北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit19 lessons1-1

[00:02.80]Unit19 Communication Lesson1 Telecommunications
[00:09.55]21st Century Mobile¹ Phones
[00:12.69]The latest research done
[00:14.40]on the mobile phone industry
[00:15.94]shows that China is now ahead of the USA
[00:18.68]as the world's largest mobile phone market.
[00:21.73]In fact, it was recently reported
[00:23.56]by the Ministry² of information
[00:25.36]that one in every four Chinese had a mobile
[00:28.56]phone at the end of 2004.
[00:31.30]A decade ago,only business people had mobile
[00:33.83]phones and they were large
[00:35.65]and heavy with bad reception.
[00:37.83]They were also expensive.Compared to those,
[00:41.10]what we see now are new phones
[00:42.76]with superb³ reception, which are light
[00:44.98]and small to carry.
[00:47.08]Perhaps it was this improved technology
[00:49.21]and smrt look that helped mobile phones break
[00:51.89]into the mass market,
[00:53.48]but th main factor is price.
[00:56.02]As demand for mobile phones has increased,
[00:58.39]the cost of the phones and calls has fallen,
[01:01.29]making mobile phones more accessible
[01:03.44]the the average person.
[01:07.59]In China, the Ministry of Information
[01:09.98]has reported that the number of mobile phone
[01:11.89]users has already reached 296 million.
[01:15.67]

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 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 superb   

adj.高贵的，壮丽的，极好的

参考例句：

• The large bay has a superb backdrop of mountains.大海湾背靠着庄严的山脉。
• The hotel has a large dining room serving superb local cuisine.饭店有一个大餐厅供应上好的当地菜肴。