北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit19 lessons1-2

[00:01.26]Mobile¹ phone technology has advanced
[00:03.63]at an incredible² rate in the last few years.
[00:06.57]The first generation (1G) mobile phone system
[00:10.03]was developed to make
[00:11.35]and receive telephone calls anywhere
[00:13.32]within the mobile phone network.,
[00:15.78]Then came the digital revolution
[00:17.82]and 2G mobile phones could also be used
[00:21.01]for sending text messages (SMS).
[00:24.13]What this meant was that mobile phone users³
[00:25.84]could use SMS as a cheap means of keeping
[00:28.92]in touch.According to one website,
[00:31.94]China began using SMS in 2000
[00:34.79]and growth has been amazing.
[00:37.07]From a little over 1 billion messages in 2000,
[00:40.25]220 billion SMS messages were sent in 2003.
[00:46.28]Recently developed 3G technology has enabled⁴
[00:49.06]new features to be added to mobile phones.
[00:52.56]One such feature is a tiny camera
[00:54.36]in the phone that enables⁵ tha sending
[00:56.37]of photographs and video images.
[00:59.55]Another development that has been added
[01:01.08]is WAP technology that allows you
[01:03.50]to access the internet from your phone.
[01:06.24]At present, however, WAP technology
[01:08.40]is more expensive than using a computer
[01:11.28]but this is sure to change.
[01:12.47]

1 mobile   

adj.可移动的，易变的，机动的；n.运动物体

参考例句：

• The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
• She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后，活动量就大多了。

2 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

3 users   

用户，使用者( user的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The new software will prove a boon to Internet users. 这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
• Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。

4 enabled   

adj.激活的v.使能够，提供做…的权利[措施]( enable的过去式和过去分词 )；使可能

参考例句：

• His photographic memory enabled him to tuck away yards of facts. 他过目不忘的记忆力使他能记下大量事实。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Long practice enabled that American to speak fluent Chinese. 长期的练习使得那个美国人能讲一口流利的汉语。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 enables   

v.使能够，提供做…的权利[措施]( enable的第三人称单数 )；使可能

参考例句：

• The software enables you to access the Internet in seconds. 这种软件使你在几秒钟内便可访问互联网。
• This pass enables me to travel half-price on trains. 我用这张通行证可以半价乘火车。 来自《简明英汉词典》