人們的健康狀況更好了，很多曾經(jīng)可以威脅人生命的病現(xiàn)在只要簡(jiǎn)單的醫(yī)療手段就可以解決。
2. 但是，也不是說(shuō)全都是好處，同時(shí)也有消極的影響。比如a, 人們spend more time on television and internet, 忽略了overlook the necessary communication in the family。造成了alienation between the family members. b, 再比如，fast communication on-line 剝奪了人們深入思考的可能。deprive people of deep and comprehensive thinking.
3. 使人們更加忙碌，疲勞。a, 人們的效率提高了，卻被要求做更多的事了，實(shí)際上，人們更加忙碌了。比如the invention of laptops provide the possibility for people to continue their work after they leave the company. even on holiday. b, 新技術(shù)發(fā)展很快，demand changes every day. 這樣accelerate the job obsolescence。造成人們suffer more pressure and anxiety.
The stated opinion is that recent advancements in business and technology have made overall quality of life better than ever. I disagree somewhat with the speaker’s viewpoint. For although such advancements have improved our lives in many respects, they have also diminished our quality of life in other ways.
Clearly, progress in business and technology has produced many benefits. For example, we can research problems and their solutions in minutes on the Internet; productivity is at an all-time (adj. 空前的, 創(chuàng)記錄的) high. And we can get more done in less time, leaving more time for hobbies, entertainment or other leisure activities. We can even mix a little work into our leisure time, by taking our laptops (便攜式電腦) and cell phones on vacation (在度假中). This way, we can stay one step ahead on projects at work, anticipating deadlines and staying in touch with co-workers and important clients.
In addition, leisure time has itself been enhanced by business and technology. Never before have we had so many spectacular diversions available, or so many leisure- and entertainment-related businesses vying for our attention. Moreover, we can obtain everything form airline tickets to a language course and holiday wardrobe (行頭a collection of wearing apparel (as of one person or for one activity) *a summer wardrobe*) via the Internet, in the convenience of our own homes.
Nevertheless, advances in business and technology have compromised our quality of life as well. For all the wonders of computers, they have spawned their own special illnesses and ailments, like severe eyestrain (眼睛疲勞), back and neck problems, and carpal tunnel syndrome (n. 腕管綜合征: a condition caused by compression of a nerve where it passes through the wrist into the hand and characterized especially by weakness, pain, and disturbances of sensation in the hand). And though we now have a world of information available in a keystroke (按鍵，按一下鍵), some of this information—like pornography, hate group diatribes and bomb-building instructions—are harming our society, especially our children. Even apparently harmless material, like direct mail advertising and telephone soliciting, is endlessly annoying. Finally, family life is sometimes a casualty (a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed : VICTIM *the ex-senator was a casualty of the last election*) of all this progress, with parents and children spending more time transfixed (使呆住) before their computer monitors and less time together.
In conclusion, advances in business and technology are a mixed blessing. For while we enjoy many benefits of this so-called progress, in many ways it has changed our lives for the worse.