【英语时差8,16】互联网在生活中的角色-下

It's really essential¹ to the way we live because the world is quite fast moving now, everyone wants to have information at their fingertips and they can do that with the internet. Yang Li: That’s Nikhil. He said that the internet is essential to the way we live. Diarmuid: We spoke² to people from all walks of life both young and old. Lance: My name is Lance. I am in my 60s but it doesn't put me off using the internet, though perhaps I'm a little rusty³ now. Li: Do you want to learn more about how to use the internet a bit more in the future? Lance: I think at my age I'm not really too bothered. I think for children, young people, coming up, it's probably essential. Yang Li: Lance said he's not bothered but for children it is essential, isn’t it? Here’s 12-year-old Fred. Fred: I’m Fred and I’m 12. I can’t imagine the world without an internet because there's so many great things you can do on it and there's not really any other way to get that much information.

1 essential   

adj.必要的，必不可少的；本质的，基本的；n.要素，要点

参考例句：

• The essential thing is that the two of you ought to agree.根本的问题是你们俩应意见一致。
• It is essential for us to know all the facts.对我们来说，了解所有的事实是必要的。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 rusty   

adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的

参考例句：

• The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
• I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。