The oceans do not so much divide the world _______ unite it
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本题考查固定句型:notsomuch…as…,这个句型用以肯定as后面的内容,而在一定程度上否定as前面的内容,表示“与其说…还不如说…”,“更多的是…而不是…”。句意:与其说世界以洋分界,不如说以洋连在一起。
Basically,theseattitudesamounttoabelief________leisurecanandshouldbeputtogooduse
Directions:TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.
Cyberspace,ofcourse.isbiggerthanatelephonecall.Itencompassesthemillionsofpersonalcomputersconnectedbymodems-viathetelephonesystem-tocommercialonlineservices,aswellasthemillionsmorewithhigh-speedlinkstolocalareanetworks,officeE-mailsystemsandtheInternet.Itincludestherapidlyexpandingwirelessservices:microwavetowersthatcarrygreatquantitiesofcellularphonesanddatatraffic;communicationssatellitesstrunglikebeadsinthegeosynchronousorbit;low-flyingsatellitesthatwillsooncrisscrosstheglobelikeangrybees,connectingfolkstoofar–flungortoomuchonthegotobetetheredbywires.Somedayevenourtelevisionsetsmaybepartofcyberspace,transformedintointeractive“teleputers-calledfull-servicenetworksliketheonesseveralcable-TV”bysocompanies(includingTimeWarner)arebuildingalongtheoldcablelines,usingfiberopticsandhigh-speedswitches.