【英语趣味课堂】教室里的科技-Classroom Technology

 Everyone talks about how kids these days use technology much more than in the past, but when I think back to my childhood, I remember how technology was a huge part of my life. The first thing is the cassette¹ tape, especially when I was in high school, every Friday night my favorite radio station used to play complete records, and I would stay up till about ten o'clock in the evening and have my cassette recorder ready and I would record the entire album², the entire record from the radio and then I would be able to play it in my car. I was born in 1971, so when I was a kid, people weren't using the internet but I had a computer in my house when I about 11 or 12 years old and my dad taught me some basic programming³ and I even created a program where I fooled one of my friends into thinking that we had entered into the computer record system at my school and he was getting a bad grade in social studies and I made it look like we had entered into the social studies records file⁴ and I changed his grade and he was very scared about this. He went home and told his dad and finally called me back later on that evening and said, "Hey, my dad said that you need a modem⁵ to break into another computer."

学习内容：

album

 

I would record the entire album, the entire record from the radio.

 

An 'album' is a collection of songs that is produced by a singing artist or a band. Now 'albums⁶' are usually sold in the form of CDs.

 

Notice the following:

 

I would like to buy their new album. 

I have been in the recording⁷ studio⁸ recording my new album for the last few months.

fool

 

I even created a program where I fooled one of my friends.

 

When you 'fool' someone it means⁹ that you make them believe something that is not true. 

 

Notice the following:

 

I don't think you can fool me. 

I think she is trying to fool you into believing that she is a good cook. 

record system

 

We had entered into the computer record system at my school.

 

A 'record system' is a database¹⁰ with lots of information. 

 

Notice the following:

 

I will need to look it up in the record system. 

I would like you to organize a new record system for me. 

grade

 

He was getting a bad grade in social studies.

 

A 'grade' is the mark or number that you receive for a particular subject at school. 

 

Notice the following:

 

I need to study harder so that I can improve my grades. 

He has done really well at school this year and he has got good grades. 

call me back

 

Finally called me back later on that evening and said, "Hey, my dad said that you need a modem to break into another computer."

 

When you 'call someone back' it means that you return his telephone call. 

 

Notice the following:

 

I am not at home right now. Can you please call me back?

I think it would be better if you would call me back when I am not cooking dinner.

 

1 cassette   

n.卡式录音带盒；卡式胶卷盒

参考例句：

• He inserted a cassette into the machine.他把一盒录像带放入机器。
• And let's not forget our cassette player and some tapes.还别忘了带上我们的卡式录音机和一些录音带。

2 album   

n.集子，粘贴集，影集，邮集，歌曲集

参考例句：

• The photos belong in an album.这些照片应该放在相册里。
• Will you look over his album?你要不要去看看他的歌集唱片？

3 programming   

n.编程，规划， 设计

参考例句：

• There are some programming errors that need correction.有一些程式错误需要修改。
• He asked his teacher to expand on the steps of programming.他要老师进一步阐述编制程序的步骤。

4 file   

n.档案，公文箱，锉刀；v.列队行进，归档，申请；[计算机]文件

参考例句：

• Fran came in holding a blue file.弗兰拿着一个蓝色的文件夹进来了。
• The door won't fit;you'll have to file it down.这门关不上，你得把它锉一锉。

5 modem   

n.调制解调器

参考例句：

• Does your computer have a modem?你的电脑有调制解调器吗？
• Provides a connection to your computer via a modem.通过调制解调器连接到计算机上。

6 albums   

n.粘贴簿( album的名词复数 )；集邮簿；相册；唱片

参考例句：

• His albums are available on tape and CD. 他的歌曲专辑有磁带和光盘出售。
• My dad had to buy CDs of all the albums he already owned on vinyl. 我爸爸就是要买他已有的所有黑胶唱片的CD版。

7 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

8 studio   

n.摄影棚（场）；演播室；画室；工作室

参考例句：

• They are building a modern studio.他们正在修建一座现代化的摄影室。
• He had to spend long hours in the recording studio.他不得不花很长的时间在录音室里。

9 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

10 database   

n.数据库 （=databank）

参考例句：

• I discovered some new information in the database.我在资料库里发现了一些新信息。
• We planned to build an online database.我们计划建一个联机数据库。